Mary Princess Royal thanks scouts for gifts and ambulance
Mary Princess Royal thanked American girl scouts for Christmas gifts and an ambulance presented to the girl guides of Britain. Other notes mention a 100-year-old Emily Bailey dying in Victoria and forced internment camps prepared in Bombay for Italian prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Princess Royal
Girl Scouts
Girl Guides of
Britain
Emily Bailey
England
Victoria
Portage le Prairie
Man
B.C
Bombay
India
Egypt
Lord Woolton
American Allied Relief Fund
Reginald Hugh Dorman- Smith
Burma
Frederick Snyder
United States
Hong Kong
Shanghai
United Kingdom
Ottawa Mint Feels Wartime Demand Pushes Coinage
Royal Canadian Mint reports soaring wartime coin demand as 24 hour shifts shifted to 16 hours and experts foresee an eventual eight hour day. Officials credit wartime prosperity and rising spendable money for the surge and note staffing boosts to prevent delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mint
Canada
Finance Department
Heavy Production Aims Car Industry for Bomber Parts
The United States plans to mobilize automobile plants to produce parts for a fleet of long range bombers. An initial $20 million in educational orders was approved to train plant managers in manufacturing complex bomber components. The plan envisions annual output of about 3,600 two and four engine bombers costing nearly $1 billion, with full operation potentially 15 months away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Department and Defence Commission
Great Britain
Proud Of His Accent J B Priestley
J B Priestley, famed for his Sunday postscripts, is described as a Bradford boy who studied at Cambridge after the war. His Yorkshire accent, once a liability, is now an asset and he is said to be as proud of it as any Scotsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Priestley
Bradford
Cambridge
Mr. Priestley
Average death toll claims one life every sixteen minutes
A ten year period shows an average of one accidental death every sixteen minutes nationwide. The figure highlights ongoing risks and the burden on families and emergency services.
Choosing a Good Servant Over Friends and Family
Proverb advises selecting a reliable servant rather than a friend or relative. The guidance stresses impartial judgment, highlighting loyalty, honesty, and efficiency as key traits for trusted service.
Keeping Down Farm Costs During War Time
H B Mitchell of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa outlines three key cost-cutting strategies for farmers: use high quality disease resistant seed and thorough seed-bed prep with weed and pest control. employ modern labour-saving machinery, including rubber-tired equipment, and consider cooperative ownership to lower costs. expand cultivated land to spread overheads and maximize labor and equipment use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BD. Mitchell
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
New Bullet Proof Cockpit Armor Aimed At Protecting Bombing Pilots
British and United States bombing planes will soon receive bullet proof cockpit armor rushed from three plants. The armor covers from head to below the knees with a cowl top and extra elbow width to boost effectiveness and weighs about 120 pounds. It resists machine gun bullets and protects fliers from rear attacks during sudden enemy dives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Industry Shifts To Armaments Across Firms
An American printing press manufacturer will produce artillery equipment while surgical dressings sutures and canned food flow from stockyards. A washing machine maker a railroad car builder a roller skate producer and a longtime cooking utensil specialist will also turn out cannon ammunition.
Anne Adams Pattern 4394 Apron and Dress Details
Pattern 4394 features two neckline options and a front panel accent. Sizes small to large with specific fabric and ruffling yardages for views A and B. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for ordering with name address and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Londonderry Pilots RAF Planes During Atlantic Convoy Patrols
Lord Londonderry, 62, former British Air Minister and honorary commodore of Ulster bombing squadron, occasionally pilots Royal Air Force planes on Atlantic convoy patrols. He enjoys flying with the squadron and serves as a relief pilot for periods up to two and a half hours. Bread in England is now standardized to four sizes for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Londonderry
Royal Air Force
Ulster
England
Sloth Travels By Swinging From Tree Branches
The sloth moves exclusively by hand over hand motions while hanging upside down from branches, swinging to navigate its habitat.
Composition of Earth's Air by Gas Percentages
The air we breathe consists of 79 percent nitrogen, 20 percent oxygen, and the remaining 1 percent is a mix of other gases.
