Civil Service Reform as a Cornerstone of Canadian Democracy
The passage lauds Canada’s Civil Service Act as a turning point that curbed patronage and fostered a new public consciousness of a competent permanent civil service. It credits the Department of Finance, Bank of Canada, External Affairs, Transport, and National Revenue with supporting a war apparatus through disciplined public administration and prudent financial policy.
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Canada
Department of Finance
Bank of Canada
Honal Exchange
Wheat to plastics eyed as key to Western grain problem
An Ottawa despatch notes plastics from Canadian wheat as a potential industrial solution amid war-driven metal shortages. Officials cite new uses and improved processes, with Canada’s wood and coal bases, plus other products, supporting plastics manufacture. A Regina man studied converting Tasmanian wheat into plastics, highlighting a broader push to turn surplus grain into industrial materials.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. O
Regina
Saskatchewan
Junkers
Wheatite Plastic and Western Canada research plan
Surprising exploration on converting wheat into plastics and power alcohol led to calls for a self funded Western Canada research lab. Farmers would organize efforts to study wheat proteins starches and by products while coordinating with other groups for economic feasibility. A related wartime incident recounts a Tasmanian wing commander and RAF officers capturing and flying a Junkers aircraft after booting from an airfield in North Africa.
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Sore
Store
Canada
Junkers
Tobruk
Young Shah Gifts Nation Father’s Fortune Amid Amnesty
Iran’s 21 year old new Shah pledges to cede all possessions of his wealthy father to the nation and grants a general amnesty for political prisoners. The abdicated ruler, once a Cos sack cavalryman, was believed the richest man in Asia with vast holdings across Mazanderan and profits from monopolies hotels and transport. The article notes a historic claim about the first tongues appearing in amphibians as long as they hunted in water.
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Shah
Iran
Asia
Mazanderan Province
United States
Britain
India ink is linked to Chine invention, says a tech note
A fragment notes that what we call India ink originated with a Chinese invention, described as a technological development. The remark remains terse and hints at historical links between ink and early Chinese invention, without further specifics.
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Chine Invention
Saya
New Milling Process Aims to Preserve Vitamin in White Flour
Kingston Whig Standard reports a milling advance that allows white flour to retain B1 from whole wheat, easing cost and improving health for those not deficient. The change could boost wartime efficiency by countering overwork and nerve strain, as city clerk E A Poulain notes a letter from a New York lawyer referencing Providence of Manitoba Saskatchewan. Sunray lamp treatments used on night fighter pilots extend to submarine crews, aiding daytime recovery.
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Kingston
Whig-Standard
E. A. Poulain
St. Boniface
Man
New York
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Westinghouse tests eye fatigue aids for binocular plant
Mans field Ohio plant prepares for a 3 million dollar Army binoculars order and requires job candidates to pass tests on vitamin A deficiency as the New York Herald Tribune notes vitamin A supports vision and the visual purple chemical governing light reaction, a program previously limited to inspectors checking enamel shade matching.
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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Mansfield
Ohio
United States Army
New York Herald Tribune
Westinghouse
A Clever Quotation and Women Clerks Move
Geoffrey Shakespeare cited a fellow Shakespeare at a British port address to Canadian tank troops this summer. The civil service commission allows married women up to 60 to try for temporary grade one clerk exams to offset stenographer and typist shortages. Consider the flea, says a foolish contemporary, as it jumps and goes to the dogs.
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Geoffrey Shakespeare
Dominions
Civil Service Commission
Thea
Miss Lee Ya Ching Flight Pioneer Aids China War Effort
Miss Lee Ya Ching, an aviatrix and hospital administrator, travels to Toronto for United China Relief. Born in China, she trained in California and Shanghai, became a wartime hospital executive in Shanghai, and recalls close calls during bombing. She emphasizes aid and readiness amid refugees and air raids.
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China
Lee Ya Ching
Toronto
United China Relief
Ya Ching
Lee
Miss Lee
Switzerland
France
England
United States
California
Boeng
San Francisco Bay
Shanghai
Belgium
Misa Lee
International Settlement
Camouflage training and deception in the Home Guard
The Home Guard drills emphasize moving while unseen and using natural terrain for camouflage. Lessons include disguising as tree stumps or heather, with techniques adapted to moor and stone wall landscapes, and even counting misdirections by observers. The article notes observers sometimes misidentify natural objects as concealed personnel. Nine hydroelectric stations are planned along 60 miles of the Zanga River in Armenia, sourced from Lake Sevan at 6,000 feet.
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Home Guard
Great Britain
War Office
Stone Wall Country
Jong
Zanga
Armenia
Sevan
Warp and weft relation in weaving loom basics
In weaving the warp runs lengthwise on the loom while the woof crosses it. The warp provides the framework and grain for fabric as the woof interlaces perpendicularly to form the cloth.
Power For Victory at Camp Borden Armored Force
The Fifth Canadian Division, training at Camp Borden, will form a fully armored striking force requiring 3.51 vehicles from motorcycles to heavy tanks. Total horsepower of 387,300 hp surpasses Toronto’s prior peak load of 280,000 hp. Also notes on fence-sitting nations, influenza origins, hay fever history, and aubergine meaning eggplant.
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Camp Borden
Financial Post
Toronto
Ontario Hydro
Wool Grading Boosts Canadian Military Clothing Quality
The article notes wool grading in Canada over 25 years aiding national effort by selecting fleece grades for military and civilian uses. It highlights entries for government contracts and domestic trade, keeping Canadian military clothing second to none while acknowledging heavy demand and some imported graded wool. It also touches on Roald Amundsen's 1906 Northwest Passage traverse, Siam's 1939 name change, Terny sea swallows, and Stalin's Georgian heritage.
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Canada
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Northwest Passage
Roald Amundsen
Gjoa
Thailands
Siam
Land
Josef Stalin
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