Real success of Victory Loan rests on buyers holding bonds
The Fifth Victory Loan success hinges not only on sales exceeding targets but on purchasers retaining bonds. If buyers sell soon after purchase, the impact diminishes. In financial emergencies some sell for cash, but generally holdings support the inflation line, according to W. L. Clark in Windsor Star.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Cranberry Patsy Pudding Recipe Described as Saucy
Selected recipes describe Cranberry Patsy as a gay young lady in a red beret with a pert saucy personality. The recipe uses cranberries sugar water flour baking powder salt shortening Ali Bran egg milk and yields eight to nine servings with a warm cream accompaniment. It provides mixing instructions boiling berries soaking All Bran and baking at 400 F for 30 to 35 minutes.
Valuable manuscript returned to Bodleian Library
A valuable Tatin manuscript of the Institutes of Justinian found during a salvage drive near London has been returned to the Bodleian Library in Oxford England, after having disappeared some time ago.
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Justinian
Hendon
London
Bodleian Library
Oxford
England
England's First Societies Formed to Prevent Cruelty to Animals
A historical note identifies England as the earliest nation to establish societies dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals, marking an early organized humane movement.
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England
Switch In Time for a Santa Claus Test at the Recruiting Office
Corporal McNew, stationed near the Texas border, poses as Santa at a Christmas party to win over skeptical Sonny, the colonel’s son. The act backfires with fireflies and a crashing tree, yet the colonel rewards McNew with a Kansas City recruiting posting to care for Sonny on a journey to visit his grandmother.
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Kansas City
McNew
Marianne
Santa Claus
Sonny
Henry
Goat
Senny
Dad
Mc- New
Texas
Corporal MecNew
Santa
Snow
Red Cross Cabled Messages for War Prisoners Proposed
Canada reports a year old arrangement allowing cabled messages from Canadians to interned or imprisoned relatives in enemy lands. Officials say Canada may be unique in offering this service, with talks of similar schemes by other nations. Red Cross confirms some deliveries to prisoners in Germany Italy and possibly Japan controlled areas. A transport plane could deliver dehydrated vegetables to feed a battalion for a week.
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Canadian Red Cross
Ottawa
Canada
Red Cross
Germany
Italy
Wing Commander Robert Turnbull Elevated at Age 24
Wing Commander Robert Turnbull of Govan Saskatchewan has risen to the rank of wing commander. He leads the Lion Squadron of the RCAF bomber group and succeeds Wing Commander D H Burnside of the RAF.
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Robert S. Turnbull
DFM
Govan
Sask
Turnbull
Lion Squadron
R.C.A.F
D. H. Burnside
R.A.F
Iron rich foods boost blood counts for donors
Donors to Blood Donor clinics take pride in high blood counts. Dr L B Pett of Ottawa Nutrition Services says iron rich meals support defenses against colds and infections. Daily choices include whole grains and leafy greens. weekly liver or kidney and red meat. also dried beans and molasses.
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Dr. L. B. Pett
Ottawa
Don’t Spoil Fats With Excessive Heat
Warning about overheating fats and foods cooked in fat. Excess heat causes fat to break down and smoke, producing an unpleasant odor. Overheating fats leads to rancidity, making food harder to digest and shortening fat’s shelf life.
British Army Outnumbered in Early World War I Campaigns
The record notes that during the first three years of war the British Army faced consistent numerical disadvantage in every campaign, highlighting a pattern of being outnumbered by enemy forces across multiple theaters.
Honour Roll free issue proves popular in Canada
The free Honour Roll for recording volunteers in Navy Army and Air Force on Active Service is popular across churches schools factories offices and clubs. Designed with British Empire heraldry including Canada coat of arms maple leaf shamrock thistle and more the rolls come in sizes from 12 to 612 names and are available via the Director of Army Recruiting in Ottawa. Applications must specify the institution and desired roll size.
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Canada
Ireland
Scotland
England
France
Navy
Army
Air Force
Director of Army Recruiting
Aylmer
Ottawa
Directorate of Army Recruiting
Health official warns syphilis harms Canadian industry
Williams of Ottawa urges pre employment and routine Wassermann tests as part of industrial health exams. He notes syphilis spreads mainly by intimate contact and warns stigma may bar workers, urging education for employers and workers while stressing legal secrecy limits on reporting to management.
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Williams
R.C.A.M.C
Department of Pensions and National Health
Ottawa
Health League of Canada
Ontario Department of Health
Wassermann
William
Humorous Exchanges and Brief Vignettes from a Page
A collection of jokes and quick sketches includes a pair about a boy friend and girl friend, courtroom quips with a chicken thief, a loitering arrest, a name mix up Ben Petten and Ann Howe, a reference to mutual friends Brown and his wife, a lawyer’s last cent, Hitler and Tojo light banter, a French student of English, and a servant tripping with a flower pot.
Cattle Health Tied to Warmer Water in Winter
A Beaverlodge Alberta expert warns cold troughs harm cattle especially dairy cows. Tepid water helps digestion and thrift. warm drink reduces constipation. A drinking tank heater benefits pigs and horses, improving stock health and comfort on winter days.
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W. D. Albright
Dominion Experimental Farm
Beaverlodge
Alberta
Baby Doll Outfit Pattern 4580 for Various Doll Sizes
Pattern 4580 offers indoor and outdoor wear for baby dolls from 10 to 20 inches with separate yardage details. Send 20 cents, include size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Mail delays may extend delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Water mains repaired quickly after 1940 damage
Herbert Morrison the minister of home security said at a Metropolitan Water Board meeting that during two months of heavy raids in 1940 more than 3000 water mains were damaged but were all back in work order within a few weeks.
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London
Herbert
Home Security
Metropolitan Water Board
Patents Offer to Inventors List of Inventions Free Information
A Canadian notice from Ottawa advertises a free service offering full information on inventions and patent opportunities. It claims no special fee and invites inventors to contact the firm at its street address in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada
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