Canadians Consume Almost One Hundred Pounds Sugar Per Capita
A report from the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa notes Canadians use nearly 100 pounds of sugar per person yearly. Sugar is mostly from sugar cane and sugar beets, with beets grown in Ontario Alberta and Manitoba. In 1940 beet production yielded about 213.6 million pounds of refined sugar, 19 percent of national needs, and beet sugar value rose to 10.85 million dollars. Five beet sugar factories operate in Canada, with a new one planned in Quebec in 1942.
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Canada
F. Dimmock
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Dominion
Quebec
Crash helmets urged to curb motorcycle head injuries
Professor Hugh Cairns of Oxford argues in the British Medical Journal that crash helmets greatly reduce head injuries in motorcycle accidents and leg shields and crash bars help prevent leg injuries. He reports head injury in over 90 percent of fatal cases and cites army use as evidence for compulsory helmet wearing.
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Hugh Cairns
Nuffield Department of Surgery
Radcliffe Infirmary
Oxford
British Medical Journal
Cairns
Army
London Times
Bath Brides Go Bare for Coins Shortage Hosiery
England holds 68 million 12 sided threepenny coins in circulation and to save hosiery many Bath brides are stockingless.
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England
Bath
Walking as a daily habit pays off says Teaneck hiker
James H. Hocking of Teaneck New Jersey celebrated his eighty fifth birthday by hiking 55 miles in 12 hours, reportedly setting an age and distance record. The piece urges more daily walking, noting a medical columnist recommends six miles on foot each day and criticizes dependence on motor travel.
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Universal
James H. Hocking
Teaneck
New Jersey
Europe
Detroit Free Press
Life-Saving Gear Aims to Spare Sailors From Nazi Fire
Edmonton Journal reports new life saving devices for shipwrecked sailors. A flashing red lamp on belts hides the rescuer from Nazi gunfire, while SOS red beacons on rafts activate on water impact. Life jackets include red flashlights to attract rescuers.
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Edmonton Journal
Fixed horsemeat prices provoke little public interest
The British food ministry announced fixed prices for horsemeat for human consumption, with terms like sirloin and fillet cited. Few people eat horsemeat. shops display signs offering horsemeat for pets prewar, while wartime scarcity pushed some into the business. Prices set: best rib cuts and sirloin at one shilling per pound. all other cuts at eight pence per pound.
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British Food Ministry
Britain
Food Ministry
Newspapers In Lead In Canada Census Figures
Census shows 2,252,729 households in Canada on newspapers and 2,246,361 receive them. Radios total 1,059,101 in the same area. More than half the homes do not hear broadcasts.
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Canada
Guns On Hull Trawlers Prove Effective Against U Boats
Hull based trawlers armed for war have sunk a U boat and proven effective against Luftwaffe raids. Squadron Leader Thompson of the city recently captured a U-boat, while crews from Hull's littorals trained to operate with guns deployed from bows. The Admiralty later granted a gun to a North Sea coastwise boat after the skipper pressed for it.
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Hull
Luftwaffe
Thompson
North Sea
Admiralty
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Age Of Enlistment Age Limit For Officers
Canadian defence officials note the average enlistment age in the army is about 26 for the current and prior wars. Age limits for senior officers in field formations set retirement and appointment caps, with major generals retiring at 57 and colonels at 54, while appointment ceilings are 53 for major general and 49 for colonels.
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Forces
National Defence
Defense
Ralston
Food Shortages Across Occupied Europe Reported
Danes face no intake for months including dairy cattle. Dutch farms lack fertilizers with phos phates and nitrogen well below normal. Belgium sees seed potatoes dug at night and guards in fields. Germany has seized livestock, while France loses bullock fattening stock to Germany. Oilcake scarce and sugar beet residues halved.
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Holland
Belgium
France
Soissons
St. Quentin
Germany
Gems and verses on Christmas grace and the Prince of Peace
A collection of quoted lines about generosity joy and spiritual understanding from Longfellow Isaiah Herrick and Mary Baker Eddy plus a verse by James Russell Lowell. The pieces emphasize charity justice and the birth of the Prince of Peace with formal devotional tone.
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Christ Jesus
Mary Baker! Eddy
Prince of Peace
James Russell Lowell
The Buffs’ First Battalion details
The first Battalion of the Buffs, organized about 350 years ago, stands as the oldest regiment in the British Empire. An odd aside notes Americans own more automobiles than bath tubs, a figure cited as 2440.
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The
Buffs
British Empire
Home Service Curtain Craft Promises Elegant Draperies
A readable Home Service ad offers DIY drapery instructions with rayon damask and satin swags, plus measuring tips for length and width. It promotes a 32 page booklet and several 15 cent booklets from Home Service Winnipeg, including topics from public speaking to dog care.
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Valance
Home Service
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
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