Evacuation of London Children and Home Care Story
A letter describes how evacuated London children are looked after in Britain. Women’s Voluntary Service cooks, serves, and cleans at canteens for hundreds of children. Host families receive about 10 shillings per child weekly, with wealthy families contributing more, while very poor children receive free care and clothing from the WVS. refugees from Dutch Belgian Polish and Czech areas add to pressures.
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Britain
Canada
London
Sussex
Is invasion of Canada a Nazi plan warns readers
The August New World article warns of a possible July to October invasion of Canada using Hudson Bay waters. It cites Nazi plans, fifth column risks, and a 1935 invasion blueprint by Colin Ross, urging citizens to stay vigilant, report suspicious activity, and ensure full national preparedness now.
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Canada
Hudson Bay
New World
Toronto
Hitler
Great Britain
Hit
Ler
Little
Isle
Europe
Africa
Asia
Colin Ross
Dominion
Atlantic
Regina
Arctic
U.S
Iceland
Greenland
Faroe Islands
Labrador
Quebec
Moosonee
St. James Bay
Churchill
Ross
Germany
France
Britain
Fifth Column
Growth in Canada Allowances For Armed Forces Surges
Dependents' Allowance Board in Ottawa reports rising applications as Canada's armed forces grow. About 1,000 new applications daily and roughly 70,000 monthly allowance cheques totaling about $2,000,000 are issued. Four hundred accountants and clerks handle the workload.
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Canada
Dependents’ Allowance Board
Ottawa
History repeats for William Taylor in Antwerp escape
William Taylor, a special agent with Canadian National Railways, fled invaders first in 1914 and again narrowly escaped as Nazis entered Antwerp in May. The account notes his survival as “the skin of my teeth” amid the city’s occupation.
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William Taylor
Canadian National Railways
Antwerp
Belgium
Taylor
Fruit Exports to England Sell 750000 Cases
Australian minister A. G. Cameron announced the sale to the British food ministry of 750000 cases of canned apricots peaches and pears for £700000. Bulk of the fruit has arrived in the United Kingdom, Cameron said.
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A. G. Cameron
Commerce and the Navy
British Food Ministry
United Kingdom
Cameron
Canary dies after air raid cat seizes chance
A southeast England town reports an air raid during which a German bomb blast caused the cage bottom to fall out. The canary fluttered to the floor and was eaten by a cat, ending the pet’s brief escape.
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England
Teaching in Chicopee 1713 paid 34 cents weekly
A historical note observes that in 1713 school teaching in Chicopee Massachusetts yielded a meager income of 34 cents per week, reflecting the era’s limited pay for educators.
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Chicopee
Mass
Channel Tunnel Debate Revisited by Ottawa Journal Writer
London correspondent argues that past Channel tunnel plans faced military opposition and questions strategic logic if a tunnel existed with German control of the French end. He notes Meuse bridge incidents and Fifth Column risks likely ending such schemes for years to come.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Meuse
Cartoon satirizes Nazi food plunder in relief plan
A Rollin Kirby New York Post cartoon depicts a fat Nazi at a table loading up on labeled foods from occupied Europe. It warns lifting the blockade would feed the German war machine as Nazis seize Norway Poland Denmark Holland and France exports.
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New York Post
Rollin Kirby
United States
Norway
Poland
Denmark
Holland
France
Europe
Germany
St. Thomas
German spy ring head named ambassador to occupied France
A German expelled by the French last year in connection with a spy ring has been appointed ambassador to conquered France. The move places him in a high diplomatic role amid the occupation.
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France
Maharajah of Mysore Dies in Bombay at Age Five
Sr Krishnaraja Wadizar Bahadur, ruler of Mysore with about 6.5 million subjects and reputed wealth, died in Bombay after a heart attack at age five. He led Mysore since 1895 and was known for a fleet of 80 cars, royal honors, and a hybrid Western attire with a golden turban.
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Mysore
Krishnaraja Wadizar Bahadur
Bombay
India
Maharajah
London
Chamundeswari
Hyderabad
Madras
Edward
Prince of Wales
Selected Recipes Dessert Cortesies
A brief recipe notes sugar corn starch salt hot milk vanilla and optional garnishes. Directions mix dry ingredients with corn starch, add hot milk, cook until thick, then add vanilla cool and serve in stemmed glasses. For unmoulded desserts increase corn starch.
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Durham
Shredded Wheat Half Biscuit With Asparagus Tips
A halved Shredded Wheat biscuit heated buttered and dipped in asparagus cooking water forms a cradle for asparagus tips. Place six tips on the biscuit and top with melted butter salt paprika and a pimiento garnish. Serves one.
Women bell ringers gain acceptance in England
Mrs. J. C. Sullivan, the first feminine bell ringer in England, notes several hundred women have entered the trade since the last war. Bell ringing began around 1600 to summon soldiers and Christians, warding fires and unrest, with towns rallied by a single bell caller. Now reserved for church services and special occasions, ringing ceased with the war except to warn of German parachutists. Sullivan rang muffled peals for Queen Victoria and for coronations and for King George V.
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England
J. C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Protection From Lightning Yields Safer Structures
Research labs report that any structure or place can be shielded from lightning damage. Even open areas such as bathing beaches can be rendered safe with lightning nests.
Tea tax Boost Adds 800000 To Government Revenue
Canada wartime budget revises tax schedule and raises tea duties by 800000 this year. Government collects increased revenue from tea drinkers as part of wartime fiscal measures.
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Canada
Malaya census shows 46 percent yearly traffic rise
A census from Malaya reports a 46 percent increase in motor traffic over the past year, contrasting with global declines in transport activity. The finding highlights growing motor use and potential impacts on infrastructure and urban planning.
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Malaya
Carbon dioxide, a wartime gas and lifesaver in water escapes
The article explains carbon dioxide as an accidental war gas used for flotation and rescue. A CO2 bottle inflates rubber boats and life vests in seconds, aiding aviators and troops across flooded areas and water barriers. It notes Walter Kidde’s early contributions to firefighting uses.
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Holland
Walter Kidde
New York
Eightieth birthday by plane ends Winnipeg woman’s vow
Ten years after vowing to celebrate eightieth birthday in the air Mrs M J Pile of Winnipeg flew from Stevenson airport for a thirty minute trip. She said on landing she would travel by plane from now on. A columnist notes Toronto names exist in Australia Ohio and South Dakota and that the word means collection of huts.
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M. J. Pile
Winnipeg
Stevenson
Ontario
Toronto
Australia
Ohio
South Dakota
Boston soil ballast built Nova Scotian Halifax hotel
The Nova Scotian hotel in Halifax is said to be constructed on soil imported from Boston Common as ballast from sailing ships. This quirky origin is noted by the Hub's Evening Tran in a reflection on maritime history and cross Atlantic trade.
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Halifax
Boston
Evening Transcript
Canadian National Railways
Boston Common
Three Oceans From Triple Divide Peak Noted in Park
The Interior Department reports water from Glacier National Park’s Triple Divide Peak flows into three oceans the Atlantic Pacific and Arctic.
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Triple Divide Peak
Glacier National Park
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Department of the Interior
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