Britain Faces Food Control and Distribution Crisis
Dr William Allen describes Britain's food policy and wartime distribution challenges. He notes centralized Ministry of Food control, Treasury regulations, and disrupted shipping, with emphasis on boosting home production and a restricted diet to avoid malnutrition. He warns Canada faces adverse trade and higher currency costs but supports shared efforts.
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Porta
Ministry of Food
Treasury
Canada
Great Britain
England
Allen
United Kingdom
War and Weather War Echoes Across Europe and England
The Windsor Star quotes Mrs. William W. Mathers from London describing English cold and stoic war spirit. A Soviet move seizes Romanian Bessarabia and northern Bucovina, cutting Germany’s grain access. Romania’s losses are 35% wheat, 28% barley, 53% rye, 23% corn, while Balkan crops ease supply concerns for southeast Europe.
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Germany
Russia
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Rumanian Institute of Business Research
Rumania
Romania
Balkan
Europe
Production Doubled Bren Gun Output Ahead of Schedule
Honorable C. D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, says July output of Bren guns nearly doubled the revised schedule set last April and production began about six months early. He notes that within six months monthly production could reach five times the original plan.
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C. D. Howe
Refugees Receive Clothing After Blockade Release
Three shiploads of food and clothing sent from the United States to France for French civilians were seized by British blockading forces following France's fall. They have been released to about 75,000 French refugees living in England. In Germany bread made from hay flour reportedly forms part of the stable diet.
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France
England
Germany
British Building Program Aims For Steel Free Factories
The Building Research Station in London reports designs for factories using no steel and minimal glass to conserve precious supplies as an ARP measure. Dr. E V Appleton says the plan is part of a government scheme to spend over 8.9 billion dollars on building in 1940, with lighting to come from uniform window and roof-light distribution.
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Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
London
E. V. Appleton
Department
Money In All Its Roles Says The London Daily Sketch
The London Daily Sketch weighs wealth and character. It argues that chasing money makes a man money mad while keeping it marks him as a capitalist and spending it brands him a playboy. The piece notes failure to pursue wealth signals lack of ambition, and earning money without work labels him a parasite, whereas accumulating wealth after a lifetime triggers ridicule as a fool.
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The
London Daily Sketch
The Fifth Horseman Pestilence Over Europe Amid War Famine
In grim Times commentary the New York Times foresees Belgium as a suffering hub but not alone. Norway may rely on fish in winter, Denmark and Holland face livestock slaughter, France sees ripe wheat with no harvesters. Europe endures war famine pestilence and hunger.
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Belgium
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Holland
France
New York Times
Dive-Bomber Specialists Highlight Ju-87 and Ju-88
Observers in Britain identify Germany's main dive-bombers as the Ju-87 and Ju-88. The Ju-87, among the first designed solely as a dive-bomber, differs from earlier adapted models. Its monoplane design features downward wing incidence at the center and upward outer sections creating a distinctive kink.
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Britain
Germany
Canada to supply maple products and air training plan costs
Hon. C. D. Howe says the expected cost for 77 approved airdrome projects under the Joint Air Training Plan is 15.5 million dollars. Land purchases total about 2.0 million for 30,000 acres. About ten percent of maple products used in the United States come from Canada.
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C. D. Howe
United States
Canada
One Holbrook Man Grows Nine Inch Strawberry
A Holbrook Massachusetts man cultivates a strawberry reaching nine inches in circumference. The remarkable fruit prompts playful questions about making a strawberry shortcake from a single berry and the novelty of oversized produce.
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Holbrook
Massachusetts
Degaussing Failure Frees Navy Mine Threat
A neutral liner headed for Sunderland anchored off the coast and had its degaussing equipment switched off to save electricity. Moments after the switch, the ship exploded while anchored, showing the minefield danger from magnetic mines Germany laid.
