Empire Colonies Hash in War Support Totals Revealed
The British Colonial Empire has contributed large sums to World War II efforts, with colonies like Ceylon, British East Africa, Tanganyika and Trinidad raising funds and investing in war bonds. Loans totaling over 30 million pounds have been extended to the British government, with colonial governments bearing interest-free loan costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Tanganyika
Trinidad
Trinidad Bomber Fund
Inter Empire Aid Supports War Effort Amid Global Strain
The article notes wartime collaboration within the Empire as Britain sends machinery to Kenya and other colonies to mobilize natural resources. Canada provides 150 plows for Kenya’s food drive, reflecting broad voluntary aid and loyalty to the war cause as emphasized by Prime Minister Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Kenya
Northern Rhodesia
East Africa
British Guiana
Canada
Churchill
Canadian airmen commissioned by RCAF Headquarters
The Royal Canadian Air Force announces the commissioning of airmen including A Stratton H Murray A Degast B Witcairn and others across Saskatchewan and Manitoba with recipients in Weyburn Lacadena Kildonan Rushforth Erikada le Calvert Schmitz Castleford Rennie Humieldt Lilac and related locations referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
A. Stratton
H. Murray
A. Degast
B. Witcairn
Weyburn
Sask
Gunton
Native Greens Featured In Health Tips And School Names
A health note promotes leafy greens and turnip greens as vitamin C and A sources. It warns lettuce and celery are low in nutrients and suggests peppers parsley dandelion greens water cress and beet tops as richer alternatives. A mailing address offers a vitamin chart and a list of graduates from Canadian training schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Division Health League of Canada
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Sulfa Drugs Aid Farm Animals Warned by Vet Authorities
A veterinary summary notes sulfa drugs save human and animal lives, with sulfaguanadine aiding poultry coccidiosis calf scour and diphtheria, sheep coccidial infections, and swine enteritis. Canada’s Veterinary Director General cautions use only under veterinary supervision due to potential dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterinary Director General of Canada
Smile Awhile Jokes and Banter From a Tiny Paper
A collection of light vignettes and jokes featuring family quips, marriage, loans, lateness, and everyday mismatches. The humor shifts between teasing spouses, a sailor’s caution on oaths, and a playful search for romance in a humor page snapshot.
Garson urges reform groundwork from Sirois report
Premier Stuart S. Garson told Winnipeg delegates that postwar constitutional reform for Canada is impossible without reform and that the Sirois report could provide the necessary foundation for changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Stuart S. Garson
Conference On World Missions
Winnipeg
Sirois
Remembering Home Yet Wary Travelers Return
A WW II recall notes many veterans plan to travel again after the war despite settling in their hometowns. The piece cites army guidebooks advising explorers that polar bears liver is poisonous and rabbit diet can be deadly, with seal organs and reindeer moss as edible alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Kitchener Record
Trade Links Between Britain and Colonies Narrowed
Report shows only 12 percent of Britain’s overseas trade with the colonies, while imports from the United Kingdom account for 24.15 percent of the colonies’ total imports. Authorities urge diversification and updated trade policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Giant 31 by 6 Foot Camera Used at Bell Labs
The largest camera of its kind in the country sits in Bell Telephone Laboratories photocopy department. It can produce up to 800 negatives daily and makes 31 percent by six foot negatives as easily as 8 by 10. The photographer works inside the camera in near darkness with only a dim red light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Farmed Alone At 86 In Bertie Township War Effort
George F. House, 86, to manage his Bertie township farm by himself after his grandson Howard Reuben Noyes left for Toronto to join the RCAF. He aims to raise crops as his contribution to the fight against Hitlerism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Township
Fort Erie
Ont
Howard Reuben Noyes
Toronto
RCAF
George F. House
Iodine Supply From Baku Oil Well Water
The article states that the water from Baku oil wells has become the Soviet Union’s primary source of iodine, highlighting a shift in resource reliance and industrial practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Baku
Jack Miner Scholarship Created by Alma College
The Senate of Alma College St Thomas Ontario honored naturalist Jack Miner and his work by creating the Jack Miner Scholarship. Wilhelmina Conaugher, Miner’s granddaughter and daughter of Manly F Miner of Kingsville, Ontario, became the first recipient at no expense to Miner. Alma College is a historic boarding school for teenage girls in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miner
Senate of
Alma College
St. Thomas Ont
Anneun S. Dobson
Miner
Wilhelmina Conaughter
Wilhelmina
Manly F. Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Nomura urges new road to victory by holding conquered positions
Admiral Nomura, Japan's ambassador to Washington, proposes a novel strategy for Axis victory: hold out in conquered positions instead of attacking. He cites German failures at Stalingrad and other fronts, while Japan's own holding actions in the Coral Sea to Attu have yielded mixed results as lessons for a changed approach. The message contrasts Axis experiences with the Allies and ends with a call to buy War Savings Stamps.
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Nomura
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Italy
Stalingrad
Rostov
Kursk
Tunisia
Coral Sea
Midway
Solomons
Bismarck Sea
Guadalcanal
Papua
Attu
New York Times
Damaged Parcels Reveal Postal Rules Overlooked
A layette for an infant found in a soldier overseas parcel shows violations in repacking by the Canadian Postal Corps. Silk stockings powder puffs hairpins cosmetics and nail polish also appeared. Such evasion may end privileges granted by the British Administration to Canadian forces overseas. Civilians sending items for civilians in soldiers parcels is described as unpatriotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Postal Corps
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South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
British Ministry of Information
Wings Parade
R.caf
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No. 5
Dafoe
J. P. Mplenel
St Oregor
W. R. Wilson
Shell Lake
Air Observer School
Man
J. E. Taylor
Fillmore
S. H. Young
Arkbeg
TD. Berezowski
Juchanan
R. E Cummings
Major
W. Dd. Hardacre
Breton
Alta
C. M. Hawkins
Carvel
J. Sosiak
Trarscona
E. C. Whitney
Valjean
Macdonald
R. G. Hink
Morden
G. B. Hougestol
Miller
R. E. Jonassory
Wynyard
R. Charke
Prince Albert
H. L. Ferguson
Blackfalds Alta
W. OO
Portage la Prairie
D. H. Loewen
Scott
R. H. Sneath
Elgin
R. Walld
Blutr Creek
R. J.C. Whetter
R. Johnson
Henrthoure
W. J. van Maarion
Winifred
Air Observer
D. W. Chandler
Medicine Hat
F. H. Fulsher
Middlechurch
Paulson
F. A. Sigel
Carman
Service
Yorkton
A. N. Butterley
Humboldt
C. L Carswell
Griffin
Sir L. E. Coulter
Prairie Gre . Man. Co
N. E. Streight
Vanguard
Ogden
Dem
Cortion
Ogden’s
Betty
Billkins
Mose
Yassuh
Sly
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