Organized Censorship Of Mail Delves Into War Secrets
The Ottawa censorship chief F E Jolliffe notes 21 Canadian bureaus inspect mail to guard war secrets. About 250000 letters pass Ottawa monthly, read for indiscretions rather than deliberate leaks. Letters reveal ship movements and factory locations. many errors are unintentional.
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Reiamrs
Pitiless
Canada
Orewa
Vancouver
F. E Jolliffe
Ottawa
Atlantic
Wrong Ideas About Food and Acid Forming Diets
The Federal Bureau of Home Economics nutritionists debunk acid food myths. A balanced diet with milk eggs fruits vegetables cereals and some meat fish or poultry is advised. Eating dairy with acid fruits or mixing different fruits poses no harm as stomach acids handle digestion. The US Department of Agriculture endorses this view.
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Federal Bureau of Home Economics
Desperate Gasoline Substitutes Reported in Occupied France
A Bordeaux refugee arriving in London says Germans are using 60-year-old cognac in Charente to produce fuel for bombers. He says rationing worsens in Bordeaux, women queue for scarce food, and Gestapo agents operate openly in towns. He notes French wagons heading south arrive empty and that resistance slows German supply lines.
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Charente
London
Bordeaux
France
Gestapo
Loss of Wing Use Among Bird Species Explored
The article examines why certain bird species have reduced or lost wing use through evolutionary adaptations. It discusses flightlessness in several groups and the ecological factors that favor reduced wing function, including island isolation and predator absence.
Children Defy Nazis in Norwegian School Youth Movement
An article recalls a "children's crusade" against Quisling puppet government in Norway as adults fight Nazis. Unghirden youth groups face schoolyard clashes, expulsions, and student strikes spreading from high schools to streets, signaling defiance amid occupation.
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Norway
Liflehammer
New York Times
Clever Young Inventor Sparks Ottawa Interest
A 14 year old Allan Ramsden of Nelson British Columbia has devised a directional aerial bomb guided by a photo electric cell. The idea was placed before the inventions board in Ottawa with letters from O J Waters and S J Cook confirming review and ongoing consideration.
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Allan Ramsden
Nelson
B.C
Inventions Board
Ottawa
Young Ramsden
O. J. Waters
J. L. Ralston
Defence
Trinidad’s Gift and Loan to Britain in War Effort
Trinidad has sent another gift of 230000 to Britain, totaling 2 750 000 in contributions to the empire’s war effort and has also loaned 2 500 000 to the British government free of interest. Canada leads the world in paper exports with newsprint comprising about 2 percent of the total. Venezuela’s current coffee crop is forecast to be about three fifths of the prior harvest.
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Trinidad
Britain
Canada
Venezuela
Public and press challenge Canadians to shape news with deeds
A call to action from a newspaperman asks readers what they will do with the world they read about. It argues the public defines headlines by daily choices, urging honesty in business, unity at home, and neighborly care to build a stronger Canada.
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Canada
You
Population growth in France from 1840 to 1940
The French population rose from 34 million in 1840 to 42 million by 1940, reflecting a century of demographic change and growth in the country.
Greece Requisitions Shipping in Eastern Mediterranean
The Greek government authorizes the Greek shipping committee in London to requisition all Greek shipping in the eastern Mediterranean with full control powers. The move aims to ensure ships serve the allied war effort and involves Greek vessels over 4,000 tons. The commission acts with Britain’s Ministry of Shipping, and Greece lists 607 ships totaling 1,780,666 tons at the war’s start with 56 ships lost, about 250,000 tons.
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Greek Shipping Committee
London
Mediterranean
Ministry of Shipping
Athens
Airmen Visit Queen at Windsor Castle
Young Canadian airmen, early graduates of the Empire Air Training plan, were hosted by the Queen at Windsor. One flyer recalled meeting Her Majesty on a Canadian tour and said tea with her in the castle was unforgettable.
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London
Windsor Castle
Bulls Respond to Motion Not Color in Provoking Aggression
Commonsense claim debunked as bulls react to movement rather than color. Modern studies show agitation stems from motion of objects near then animal, not the hue.
Crochet patterns for a girl’s accessories pattern 6833
Pattern 6833 offers crochet directions for making two sections accessories to brighten a wardrobe. It lists stitches materials and includes an illustration. Send 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for the pattern. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Motion Pictures Training Canadian Armed Forces Spotlight
The article notes motion pictures play a key role in training Canadian troops with British film reels shared for tactics, weapon details, and battlefield procedures. It highlights Lt. Nicholson’s Victoria Cross tale, and explains film slides plus 150 reels used in camps at Petawawa Camp Borden Connaught Ranges for artillery, rifles, and gas protection.
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Defence Department
British War Office
Canada
London
Britain
London Daily Mail
Defence Headquarters
Petawa
Camp Borden
Connaugh
Work Never Stops London Nurses and Doctors praised for wartime care
The London Daily Telegraph commends nurses and doctors for sustaining hospital care amid bomb raids. It lauds emergency planning that shifts casualties to safer beds and spots, calling the system a miracle of war organization.
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London Daily Telegraph
London
Luftwaffe
Canada’s Future After War Population and Economic Shifts
The text predicts Canada will gain population through skilled labor, refugees, and postwar immigration from Britain. It argues a stronger economy with less reliance on farm exports and raw materials, plus reduced dependence on foreign capital, all aligned with wartime growth patterns seen in the United States.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
National City Bank of New York
Customer asks for column width to bake a cake
A reader calls the Atlanta Constitution to ask how wide its newspaper columns are. She says a recipe needs a pan of a certain diameter and she will use the paper as a ruler to measure. The exchange ends with thanks.
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Atlanta Constitution
King grants ambulances and canteens for London tours
The King has donated four motor ambulances and eight mobile canteens to London after being impressed by the operators during city tours.
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London
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Royal Canadian Navy
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Nicholson
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Limbourg
Belgium
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