Sunday School Lesson on Repentance and Suffering
The lesson discusses Jesus' responses to tragedies like the Galileans killed by Pilate and the Siloam tower collapse, denying that such events prove greater sin. It emphasizes repentance for all and preserves Jesus' sympathy, citing Luke 13 and the healing of a bent woman in the synagogue.
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Philo
Pilate
Jesus
Siloam
Bethesda
Cannot Be Beaten by Unity and Endurance
The speaker asserts resilience, recalling early June fears about the BEF and stressing that the Battle of Britain diverges from Hitler’s plan. With continued unity and endurance, they believe victory is possible and that they cannot be beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.E.F
Britain
Hitler
A. V. Alexander
United Empire
Men face higher lightning death risk during storms
A man is nine times more likely to be killed by lightning than a woman, largely due to men being outdoors more often during thunderstorms, the best explanation noted in the report.
Drivers around age forty show lowest accident rate
A recent survey finds that drivers around 40 years old have the lowest accident rate among age groups. The study highlights the stability and experience often associated with middle age as factors in safer driving.
Night Bren gun patrols keeping watch on English coast
Western Canada troops operate Bren gun carriers with motorcycle and tank squads along the forward defence lines. The patrols traverse muddy roads at 30 to 60 mph stopping every half hour to scan for enemy aircraft while RAF night fighters circle above.
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Western
Canada
Dominion
Bundie
Cpl
C. H. McMurdo
Vancouver
Fred Schultz
Bob Webber
Pte
Schultz
Bren
Pte. Webber
Royal Air Force
Alone in Italy A tragic fascist farce unfolds
Detroit Free Press laments Mussolini as Albania and Africa setbacks widen. It reports Nazi massing near the border and alleges decrees threaten death for food hoarding and profiteering with all Italians to show unwavering morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mussolini
Albania
Africa
Egypt
Duce
Il Duce
Detroit Free Press
Rheumatic fever warned as cause of child death and heart damage
The article stresses rheumatic fever as the leading killer among school age children and warns that growing pains may mask it. It explains symptoms after sore throats, rapid heartbeat, pallor, and loss of appetite, and urges bed rest under physician care until all fever and pain vanish to prevent permanent heart injury.
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la Grippe
Brave Children Survive Night Terror Amid Bomb Ruins
Twenty two crippled children aged ten to eight slept in a sand bagged ground floor room at a southeastern invalids home when a bomb destroyed domestic quarters and the superintendent's flat. Seven were slightly injured and two staff members were killed as water poured from broken pipes and blocks of concrete caved in. The children sang for nearly half an hour during the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Curbing Speeders by Time Cards on Highways
The Sunday Globe describes a method where highways are divided into 10 mile districts. Drivers receive a time card on entering and must reach a control station 10 or 20 miles away before submitting the card. A quick watch check determines if the driver exceeded the legal speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
The
Sunday Globe
Boston
Blood cell turnover rate in humans
In the normal human bloodstream red blood cells die and are replaced at about 150000 cells per second.
English Process Preserves Potatoes for Ten-Year Shelf
A special England method turns potatoes into meal or flour enabling storage up to ten years. This durable preservation breakthrough offers long term food security and potential industrial use across the country.
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England
Cancer articles offered free by Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain a set of articles on the cause and control of cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. Include a request and your name and address.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Paris salon sighting reveals Goering buying wife a coat
Lady Decies recalls Reich Marshal Hermann Goering entering a Paris salon on Excalibur voyage and purchasing a beige fur collar coat for his wife Emmy Sonnemann. She reports German control of Palais du Luxembourg and major hotels amid worsening conditions and rationing limits on essentials.
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Decies
Goering
Palais du Luxembourg
Crillon
Ritz
Paris
Moon Worship Then and Now Reflected in History
A historical note recalls the moon once held central religious reverence among ancient peoples and cultures, shaping myths, rituals, and daily life as celestial worship guided calendars and ceremonies.
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C.P.R. Bomber Fund
John Lee
Weston
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Lines
C.P.E
W. Worboys
G. McClements
David Peddie
LO. Dwyer
F. J. Smith
DR. J.W. $. McCullough
Paquin
Lady Decies
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