Allied Contraband Control Not Forcing German Starvation
The article argues that Allied contraband and food controls are not starving Germany but pressure industrial material flow. It notes Germany relies on imports for 17 percent of food and 35 percent of raw materials, with significant food shortfalls tied to German policy. It asserts most food captured is not foodstuffs and that any shortages result from German wartime choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Best Entertainment Experiments for Soldiers near the Maginot Line
Reports from officers and medical staff show motion pictures top entertainment for soldiers at the Maginot Line. Cards and dominoes follow while newspapers and books lag in popularity. A portable motion picture outfit donated by Lady Doverdale is aiding the relief from monotony.
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Doverdale
Two BC Students Win Robertson Theological Prizes
Stewart Drysdale of Vancouver and Ernest L. Bishop of Victoria were named winners of the Robertson memorial prizes for theological essays. The awards, each worth $100, were announced by the Home Mission board of the United Church of Canada in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Stewart Drysdale
Vancouver
Ernest L. Bishop
Victoria
Home Mission Board of the United Church of Canada
Toronto
Robertson
Whalers Report Record Catch Near Vladivostok
A Russian whaling flotilla returning to Vladivostok reported catching 473 whales in the northern seas of the Far East within six months, signaling an extraordinary fishing season for the fleet.
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Vladivostok
Riuasia
Far East
Good Samaritan and a taxi driver tale from Paris
A poor mother with three children cannot pay fares at Gare Saint Lazare. A taxi driver relents and gives them a ride to the Gare de lEst. An Englishman later rewards the driver with 100 francs, in a fairy tale like twist. Arun del Moody trains for a British Army commission amid WWI. The Eldorado mine in Canada yields as much radium from a million pounds of ore.
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Paris
London Daily Mail
Gare Saint-Lazare
Gare de West
Gare de l'Est
Eldorado Mines
Canada
Add A Gay Cloth To Your Linens Pattern 6635
Colorful lazy daisy flower design with French knot centers for pillows and scarves. Pattern 6635 includes transfer art for large and small motifs, stitch illustrations, materials, and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
France Buys Texas Oil to Aid Allied War M achines
The French government orders 60 000 to 70 000 barrels of Texas oil daily with shipments starting immediately if production obstacles are lifted. A weekly one day idle rule is cited as the main hurdle. Texas seeks its temporary rescission. The Argonaut urges U S action to remove restrictions to support Allied defense.
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Petroleum Industry of
Texas
The
Argonaut
New Matching Device Marks Color Measurement Breakthrough
Everett S. Lee of General Electric announced a new high sensitivity spectrophotometer in Manhattan Kansas capable of measuring light from a candle a mile away. The device compares color uniformity across inks dyes textiles and prints and could quantify color values for hair color or facial blush, with uses in stamps currency and related fields. Tea origins note its Chinese roots and long history as medicine before becoming a global habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas
Everett S. Lee
General Electric Company
General Engineering Laboratory
Schenectady
Lee
Education in Finland Promotes Broad Literacy and Free Textbooks
The article highlights Finland's long history of popular education since the 17th century, with compulsory schooling for ages 7 to 18 since 1920, free textbooks, and aid for poor families. It notes extensive teacher numbers, pupil counts around 500,000, and that most Finnish soldiers and reserve officers have strong educational backgrounds, often holding advanced degrees or law practice.
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Finland
Gezelius
Cape Town Completes Africa’s Tallest Building
The tallest structure in Africa aside from the Pyramids has been finished in Cape Town. It serves as the head office for a century-old mutual insurance company.
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Cape Town
Denmark Faces Sharp Rise in Living Costs Since War
Rising living costs in Denmark have accelerated since the war began, with higher prices for essentials and services impacting households nationwide. Officials warn inflationary pressures and energy bills contribute to tighter budgets for families.
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Denmark
Synthetic Motor Fuel to Replace Imports in Britain
British government figures say annual production of 15 million gallons of benzo motor fuel could substitute imported fuels. Geoffrey Lloyd outlined rapid surveys led by Sir Harold Hartley and Sir William Bragg, addressing coal oil, carbonization byproducts, liquid fuels, and coal tar products. Interim results show 32 million gallons of substitutes already secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Lloyd
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Labor
Harold Hartley
William Bragg
Royal Society
Lloyd
William Jowitt
Lord Henley
David Pratt
Viscount Ridley
Irving Geddes
Prisoners of War Use Hidden Messages in Canadian Camps
Reports from internment camps show POWs attempting to smuggle messages past censors. Lieut.-Colonel H. Stethem leads checks with violet light, chemicals, and careful review of communications. Ink, stamps, and religious papers conceal secret German messages.
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H. Stethem
Stethem
War and democracy go on by throwing out a disruptive man
Oliver Stanley, British Minister of War, at a Newcastle meeting, argued that in this war a man who disrupts events faces removal. He contrasted life under freedom with life under the other system where such a person could be sent to a concentration camp, illustrating a working democracy in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Stanley
Newcastle
Mr. Stanley
Vancouver
Must Be Destroyed Oak To Be Fell In Capitol Square Raleigh
A 100 foot oak in Capitol Square Raleigh North Carolina is slated for removal due to a split trunk and dangerous instability. Officials say the tree damages property and could pose a hazard as its hollow trunk and moving branches create an unsafe condition.
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Capitol Square
Raleigh
North Carolina
Writing styles blur as authors and speakers share rules
The note compares writing and speaking practice noting writers may skip pronouncing words while speakers skip hyphen concerns. It highlights the evolving approach to language use across formats and audiences.
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France
Arundel M. Moody
London
China
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Red Cross
Heart of Hospital
Fred W. Routley
Canadian Red Cross Society
Toronto General Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Dr. Routley
Canadian Red Cross
Jean I. Gunn
Overseas Nursing Association
Taplow
Chicago
Boston
Byrd
South Pole
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