British Long Range Guns Shell French Coast in Bombardment
An eyewitness account describes Royal Marine gunners firing a large long range gun nicknamed Winnie near the Channel. The piece details camouflage, crew actions, shell loading, and the gun’s dramatic muzzle blast as part of wartime artillery operations. It also notes a second report about Nazi pillaging in Europe and famine in occupied nations, citing a Health Ministry official and Inter Allied committee findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaffrey Talbot
London Times
Channel
Winnie
Mr. Churchill
Royal Marines
Wilson Jameson
Ministry of Health
Canada
Europe
Inter-Allied Information Committee
London
Greece
Soybean Seed Demand and Supply Outlook for 1942
The Plant Products Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture seeks reports of available soybean seed by variety amount and price per bushel as seed supplies are limited for 1942. Most growers may boost soybean acreage if quality seed is available, with prices expected to be satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant Products Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Spoiled Good Stories Expose Australian Myths to Canadians
The article mocks Australian tall tales of the bunyip goanna and drungo as phonys. It cites Canadian readers and Brantford reports showing such beasts are imaginary with absurd features like a horned bunyip and a jumping drungo that bites mountains and milks mythical farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alberta
Brantford
Self Appointed Court Hangs Men for Horse Theft
Two men faced execution by a self styled court for horse theft on a trestle bridge over a river. The first man escaped after the knot failed, swimming to shore. The second warned to secure the knot, noting he cannot swim.
Regulations Lift Gift Duty for Canadian Soldiers in Britain
Trade Minister MacKinnon announced from London that gifts to Canadian soldiers in United Kingdom units are admitted free of customs duty if addressed to the Canadian Auxilary Services at 6 Dilke Street Chelsea London. UK rules from May last year imposed a five pound weight limit on food parcels with at most two pounds of any single foodstuff. Gifts to Canadians in UK units may be sent direct to the service member in care of his unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKinnon
London
United Kingdom
Britain
Co Canadian Auxilary Services
Dilke St
Chelsea
S.W
Big Mistake Over Road Build-Up Hurts German Railways
The London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal notes Hitler focused on motor roads and road transport before the war, creating a world class system. Now two years into war, railways lag as roads carry more traffic. Neutral reports warn of an impending German railway collapse due to neglected rail lines and labor shortages. The RAF aided by destroying yards and bridges, while fuel strain and the Russian campaign worsen the balance. Hitler seeks wood fuel programs, but results fall short of needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ottawa Journal
Hitler
R.A F
Tests Consider Plastic Wing Tip Lights for Flight Safety
Transparent plastic wing tip sections lit from within are being tested as a replacement for traditional running lights to achieve longer range as aircraft speeds increase. Anti aircraft guns mainly protect by forcing enemies to fly high and miss their aim. A Canadian built infantry tank comprises more than 40,000 parts excluding armament.
Garden seed stocks ample but waste warned for 1943
Seeds Administrator says supplies are sufficient to meet normal demand this year but urges gardeners to avoid waste as certain seeds such as beans beets cabbage cucumbers lettuce onions tomatoes swedes and mangels may be scarce. Seeds Supply Committee under the Agricultural Supplies Board plans to boost vegetable and field root seed production under a Dominion Provincial program. The Harvard library has doubled in size every 20 years for a century. The first electrically cooked meal was prepared in England in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Supplies Board
Dominion
Commanders of Raid On French Coast Noted For Distinguished Records
The leaders of the British raid on the French coast are seasoned officers. Blond Wing Commander Percy Pickard, 27, known from Target For Tonight, has earned the Czech Military Cross and British honors. Commander F N Cook, 32, directs sea operations and has Narvik service. Sir Nigel Norman, veteran of the last war, commands the bomber force. Maj J D Frost, parachute force commander, began as a Cameronians lieutenant in 1932. Canadian industry nears a 100 per cent war basis as plants shift to war production. Official data show 650,000 of 3,000,000 workers in direct war industries. gun output expands beyond prewar rifles and Bren guns. Shortages in materials grow as production rises and civilian needs fade, with manpower plans set to intensify war work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Pickard
F. N. Cook
Narvik
Royal Navy
Nigel Norman
R.A.F
Munitions and Supply Department
H. J. Carmichael
Munitions and Supply Production Committee
Canada
Canada Writers Urged To Unite For Victory
The Earl of Athlone told the Canadian Authors' Association at Montreal's 21st anniversary dinner that Canada has contributed to world literature through English and French writers. G H Lash urged Canadians to unite and set an example for partner nations as the nation strains during wartime. Four eclipses occurred in 1941, two solar and two lunar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Athlone
Canada
Canadian Authors’ Association
Montreal
England
G. H. Lash
Scorched earth policy contrasted across nations in war
The Christian Science Monitor surveys how Britain bombed French factories near Paris while French forces, unlike Russia in 1941 or the Dutch in 1942, failed to enact a true scorched earth. It notes Renault Citroen Schneider Creusot plants, Daladier’s Riom trial remarks, and fears of arming enemies within the Free France movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
Dnepropetrovsk
Renault
Citroen
Regnier
Schneider- Creusot
Lyon
Schneider- Creusot Steel Trust
Daladier
Riom
North Africa
France
Free France
Christian Science Monitor
Little German Boy Builds Reichstag In Mud
A German boy at play tells an Nazi officer he is building the reichstag with mud. He notes the soldiers on guard and jokes that he could not make the fuehrer due to lack of mud. The second line cites water pressure at depth relating to air pressure at sea level.
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Reichstag
Fuehrer
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French
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Tory
The
Hamilton Spectator
Howrsehold
Alice
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Harvard
J. D. Frost
Parachute Force
Cameronians
Scottish Rifles
Earl of
Coulee
China
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