Royal Norwegian Air Force Training In Canada For Respected War
A Toronto area base hosts Little Norway where Royal Norwegian Air Force cadets train with U S and British aircraft. The article highlights their journey from occupied homeland to Canada and their role, funded by mercantile fleet profits, in fighting Nazi forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Canada
Low
England
Royal Air Force
United States
Royal Norwegian Naval Air Force
Naval
Vancouver
Pacific
Toronto
Norway
Atlantic
Woman in Durham Invents Mustard Powder Method
One of the greatest discoveries by a woman, Mrs. Clements of Durham, England, in 1720 perfected a method to make mustard powder from mustard seed. Since then, mustard has served as condiment and medicine in many forms, including footbaths poultices and wine clarification.
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Clements
Durham
England
Anxious To Please A Subaltern Faces Adjutant’s Demand
A young subaltern at a guard depot is ordered to grow a proper moustache. The adjutant insists on a real style rather than a Chaplin mustache, and the officer asks what color he prefers, showing anxious willingness to comply.
Land mocks Roosevelt term for emergency ships
Admiral E S Land, Maritime Commission chairman, protests Roosevelt designation of "ugly ducklings" for 60 emergency ships to Britain. He calls them "dimpled darlings" in remarks to the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Admiral E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Sponge Reef Evidence in Midwestern Prairies
Readable text notes that prairie regions of the Midwest contain large reef formations created by ancient sponges, suggesting the land was submerged under a great sea millions of years ago. The claim ties fossil sponge beds to ancient sea levels and regional geology.
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Midwestern States
Lorna Doone Battles Dornier Bombers In World War II
The paddle steamer Lorna Doone, serving as a minesweeper, engaged three Dornier bombers over the Isle of Wight. Bombs fell, the ship opened fire, one Dornier caught fire and exploded, another was hit and limped away, while the third fled. Lorna Doone sustained two wounded crew and minor damage to bridge and deckhouses.
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Lorna Doone
Isle of Wight
Dornier
No. 2
No 3
Overseas Daily Mail
London Public Shelter Usage During Blitz
The text notes that on average only about three of a hundred Londoners used public shelters at night during bombing raids. Even at the peak of the blitz the rate did not exceed 15 per hundred for a few nights, while during day raids Londoners largely ignored them.
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London
Hitler
Gardener Happiness Proverb Roams Through Witty Quotes
A proverb offers varying happiness spans from drinking and marriage to celebrating a pie and a garden. A second note cites Germany claiming gas stations can fill 509 containers for trucks in eight hours.
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Germany
Losses At Sea and Monthly Shipping Figures
The London Spectator argues for publishing merchant shipping losses monthly rather than weekly. A week’s data may reveal little and alert enemies to attack patterns, while monthly totals better reflect the true situation and public understanding amid the ongoing Atlantic battle and heavy losses at sea.
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Atlantic
London Spectator
Night photography flash aids British raids over Germany
An authoritative informant says a United States developed night photography technique with a drop flashed light illuminates miles of territory during British air raids. The article notes the flash lights targets from the plane and triggers the airborne camera. It also reports a looming depletion of South Africa's gold supply, which has supplied more than half of global output.
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Royal Norwegian Air Force
Norway
Sweden
Canada
England
Toronto
Haakon
Lille Norge
Little
Lake Ontario
Oslo
United States
U.S. Army Air Corps
Wendell Willkie
Wilkie
Island
Germany
South Africa
Needlepoint Pattern 6970 for Sacred Picture
Pattern 6970 offers a transfer of a 94 by 124 inch sacred needlepoint image with wool colors and stitch chart. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Winnipeg Man for details and materials list. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
King George V Battleship Called Secret Weapon Of War
Reuters reports on Britain's King George V battleship praised as a potent instrument of war with thick armor, ten 14 inch guns in double turrets, hydraulic gun operation, extensive fire control worth over £200,000, and advanced subdivision bulkheads aimed at making the ship nearly unsinkable and fastest in the British fleet.
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Britain
Reuters
Churchill
Admiralty
Viscount Halifax
C. D Howe
United
Wellsian
H. G. Wells
K.G.5
America
Lord Halifax
Navy Department
Motoring Changes Youths Mood and Manners on Roads
A seventeen year old tells police that driving sparks loss of sense of right and wrong and a desire to steal cars. The writer argues that many men become discourteous and dangerous behind the wheel, compared with walking in public.
Contrast Churchill’s stark wartime mortality comparison
The quote notes Churchill’s claim of 70 million malignant Huns versus 200 million people in the self governing British Commonwealth and the United States. It reflects on who is curable or killable in total wartime hostilities and public consciousness.
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Mr. Churchill
Churchill
British Commonwealth
United States
Dust for recreation primary in Coastal Command patrols
Coastal Command planes normally fly reconnaissance missions but after patrols they often strike at enemy targets such as airfields docks camps shipping and factories.
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R.A.F
Remarkable Crabs Found in Australia Weigh 30 Pounds
A trio of giant crustaceans measuring 20 inches across and weighing 30 pounds with 17 inch claws were discovered in Australia. A healthy person can lose up to one third of their blood without fatal consequences.
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Australia
Parcels to overseas troops warned against fragile contents
Damaged fruit glass jars broken eggs and maple syrup disrupted 16 parcels en route to the Base Post Office Ottawa. Officials urge proper packing prepaid sturdy containers wrapped multiple layers with a return sender address and Customs Declaration. Address format for overseas parcels specified.
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Ottawa
Canadian Postal Corps
William P Mulock
K.C
Dividing World: Commandments Versus Mein Kampf Appeal
A stark divide emerges between groups guided by the Ten Commandments and those aligning with Mein Kampf. The quote suggests a clear choice for those undecided, signaling mounting ideological tension and potential conflict between camps.
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Gestapo
Willkie
Hell
Lel Adolf
Atred FF
Erism Coy, Ie
Detroit Free Press
Brooks
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