Canadian scientists help perfect the war’s most powerful explosive
A Montreal physician led a daring sampling flight to Britain with 20 pounds of a new explosive, part of a joint UN effort in Britain and the United States. Canadian researchers contributed to a material now used in Canadian depth charges and exported raw as a pool of ideas. The doctor described the jar as the explosive, while pilot and crew safely landed despite clouded conditions.
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Jack Brayley
Anada
Montreal
United Nations
Howe
Allied War Supply Corporation
Atlantic
England
United States
McGill
Britain
Canada
Occupation War Destruction Reported in Le Document Francais
The French periodical Le Document Francais notes massive damage under German occupation. It cites 160000 ruined buildings and 60000 completely destroyed, reflecting widespread devastation from air raids and war.
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Germany
le Document Francais
Geramny
Write a Letter Today Encouragement from a War Veteran
An aged, persuasive editorial from The Western Producer urges readers to write letters despite rising postage. It argues most can write, emphasizes personal updates over news, and urges sharing daily details, dreams, meals, gossip, and memories to delight friends and overseas soldiers.
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Saskatoon
Harris Turner
S.E
Harris
Prisoners study for bank exam using carton notebooks
New style notebooks made from cigarette cartons tied with string served as study aids for Royal Air Force prisoners of war in Germany. They prepared for the British Institute of Bankers examination and every candidate was successful.
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R.A.F
Germany
British Institute of Bankers
Chinese Hung society traces back to 386 A.D.
The text notes the Chinese Hung society has existed since 386 A.D and adds an unrelated claim that many butterflies do not eat at all during their lifetime, presenting a mix of historical and biological statements without clear context.
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Hung Society
Has Unusual Job The Soviet Union’s First Woman Copper Smelter
Alexandra Stepanova, 22, becomes a top worker at Krasnouralsk copper plant in the Ural region. She earns 1200 roubles monthly, supervises 10 colleagues, and plans technical studies after the war. She checks temperatures up to 2600 degrees C, often works 12 hours, and the unit now smelts five tons daily.
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Soviet Union
Alexandra Stepanova
Krasnouralsk
Ural
Reserve Army to wear emblem on civilian lapels
Canada’s reserve army members will receive a distinctive enamel-coated emblem in red, white and blue to wear in the left hand button-hole of their civilian suits. Windsor and Buckingham palaces in London house 400 clocks.
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Canada
Snuffbox Tradition Marks New Doorkeeper in Commons
The senior doorkeeper in the House of Commons now carries a snuffbox crafted on site from oak salvaged from the ruined 1941 Chamber. The box replicates a casket given to Speaker FitzRoy for his golden wedding, and bears names of Mr. F. J. Sandell and future holders on the lid.
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House of Commons
F. J. Sandell
FitzRoy
Sandell
London Times
Vancouver Opens First Anchor Chain Plant in War Effort
Vancouver officials of Wartime Merchant Shipping established a new anchor chain plant in the port city, addressing a prior lack of domestic production. The facility features the Pacific coast’s largest chain-testing machine and marks a shift from reliance on U S eastern plants to local manufacturing within six months.
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Canada
Dominion
U.S
Vancouver
Pacific
Damp tray bottoms speed ice cube freezing
Study suggests ice cubes in an electric refrigerator freeze faster when the bottoms of the trays are damp. Researchers note moisture increases heat transfer, reducing freezing time and improving efficiency. The finding could influence daily food storage practices and appliance design.
Allied Nations Air Power Surpasses Axis Production
An air correspondent notes Allied air forces now far exceed Axis output. Britain and the United States produce about 18 percent more aircraft in September 1942 than August, with Axis nations around 3,000 monthly including many transports. American output alone likely tops the Axis combined.
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Great Britain
America
Germany
Russia
Mediterranean
Pacific
Leningrad
Caucasus
Solomons
New Guinea
Aleutian Islands
United Nations
Atlantic
Rhubarb's Journey From China to Europe and Canada
Rhubarb, cultivated centuries ago in China, traveled via Russia to Europe in ancient trade routes. In the 18th century Russia sent seed packages as rare gifts to botanical societies in England Scotland and Germany. The plant now grows prolifically in Canada each year, a contrast to its earlier unfamiliar status in the western world.
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Canada
Russia
Botanical Societies
England
Scotland
Germany
Pert Pansies In Filet Crochet Set
Decorative filet crochet pattern outlines a lacy set for chair or davenport with pert pansies as the focal motif. Includes charts and directions plus materials. requests twenty cents by mail to Winnipeg newspaper union for pattern number 7537 and notes potential mail delays.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newpaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Typed signatures to improve business letters
The Windsor Star argues that illegible signatures irritate recipients and create embarrassment. It urges that every signer type their name on letters as a simple business improvement. The piece notes readers cannot compel handwriting but suggests typing the writer’s name to avoid confusion.
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Windsor Star
No Sugar Rules for Canning Vegetables in Tax Policy
The article notes that tomatoes, marrow, and pumpkins are not considered fruit for canning sugar allowances and that sugar will not be permitted for canning these vegetables. It emphasizes exemptions in the sugar allotment policy for certain produce.
Potash Uses Across Weapons and Fuel Production
Potash is noted for roles in making gun powder hand grenades and aviation gasoline, reflecting its industrial applications in defense and aviation sectors.
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Mary
Joe
R.C.A.F
Africa
RCAF
North Africa
Calvin ‘Pep” Peppler
Royal Canadian Air Force
Tunisia
Windsor and
Buckingham Palaces
London
China
Alice Brooks
R.C.A.F. Sentinels
Lac Jim Caskey
St. Paul
Alta
Coast Watch Service
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