Winning New Markets Through Canadian Oil Control
The federal government appoints a national oil controller to align petroleum production with wartime needs. The plan aims to expand Alberta Turner Valley output, open markets to Winnipeg and the Pacific Coast, boost exploration, and adapt refineries for high octane gasoline for aircraft. The move should benefit the western economy, especially Alberta, amid war requisitions and new import levies.
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Canada
Dominion
West
Alberta
Turner Valley
British Empire
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
National Oil Controller
War Exchange
Pacific Coast
Saskatchewan
Europe
War Effort Gathers Over Four Million in War Loans
Sir Kingsley Wood announced at a luncheon that more than £4,000,000 has been offered in interest free loans to fund Britain’s war. A donor signing as Confidence gave £200,000 without conditions, with gifts pouring in from the Empire including school children and pensioners. He stressed the daughters nations contribute men, materials, and munitions, and pledged no limit to the war effort. Basil Fomeen unveils a new baby grand piano combining organ, piano, cymbalin, harp and harpischord.
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Kingsley Wood
Britain
Kingsley
Basil Fomeen
Famous Warhorse Balaclava Remains With Queen’s Own
In Toronto Sir William Mulock recalls Old Balaclava the famed chestnut warhorse of the Queen’s Own. Balaclava followed his rider into battle and kept the saddle empty after the rider was killed, remaining cherished by the regiment until his death.
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Toronto
William Mulock
Queen's Own
Queen’s Own
Will Of The People And The Supermen Dictatorship
The text argues that governance by a few superior leaders backed by terror destroys democracy and that democracies fail when ruled by the people rather than by a dictator. It cites a Times of India view linking elite rule to totalitarian hostility to democracy. Greece is noted as having nearly two thirds of its population living by farming.
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Times of India
Greece
Technique Of Parachutists Announcement by Public Information Office
The office warns that German parachute troops seek to organize fifth columnists, spread panic, harass lines, and damage infrastructure. They may jump from 150 feet at 75 mph, land a company in a 650 by 1,300 foot area, and assemble in 15 minutes. Uniforms, weapons, and parachute drops are described, with a emphasis on nationwide patrols as defense.
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Director of Public Information
Faith to guest conduct CBCs Contented Hour program
Perc y Faith the Canadian composer and conductor will guest direct several broadcasts for the CBCs Contented Hour starting July 1. Born in Toronto and trained at Jarvis Collegiate and the Toronto Conservatory he began studying at eleven. Faith is known for streamlined classical treatments and has conducted World Concerts Streamline Bands Across the Sea and other major programs.
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Canada
Percy Faith
Carnation
Toronto
Faith
Jarvis Collegiate
Toronto Conservatory of Music
C.B.C
Refugees to settle in Lancashire mansion houses
Women refugees from Holland will be housed in empty Lancashire town mansions to build homes for other refugees. They will receive weekly funds to buy provisions and fuel and organize household work, including darning, mending, shoe repairs, and nursing refugee children. One household will include a two year old boy Kaufmann found in Amsterdam. another will house a 20 year old blind music teacher who fled after the bombs.
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Holland
Lancashire
Be Kaufmann
Amsterdam
Imagining Hitler Granting an Honorable Peace
The prompt asks readers to envision whether Adolf Hitler would ever grant a defeated nation a honorable peace, exploring the paradox of a dictator offering terms of settlement after devastation and conquest.
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Hitler
Lac la Ronge Shoreline Length Report
A northern Saskatchewan waterway lac la Ronge is described as a large body with a shoreline spanning about 1500 miles. The note adds a numeric figure 2367.
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Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
Health value of Canadian fruits and vegetables
Dr J M Swaine says vitamins in foods affect human and animal health and Canadian fruits and vegetables contain these nutrients when prepared properly. Ongoing research aims to map health values and optimize home-grown products, with several labs involved and a planned program potentially yielding results within the year.
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J. M Swaine
Science Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Air Force flying fitness stressed by RAF officer
Group Captain R W Ryan of the Royal Air Force outlined requirements for air crew fitness at the Canadian Medical Association meeting in Toront o. He cited nervous stability, absence of headaches or eye spots, no sleepwalking after age ten, and normal blood pressure as essential, with high blood pressure allowed only for second pilots.
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R. W. Ryan R.A.F
Canadian Medical Association
Tor
Ryan
Air Force
Slaughter Of Innocents Reflects On German War Crimes
The Toronto Telegram editorial denounces German atrocities in Poland, Holland, Belgium, and parts of France, likening the enemy to devils and insisting on total victory as the only path to peace and future safety. It emphasizes Churchill’s warning that survival hinges on winning.
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Poland
Holland
Belgium
France
Churchill
Toronto Telegram
Movement speeded up in Canadian air force recruitment
Flying Officer W S Lighthall of Ottawa, recruiting liaison for Canada with the Royal Canadian Air Force, spoke in Calgary about rapid expansion. He outlined a plan to train 30 000 airmen annually with 40 000 more in ground schools, noting the pace will accelerate as recruitment proceeds.
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W. S. Lighthall
Ottawa
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Calgary
Lighthall
Good Rule To Follow Shared By Distinguished Woman
A distinguished woman stated a maxim about restraint saying what I left unsaid I never had to regret or be sorry for, aligning a wholesome guideline with both sexes. The remark emphasizes prudence in speech and personal discretion across genders.
Education reform target for broadening high school aims
A partial survey suggests 85 percent of high school students do not pursue college and secondary education should better prepare all youths for business and industry. It notes girls and boys with job training and those given self directed school jobs adjust more readily to life after school.
Fashion substitutes from fish skins and substitutes in Germany
German propaganda pushes fashion using fish skins as substitutes for wool cotton and leather amid shortages. Berlin Vienna and Frankfurt institutes develop new styles with gloves coats and shoes shown in the Frankfurter Zeitung.
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Berlin
Vienna
Frankfurt
Frankfurter Zeitung
The Missed Purse Sparked a Townbound Search
A mother rushing to town mislaid her purse and searched everywhere while her five year old daughter helped. After a long hunt the purse was found and the owner exclaimed. The child offered a wry remark about why items turn up in the last place searched.
Honors Presented by King George to Five French Officers
King George conferred honors on five French officers. Admiral Jean Abrial and General Georges Blanchard received Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. General Benoit and General de la Laurencie were named Knight Commanders of the British Empire. General Marie Emile Bethouard was named Companion of the Order of the Bath for command in the Namsos area of Norway.
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Order of the Bath
Jean Abrial
Dunkirk
Georges Blanchard
Flanders
Benoit
de la Laurencie
Marie-Emile Bethouard
Bethouard
Namsos
Norway
What a Wink Means in Eye Operation Facts
Scribner's Commentator Magazine explains that a wink takes one fifth of a second and occurs 25 times each minute. At 25 miles per hour this adds up to about 101 miles driven with eyes closed, illustrating how often we blink while on the road.
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Scribner's Commentator Magazine
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