Medical Survey Plans to Assess Canadian Medical Power
A two day conference leads to a survey by the Canadian Medical Procurement and Assignment Board to allocate doctors dentists and nurses between Armed Forces and civilian needs by March 31. 12 field secretaries will aid with travel and checks while divisions for dentistry nursing and public health run their own surveys. Dr T C Routley notes the board has placed over 700 physicians in service and calls for continued university output and research support.
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Woman Power of
Canada
Women Power of
C.vicn
Defence
Ralston
Air
Power
Labor
Mitchell
Pensions
Mackenzie
Dental Profession
Nursing Associations
Public Health
T. C. Routley
Toronto
British Children Are Of Sturdy Stock And Keep Calm
A London daylight bombing tested Britain's schoolchildren as they faced danger with poise. A five year old girl trapped for over ten hours was rescued and told rescuers she could walk, later revealing both arms broken. Teachers and headmasters praised drills and calm routines that helped children endure air raids without hysteria.
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Britain
London
Secret Melbourne China Collection of Mrs Agnes Howard Revealed
An almost private collection belonging to Mrs Agnes Howard, a recently deceased Melbourne suburb resident, is described as among the finest in the world. Her home museum remained unseen by neighbors and art dealers alike, with Chelsea and Doulton pieces stacked in crowded rooms. She kept the display anonymous when she lent a section for Red Cross aid last year.
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Agnes Howard
Melbourne
Australia
Chelsea
Doulton
Red Cross
New Pigeon Drop System Aims for High Altitude Messages
The Army signal corps developed a canvas covered wire cage that releases a homing pigeon from scout planes at tremendous heights. Pigeons are used when radio silence is required, as air at 10 000 feet is too thin for flight and the cage can open automatically at a chosen drop height. The passage notes Lake Chad exploration by the British in 1823.
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U.S. Army Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Newspapers Drive War Scraps and Bonds Across Nations
The Quebec Chronicle Telegram notes the U S War Production Board urged newspapers to lead a scrap drive that yielded six million tons of iron steel and metals. It argues focused, time-limited campaigns outperform humdrum appeals and cites Canada's Victory Loan drives and U S War Bond efforts as models for mobilizing public support and sales. It urges readers to buy War Savings stamps in installments if cash is tight.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
U.S. War Production Board
Canada
United States
National War Finance Committee
Canada has nine large lakes over one hundred miles long
The text notes that besides its portion of the Great Lakes, Canada contains nine sizable lakes exceeding 100 miles in length. It presents a factual geographic claim with no further context.
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Great Lakes
Canada
Whining German Attitude and Civilian War Aid
Excerpts compare German self-pity in defeat to Allied calls for civilian sacrifice. The text cites Montreal Gazette on German whining and a New York Times piece stressing blood donations to save fighting men. It also notes critics miscast as Empire skeptics echo Victorian diction about British Empire.
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Germany
Montreal Gazette
New York Times
Fortunate Army Leadership Aids War Weapon Drive
Major James Hahn told the Empire Club in Toronto that Lt-Gen. A G McNaughton is a soldier scientist guiding proactive equipment development. He described the Army Technical Development Board and national liaison with the United Nations to avoid duplication while mobilizing engineering and industrial resources coast to coast for new weapons.
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United Nations
James Hahn
Empire Club
1Ronto
AG McNaughton
Equipmet
Hahn
Army Technical Develop Board
John Iglis Arms
Toronto
Decla
United Nation
Army Technical Development Board
Army
Department of National Science
China Aid Gap Warned by Ambassador’s Wife in Philadelphia
Wellington Keo, wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain, told War Chest workers that China faces looming economic collapse that could imperil the Allied war effort. She criticized lend lease distribution noting only two percent to China and no food shipments via the Burma Road, urging immediate U.S. action to sustain China and the Chinese army.
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Wellington Keo
Great Britain
War Chest
Philadelphia
China
United Nations
Roosevelt
Burma Road
England
Russia
Burma
Turkey Episode Signals Shift in Allied Diplomatic Weight
The piece notes Churchill’s visit to Turkey's president as more practically significant than Roosevelt’s talks with Liberia and Brazil leaders. It argues Germany underestimates Britain and shows German prestige in decline as spied reactions and Nazi diplomat activity reveal heightened sensitivity to Allied moves.
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Churchill
Turkey
Roosevelt
Liberia
Brazil
Definition of a conference as a group of men
The quote suggests a conference is a group whose members cannot act alone but can convene to decide that no action is possible. It reflects skepticism toward collective decision making and implies inertia within assembled leadership.
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Columbia Pictures
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Paul Muni
Greta Granstead
A. Gerlock
Doug Allen
London Daily Mail
Tripolitania
McNaughton
Ar Igre Uy
Wellington
Keo
America
Berlin
von Pape
Hberl
New York Herald Tribune
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