British Base Ordnance Depots Ready to Supply U S Forces
A yearlong British mission in Washington has aligned U S and British ordnance depots to support American forces worldwide. The program ensures depots in key theatres can provide American equipment spares and maintenance parts, even for weapons unique to each army, with ongoing work in K Street offices and assigned tasks across the United States.
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United States
Burma
Libya
Washington
Britain
United States Army
New York Herald Tribune
K Street
Canada
Kingston Doctors Pioneered War Wound Treatment
Kingston physicians Dr. Guilford B. Reed and Dr. John Orr of Queen's University led wartime research on sulfanilimide drugs to treat wounds and prevent gas gangrene. Their direct wound application methods saved lives at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines, influencing wartime medical practice through Canada Britain and the United States.
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Kingston
Guilford B. Reed
John Orr
Queen's University
Bataan
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Reed
Orr
Britain
Australia
United States
Canada
Lost Opportunity Advert Remains Useless
A dated note dismisses advertising for a missed chance, reflecting skepticism about restoring a lost opportunity and the futility of such promotions.
Inner Liners Extend Casing Life By Cemented Laminate
Companies produce millions of inner liners to cement inside casings preventing pinching and ruptures. The liners are estimated to extend casing life by about 10 to 15 percent.
Old Mountain Range Once Covered English Channel
A historic geological note claims a great mountain range once bridged the area that is now the English Channel, explaining the region’s evolving coastline and sea level changes over ancient epochs.
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English Channel
Bacon Hogs and Wiltshire Sides Transform Canadian Pork
Dr. G. S. H. Barton notes bacon hogs and Wiltshire bacon have shifted Canada from pork dominated swine to a diversified industry. Exports to the United Kingdom began with frozen pork shipments in winter. Wiltshire bacon rose to major status while bacon became a staple breakfast meat.
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Canada
United Kingdom
G. S. H. Barton
Decorative Pansies Embroidery Pattern Sale
Colorful pansies on a tea cloth set a cheerful tone for lunch. Pattern 7313 offers four 9 by 9 inch motifs and four 2 by 2 inch motifs with stitch illustrations and materials. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E, Winnipeg, Man. Include name and address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Italy War Desperation Deepens Over Food Shortages
Private reports from New York describe Italy entering its third year of conflict as war weary and facing a breakdown in internal order. Riots and sabotage unfold in war plants while food hoarding and soaring prices strain markets. Fascist authorities crack down with arrests and long penalties for hoarders and speculators as producers face fixed-price orders and widespread resistance.
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Italy
New York
Benito Mussolini
Axis
Mussolini
Moisture Weakens Rayon Stockings
Experts warn rayon stockings lose strength when damp and should not be worn the day after washing. Allow extra drying time and avoid rubbing stretching or heat or sunlight exposure for best care.
Courage of a Spitfire Escort Wins Praise from Bomber Crew
A Canadian bomber crew grateful for escort by a Spitfire team thanks the pilot whose action saved their aircraft over Le Havre. The escorting New Zealand flight commander learned later the fighter pilot had little ammo and risked himself to ensure safe landing.
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England
le Havre
London
German envoy in Paris cites Cologne bombing casualties
Reuters dispatch notes Otto Abetz acknowledged in Paris talks that 11 000 to 12 000 people were killed in the Allied bombing of Cologne and that 180 000 were ordered evacuated.
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Reuters
Otto Abetz
Paris
R.af
RCAF
Cologne
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Alice Brooks
Department of Pensions and National Health
Fascist Party
Special Tribunal For the Defense of
Kootenay National Park
Head of
Marble Canyon
B.C
Piot
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