Sea-Going Market Follows the Fleet
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Reliant, an 8000 ton supply ship, carries 15000 naval stores from pins to anchors and can feed 25000 men with frozen meat for a month. Its water plant produces 150 tons of drinking water daily while a sister ship, Resource, functions as a sea‑going dock yard. Capt. C H Noel commands a diverse crew including Lascars Ceylonese Swahilis Maltese and Palestinians.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Merchant Navy
Admiralty
Navy
Army Andir
C. H. Noel
Prevent Winter Damage to Trees
Winter tree protection advice covers rabbits and mice. Methods include mica axle grease coating, keeping shells for shooting deterrence, a six foot rabbit proof chicken wire fence, and trained dogs. For mice use container bait, Gophercide treated grain, and slotted entry trays. Erect fences to protect shelter belts and drain excess spring water. The White House was the first public building erected in Washington.
War Claims Marcus Macauley in Ithaca Tale
In Ithaca California the Macauley family endures a wartime tragedy as Marcus Macauley dies in service. Homer, a messenger boy, grapples with fear and loss while Diana and Tom Spangler face love and impending separation amid a harvest festival backdrop.
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Hubert Ackley
Diana Steed
Tom Spangler
Homer
Spangler
Marcus
Tobey
Ithaca
Willie Grogan
Macauley
Diana
Felix
Mr. Grogan
Mr. Spangler
Grogan
Kate Macauley
Santa Clara Avenue
California
Department of War
All Bran Daily Helps Prevent Constipation
An wartime health note recommends Kellogg's All-Bran to prevent constipation from low bulk diets. It urges daily use with ample water and contrasts with temporary relief from purgatives. Produced by Kellogg's in London Canada.
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Kellogg’s
London
Canada
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Washington
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Tom
Corbetts
MacDonald
the Quaker Oats Company of Canada Limited
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Kempville
W. H. Sproule
Dairy Department
A. L. Gibson
Ontario Department OF Agriculture
Dominion Provincial War Emergency
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