Master General Of The Ordance Leads Canada War Supply
The Master General of the Ordance heads Canada’s largest single wartime trade, procuring and delivering clothing, arms, tanks, vehicles, and equipment. A civilian appointee, he balances administration with ongoing war research, inspection, and delivery to forces at home and abroad, while also serving as a newspaper publisher and CP director.
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The
Ordnance
Canada
Defence
Ralston
Ottawa
Sifton
Philip Chester
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Company
Chester
Mr. Sifton
Ordnance Branch
Department of Munitions and Supply
Inspection Board
United Kingdom
Mr. Siften
Messines
Wear On Tires At Lower Speeds Cuts Tire Wear
A study from the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa finds driving at 25 mph halves tire wear compared with 70 mph. At 40 mph wear rises 25 to 35 percent over 25 mph, with benefits including fewer tire blowouts, reduced brake use, less gasoline, and less wear on vehicle parts.
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W. Kalfieisch
Field Husbandry
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Retailers warn auto antifreeze prices to rise next winter
Retailers warn motorists that anti freeze solutions may rise by 60 to 75 cents a quart next winter and could become hard to obtain.
Do Not Dive At Pull-Out Power Dive Bombers
Bombers avoid earthward dives at full power to slow the descent. At extreme speeds they have only a split second to sight the target or adjust course, so pilots purposefully bring the plane down as slowly as possible for accuracy.
Indian Motifs Inspire Easily Crocheted Rug
Crochet pattern 7272 offers instructions charts and materials for a cotton rug with Indian motifs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Bravery of British Commandos In Coastal Raids Revealed
Major R. V. Boyle details daring operations against German defences, Rommel's rear HQ in Libya, and a Norwegian coast mission. Commandos faced tight darkness and fierce enemy fire, with one man losing his rifle but continuing, while others silenced guards, seized officers, and escaped.
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Boyle
France
London
Berlin
England
Rommel
Libya
Heaviest Man in South Africa Dies at 42
Smith Potl a 42 year old native of Johannesburg weighed 756 pounds and stood five feet six inches tall. He was widely known in South Africa as the heaviest man in the world. His waist measured six feet eight inches. When illness struck at home it took twelve men to lift him into a truck ambulance.
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South Africa
Smith Potl
Johannesburg
Guests Not Wanted at London Club Dinners
Virtually all food is under ration control and most London clubs limit members guest numbers for dinner. Some clubs have asked members not to bring guests for meals at all.
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London
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Canadian Mounted Rifles
Follies
Amiens
Mississauga
Toronto
China
Russia
Germany
Alice Brooks
R. V. Boyle
Keyes
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Britain
New York
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Glacier
Mount Revelstoke
British Columbia
Selkirks
Rockies
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
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