Postwar cars to print news and read signals by radio
Dr. Orestes H. Caldwell forecast that postwar cars will include facsimile newspapers, television news, dashboard traffic signals with sound cues, automatic headlights, and electronic speed reporting to police. He spoke before the New York Electrical Society, noting wartime electronics enable these features.
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New York Electrical Society
Orestes H. Caldwell
Electronic Industries
Christian Science Monitor
Princess Elizabeth Poem of Burden and Grace
A verse by Edna Jaques pleads for guidance for Princess Elizabeth as she confronts the regal burden ahead. The piece portrays her as youthful yet conscious of heritage and the throne's weight, calling for wisdom and steadfast guidance.
Scotland Yard Introduces Dipstick Tool for Cabbie Checks
Some operatives now carry a gasolene line tank gauge, a new weapon to ensure cabbies follow routes. When drivers claim low fuel and refuse long hauls, an operative uses the dipstick to measure tank supply.
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Scotland Yard
Goods for services to USA via Reciprocal Aid
India will have provided the United States with goods and services valued at 243.75 million dollars through Reciprocal Aid by the end of the 1944 45 year.
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India
U.S.A
Honest Jim Returns Purse to Owner in Coast Town
Jim, a venerable shoe repairman known as Honest Jim on the Texas coast, finds a purse containing a thousand dollars and a photo of a frail woman. He contemplates the money's use for his medical student son James but chooses honesty, advertising for weeks. A rancher owner reclaims the purse, and his gratitude includes urging Jim to keep the money, but Jim finally accepts the thousand dollars to honor his son and conscience.
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Jim
Texas
Honest Jim
James
Jackson's Point
San Juan
Mary
Seagrim Promoted To Assistant Superintendent At T C A
Herbert W. Seagrim, formerly chief pilot of the western division, is named assistant superintendent of flight operations for Trans-Canada Air Lines with headquarters in Winnipeg. He joined TC A in 1937 and flew Winnipeg to Vancouver, Seattle, and Lethbridge. born in Winnipeg in 1912, he began flying at 18 with the Winnipeg Flying Club and also worked with Ronnie Johanneson Flying Service Wings Limited and other outfits as a bush pilot and test pilot. He holds an air engineer's certificate.
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Herbert W. Seagrim
Western Division
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg
T.C.A
Vancouver
Seattle
Lethbridge
Winnipeg Flying Club
Ronnie Johanneson
Wings Limited
North Country
Diary Excerpt Shows German Officer's Break with Nazism
A translated diary extract from a German officer captured in Italy reveals his fall from Nazi allegiance. He rejects Nazi brutality and expresses a wish to aid those opposing the regime, vowing to expose Nazi weaknesses if he survives.
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Italy
Air Cadets to fly in service aircraft under supervision
Air Cadets may fly for about thirty minutes within twenty miles of stations. A parent waiver is required for cadets recommended by their commanding officer. Arthur L. Melling of Montreal and a broad parent survey backed the plan, predicting strong impact on Canada wide air cadet progress.
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Air Cadet League
Arthur L. Melling
Montreal
Air Cadet Movement
Canada
Melling
R.C.A.F
Age of Chivalry Still Alive In City Opinion
The Eastern City newspaper rebuts claims the age of chivalry is dead. It argues men in daily life perform chores at home and support families, from washing dishes to warding off bill collectors, showing courtesy and responsibility in ordinary tasks.
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London
Ontario
Free Press
Edmonton Journal
Pattern 4719 dainty frock set for youngsters
This Week's Pattern 4719 offers a dainty button front frock slip pan ties and sunsuit for sizes 6 months to 6 years. The pattern emphasizes easy laundering and simple sewing with yardage upon request. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union 175 MacDermot Ave Winnipeg Man, noting size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Vitamin B1 Bread Improves In Experimental Test
A testing panel in the Dominion Department of Agriculture reported loaves baked with Vitamin B1 white flour compared favorably with those from all purpose flours. The study notes the vitamin enriched bread showed comparable quality to standard loaves.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
UNRRA outlines Europe relief needs postwar imports
UNRRA estimates total postwar imports for Europe relief at 45 million tons of food oils fats chemicals fertilizers rubber wood paper hides leather clothing coal metals machinery vehicles seeds drugs and hospital supplies. Canada pledges mainly wheat with G S H Barton leading agricultural cooperation from Hot Springs talks establishing UN unity. The UN aims to aid victims immediately after liberation.
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Europe
Canada
G. S. H. Barton
Dominion
Agricultural Food Board
Hot Springs
United Nations
Spare-Rib Dinner Recipe From The Period Kitchen
Selected recipe details a spare-rib dinner baked at 375 degrees F for about one hour. It includes two strips of ribs seared in mazola, layered with onions, a sauce of cider vinegar canned tomatoes salt mustard corn syrup and buttered crumbs, finished by baking and browning crumbs. Potatoes may be parboiled and added with the crumbs.
Chocolate Milk Shake Recipe Card
A simple chocolate milk shake making process using 1 cup cold milk and vanilla with chocolate syrup. Mix milk vanilla and slowly add syrup then shake or stir. Serve in a chilled glass. Serves 1 and scalable for more people.
Easy rule to spot North Pole by shadow length
A simple method states that if your shadow remains the same across a 24 hour cycle, you are at the North Pole. The rule relies on sun angle behavior near the pole and can indicate exact positioning. However practical use varies with weather and latitude details.
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North Pole
Plastics Cut Weight of Magnetic Compasses in Allied Tanks
The advent of plastic components has reduced the weight of magnetic compasses in Allied tanks by seven pounds improving vehicle balance and efficiency.
Buck deer saved after leg tangled in antlers near Mesa Verde
Game wardens led by Vic Steele freed a three year old black tailed buck whose left foreleg was caught over his head by its antlers. The deer had moved on three legs for about three months and was released to bound away after treatment.
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Vic Steele
Steele
Mesa Verde National
Colorado
Help For Refugees Britain’s wartime record noted
The piece recalls Britain's refugee policy during World War II, noting harsh wartime shortages and crowding yet stating about 60,000 non British refugees were admitted from May 1940 to April 1943, with an average of 800 per month since last December.
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Britain
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Haarlem
God
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SLOAN
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Sumer
Senter
Wacdonald
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