There Will Always Be An England A War Time Creed
The piece lauds the song There’ll Always Be An England as a rallying emblem linking Britain and Canada in a united war effort. It urges Canadians to match Britain’s sacrifice with ships arms and supplies, emphasizing speed to victory, shared burdens, and a lasting postwar world built on common freedoms. Strong references to Britain Canada and the Empire.
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England
Britain
Little
Isle
Great Britain
Canada
Atlantic
Make Ice Cream at Home with Jell-O Powder
A simple economical winter treat using Jell-O Ice Cream Powder. Mix with sugar and milk or cream and freeze using a window sill. Grocers urged to stock all five flavors as demand grows for a quick, dessert ready option. Also notes wartime estimates, and a cheese factory fact.
Gift of Spitfire Accepted By Aircraft Minister
Parker Fountain Pen Company workers donated a day’s wages to fund a Spitfire for Britain. Lord Beaverbrook, the Minister of Aircraft Production, accepted the gift via cable from Toronto. The report notes growing corporate plane donations to the Old Country.
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Britain
Parker Fountain Pen Company, Limited
Lord Beaverbrook
Toronto
Old Country
Rescue Air Raid Squad Formed by Army and Navy Officers
A group of army and navy officers in London formed their own air raid rescue squad to aid civilians during nightly raids. They used improvised gear to pull victims from basements and shelters, saving three women in one incident. The team included Royal Engineers, Royal Naval Reserve, a submarine lieutenant, and members from Canada Australia New Zealand and two Americans with the Canadian Forces. They opened a street and worked up to four hours to remove debris after a bomb struck a church. One member, shell-shocked in France, returned on leave to help and joked about doctors' views on his activities.
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Army
Navy
Royal Engineers
South Africa
Royal Naval Reserve
London
Active Service Force
New Zealand
France
Eggs scarce in Britain as Canadian bacon wins praise
British housewives arriving in Canada report eggs are worth their weight in gold and hard to find, with claims that Canada exports over 10 million dozen eggs to the UK this year, while Canadian bacon remains a favorite among Britons despite wartime nostalgia.
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Canada
Britain
United Kingdom
Ministry of Food
Selected Recipes Grahams and Date Wafers Bars
Crumble wafers with salt and baking powder then mix with chopped dates and nut meats. Beat eggs with brown sugar and fold into wafer mixture. Turn into a buttered shallow pan and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 25 minutes. Cut into twelve to sixteen bars while warm. Preparation about 12 minutes.
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Christie’s Graham
Chop Suey With Rice Krispies
A recipe combines bouillon stock with soy sauce and pork then thickens with flour and cooks with mushrooms onion and celery. Butter melts then Rice Krispies are added and served hot over rice yielding four servings. A New York physician notes child appetite dips in the second and third year. Saturn's nine moons do not all move in the same direction.
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Kellogg's
New York
Saturn
Britain Relies Heavily on Imports for Onions
The London Evening News notes that only about 10 percent of Britain’s onions are home grown, with 89 percent imported from abroad. Egypt remains the main supplier after other sources like Holland and Spain dwindled, as transport costs raise prices and delay deliveries.
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Cook
Great Britain
Holland
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Channel Islands
Egypt
London Evening News
Bank Heads See New Problems and Opportunities Facing Canadians
Bank presidents say Canada faces victory ahead with new tasks and opportunities while wartime demand heightens prices, wages, and credit needs. Bank of Montreal leaders cite record employment, rising output, and the need to curb speculative inventories as they enter their 124th year of operation.
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Huntly R. Drummond
Bank of Montreal
Canada
Price Control Board
Drummond
G. W. Spinney
Jackson Dodds
O. E
Thumb-sucking linked to dental deformities says doctor
Dr George W Teuscher assistant professor of child dentistry Northwestern University reports study of 173 children with the habit finding deformities of lips jaws and teeth in all but three He favors psychological substitutes and parent education to curb the habit noting 18 percent of mouth deformities could be eliminated nationwide if healthier habits are taught The easiest fix is prevention or mechanical devices for existing habits.
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George W. Teuscher
Northwestern University
Journal of the
American Dental Association
Teuscher
United States
Foreign-born sailors by country in U S Navy reports
A United States Navy Department report shows Germany supplying more foreign-born enlisted men than any country except the Philippines Canada and Guam. The Philippines led with 1 878, Canada 611 and Guam 557. Germany 231 Italy 218.
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United States Navy Department
Philippines
Canada
Guam
Germany
Italy
Denver Mint Runs Overtime to Meet Coin Demand
The Denver mint operates at full capacity with three shifts seven days a week but is behind on treasury orders for the first time since the First Great War. Officials attribute higher demand to Christmas shopping tax payments more coin machines and overall improved business.
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Denver Mint
Treasury
Plastic body cars predicted for future design
A forecast envisions autos built with plastic bodies and fenders with color integral to the material. War damaged Norway receives 400 prefabricated timber houses from a Swedish group and will get 600 more. The Danube river is described as neither beautiful nor blue.
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Norway
Britain Grants Couples Extra Rations for Weddings
Britain allows wedding couples extra rations of tea sugar butter and meat for receptions. A convertible bed blanket into robe and hood aids sudden emergencies in England. In Italy bagpipes are as common as in Scotland.
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Britain
England
Italy
Scotland
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