Canada’s Salvage Drive Aids Dominion War Effort
Canada’s six month old Salvage Campaign is cited as a key aid to the war effort. The article notes Britain and New Zealand drives, U S imitation, and measures to boost labor force and efficiency, with emphasis on paper and non ferrous metals. William Knightley stresses salvage as vital primary production and reuse.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Britain
New Zealand
New Zealand National Council For the
Girl Guides
Imade
Australia
Salvation Army
William Knightley
National Salvage Office
Pickles Demand Shapes British Planting Boom
The British army air force and public push for pickles spurs farmers to plant thousands of acres with onions garlic mustard gherkins red cabbage and cauliflower while science notes a year round supply of green vegetables. Dr Magnus Pyke questions the policy saying Britons seek low value vegetable outputs yet will receive more pickles as a result.
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Air Force
Science Service
Science
Magnus Pyke
Nature
Pyke
Scientific Food Policy Committee
Addy Dr. Pyke
Van Dalia council scraps chicken nuisance clause
The Van Dalia Til City Council debated a chicken limit but failed to agree. Some members favored 12, others asked for 25, and the chicken clause was scratched from the nuisance ordinance.
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Vandalia, Til
Earth worth six feet below surface discovered
Report notes a finding that earth worth goes as deep as six feet beneath ground. It mentions that each wire patent rights expire after ten years.
Bases Along African Coast Raise U S War Readiness
Pan American Airways develops an air drome at Freetown Sierra Leone as the first strategic base. Liberia hosts a second air field and a submarine base in cooperation with Firestone Rubber Co. The plan aims to replace U S fleet presence in the South Atlantic with bombing plane patrols to deter Nazi moves from Dakar and Vichy.
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United States
Africa
Dakar
South America
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Pan American Airways
Egypt
Liberia
Firestone Rubber Co
South Atlantic
Hawaii
California
Pacific
African
Brandon Sun
Byrd’s First South Polar Trip Had Two Fridges Aboard
Report notes Admiral Byrd used two refrigerators on his initial South Polar voyage. The Arctic archipelago islands north of Hudson Bay cover about 419,670 square miles.
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Admiral Byrd
Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Hadson Bay
Letters From Europe Reveal Subtle War Shorthand
A wartime article describes how letters from occupied Europe pattern innocent family notes into covert tips on blackout measures and damaged areas. One letter hints at RAF bombing impact on riverfront warehouses while another quips about food shortages and a US farm cat named Emily, drawing humor from hardship.
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Europe
Washington
Royal Air Force
United States
Emily
Honesty Defeats Trickery in Diplomacy
A brief note praises honesty as a powerful shield against deceit in diplomacy. It recalls Benjamin Franklin’s reputed success against Talleyrand, asserting that truth can confound trickery and citing Franklin’s remark about telling the truth.
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Benjamin Franklin
Talleyrand
Europe
Franklin
Frenchman Foils Schwab Interview to Build Mansion
Charles M Schwab faced an interview with Maurice Herbert a French decorateur. Herbert, initially underqualified, deflected questions and asked if Schwab had led the Steel Trust before. His sly reply turned the tide and he won the Riverside Drive mansion contract for Schwab.
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Charles M. Schwab
Riverside Drive
New York City
Maurice Herbert
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Schwab
Afr
Schwab
Steel Trust
Famous Gum Returns to Arms in Bald Roman Rampage
James G. Mann, famed armory figure known as the Tower of London master, seeks ancient guns as public demand for new firearms grows. He has saved many historic cannons from the melting pot including Bellerophon, the cannon that accompanied Napoleon into exile, from destruction.
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James G. Mann
Tower of London
Napoleon
Blind Gardener Fred Carter Plants Saint John Beauty
Fred Carter, once head gardener at Kew Gardens in London and known as the "Happy Wanderer," tends a striking small garden in Saint John New Brunswick despite being blind, proving a remarkable talent for color and horticulture.
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Saint John
N.B
Fred Carter
Kew Gardens
London
Champion letter wins service men prize at Luke Field
Luke Field personnel in Phoenix honor Pte. Richard Rathkey of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for receiving the longest letter from a girlfriend. A schoolteacher sent a 62 page note, claimed as the national service man championship. It mentions Europe’s revival from medieval to modern times as the renaissance between the 14th and 16th centuries.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Luke Field Air Base
Pte
Richard Rathkey
Lancaster
Europe
A Crocheted Rug is a Lifetime Joy PATTERN 7
A crochet pattern describes a diamond joined rug design for any room. Pattern 7088 lists instructions, illustrations, stitches, and materials with color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Departement Winnipeg Newspaper Union 173 Mc Dermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada to record wartime population movements for policy use
Canada begins compiling census data to map population shifts across provinces, noting large changes in Western districts due to drought and wartime mobility. Officials expect results to guide relief, economics, and administration while Eastern towns show slight growth.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Drouth
Ottawa
Parachutists findings shown at AAAS meeting in Chicago
Dr. Ivey and Dr. Davin reported five jumps by A H Starnes carrying 300 pounds of equipment and two parachutes. Free falls from 8 400 to 17 500 feet saw 3 to 7 breaths, speeds of 1112 to 158 mph, with quicker clear analysis though a momentary blackout after chute deployment. A small guide parachute improved head-up confidence during free fall.
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Canadian Public Health Association
Winnipeg
Dominion
Cerea
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Great Britain
United States
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealiat
Ottawa
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chicago
Andrew C. Ivey
Nathan S. Davin
Northwestern University
A. H. Starnes
Starnes
Changing of the guard ceremony halted for winter
National Defence headquarters in Ottawa announced the night ceremony on Parliament Hill has been discontinued for the winter and will resume next spring. The last change occurred Friday evening October 3 when the Saskatchewan Hour Regiment from Lansdowne Park relieved the Royal Canadian Air Force guard, marching off at 6 50 p.m. Saturday.
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Parliament Hillince
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Saskatchewan Horae Regiment
Lansdowne Park
Royal Canadian Air Force Guard
Saskatchewan
Bombers Return Safely After Fuel Strain
Wellington bomber crew lands with empty tanks after raid. Radio message reports no petrol coupons available but bacon and eggs await. Plane and crew are safe.
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Wellington
Lunch Counter Nudge Sparks Debate In Democracy Theme
A brief editorial note argues that democracy assigns no height advantage yet lunch counter seating reflects social reach issues. The piece uses a proverb like metaphor to discuss equality and civic ideals in public spaces.
Fracture Treatment by a Bed-Ridden Surgeon
A London woman surgeon, bed bound after a fractured thigh, devised a new exercise method using ropes, springs, and slings to work arms legs and torso while remaining prone. The approach reportedly shortened convalescence and several additional results have proven successful, with interest spread to many capitals.
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London
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