Women Drivers! A Mild Controversy in a Car Test
Della and Bill argue over women behind the wheel after a social debate about female driving. They visit a university testing lab to prove men are better drivers, but the test shows Della superior. A red light incident brings a ticket and renewed jokes about women drivers as they head home, with Della hinting at Tremont's ensemble.
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Della Walker
Tremont’s
Bill
Della
Bill S
Tremont's
Tudor I to be introduced as second Lancaster derivative
Officials of A V Roe describe the Tudor I as a fast trans Atlantic plane to be introduced this summer. Tudor C, nearly ready for service, carries 68 passengers and is larger but lacks the Tudor L long range.
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A. V. Roe and Company, Ltd
Aeronautical Engineers
Japanese Pilots Lacked Early War Protection Armor
Early war records indicate Japanese pilots received minimal personal protection including armor plates and bullet proof fuel tanks. The gaps in gear left airmen more vulnerable during initial combat operations as training and supply lags persisted.
Spitfire Attacks Target V Bombs By Aerial Bombing Tactics
A WW II report describes Spitfire fighters using dive bombing to strike V1 and V2 targets. Pilots trained in a Nissen hut studied enemy weapons and practiced near their base, achieving a November 21 success on a V-2 storage and launch site in the Netherlands.
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Nissen
FLA
Air Ministry
Netherlands
Garden notes on level grading and crop rotation tips
Experts advise distinct separations between lawn levels on slopes to prevent wash away. Rotate vegetables yearly to protect soil from disease and fertility loss, and use cover crops like oats rye or buckwheat to enrich soil for next season.
Trillion Dollar War Costs Rise Across Belligerents
A New York Times analysis notes war costs already surpass one trillion dollars with annual rises near 200 billion. The United States accounts for about a quarter of total, Britain one tenth, Russia around 100 billion, Axis about 300 billion, and China makes up the remainder. Indirect costs from destruction and human impact add greatly, likely pushing total far beyond the trillion-dollar threshold before combat ends and reconstruction finishes.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
New York Times
Synthetic Tires Prove High Speed Safety at Indy Test
W. H. Funston of Firestone Canada announces synthetic tires passed a gruelling speed test at Indianapolis Speedway authorized by the U S Government and run by the American Automobile Association. Wilbur Shaw drove 500 miles at 100 mph average, 90 mph on turns, over 135 mph on straights, with no skids or blowouts, equating to 50 000 miles of normal use.
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W. H. Funston
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company of Canada Limited
U. S
American Automobile Association
Indianapolis Speedway
Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis
Shaw
Mr. Funston
Peanut Butter Macaroons From Oven Popped Rice
Mothers crave quick cookies as the cookie jar remains popular. The recipe uses two egg whites sugar almond extract peanut butter and oven popped rice cereal folded together then dropped onto a sheet and baked at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes yielding about 14 to 2 dozen macaroons 214 inches wide.
Soviet Health Reform Cuts Epidemics in War Years
The Toronto Star editorial notes how Soviet public health efforts since 1928 eliminated smallpox, cholera and plague and brought typhus under control. It details mass immunizations, sanitation, and a network of observation and disinfection, with diphtheria and measles containment transforming child health by 1940.
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Russia
Soviet Union
American Review of Soviet Medicine
U.S.S.R
Us.s.r
Toronto Daily Star
The Secret of Cologne Scent Revealed History
The Cologne fragrance known as eau de cologne originated in Italy but was produced in Cologne from 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina. The scent used lavender and rosemary oils, citrus oils, bergamot, rose-geranium, and a rose-tinted top note, with the secret eventually published by Germans.
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Cologne
Italy
Giovanni Maria Farina
New York Herald Tribune
Simple To Make Pattern 4799 By Anne Adams
Easy straightsew dress pattern with no sleeves, slim flattering style. Women's sizes 34 to 52 with yardage: size 36 requires 3 yards of 35 inch fabric and percent yard trim. Send 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 4799. Note delays due to mail delivery.
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Anne Adams
Patten
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Man
Giant new landing ship under construction in Britain
British information services report a giant new landing craft in British shipyards with far larger capacity and range than any previous landing ship. All naval gun crews are now equipped with gas masks to endure gas attacks at their stations.
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British Information Services
B.L
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