Hawaiian Islands Territory Worthy Playground and Naval Key
The text outlines Hawaii as a Pacific crossroads between continents, detailing its geography, annexation history, climate, agriculture, and strategic harbor at Pearl Harbor. It notes Honolulu as the capital, diverse population, and the territory’s governance, while acknowledging its wartime role and future link between continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Orient
Australia
New Zealand
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Sandwich Islands
United States
Territory of
Hawaii
Hendrik van Loon
Pacific
Gaetans
Captain Cook
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa
Kilauea
Maui
Honolulu
Oahu
Congress of the United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Three Cent Bonus Boosts British Egg Shipments
The Agriculture Department announces an order-in-council authorizing a three cent per dozen bonus on grade A eggs for export to Britain, plus a half cent per dozen for oil-dipping. aimed at boosting Canadian egg production to meet Britain’s next year demand and storage goals.
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Britain
British Food Ministry
Agriculture Department
Canada
First Travel Tidbits Stir Niagara Falls History
A quirky note recalls Father Hennepin as the first white man to describe Niagara Falls while recounting La Salle’s 1678 Niagara expedition. It also notes Germany facing 11 railway accidents in a single summer fortnight.
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Niagara Falls
Father Hennepin
la Salle
Niagara Frontier
Germany
Wartime Prices Board to Remain After War
R F Chisholm national administrator of wholesale trade says the Wartime Prices and Trade Board will likely continue to operate after the war until economic stability is assured Edgar G Burton national administrator of retail trade agrees the best features of the plan may be retained permanently He notes U S representatives are discussing with the Canadian board and studying the situation closely expected to adopt similar measures by the United States government
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R. F. Chisholm
Prices and Trade Board
Edgar G. Burton
United States
Canada
England's Yeomen Guard Founded by Henry VII in 1485
The Yeomen of the Guard in England traces its origin to 1485 when King Henry VII established the body to guard the monarch. The unit became a historic royal entoura ge force reflecting Tudor authority and ceremonial duties.
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England
Yeomen of the Guard
Henry Vil
Globe-Trotting Hobo Ledger Retires After 56 Years
Sandy J. Ledger, a 70-year-old monocle wearing hobo, has ended his 56 years of globe tramping after 42 Atlantic crossings. He cites age and settles in Miami, recalling roles as circus peanut vendor, Times of London compositor, and longshoreman in France, vowing he is a working rover not a bum.
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Sandy J. Ledger
Times of London
Ledger
Massachusetts
France
London Daily Mail
Paris
New York Sterald-Tribune
Miami
Radioactivity Treatment Proposed for Leukemia
University of Pennsylvania scientist Dr. Eugene Pendergrass demonstrated a radioactivity based treatment for leukemia using a Geiger counter to detect white blood cell activity. The method relies on cyclotron bombarded phosphorus to emit rays similar to radium, but is not yet ready for general use.
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University of Pennsylvania
Eugene Pendergrass
Pendergrass
Creamed Turkey in Dressing Rings and Baskets
A vintage recipe item outlines making creamed turkey with a butter thickened sauce and hot mashed potatoes. It details dressing rings from bread crumbs and butter, baked rings filled with creamed turkey, and potato baskets baked then filled for serving.
War Stocks and Axis Balance in Hore-Belisha Speech
Leslie Hore-Belisha, former Secretary for War, told London observers that Japan has substantial stocks of key war materials and could fight for about 15 months. He warned that much of the world’s striking power remains with the Axis while natural resources favor the Allies, and urged Japan to secure economic strength beyond naval power or face defeat.
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
London
Japan
Agassiz Refuses Lectures Over Money At Harvard
Louis Agassiz, renowned Swiss zoologist, declined a Western university offer to lecture on natural history. He explained at Harvard that he could not waste time making money and chose to pursue study over financial gain.
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Louis Agassiz
Agassiz
Harvard
The Individual Citizen Army a Canadian Army column
The piece explains why soldiers share nicknames and how the title The Individual Citizen's Army was chosen. It recalls events with Defense Minister Ralston and Hansard quotes showing that the army is the individual citizen's army, not an outside organization. It notes quirks like generals nicknamed Browns and Maj Gen Browne's exception.
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Rudyard Kipling
John Citizen
Air Force
Ottawa
Defence
Ralston
England
House of Commons
Press Gallery
Chamber
Col. Ralston
Hansard
B. W. Browne
D.S.C
Sam
Bomber Pilots Tell Workers to Ready Hazardous Devices
A Glasgow dispatch notes bomber pilots telling workers at a northwest England shell and hazardous device filling factory to hand over munitions. They declared they are always on call and ready to depart when needed.
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Motherland
Glasgow
England
The Lungs Contain About Five Quarts of Air
A compact note states the average man's lungs hold roughly five quarts of air, much of it warm, inviting readers to estimate the amount they personally contain.
Canada’s Forest Area Tops 1.22 Million Square Miles
The Dominion Forest Service reports Canada’s total forest area now exceeds 1 220 000 square miles, about 35 percent of land. Around 450 000 square miles are not suitable for commercial operations, while 770 000 square miles hold trees usable now or growing to usable size. Accessible productive forest totals about 430 000 square miles with 45 percent merchantable timber and 55 percent young growth.
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Canada
Dominion Forest Service
Ranee of Sarawak Says Miri Oil Wells Blown Up
The Ranee of Sarawak wife of Sir Charles Vyner Brooke reports that oil wells at Miri were blown up when Japanese invaders appeared. She notes the Japs likely need oil and says defending Miri by sea is nearly impossible and that Sarawak head hunters could confront any inland penetration.
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Ranee
Sarawak
Charles Vyner Brooke
Miri
New York
Silk yardage for standard parachute fabric
It takes 65 yards of the finest silk to make a standard R C A F parachute.
Australian dried peaches weigh 478 tons this year
Dried peaches produced in Australia this year weighed 478 tons according to the report.
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Australia
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Sanford B. Dale
Mr. Dele
Vichy
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Lilly
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Hore-Belisha
Miller
Rhodes
Clark
Colonel Clark
Clarks
Nobby
Knobby
By Fred Neher
Canada’s
Headhunters
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
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