Talks by H A Lewis on farm machinery amid war shortages
H A Lewis of Gray Saskatchewan and University of Saskatchewan Agricultural Engineering warns war demands will affect new equipment. He urges Prairie farmers to inspect and rebuild worn machinery, sharpen tillage edges, align seeders, and maintain tractors and horse units for efficient spring seeding.
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H. A. Lewis
Gray, Sask
Agricultural Engineering Department
The
University of Saskatchewan
CHC
Regina
H. H. Hannam
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Lewin
Mr. Lewis
Prairie
Ponies to Work On Mainland Amid Shortages
Five years after Fred S. Huntley bought the Sable Island ponies from Canada plans exist to move the tough two to the mainland to aid town deliveries. The four foot six inch 700 pound ponies are descendants of French horses wrecked on the island.
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Sable Island
Fred S. Huntley
Kentville
N.S
Tough
Shagey
Agricultural Department of the
C.N.R
Real test for fuel rationing in car use rule
The Windsor Star argues the rationing law rests on the owner’s actual need to use a car. It contends that stricter treatment of coupon holders will reinforce this principle and educate the public about fuel allocation priorities.
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The
Windsor Star
Ancient Theatre in Bristol Sold at Auction in 1776 Legacy
The Theatre Royal Bristol known as the Old Gaff, claimed as Britain's oldest theatre, sold for 10500 pounds to an anonymous bidder. The British Drama League fears commercial use and starts fundraising to safeguard the historic venue. Java's population includes a crem section of the Orient.
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Theatre Royal
Bristol
Britain
British Drama League
Private battle in France earns D.C.M. for Irish Sgt and oxs and bucks private
In the Battle of France a British unit took up a new position when a harassed sergeant major encountered a lone Irish soldier behind cover. Major XK and the private Pat O'Brien from the Oxs and Bucks observed the woods ahead. The wood yielded over 50 enemy soldiers with 18 dead or wounded, as the pair scored their improvised duel. A D.C.M. was awarded later for the private soldier's part in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Abeoat
D.C.M
France
Aenior
Pat O'Brien
The
Oxs and Bucks
Britain
Handel Delights Congregation With Postlude
Appreciated music moved a crowded church as George Frederick Handel played the postlude on a fine organ. The audience remained entranced, resisting the urge to leave until the organist finally tried to disperse them.
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Handel
George Frederick Handel
Lonely hamlet's handy man named Fred Jones
The London Sunday Express reports Britain's loneliest hamlet near the Weigh border has a multi skilled handyman, Mr Fred Jones, serving as insurance agent, carrier, barber, decorator, carpenter, cattle adviser, thatcher, organist, air raid warden, and Home Guard. He notes Home Guard duties are light, including watching lights in five cottages and occasionally checking the hill behind the house for strange lights.
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Hamid
London Sunday Express
Britain
Fred Jones
Thatcher
Crochet Pineapple Edgings Pattern 7263 Offered
By Alice Brooks available crochet edgings in pineapple design, suitable for linens and clothing. Pattern 7263 includes instructions, illustrations, stitches, materials, and notes. cost 20 cents, request to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E. Include name, address, and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Soap Shortage in Occupied Europe Cited by Goering and Others
The St Thomas Times Journal notes British soap rations are larger than those in occupied Europe where soap is scarce and of poor quality. It cites a British analysis showing the so called all purpose soap is mainly chalk and clay. Wartime official R C Berkinshaw warns of continued material shortages and the need to curb civilian production to meet military needs.
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Europe
St. Thomas
Ias
Britain
Yugoslavia
R. C. Berkinshaw
Wartime Industries Control Board
Toronto Canadian Club
Berkinshaw
Berkinahan
United Nations
Japan
United States
London
Berlin
Halifax
Vancouver
Timely Tip on Rubber Care and Suez Canal Note
A brief guidance urges keeping rubber parts clean with lukewarm grease dissolving suds to protect refrigerator gaskets and washer wringer rolls. It also advises keeping cords and rubber components away from heat. The note observes the Suez Canal opened in 1869 after 13 years of construction.
Canada Makes First Optical Glass In Country
The Royal Ontario Museum received samples from Research Enterprises Limited led by Cal W. E. Phillips, proving Canada’s independence in optical glass crucial for scientific, engineering, and military instruments. The exhibit shows raw glass and stages of lens work.
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Canada
Royal Ontario Museum
Research Enterprises Limited
Cal. W. E. Phillips
St. Thomas Times-Journal
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Ae Ee
Sorr
Alice Brooks
Inbaska Falls
Jasper Nations Park
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New York City
New York State
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