Duty Of Citizens To Uphold Democracy In Wartime Speech
A 1641 speech by Lieut-Col James Moss urges Canadian citizens to defend democracy against propaganda. He lauds Churchill and Dunkirk as propaganda of resolve, contrasts free society with Hitler's regime, and outlines six democratic duties including truth, unity, active propaganda, and preparing for postwar economic challenges.
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James Moss
Clas
Regina Canadien Clube
Hitler
Churchill
Dunkerque
Mr. Churchill
France
Goebbels
Reich
Buckingham Palace
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Airacobra tops speed record in test flight over Buffalo
Lieut Andrew C. McDonough U S N R flew a Bell Airacobra on a busman's holiday from Atlantic Ga to Buffalo and dived to 21000 feet at 620 mph confirming top speed. Officials decline to claim a record while McDonough notes it felt smooth and safe.
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Aires
Andrew C. McDonough
U.S.N.R
Atlantic
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo
H. Lloyd Child
Curtiss-Wright
McDonough
Eastern Airlines
Robert M. Stanley
Bell
Northwestern division urged for NRC to study farm product uses
Cecil Lamont of Winnipeg, speaking in Tocoronto, urged the Dominion government to create a western division of the National Research Council. The division would represent the Northwest Line Elevators Association and focus on finding new edible and inedible uses for farm products.
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Cecil Lamont
Winnipeg
Tocoronto
Northwest Line Elevators Association
National Research Council
Lamont
Gutzon Borglum's Face of Washington on Mount Rushmore
The Face of Washington carved by Gutzon Borglum on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota is sixty feet long.
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Gutzon Borglum
Washington
Rushmore Mountain
Black Hills
South Dakota
Pungent Remarks From a Bucharest Romanian
A Romanian in Bucharest writes that Romania is an Axis member, with bread like Germany, soldiers like Italy, revolutions like Spain, and earthquakes like Japan, despite their troubles.
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Bucharest
Axis
Germany
Italy
Spain
Japan
Bravery Award For 18YearOld Frederick Clements
Frederick Clements of the 76th London Company receives the Cross for Heroism after attempting to rescue his aunt from a house fire caused by an oil bomb. He aided family members to safety before entering a blaze to reach his aunt, found dead, and suffered arm and foot burns.
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Boys’ Brigade
Frederick Clements
76Th London Company
Clements
Nazi Uses Tulip Bulbs for Ersatz Coffee Tea
The regime legalizes Holland tulip bulbs for making ersatz coffee or tea. It even hints at mixing the bulbs with onions as a potentially effective deceit against the Germans.
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Holland
Alpha Orionis Sends Most Heat To Earth Among Stars
The statement notes that among all stars except the Sun, Alpha Orionis emits the greatest heat reaching Earth, highlighting its infrared output and energy contribution in stellar comparisons.
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Alpha Orionis
Earth
Rust Resistant Wheat Spreads Across Western Regions
Rust resistant wheat varieties have rapidly expanded from Manitoba into eastern Saskatchewan and into Alberta, with Marquis still dominant but Thatcher Renown Apex and Regent gaining. Improved seeds are now distributed as Registered Seed, backed by ongoing rust resistance research to prevent breakdowns.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
C. H. Goulden
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Alberta
Lloydminster
Marquis
Thatcher
Renown
Apex
Regent
Organization of Seed Growers
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Methods Free From Disease Evacuation of Children
The evacuation of children from dangerous zones in the British Isles was undertaken with trepidation about contagious disease. These fears proved groundless due to public health precautions and education campaigns. Rural children did not suffer from contact with city peers, and urban children improved, seen as a triumph for modern public health methods.
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British Isles
Britain
Rumor of Albanian Fascist Song Debunked
The Stretford Beacon Herald reports there is probably no truth in the claim that the favorite marching tune of Albanian Fascist forces is Show Me the Way to Go Home. The item appears as a rumor without verified sourcing.
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Stretford Beacon-Herald
Albania
Oslo report says Nazi salute required for all public workers
An Oslo dispatch states that the Nazi salute has become obligatory for all government, municipal, and public service employees in Norway, enforcing a standardized gesture across official duties.
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Norway
Oslo
Canadian Drama Award Honorees for 1940 Listed
Eleven actors and creators from seven provinces receive the Canadian Drama Award for 1940. Maj. L. Bullock-Webster announces three awards to Toronto, two to Manitoba, two to Saskatchewan and one each to New Brunswick Nova Scotia Quebec and British Columbia. Distinguished recipients include Edgar Stone Maynard Robinson Ernest Reynolds John Richards Paul Gauvremont Mrs Bernard Russell Mrs D Bruce Murray Mrs A O Smith Professor K W Gordon F Hembrow Smith and Prof Frederick Wood.
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Victoria
Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
British Columbia
Maj. L. Bullock-Webster
Edgar Stone
Maynard Robinson
Ernest Reynolds
Galt
Ont
John 8. Richards
Charlottetown
Paul Gauvremont
French Repertory Theatre
South Africa Reserves Forty Nine Girl Soldiers in East Africa
Forty nine South African girls serve as attested soldiers in East Africa. They belong to the South African Women's Auxiliary Army Services under Captain Mrs. K. E. Hamman. The corps headquarters, named the masses, operates from a partly evacuated boarding school.
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East Africa
South African Women's Auxiliary Army Services
K. E. Hamman
Union Defence Force
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U.S. Airlines
North Africa
Nee Pattern
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
London
Bardia
Sidi Barrani
Piave
Vittorio Veneto
New York Times
Grenoble
Army
Legion of Honor
Legion
Girl Soldiers of
South Africa
Egypt
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