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Germany
Britain
Sunderland
Salt use boosts energy in harvest and athletic drinks
The Use of Salt Physicians say salt energizes drinks like ginger water from harvest fields and oatmeal water from athletic fields. A liberal pinch of salt relieves flatness and enhances effectiveness.
Termite Could Live Five Years If Conditions Hold
Report notes a termite colony's potential lifespan of up to five years under favorable conditions, with emphasis on environmental factors and colony health impacting longevity.
Forage Crops Grow on Alkaline Soils in Semi Arid Canada
Saline soils cover vast areas in western Canada with Saskatchewan mapping 900000 acres as alkaline. The article outlines practices to reclaim soils by deep ploughing mulch and manure, using tolerant crops like sugar beets and mangels, and selecting grasses such as western wheatgrass and bromegrass. It notes legumes are generally sensitive to alkali and highlights alfalfa and sweet clover tolerance.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Soils Department
Yorkton
Vest claimed to stop machine-gun bullets tested in Toronto
Major W. H. Cross of Oakville Ontario introduced a protective vest claimed to stop machine-gun fire. Inspector William Bolton of the Toronto police tested it with .38 and .45 rounds, reporting bullets entered the material but did not penetrate and appeared turned inside out.
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W. H. Cross
Oakville
Ont
William Bolton
Toronto
Major Cross
Imperial Staff
Canada
Bolton
Britain Wages Massive Arm Production Effort Says BBC
The BBC reports no slackening in arms manufacture in Britain with thousands of skilled workers leaving the army to return to trades. The Ministry of Labor aims to bring new factories into full production and extend existing ones as aircraft bombs guns and shells reach unprecedented output.
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Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Ministry of Labor
B.B.C
Interesting Book by Editor Pilot William Buchan
The Hon. William Buchan, second son of the late Lord Tweedsmuir and RAF trainee, serves as editor temporarily. He edited The Royal Air Force at War, a photo rich volume with a full service account, produced with air ministry cooperation and claimed as the first authoritative wartime RAF description.
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William Buchan
Lord Tweedsmuir
R.A F
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Auction of H.MS. Hardy Bull Pup Fetches 2000 Guineas
Old Royal Navy dogs known as sea dogs sold at Johannesburg theatre. Matt Jackson Lipkin offered his prize bull pup H.MS. Hardy, bringing in 2000 guineas about $10,345 at auction.
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Great Britain
Matt Jackson-Lipkin
H.ms. Hardy
Johannesburg
South Africa
Crocuses Blooming in Fail Lead New Hybrid Development
A report notes crocuses blooming in Fail and references a new hybrid development linked to this flowering. The piece highlights the 73 figure as a key metric in the development discussion.
Ottawa's Big Ben clock named for homey link to Canada
The Ottawa Parliament Hill clock known as Big Ben would deserve a distinctive name. It is Canada’s largest clock with a 47 ft 6 in circumference dial 15 ft 9 in wide minute hand 9 ft 6 in hour hand 5 ft 8 in Electrically driven using about 100 ohms of power every half minute oil consumption is a quart annually.
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Parliament Hill
Ottawa
Capital
Westmintter
Big Ben
London
Canada
G. G.G
Ottawa Journal
Strict Censorship Rules Reported in German-Occupied Norway
A Stockholm despatch cited tight censorship in Nazi occupied Norway. Editors must publish German military statements and follow position requests. Royal Family and government speeches and photos are barred. Allied communiqués and broadcasts face restrictions. only German High Command bulletins appear in bold.
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Norway
Telegraph Agency
Oslo
One Drawback of the Queen’s Reign Noted at Age Forty
The piece highlights a single major drawback of Queen Elizabeth's status, suggesting it inspires envy among many women. It notes that when she reached age forty, the world learned a defining truth about her position.
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Elizabeth
England curbs war luxuries though Churchill cigar spared
England restricts civilian war goods to bolster the effort but will not ban Winston Churchill's cigars, preserving morale while continuing austerity measures.
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England
Winston Churchill
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