Wheat Surplus Dilemma Faces Western Canadian Farmers
Western Canada faces a wheat surplus as war continues with uncertainty about demand and duration. Farmers weigh reducing acreage versus maintaining production while planning how to use idle land for other crops or fallowing. Saskatchewan official warns of drought risks and urges a year’s feed reserve for livestock and families to avoid famine.
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Canada
Prairies
Europe
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Gladioli Order From England Displays Wartime Resilience
A Central Ontario bulb grower receives a large English order for 75 gladioli varieties, with hundreds of thousands of bulbs sourced from district growers. The English firm notes that despite bomb raids, England remains busy in gardens, and Ontario growers take pride in fulfilling the shipment.
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Ontario
England
Netherlands
Ottawa Journal
Hidden Fish Lives Inside Sea Cucumber Habitat
A fish species resides within the body of a sea cucumber. About 25 species exist, including 350 varieties, of woodpeckers in the United States.
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United States
Ants Outpace Humans In Survival Says University Expert
Prof William T Heron of the University of Minnesota argues that ants and social insects have thrived for 15 million years due to reproductive control and strict division of labor. He contends civilization cycles hinder human adaptability compared to insect instinct.
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William T. Heron
University of Minnesota
Heron
Five Women Join Scotland Yard Special Branch Duties
Five women from the British Criminal Investigation Department are drafted into the Scotland Yard special branch handling political and international investigations. Their new duties place them in night clubs and wealthy haunts to pursue clues on dangerous undesirables.
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British Criminal Investigation Department
Scotland Yard
Italy May Turn Ally Again, Britain’s Side Feared
The comment suggests Italy could reassess its stance and side with Britain, but the speaker rejects the idea, recalling past involvement. The exchange hints at shifting alliances during a tense geopolitical period.
Amazing Episode of the Windsor Castile Sea Tale
The Windsor Castle was hit by a 550 pound bomb two days out of Glasgow but the fuse failed to detonate. Passengers and crew lived with death for two days as engineers nursed the engines. Experts later rendered the bomb harmless after sighting Glasgow.
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Melville
Conrad
McFee
Windsor Castile
Windsor Castle
Glasgow
Nea
Saskatchewan Warble Fly Campaign Promotes Powder Use
Saskatchewan Agriculture announces a campaign to reduce Warble Fly losses in Western Canada. Warble grubs harm cattle hides and milk production, costing farmers up to a half million dollars yearly. The program promotes Warble Fly Powder containing Rotenone, with treatment in March April and May, sold at a reduced rural price through municipalities.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Regina
Department of Agriculture
Rich man hires staff. poor man marries first
A proverb contrasts wealth and marriage, noting a rich man hires a valet laundress cook secretary and housekeeper while a poor man ends up marrying instead.
Kangaroos Protected by Law Amid Hide Market Demand
A note on Australian wildlife protections indicates kangaroos are legally protected while hides remain in strong demand, raising concerns about enforcement and potential trade pressures.
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Australia
Ralston Outlines 58 Canadian Army Training Centres
Defence Minister Ralston described a revised system of 55 instructional schools consolidating reserve and active centres. He listed 22 advanced centres and 34 basic centres plus two instruction schools, naming sites in Winnipeg Brandon Dundurn Red Deer Nanaimo Victoria Portage la Prairie Fort William Vernon Regina Camrose Grand Prairie and more. Over 30,000 Canadians have enrolled across 75 vocational training hubs under the Dominion war emergency program.
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Defence
Ralston
House of Commons
Reserve
Reserve Army
Artillery
Engineers
Signals
Armored Corps
Infantry
Army Service Corps
Ordnance Corps
Army Medical
Col
Winnipeg
Brandon
Dundurn
Sask
Calgary
Red Deer
Alta
Nanaimo
B.C
Victoria
Canada
Portage la Prairie
Fort William
Vernon
Regina
Camrose
Grand Prairie
Ottawa
Dominion
Belgium urged to seek entry into British Commonwealth
Camille Huysmans former speaker of the Belgian chamber of deputies and chair of the Labor and Socialist International urges Belgium to ask for admission to the British Commonwealth. He says unity gives strength to keep the aggressor at bay and notes other small European nations consider the move.
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Camille Huysmans
Chamber of Deputies
Belgium
Germany’s U boat Strategy For British Convoys Emerges
Washington officials outline a “lone wolf” pattern for U boats operating in distinct sea lanes. The navy divides the British surrounding sea into traffic lanes with sections assigned to submarines. Each sub acts independently until a convoy is detected, then several U boats strike across adjacent lanes. About 120 U boats were in service last month with roughly 180 more under construction.
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Germany
Washington
Britain
Donations Exceed Ten Million for Aircraft Purchases
Lord Beaverbrook announces gifts for airplane purchases totaling over £10 million. After March 31, 10 percent of funds sent in will go to benevolent funds of three fighting services and the merchant navy.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Merchant Navy
Lincoln forgives editor who sparked his rise to power
An editor claims he suggested Lincoln’s name for the presidency and shows a frayed editorial as proof. Lincoln recalls the War Department appointment and tells the editor he forgives him. Interceptor planes are noted to climb at a 40 degree angle.
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White House
Lincoln
War Department
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Italy
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Mome
Finner
Warble
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Lstapnsa
Commonwealth
Comfeort
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Edmonton
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