Prairie Farm Shelterbelt Planning Guidance for Best Results
The Prairie Farm Shelterbelt requires careful planning tailored to each farm’s layout and topography. Begin with a definite plan, allow years for development, and use winter for planning. Keep belts 30 yards from buildings, allocate 5 to 10 acres for gardens and yards, use belts to capture spring runoff, plant gradually, and protect trees with fencing and cultivation.
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J. Wilner
Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Sask
Bulletina
Saskatchewan
Debate Over Censorship and Nazi Press Strategy
A U S official defends censorship during British bombings arguing reporters should not reveal exact targets. He noted weather aided raids on Birmingham Southampton and Bristol and Coventry was hit. He said withholding specifics aimed to prevent the German raids from adjusting targets.
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United States
Hammer and Tongs
Birmingham
Southampton
Bristol
Coventry
Britain
Munich
Southhampton
Preas
Jerry
Navy crews donate £100 to Canadian Red Cross
British navy crews docking at Canadian ports collect among themselves for the Canadian Red Cross. A large ship’s men aboard donated £100 to the society, presented aboard upon request from the captain. Dr. Fred Routley called it clear proof of naval affection for the Red Cross.
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United Kingdom
Empire
Canadian Red Cross
Britain
Fred W. Routley
Balloon parts cost and duration shared by Welsh maker
Kenneth Davies, a Welsh airman and balloon manufacturer, told the Cardiff Rotary Club that barrage balloons consist of more than 1,000 parts including 2 percent miles of tape. Each balloon costs £500 and has a life of three to four months.
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Kenneth Davies
Cardiff
Malaria's Name Traced to Bad Air Belief
The term malaria derives from mal aria meaning bad air. Early theories blamed marsh breezes for fever before the role of mosquitoes as disease carriers was identified.
Watchers Guard St Pauls Cathedral at Night Watch
The St Pauls Watch, a Warden group of 45 artists and professionals, patrols St Pauls Cathedral each night until dawn. They enter by a side door at dusk, wear boiler suits with torches, and memorize the cathedral’s passages while a 10 minute service is held in the crypt before duty begins.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London Daily Express
St. Paul's
Early London water pipes found by workmen in crater
Workmen digging near London uncover several ancient wooden pipes likely part of early water supply systems for London and surroundings. The elm tubes, hollowed trunks with tapered ends, resemble pre conquest construction.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
London
Jiffy Knit Jerkin Pattern Offered by Winnipeg Union
Pattern 6868 provides directions for a jerkin with yarns and stitches. Send 20 cents in coins to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 Mc Dermot Ave. E. for details. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Fleet Air Arm's Proved Worth Across War At Sea
Saskatchewan branches authorize a province wide scrap metal drive urged by W F Marshall. The campaign allows mixed iron and steel scrap with specific exclusions and aims to raise funds for the Red Cross. The Fleet Air Arm is celebrated for its wartime service and evolution within the Royal Navy.
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Red Cross
W. F. Marshall
Regina
Saskatchewan Red Cross
Navy
Fleet Air Arm
Naval Air Armin
North Sea
Atlantic
Ark Royal
Norway
Admiralty
Royal Naval Air Service
R.N.A.S
R.A.F
Britain
H.M.S. Daedalus
H.M.S. Kestrel
H.M.S. Peregrine
Mussolini
Taranto
Fleet Air Army
Tunnels Under London Jubilee of Tube Opens and War Use
The piece notes London's underground railways as bomb shelters during World War II era. It traces official initial reluctance, wartime acceptance, and safety measures for sleepers. It recalls the Jubilee coinciding with the system’s growth from a three mile start to a 25 mile long, with overall length around two hundred miles and high costs per mile.
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London
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Thames
James Henry Greathead
Greathead
Why Not Town Named For Local Hero in North Carolina
Town residents pressed for naming the community after a local hero, leading to the adoption of Whynot as the town’s name. Separately, a geodesy note states the earth curves about eight inches per mile, a common approximation used in surveying.
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North Carolina
Whynot
Churchill The Genius Walter Lippmann on Hitler’s Match
Walter Lippmann asserts Churchill embodies military genius, likening him to Marlborough and praising the unique grasp of real-time events. He argues true strategic genius comes from experiencing war and understanding its dominant facts, not from rigid rules.
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Walter Lippmann
Churchil
Hitler
Duke of Marlborough
Experts Assess Readability of Typefaces and Print
After surveying over 66,000 individual tests, experts conclude that the upper half of a printed line gives more cues to word form, Old English and typewriter faces hinder reading, and long stretches of italics cause eye strain.
Long Journey to the Moon Described in Plain Terms
A description explains the hurdles of space travel, noting Earth’s 70,000 mile per hour orbit and the Moon’s 2,300 mile per hour motion. The text also mentions kelp as the longest weed, sometimes reaching 1,500 feet in length.
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Earth
To Study Canada American College History Course
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire will start a history course on Canada next semester taught by Prof. Wayne E. Stevens. He will focus on milestones useful to American students and the evolving Canada United States relationship.
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American College
The
Dominion
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Canada
Wayne E. Stevens
Stevens
The Chinese Li Length Measure Compared to Miles
The Chinese li is defined as one hundredth of a day’s journey. On level ground it exceeds a third of an English mile, but in hills it may shrink to as little as an eighth of a mile.
Gersoppa Falls to be harnessed for hydro power
The Gersoppa Falls in India renowned for beauty and a 829 foot drop into a 132 foot deep pool are set to supply hydroelectric power.
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Gersoppa
India
Roosevelt Essay Denounces Appeasement with Metaphor
The President offers a stark comment on appeasement saying no man can turn a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. The remark underscores his warning that aggressive powers cannot be appeased without risk to peace and global stability.
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Roosevelt
Pigs Replacing Sheep In Hyde Park Center
In Hyde Park London the usual flock of sheep has been temporarily replaced by pigs. Police supervise the herd in the park center hidden among trees. Officers feed the pigs daily from refuse from the police canteen. A pig club exists with a subdivisional inspector on the committee to oversee arrangements.
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Hyde Park
London
Royal Parks
Canada concentrated milk output 1940 vs 1939 figures
For the first 11 months of 1940 Canada produced 183,097,654 pounds of concentrated milk, up from 155,289,825 pounds in the same period of 1939. A second note laments the empty feeling of stepping on a missing running board, likening it to a doorknob coming off in your hand.
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Canada
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Monquitos
Ender
British Fleet Air Arm
Atchewan
Crom Hiss
Churchill
Liverpool
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