War Savings Certificates offer safe investment for all Canadians
The article promotes War Savings Certificates as a sound invest ment backed by Canada’s security. It explains buying starts at twenty five cents for a five dollar certificate, with sixteen stamps, and notes tax exemption, annual limit of four hundred eighty dollars, and high interest. It urges all citizens to contribute to the war effort and to ignore propaganda while remaining vigilant against threats.
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Dominion of Canada
Canada
Adolf Hitler
Inquisitive Lady Questions Barrage Balloon Height
A British sergeant jokes that a barrage balloon’s altitude is unclear as an old lady asks its height The exchange turns humorous when he notices a large harp on top of the balloon rope.
First Girl Guide Bronze Cross Awarded in War
The Bronze Cross for conspicuous gallantry during raids on London's dockland is presented to Miss M. Monk captain of the 2nd Rotherhithe company for her brave actions during the wartime raids.
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M. Monk
2Nd
Rotherhithe Company
London
Five Day Week Used By Hittites And Assyrians
The five day work week was used by ancient Hittites and Assyrians about 4000 years ago. This note highlights early labor schedules and time division in antiquity.
Green Cotton Used to Make Floor Wax
A strange development sees a green variety of cotton chosen for producing floor wax. The unusual fiber, unlike typical white cotton, supplies the base material for finishing products expected to gain traction in domestic cleaning markets.
Oldest Battalion of The King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps traces to 1755 when raised as The Royal Americans. It began with four battalions on American soil, added a fifth in 1797, and the rifle-armed battalion earned the nickname Greenjackets. The full dress remains green.
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King’s Royal Rifle Corps
60Th Rifles
U.S.A
Canada Farmland Output and Rubber Trade in 1940
Statistics show 1941 early estimates place Canadian potato production at 39 290 000 cwt. Canada ranks high in rubber goods manufacture valued at over 83 million dollars in 1940. Raw fur output for year ending June 30 1940 rose 17 percent to 16 668 348 dollars. Sympathy is like blond hair a lot of it is not the real thing.
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Canada
Appreciation Letter From English Firemen For Socks
A Hazenmore Saskatchewan Red Cross unit received a letter from Nottingham England fire fighters thanking them for knitted warm socks used during bombing raids. The letter praises the group’s efforts, notes men endure long wet shifts and cold nights, and expresses hope for victory and peace.
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Red Cross
Hazenmore
Sask
Nottingham
England
J. W. Wilkinson
Selected Recipes 1 Percent Strawberry Gelatin Pie
Dissolve gelatin in boiling pineapple juice. Stir in powdered sugar salt lemon juice and crushed pineapple. Add evaporated milk and corn flakes until mixture begins to congeal. Press crumb mixture into pan and chill. Cream butter add sugar beat yolks with Pet milk then spread. Chill. Beat whites fold into gelatin and pour over butter layer. Garnish with remaining crumbs. Yield: one 9 inch pie.
Canada to acquire seven modern aircraft types for 10000 planes
Ralph H. Bell director-general of aircraft production told purchasing agents in Montreal that Canada will have 10000 planes in air by next year for training and defence. annual repair and overhaul costs are projected at 100 million dollars. he noted production will shift from fifteen types to seven modern types soon.
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Canada
Dominion Defence
Ralph H. Bell
Purchasing Agents Association of Montreal
Bell
Brazil Commercial Flights Rise From 1930 to 1940
The report shows commercial airplane flights in Brazil climbed from 1 787 in 1930 to 7 900 in 1940, indicating broad expansion of both civil and military aviation during the decade.
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Brazil
Parachute Jumping Career of Victor Plowman Highlighted
Victor Plowman, a Toronto native and chief parachute instructor for Leavens Brothers in Crumlin, teaches hundreds of Canadians how to handle life savers of the air. He explains packing, safety, and landing techniques, noting jumps from 400 to 10 000 feet and a low mortality rate with proper training.
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Victor Plowman
St. Catharines
Leavens Brothers, Limited
Canada
Plowman
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