Health and War Vision for a Better Postwar World
The article outlines postwar aims shared by Churchill and Roosevelt in the Atlantic Charter to build a better world for the common people. It highlights national nutrition campaigns in Canada and the United States to address widespread dietary deficiencies and boost public health as a wartime priority.
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Europe
Churchill
Roosevelt
Free Countries
Canada
United States
Britain
Food Ministry
William Jamieson
Ministry of Health
R. E. Wodehouse
Pirates Fuelled Ship With Beans After Coal Ran Low
Most Rev Francis X Ford a South China bishop reports pirates who captured him used bales of beans as fuel when coal ran out. They had one day of fuel, mixed beans with coal, allowing four days until the pirates reached port and abandoned the ship.
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Francis X. Ford
South
China
New York
Observation Stations Across Region Warn of Air Raids
Maj. R. O. Taylor, commander of the observer corps,said at Rangoon that 300 observation stations are operating from Burma's Indian Ocean coast to northern and northeastern frontiers to warn and protect against possible air raiders.
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Burma
Indian Ocean
R. O. Taylor
Observer Corps
Rangoon
Wound Healing Rates Vary by Age Between Child and Elder
A 10-year-old heals wounds five times faster than a 60-year-old of the same size. The finding highlights strong age related differences in tissue repair and recovery across the lifespan.
Canadian Preserve Work Aims At Protecting Black River
A conservation project spans the Black River preserve in Canada covering more than 439000 square miles. The plan emphasizes safeguarding diverse habitats and local wildlife while promoting sustainable use of the landscape.
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Black River
Front Door Wedding Planned At Historic Hertfordshire Estate
A bride whose father owns a large Hertfordshire stately home, largely taken by the government, will marry a Guards officer next month and will enter through the front door. After formal applications, permission was granted for the procession to use the front entrance rather than the back door.
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Hertfordshire
England
London Daily Sketch
Giant parsnip tale from Belleville to Vancouver garden
A Belleville Ontario feature on giant pumpkins growing up to 130 pounds is matched by a Vancouver backyard gardener who pulled a parsnip weighing five pounds and 412 inches across the top and two feet long. It fed the family for two or three meals.
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Belleville
Ont
Vancouver
British Columbia seeks Manitoba corn for livestock feed trade
British Columbia looks to Manitoba for corn to feed hogs and poultry. About five million bushels arrive at Pacific ports yearly, mostly from Argentina and South Africa. The price is high but appears to improve prospects for the trade.
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British Columbia
Manitoba
Pacific
Argentina
South Africa
Air Cadet League Aims To Train 25,000 Canadian Boys
Airmen of the future: thousands of Canadian boys attend after school drill and mechanics to join the Royal Canadian Air Force at 18. The Air Cadet League of Canada, backed by the defence department, expects 14,000 applications now and 25,000 in time. The 216 hour two year program covers drill, engineering, first aid, signals, and flight theory with many attending from prairie towns.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Cadets League of Canada
National Defence Department
R.C.A F
Air Cadet League
R.C.A.F
Sweet Potato Honey Crunch Bake
Six medium potatoes baked in a 425 degree oven for about 25 minutes. Potatoes are peeled sliced dipped in warm honey and rolled in salted corn flake crumbs with butter pieces. Yield six servings.
Head Of Arab Legion Glubb Pasha Receives D S O
Major John Bagot Glubb head of the Arab Legion and ally of Lawrence of Arabia receives the D S O. London Gazette cites a July Syrian operation where his force counter attacked under heavy fire, routing the enemy and taking about 80 prisoners.
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Glubb
London Daily Sketch
Automobiles Cut Dollar Life Short Through Handling
The life of dollar bills was cut in half by the advent of the automobile. Increased circulation and constant handling by greasy hands account for this.
Surprising Averages Across Realms
The text notes that England sees one bedfall death per week, Stradivari once built 1 100 violins now about 500 exist, people without silver spoons strive harder, and the Antarctic polar ocean averages about two miles deep.
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Stradivari
Antarctic Ocean
Polar Regions
Hard National Task No Polish Quislings
Frederick Griffin profiles Donald Gordon chosen to head Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The article outlines his rise from banker to Bank of Canada official and praises his plan to curb inflation by enlisting business leaders and public support. It contrasts Gordon with well known figures and ends with praise for Polish resistance to Nazi aggression.
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Canada
Donald Gordon
Prices and Trade Board
Lord Beaverbrook
Great Britain
Ottawa
Oldmeldrum
Aberdeen
Donald
Toronto
Manning Avenue
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Canada
The
Nations Central Bank
Graham Towers
Graham Tsowers
U.S
Dear Santa Clause Seeks Bisikkle Bag and Wagon
The note requests a bisikkle to reach school on time a punching bag to build strength for mowing the lawn a big red wagon to haul wood and roller skates to help run errands faster for mother. The child lists needs and asks Santa to grant them.
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Santa Clause
Stony Wood
Coal Wealth Shared by Canada and United States
The article notes that Canada and the United States together hold about sixty percent of the world’s coal deposits, highlighting the vast energy resources of North America.
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Canada
The
United States
Hartford note pays bath towel debt from 1923 24
A Hartford hotel received a letter offering two dollars as pay ment for a bath towel taken in 1923 or 1924. The writer asks the hotel to donate any excess beyond a fair deduction to charity. The note mentions Yellowstone Park temperature, and sky-writing trends over New York City.
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Hartford, Conn
The
United States
New York City
New Russian Attack Aircraft Reported By BBC
Stockholm dispatch says Russia has developed a new ground attack aircraft designed for low altitude runs. The craft can strike from about 60 feet with light cannons and machine guns and has shown resistance to anti aircraft fire. No plane name was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Broadcasting Corporation
Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
13 Year Old Proposes Radio Planes Bombing Raids
A 13 year old schoolboy, described as the youngest inventor, interviewed the Australia Inventions Board officer after submitting a scheme to send a fleet of small radio controlled planes on bombing raids over enemy territory.
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Australia Inventions Board
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