Britain and Allies Superior in Invention Claims
Prof A M Low argues in the London Daily Sketch that Britain and its allies lead in science and engineering, noting British achievements from Faraday to Dewar and criticizing German parasitism on others’ ideas. He claims German invincibility is myth and stresses UK invention and production as decisive in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Low
Institute of Patentees
London Daily Sketch
Japan
Lancashire
Great Britain
Germany
Darwin
Faraday
Arkwright
Newton
Jack Miner’s Press Clippings Preserved For Bird Sanctuary Archive
For 35 years the press coverage of Jack Miner and his work in natural history has been saved by his son Manly F. Miner. The clippings document Miner’s life, writings, lectures, and acclaim as Canada’s best known citizen and will be mounted for a future museum at the bird sanctuary to protect banding data and historical records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miner
Jack Minner
Manly F. Miner
Canada
Jack Minere
Watch-Fine Mechanism of Tanks Cited by Commerce Weekly
The Foreign Commerce Weekly attributes the high reliability of tank engines and reconnaissance trucks to diamond-dust polishing on finished pistons, connecting rods, and main bearings, ensuring smooth operation of the powerful motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Commerce Weekly
Medals Returned After Bristol Bombing Recovery
Lt Col Samuel Smyth recovered three First World War medals after his Bristol home was bombed last year. The Mons Star was among them though tarnished. a demolition squad returned the keepsakes. Great Britain offered to buy all of Egypt's fax crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Smyth
Bristol
Mons
Great Britain
Egypt
German Tank Repair Units Boost Rommel’s Desert Tactics
British observers in Libya report German mobile repair stations accelerate Rommel’s tank formations. Sources say Nazi repair crews enable rapid recovery of disabled tanks, allowing day after day battles despite high losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Wedding Day In The Street? A Quip On Marital Calamities
A dialogue turns on the timing of a wedding and the contrasting view that marriages are events while calamities are the true happenings. The speaker insists the wedding day is the event while others note the broader mishaps that attend social affairs.
French Prisons Seek Space as Black Market Cracks Grow
Justice Minister Joseph Barthelemy told Paris-Soir prisons are so crammed there is no room left. He blamed repression of black market operations for rising overcrowding, noting seasonal pests and winter farewells in open doorways amid the housing strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Barthelemy
Paris-Soir
Barthelemy
Embroidered Sacred Heart Picture Pattern 7181 Offer
An embroidery pattern offers a 10 by 14 inch Sacred Heart design with stitch illustrations materials and color chart. The pattern cost 20 cents and payment must be sent to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 Mc Dermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Lord Halifax on Germany and the cure for its youth
Lord Halifax warns that Hitler debased youth by teaching a false religion of power and eroding Christian and humane instincts. He says Germany’s education must be remade after the war to restore faith and dignity, as Western nations seek lasting peace. The note mentions Oxford University testing British POWs in enemy lands and archaeologist Capt. Joyce dying at 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Halifax
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Oxford University
Standard Time Established Across Canada and United States
The Windsor Star explains the clock shift to a single standard time across Canada and the United States. It notes the previous confusion caused by mixed use of daylight saving time and standard time, and urges adherence to standard time to prevent further confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Windsor Star
British Regiments Fought in Malaya and Singapore
British regiments listed include East Surreys Leicesters Ar evil Southerlanders Gordon Highlanders Manchester Regiment Mala Regiment Sarawak Rangers Royal Marines Loyal Regiment of North Lancashires and Brigade of Guards. Indian regiments engaged included the Punjab motorized unit Hyderabad Regiment and four Frontier force units. Australian units remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malaya
Singapore
East Surreys
Leicesters
Arevil Southerlanders
Gordon Highlanders
Manchester Regiment
Mala, Regiment
Sarawak Rangers
Royal Marines
Loyal Regiment of North Lancashires
Brigade of Guards
Punjab
Hyderabad
Frontier Force
Finnish Report Says Russian Ski Patrol Used Reindeer
A Finnish wartime report claims Russian ski patrols on the far northern front used reindeer as pack animals to carry food and ammunition. One patrol was driven back and eight supply laden reindeer were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far Northern Front
Protection Of Grain And Cereal Products For Britain War Effort
Canadian Plant Protection Division inspectors combat insect infestations in grain and flour stored on ships and at Great Lakes storage. Between 1941 voyages and winter storage, 1192 seagoing boats and 303 Great Lakes boats were inspected, with cargoes totaling over 270 million bushels of grain and 844 thousand tons of flour valued at over 257 million dollars. The work includes inspecting cargo spaces, warehouses, and docks to prevent waste and preserve goods and goodwill during wartime storage and transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great Lakes
Montreal
India
Seaboard
Fort Wilcoliam
Manly Miner Receives Letter From Lord Bennett
A handwritten letter from Lord Bennett, former Premier of Canada, to Manly Miner dated January 11 and received in Kingsville February 1 describes his London war efforts and cites a claim that the Axis controls 20 percent of the world while the Allies control 80 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bennett
Canada
Manly Miner
London
Kingsville
Getting Plenty Of Food Germany Uses French Ports
Lloyds underwriters publish figures showing Germany receiving large quantities of foodstuffs and other products through French Mediterranean ports despite the British blockade. Compared with 1938 eight months, 1941 figures rise in fruits and vegetables, coffee, cereals, and wines with substantial tonnage gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Lloyd's
Had Themselves To Blame
A long queue formed outside a shop as a notice on the door announced opening at 10 am. An elderly man attempted to jump the line but was refused and left stating he would not open the shop. The text also notes that the color red represents passion power and riches.
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Britain
Cambrai
England
USA
Sir John Dewar
Sydney Gilchrist Thomas
Tomerschi
Jones, Brown, Robinson
Mac
Banting
Patent Office
Jack Miser Bird Sanctuary
Ti Rousehold Arts
Ior
Thomas Athol Joyce
The
Royal Anthropological Society
C.P.R. Angus
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Angus
McNaughton
H. B. Bowen
C.P.R
E. de BE. Panet
M.D. 4
J. H Berry
Kenneth Stuart
Canadian General Staff
D. C. Coleman
CPP
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