The Hudson Bay route and Churchill port assets praised
H S Potter, president of the On to the Bay Association, argues that the Hudson Bay Railway and Churchill facilities are a vital 50 year investment not to be forgotten. He notes well maintained roadbeds and 2,500,000 bushels of wheat in Churchill storage, and urges using the bay route for timber and wartime traffic year round with minimal ice disruption.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
H. S Potter
H. S. Potter
Canadian National Railway
West
Bay
Joy Mr. Potter
Potter
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Dominion
Great Britain
Mr. Potter
Churchill River
Canada
Europe
Dominion of Canada
Color photography guides fruit picking and shipping
Photography in California records ripeness stages for plums and pears and tracks color changes from pick to arrival in New York. Crates are photographed at harvest then loaded into refrigerator cars with varying temperatures. On arrival, fruit is photographed again to map color change and determine optimal picking and shipping temperatures.
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California
New York
Speed creates problem stronger material for aircraft
Dr John E Younger, winner of this year’s Spirit of St Louis gold medal, says faster modern aircraft require a stronger material than present aluminum alloy. He predicts aluminum will be replaced by a stronger substance, possibly steel, to withstand the stress of higher speeds.
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John E. Younger
Spirit of
Queen Victoria Spurned Ports-mouth Visit Over Carpet Bill
A long-ago quarrel colored Royal visits as Queen Victoria avoided Ports mouth after a city reception led to a disputed carpet bill. The tale recalls a lasting discomfort between the monarchy and a harbor town over furnishings and charges.
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Queen Victoria
Portsmuth
Causes of forest fires by human activity and others
The principal cause of forest fires is human beings. Lightning accounts for about three percent, smokers twenty six percent, debris burners fifteen percent, incendiaries twenty five percent, lumbering two percent, and unknown causes fifteen percent.
Canada and Britain Unite in War Science Exchange
Sir Lawrence Bragg notes a joint effort of Canadian and British experts exchanging visits to test and refine equipment under war conditions. Production and field realities are tightly linked as missions reveal progress and prompt recommendations, strengthening Dominion confidence and cross‑border collaboration.
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Atlantic
Britain
Sir Lawrence Bragg
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Sir Lawrence
Dominion
Coast guard camera discipline powers the war effort
Britain’s R A F coastal command photographs at 506,400 frames yearly with 104 000 square feet of film and 813 000 bromide sheets in April. The vast output, including exports, supports enemy movement tracking and surface craft identification, with rapid photographic verification by naval authorities.
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Britain
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Overseas Tobacco Fund helps troops with cigarettes
The Overseas Tobacco Fund at 255 Bay Street Toronto sends 100 cigarettes per 25c donated. Four 25 cigarette packages go overseas to Iceland and Newfoundland with a postcard for the donor. The Overseas League, patronized by HM the King, is chartered and Canadian branches led by The Earl of Athlone. Each dollar is valued as soldiers already received over ten million cigarettes.
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Overseas Tobacco Fund
Bay Street
Toronto
Iceland
Newfoundland
Overseas League
H.M
King
H.E
Earl of Athlone
K.G
Canada
Propaganda Suggests Restoring Schickelgruber Name
In the Overseas Daily Mail a writer from Crankbrook Kent argues using Adolf Hitler's birth name Schickelgruber in propaganda could erode his power. The piece notes Hitler adopted the surname Hitler at age 40 and claims the name Schickelgruber could dampen his aura abroad.
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Hitler
Daily Mail
Crankbrook
Kent
Schickelgruber
Britain Uses Pep Methods To Speed War Production
The government launches pep talks and posters in factories to raise output. Production managers speak to workers and walls display notices urging higher productivity. A bomb plant placard proclaims You make the best bombs. Our airmen drop them.
Canadian Territory Extends Over 84 Degrees Of Longitude
A historic geography note states Canada covers a vast expanse spanning 84 degrees of longitude and 48 degrees of latitude, highlighting its broad territorial reach across northern regions.
War noises aid recovery, says British Medical Journal
Nese Care Two R.AM.C. specialists at a military hospital report in the British Medical Journal that neurotic breakdowns triggered or worsened by war noises can respond to staged exposure. Repetition of gunfire and sirens, first via portable devices and later with gramophone records, helps patients regain composure. communities in bombed cities show renewed mental resilience.
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R.am.c
BBC
Manchester Guardian
Chewing Gum Boosts Fatigue Relief at Workplaces
In ongoing efforts to keep productivity up, factories and offices adopt on site chewing gum as a refreshment. Tests by Wrigley Company with plant management show workers feel relief from fatigue and nervous tension while chewing gum during shifts.
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Limited
Zulu Missionary Dr James B McCord Returns Home After 41 Years
Dr James B McCord a medical missionary returns to the United States after 41 years in South Africa where he battled Zulu witch doctors and built the area’s first hospital for Negroes. Durban honored him with streets and a $50,000 hospital naming him. He trained native nurses and medical aides. He is from Illinois and will live with his wife in Oakham Massachusetts.
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James B. McCord
United States
Durban
South Africa
McCord
Illinois
Oakham
Mass
Energy needed for stairs tested on postmen in flats
A British Post Office medical report cited by the Daily Mail finds postmen in large flats use more energy climbing stairs. Max load 35 pounds. They climb 1449 steps daily, about Eiffel Tower height. Average pace 80 stairs per minute with 3 mph walking. Four men aged 25 to 56 were tested.
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Medical Branch
British Post Office
London Daily Mail
Eiffel Tower
Wool consumption in Canada reaches 32 301 000 pounds in 1939
In 1939 Canada used 32,301,000 pounds of wool. The record highlights total annual consumption and reflects scale of textile materials usage during that period.
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Canada
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St. John War Organization
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