Britain Plans Model Towns After War Ends
British architects draft plans for postwar towns and cities to replace bombed areas. Lord Reith and ministries oversee rebuilding with standardized bricks, land value controls, and new road systems. Coventry aims to be a test city with pedestrian shopping, while London awaits broader reconstruction.
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New Britain
Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Ministry of Works and Building
Lord Reith
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Works and Buildings
Birmingham
Coventry
Bristol
London County Council
City Corporation
London
D. E. E. Gibson
England
Gibson
Wren
Britain to absorb thousands of 16 year old cadets into new National scheme
Military cadet units in Great Britain, already 23 000 strong, will enroll thousands more 16-year-olds under a national guidance scheme. Uniforms will be supplied free by the War Office and cadet units will link to Home Guard or Territorial establishments for training. When these boys reach 17 they will transfer into the Home Guard. Plans exist to establish training units for the age group.
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Great Britain
War Office
Home Guard
British National Cadet Association
The
Association For
Symbolic Coin Sent To Churchill By Winnipeg Engraver
A Winnipeg engraver inscribed on a Canadian dime the famous Churchill message starting with Let us then to the task. A Winnipeg citizen bought the coin and sent it as a souvenir to Mr Churchill during his Canada visit. The British Premier praised the workmanship and the coin symbolism. Halifax Herald
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Canada
Halifax Herald
Boxed 1500 BC Skeleton Found by Scots Road Crew
In Scotland a 1500 BC warrior skeleton was uncovered in a stone box with daubed joints during road work by Canadian Forestry Corps students turned workers. Inquest held, Edinburgh scientists seized artifacts, and the remains were given to the University of Edinburgh for study.
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Scotland
Canadian Forestry Corps
Edinburgh
Testi
University of Edinburgh
State curbs on worker departures in Soviet Union
Law bans workers leaving jobs without state permission. Two defectors from a defence factory receive eight year sentences while three more get five years. Silver fox noted as first major commercial fur bearer bred in captivity in the Dominion. Quebec reports turnips valued at 3,153,000 dollars in 1939.
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Soviet Union
Dominion
Quebec
Pilot Poise Under Fire After Bold 100 Mile Return
POLE Dorsetshire native T C Rigler a 29 year old Spitfire pilot recounts being wounded in action off the enemy coast while flying over occupied territory. He returned home through severe weather with a damaged radio and blood loss then landed the battered aircraft safely. He notes this is his first scratch after many sorties and still feels lucky.
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PO. T. C. Rigler
Df.m
Toronto
Tigler
Poole
Dorsetshire
O.K
Jerry
Man Finds13 Hub Caps on Road Trip
P. E. Flowers hunts for a missing hub cap along the Moriarty to Albuquerque route. He later discovers 13 hub caps but none belong to his vehicle.
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P. E. Flowers
Moriarty
Albuquerque
N.Y
Name Is Misleading Peanuts Are Legumes Not Nuts
The peanut plant is a legume, not a true nut, yet it yields high protein comparable to a fresh egg or porterhouse steak. It belongs to the pea family and grows underground as a pod supporting a seed.
Life insurance emerges in Canada in mid nineteenth century
The record notes that life insurance first appeared in Canada around the middle of the 19th century. It highlights early adoption and the emergence of insurance practice in Canadian markets during that period.
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Canada
Churchill's Strenuous Daily Schedule Revealed
The 67 year old Churchill astonishes Americans and White House aides with a late starting day. He rises at 10, reads papers, dictates memos, and consults advisers. Lunch at 1, a siesta, intense work until eight, then long evenings of conferences and writing through the night. He ends his day at four in the morning.
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Churchill
White House
Winnie
Ben Franklin
Washington
Siesta
Japanese fishing fleet prompts Pacific coast precaution
Vancouver Sun notes the Vancouver region hosts 1,800 Japanese fishermen and a 22,000 strong community, arguing this density and knowledge of inlets justify heightened precautions compared with the U.S. coast. The Winnipeg Free Press adds observations on communications cables and reflects on generational criticism shifting over decades.
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B.C
Pacific States
Vancouver Sun
Pacific Coast
U.S
Vancouver
California
Winnipeg Free Press
A Fascinating Quilt To Piece
A guide for making a star block quilt titled Milky Way invites sewers to cut patches into strips and sew in rounds. Pattern 7171 includes a block chart pattern pieces yardage color schemes and quilt illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Educational Facilities In The Old Land Adjusted To Meet Changed Conditions
Norwegians in England report that BBC broadcasts in Norwegian draw listeners away from German controlled stations. In Holland Radio Oranje and BBC news aid resistance. In Poland, illegal sets and leaflets spread BBC texts. Tobruk relief news spreads by grapevine. Britain's universities adapt curricula to wartime needs despite drops in overall attendance. Women students register for national service, some suspend studies to work in factories. Universities create fast training for air crews, civil defence, and technical officers, with government bursaries and refugee education schemes.
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England
Norway
BBC
London
C. J. Rollo
Denmark
Holland
Radio Oranje
Czecho-Slovakia
Leeds
Oxford
Cambridge
Home Guard
Royal Air Force
Fleet Air Arm
R.A.P
Board of Education
London School of Economics
Trade In Stamps Hurried By German Exchange Policies
London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal notes Germany is organizing stamp trade to its advantage. The outgoing trade runs to millions of pounds and is hard to stop by British blockade as stamps have no size or weight. Germany seeks special issues and stamps for Occupied Territories, with Vichy’s 50 franc commemorative stamp bought for two marks for trading.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Germany
Occupied
Vichy
Good Luck Across Oceans and Times
A poem shows a community bidding farewell to service members with prayers and silent support. It speaks of God’s presence, security in faith, and the handclasp of farewell. The piece emphasizes optimism, memory, and the comfort of shared words.
Cargo vessels built in Canada may supply building materials
The article notes Canadian shipyards build cargo ships able to carry lumber plywood wallboard and nails for a large housing project. It also mentions Bangkok once called Venice of the Orient for its canals and cites Canada’s post offices rising from 3 470 at Confederation to over 12 000. It is noted that about one in ten Navajo Indians in New Mexico is a medicine man.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Canada
Confederation
Type Of Infantry Tank Valentine Defined As Official Designation
The text states that Type Of Infantry Tank Valentine is a proper designation built in Canada similar to Matildas and Churchills. It contrasts with nicknames and notes eight million killed in the First Great War while three influenza epidemics over six months each killed over 21 million. It also mentions the human body peaks around 26 years per scientists.
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Canada
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