British Empire’s Battle for the Soul of Humanity
Sir Gerald Campbell, British High Commissioner to Canada, urged Americans at a Terryton service club Independence Day dinner to supply resources and prayers for Britain's war effort. He asserted imperial resolve to fight to the end, noting Britain’s Navy and Air Force strength and the Empire’s readiness to meet the foe in Britain, stressing determination and collective support. The piece also notes a Canadian Commons table showing buffalo slaughter yields in western parks, with $60,509 earned from meat and hides and significant wildlife killed for Indian relief and subsequent crafts.
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Gerald Campbell
Canada
Service Club
Terenite
United States
Britain
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Empire
Washington
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Germany
House of Commons
Annswer
R. H. McGregor
Con
York East
Buffalo National Park
Riding Mountain National Park
Prince Albert National Park
Canada Packers
Alsace Lorraine to Join Germany Under Peace Terms
The Hamburg Fremdenblatt reports that Alsace Lorraine will become part of Germany under the peace settlement with France. It states the Rhine will be a German river and Strasbourg cathedral tower will no longer fly the French flag.
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Alsace and Lorraine
Germany
France
Versailles
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Rhine
Strassburg
Cathe
Lesson From Stonecutter Riis Quotation For Advertisers
A Riis quoted reminder to persist with ads. It compares a stonecutter hammering away at rocks unseen progress until at the hundred and first blow the rock cracks. The tale encourages steady effort before results appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob A. Riis
Britain Rules the Waves Proves Uboat Threats Lifted
A shipment of pure bred Short horns arrived safely at a Canadian quarantine station despite Uboat activity. Jersey importers expect to bring cattle from the Island soon, signaling improved wartime supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Jersey
Bears Fording Salmon Runs Draw Government Action
In British Columbia bears detour salmon rivers during runs, depleting spawn supplies. The Dominion Department of Fisheries authorizes officers to destroy marauders during patrols. Last year 72 bears were dispatched by two patrolmen and an inspector, with 39 killed at a single location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Queen Charlotte Islands
Kitchener
Nazi Radio Network Reported Across Occupied Europe
Listeners report Nazi radio control expanding through Europe with stations in Prague, Oslo, Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Paris. The same program with an Italian announcer was heard on five short wave stations in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, and Belgrade, with Belgrade noted as a neutral country.
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Germany
Europe
Prague
Oslo
Copenhagen
Brussels
Amsterdam
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Brief Financial Page Nudge On Market Outlook
The editor asks an assistant to produce a terse Wall Street Letter style summary. He wants the briefing boiled down to essential points and wonders aloud what the market will do next as he plans a golf afternoon. The assistant admits uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Gonder
Nazi Ideologue Foresees German Victory Redefining Gentry
Dr Alfred Rosenberg, chief Nazi ideologist, declares victory will end the gentlemen and create a German work type. The Buffalo Courier Express notes the regime already curtailed gentility in Germany and questions the spread of the new type abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Rosenberg
Germany
Buffalo Courier- Express
Great Exhibition Fire Paled by Crystal Palace Legacy
A New York Times summary recalls the Crystal Palace from the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park and its later Sydenham site. It notes the palace model, famed gardener Sir Joseph Paxton, and visions of progress, with the 1936 blaze reducing the nave and towers to ruin for armament use. It mentions the Imperial War Museum’s origin, Handel festivals, Blondin, and the museum’s link to South Kensington, while lamenting the iron age shift from free trade ideals.
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Sir Joseph Paxton
Hyde Park
Sydenham
Crystal Palace
Douglas Jerrold
Punch
Disraeli
Spurgeon
Blondin
Imperial War Museum
London
South Kensington Museum
New York Times
Private fern collection hailed as world's most important
A collection of 14 000 ferns presented to the British Museum is described as the most important private collection of these plants in the world. The collection’s size and provenance elevate it to landmark status for botanical history and public display potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Japan Faces Dilemma in China Says W J Bowen
Los Angeles reporter W J Bowen after a year in China describes Japan as trapped in China unable to advance or retreat, unable to govern occupied areas, and lacking the power to impose a New Order or pacify occupied zones while risking “losing face.”
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Reporter
W. J. Bowen
Los Angeles
Tientsin
Japan
China
Orient
East Asia
Training Boys For Farm Work In Britain Scheme Launched
The British ministry of agriculture starts a program to train 2400 elementary schoolboys yearly for farm labor. Trainees receive two shillings sixpence weekly with board and lodging, and may be hired by willing farmers after completion.
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Thought Ger
Ministry OF Agriculture
Stiff Tests to Qualify as Royal Air Force Pilots
Article notes the tough screening for RAF pilots and civilian fliers in Canada and Australia. It covers the high psychophysical demands, blackout risk, and the diverse roles in air, naval, and ground forces, including training timelines and enlistment limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Dominion
Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Armed Services
Air Force
Wanto
Summer course in janitoring at Columbia University
The Minneapolis Star Journal notes a newly established Summer course at Columbia University elevating sweeping to formal study. It advocates broadening adult education to include housewives and spouses, urging compulsory instruction for households to improve domestic cleanliness in homes, apartments, and public buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Minneapolis Star Journal
Clown Coco Becomes Soldier Poliakoff in Gratitude Note
Coco the Clown famed on circus bills becomes Private Nicolai Poliakoff in the British Army. He declined a $60 weekly circus offer to serve for 50 cents a day, praising ten years of prosperity in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coco
Nicolai Poliakoff
England
Crochet roll brim hat and purse pattern 6381
Pattern 6381 offers a hat and matching bag in two strand cotton or boucie using puff and single crochet stitches. Includes illustrations and materials. sent for 20 cents by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave E. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Saluting the Uniform at Exercise Parade
A young lance corporal promoted early conducts an exercise parade through a town causing consternation by ordering his party to eyes right then eyes front as they pass a dry cleaners window displaying an officer's uniform. He explains drill sergeant guidance: salute the uniform, not the man.
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Montreal
C.O
RAF pilot fends off six Messerschmitts solo recon
A London RAF airman on a solo reconnaissance mission encountered six Messerschmitt fighters. He repelled the attack and, when asked why he did not radio for help, replied that radio calls are only made when in difficulties.
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London
Messerschmitts
Busman's Holiday Inspires Birmingham Ride With Conductor Wife
Able Seaman Bill Churchman on leave in Birmingham spent his holiday riding a bus driven by his wife who serves as the conductor. The pair enjoyed a rare home visit with a public transport twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Churchman
Birmingham
Bill
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Great Britain
Buffalo Nets
Ottawa
Royal Canadians Mounted Police
Alsace-Lorraine
B.C
Girila Reach
Penbury Grove School
Penn
Buckinghamshire
Kipling
Yorkshire Post
J. H. J Webb
Partington
Rudyard Kipling
New Zealand
Mr. Kipling
Herois
Australia
Gladys Sanderson
Noojet
Gippsland
Victoria
Sanderson
Hilda Constable
Meadows
South Australia
Constable
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
R.C.N.V.R
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