Nazis Use Food as Leverage to Force European Collaboration
A historical report portrays Nazi policy using food shortages to compel captive European nations to supply slave labor for Germany. It warns of winter starvation across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Greece, and Yugoslavia while Germany seeks workers to offset losses from the Russian front. The piece notes Germany’s food self sufficiency and mass control of European arable land, with Russia and Italy also affected by rationing and German extraction of resources.
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Europe
Reich
Germany
Goering
France
Belgium
Holland
Norway
Balkan
Jugoslavia
Greece
Britain
Ukraine
Italy
Axis
Russia
Canada
United States
Arrival of Richard Fairey in New York after wartime ordeal
Richard Fairey son of Sir Richard Fairey British airplane builder reached New York after sailing for the United States last January. His ship was torpedoed off Newfoundland and he spent six and a half days in a lifeboat in freezing seas. Frostbite forced amputation of both legs. His father leads the British air commission in the United States.
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Richard Fairey
Sir Richard Fairey
New York
United States
Newfoundland
British Air Commission
Importance Of Egypt In World War Campaign
The article argues Egypt is a central theater not a side show and that control of the Mediterranean after a German advance would be a turning point. It cites Mihailovic in the Balkans and notes his forces and potential support as a second front in Southeast Europe, with rainfall figures included as a separate fact.
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Egypt
Battle of
Briain
Mediterranean
Mihailovitch
Balkans
Europe
Germany
London Daily Mail
Cold Prevention Clinics Urged to Aid War Effort
Dr. C V Hinsperger of Windsor urged cold prevention clinics in industries amid war effort talk. He called the common cold a fifth column and linked its impact to lost work days and costs. He cited US president remarks and cited millions yearly affected.
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Hitler
C. V. Hinsperger
Windsor
Ontario Academy of Osteopathy
United States
Berlin
Hinsperger
Welsh Language Rights Bill Moves Through Commons
The British House of Commons gave second reading to a four paragraph bill filed by Home Secretary Herbert Morrison to restore Welsh language rights in Welsh courts. The bill would let Welsh defendants speak Welsh if they choose, with interpreter costs covered by public funds. The issue stems from Henry VIII 1535 statute making English the law language in Wales, prompting a large petition of over 360,000 Welsh signatories.
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Henry VII
House of Commons
Herbert Morrison
Wales
Not Impressed During a Camping Weekend
A Home Guard officer corrects a fellow guard during a camping weekend after a poorly lit fire. He recalls hunting in the Himalayas and jokes about Ananias and George Washington. The woodchuck is a vegetarian.
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Home Guard
Himalayas
Ananias
George Washington
Rehabilitation in Canada postwar acts and aims
A Canadian Legion article outlines three key postwar measures Civil Employment Reinstatement Act Post-Discharge Re-establishment Order and Veterans Land Act. It notes protection for ex service workers requirements for reinstatement limits on discharge and provisions for social and financial support during retraining and education programs and calls for swift rehabilitation policy to sustain morale and economic stability.
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Nova Scotia
Tobruk
Canada
United Nations
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Dominion
Burma Leads Teak Exports With High Share of Global Trade
Burma normally exports about twice as much teakwood as any other country, reflecting its dominant role in the teak market and shaping regional timber trade dynamics.
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Burma
Britain’s New Battle Ships Return Fleet To Prewar Strength
The Admiralty says the 35 000 ton battleships Anson and Howe are at sea with the fleet restoring Britain to its pre war total of 15 battleships and battle cruisers. Anson has fired on a German aircraft along the Arctic convoy route to Russia. Commanders are Capt. H R G Kinahan on the Anson and Capt. C H L Woodhouse on the Howe. Canadian and Newfoundland crew serve aboard Anson. Woodhouse and Kinahan have prior wartime sea record. The Anson tested her guns by firing a dozen rounds and drove off a German scout plane near a convoy.
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Anson
Admiralty
Arctic
Russia
Britain
H. R. G. Kinahan
C. H. L. Woodhouse
Howe
Woodhouse
Germany
Ajax
Jellicoe
Beatty
A. V. Alexander
Royal Oak
Hood
Barham
Repulse
Prince of Wales
Lion
Baron Anson
On Leave Flight Lieutenant McNair Recalled Home and War Navy Notes
Flight Lieutenant Robert Wendell McNair, D F C, returned to Canada for rest at North Battleford, Sask. He has an outstanding wartime record since April 1941, including Malta and Dieppe. He is a Royal Air Force Spitfire squadron commander in England, noted for Arctic support and merchant convoys to Russia.
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Robert Wendell (Buck) McNair
D.F.C
Canada
North Battleford
Sask
Malta
R.c.af
Facing Another Winter in Russia The German Struggle
The New York Times foresees a harsher winter for Germany in Russia, noting intensified psychological shock from a second burial in the snow. It argues that cold and fear could paralyze morale even if military efforts continue.
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Ter
New York Times
Colorful Crochet Baskets Pattern 7392
Gladiolas lilacs and tulips are embroidered on towels and scarves to brighten garden favorites. This crochet basket pattern 7392 includes a transfer of 10 motifs and directions with required materials. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
The Key Man People Congregated In Cities Aot To Forget Importance Of Farmer
The St John Telegraph Journal notes urban crowds overlook the farmer's essential role in the economy and daily life. It urges recognizing farmers as key men with full rights and responsibilities in society.
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St John Telegraph-Journal
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Canadian Legion
Ottawa
Kinahan
Neptune
Arctic Circle
Malaya
King George V
Duke of York
Japan
Quiberon Bay
Earl Howe
Alice Brooks
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