Greenland's Strategic Role in War Echoes Historic Roots
A 1921 report traces Greenland's history from Norse founding by Eric the Red to Danish sovereignty extended over the whole island in 1917 and 1814 unions. It notes Greenland's vast ice plateau, rugged coasts, and limited habitable coastline with Godhavn and Godthaab as key settlements.
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Greenland
Denmark
East Greenlang
Gunnbjorn
Iceland
Eric the Red
Land
Lief Ericson
Norway
Hans Egede
Europe
Angmagsalik
Australia
British Newfoundland
New York City
Ellesmere
Canadian St. Lawrence
Koch
Justice Department reviews records of five million aliens
The United States justice department began searching records of nearly five million aliens to estimate deporation risk and build a master file. The near two month task uses questionnaires filled by aliens during the four month registration period ending last December.
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United States Justice Department
Department
Orange Tree Counts by State Highlight Big Gaps
California leads with 19,471,000 orange trees, followed by Florida with 13,135,000. Arizona and Texas report 2,032,000 trees combined, underscoring regional orchard scale differences.
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California
Florida
Arizona
Texas
Word of an Englishman and English time in global trade
The Montreal Star argues British integrity outshines any bond, praising veracity in engagements and the worldwide trust earned by English traders. It notes goods stamped in England and the deep national pride tied to keeping promises, contrasting with other nations.
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England
Sheffield
Britain
Commonwealth
Westminster
Tennyson
Browning
Shakespeare
Burns
Wesleys
Montreal Star
Ice box flowers bloom as new Canadian industry
Toronto hosts an ice box flower factory claimed as the largest of its kind in the British Empire. The six year old industry employs about one hundred workers, producing perfumed artificial blossoms whose petals are made from tushia tree pith from Formosa.
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Toronto
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Empire
Formosa
China
Snow water equivalence and rainfall measure
A note explains that ten inches of snow average to one inch of rain in water content. The value 2410 followed by context appears ambiguous and not further clarified.
Optical Glass Breakthrough From Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak reports a radical new silica free optical glass using rare metals like tantalum tungsten and lanthanum. The glass promises greatly increased light bending and reduced lens curvature with potential defense applications amid wartime testing on aerial lenses. In addition a Nazi plane was shot down over the Isle of Wight with the fuselage crashing and wings shedding.
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Eastman Kodak Company
Eastman-Kodak National Defense
Jena
Germany
Isle of Woight
Mystery Aircraft Wreck Allegedly Provides Kennel for Dog
In a southeast English town a derelict Messer schmitt wreck with yellow cowling is said to shelter an Alsatian dog. Local residents report the unusual scene near the ruined craft and nearby kennel.
Morale in Total War Strengthens National Resolve
The Ottawa Citizen notes morale as essential to victory in total war. Canadian ministers stress inner strength, while British mayors, unions, and leaders report morale campaigns reducing fear and boosting efficiency amid air raids. The Oxford Group under Dr. Frank Buchanan is highlighted as a courageous leadership force.
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National Defence
Canada
United Kingdom
Wales
Great Britain
Oxford Group
Frank Buchanan
The
Ottawa Citizen
Strikes Rise in Canada in 1940 Annual Review
The labor department reports 1940 saw 168 strikes involving 60,169 workers and 266,218 man days lost, up from 122 disputes affecting 41,308 workers and 224,588 days in 1939.
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Canada
Labor Department
Cross Stitch Pattern 6950 for Summer Linens
Colorful cross stitch idea showcases 8 to the inch motifs including fruit designs and gingham effects. Pattern 6950 provides a 17 by 17 inch centerpiece, multiple smaller motifs, stitch illustrations, color schemes, and a transfer. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
E. Winnnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Vast British Spitfire Factory Employs Many Women
A vast British Spitfire plant operates 21 hours daily under war pressure. It employs a large female workforce, with 40 percent women now and plans to replace male workers with women. The plant runs on government funds, with piece rate pay and private management, and features dispersed machinery and shelters for air raids. Craig Thomson reports from New York Times.
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Ernest Bevin
National Treasury
United States
Gary Cooper
Germany
Craig Thomson
New York Times
Talkative Cockatoo at The Volunteer Wins Censor Drama
The Volunteer's cockatoo, a BBC competition entrant, impressed with fluent speech and bold language. Though striking, the performance was censored and could not be broadcast, leaving listeners deprived of a likely first prize. Ottawa Journal.
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BBC
The
Volunteer
Ottawa Journal
Grammont Mayor Ingests Goldfish Wine Custom Lent
Following a 350 year tradition the mayor of Grammont Belgium drank a goblet of wine containing live goldfish to start Lent. He swallowed the whole draught with calm, then each alderman followed suit as a reverent crowd watched the ceremony.
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Grammont
Belgium
Meteor over Durban Grows Like Bulb with Long Tail
A meteor flashed over Durban South Africa growing bright like an electric bulb and leaving a long tail as it moved across the sky. The event drew witnesses who described the glowing object and its unusual shape and trajectory.
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Durban
South Africa
Nazi Trial Of Patriots In Bratislavaheadline
The London Daily Sketch reports a secret Bratislava Criminal Court trial of patriots resisting the German invasion. Stefan Osuský, now Minister of State in London’s Provisional Government, sentenced to life penal servitude for refusing to surrender the Czech Legation in Paris and for signing a 1939 treaty with France reestablishing the Czech Army in France.
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London Daily Sketch
Criminal
Bratislava
Slovakia
Stefan Osusky
London
Paris
France
Osusky
Chicago
Masaryk
Liberation Movement
Czechoslovakia
St James’s
Appointment of Dr Charles H Best as Banting Best director
Dr Charles H Best, famed insulin collaborator with the late Sir Frederick Banting, is named director of the Banting Best department of medical research at the University of Toronto. Banting died in a Newfoundland airplane crash last February. Best will continue as professor of physiology and resign his chair of physiological medicine and the associate directorship of the Connaught laboratories.
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Charles H Best
Sir Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick
Banting-Best
University of Toronto
Toronto
Frederick
Newfoundland
Best
Connaught Laboratories
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Godhavn
Disco Island
South Greenland
Godthaab
Russell
Los Angeles Times
Optical Glass
Spitfire
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Londo
Dr. Best
Frederick Banting
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