Pierceland Co operative Canning Plant Inspires Prairie Self Help
The Pierceland district in northwestern Saskatchewan forms the first canning cooperative of its kind on the prairies. Growers provide produce and materials, the association cans under supervision, and profits support operations. The effort boosts home food security and moral self reliance as a wartime community model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierceland Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Co-operative Association
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Pierceland
Alberta
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Experimental Farm
B. N. Arnason
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Backward Air Recall Marks Air Force In Jest
The remark compares seeing an airplane flying backwards to an Italian pursuit plane and notes Ben's air force has lagged in responding, with the fleet described as backward in coming forward.
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Ben
Wheat Exports Reach High Volumes Despite Market Losses
Canada exported 207.9 million bushels of wheat and flour in the past crop year, the best since 1935-36. The Dominion began 1940-41 with a carryover near 301 million bushels, despite Scandinavian and Low Countries market losses.
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Scandinavia
Canada
Dominion
Full daylight far exceeds full moonlight brightness
The article notes daylight is about 600000 times brighter than full moonlight and adds that the dollar sign originated as a religious symbol.
Canada Should Support Home Bands Over Imported Orchestras
The Toronto Daily Star notes Canadians favor U S bands while undercutting native musicians. It argues distance does not justify fewer Canadian bands and suggests promoting Canadian groups to curb cross border spending and strengthen domestic musical development across Halifax to Victoria. Toronto Telegram commentary.
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United States
Toronto Daily Star
Dace
Canada
Halifax
Victoria
Exchange Control Board
Toronto Telegram
Wax museum guard and the living and dead in Mme. Tussaud’s hall
A blue uniformed guard in a London museum lobby kept his wax sealed lips as hundreds passed daily. The Canadian Sailors Say Nazi Bombers museum housed famed wax figures, many unharmed after a nearby cinema was bombed. Marie Tussaud’s life spanned revolutions, court life, and a move to London in 1802 where she grew wealthy and lived to 90 beside leaders and dictators in wax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mme. Tussaud
Chamber of Horrors
Mme. Marie Tussaud
Museum
Paris
Louis XVI
Versailles Palace
Marie Antoinette
Hitler
Mussolini
President Roosevelt
King George
New York Times
Names of Brooklyn Children Shift Away From Biblical Favorites
Stratford Beacon Herald notes a six year trend from Biblical names like Abraham Isaac Jacob Samuel toward Bernard Herbert Howard Leonard Harold Martin Stanley for boys and Shirley Marie Gloria Joan Grace Sylvia Doris Evelyn for girls. John drops to second, Joseph tops. Charles and George rise. James stays eighth. Among names favored across denominations are Alice Anna Arthur Charles Daniel Dorothy Florence Harold Mary Robert and William.
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Stratford Beacon- Herald
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Directory
Ferguson
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Samuel
Nathan
Benjamin
Solomon
David
Bernard
Herbert
Howard
Leonard
Harold
Martin
Stanley
Sarah
Ida
Martha
Rebecca
Esther
Gertrude
Bertha
Judith
Shirley
Marie
Gloria
Joan
Grace
Sylvia
Doris
Evelyn
Shirley Temple
John
Joseph
William
Charles
George
James
Alice
Anna
Arthur
Daniel
Dorothy
Florence
Mary
Robert
Canadians aboard Skeena report Nazi bombers poor aim
Naval headquarters say HMCS Skeena escorted a merchant convoy attacked by German bombers around midnight. Over 100 bombs fell but none hit the ships. A sailor stacked 76 matches after each blast, while officers estimate 20 to 25 percent of bombs failed to explode.
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H.M.C.S. Skeena
Naval Service Headquarters
Skeena
Bundles for Britain Ball at Waldorf Astoria
Under the patronage of the Marquess of Lothian British Ambassador to the United States, a Bundles for Britain ball will raise funds at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on Wednesday evening November 6. Proceeds aid eight months of medical and surgical instruments to England woollen cloth for sailors and clothing for British war refugees. Queen Elizabeth sends a gift to be auctioned, a first for a reigning English queen in America.
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Marquis of Lothian
United States
Bundles For
Britain
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
England
North Sea
Wales Latham
Queen Elizabeth of
America
Canadian quilts and clothes reach Britain for refugees
Canadian women send warm garments and home made quilts to Britain to aid refugees and evacuees. Clothing assists Czech relief, Norwegians, and Channel Islands children, inspired by last winter’s severe cold. Quilts use colored cloth squares sewn to thick canvas.
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Britain
Canada
Czech Relief Fund
Wnor- Wwegians
Channel Islands
Dominion
Three Boys Boast Of Fathers Riches
A joke about three boys claiming their fathers earn money from work. The musician earns five dollars per song, the author ten dollars per article, and the minister’s sermon requires six men to carry the money up to him.
Beaver Reserve Established Along Mackenzie Delta
The Federal Department of Mines and Resources declares a vast 14 000 square mile beaver sanctuary at the Mackenzie River delta to aid Arctic native livelihoods dependent on fur. Hunting or harming beaver is banned. trapping may be allowed later with special permits as populations recover.
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Mackenzie River
Federal Department of Mines and Resources
Arctic Coast
Selected Recipes 1 Improvised Honey Bran Bars
A recipe uses cup honey Kellog s All Bran cup flour teaspoon baking powder dates chopped nut meats eggs beaten with honey and All Bran. Mix dry ingredients fold in dates and nuts. Combine with wet mix then spread in pan and bake about 30 minutes. Cut into bars and dust with sugar or serve with whipped cream.
Chocolate Wafer Roll Dessert Recipe Card
Whip cream with sugar and flavors then layer with Christie's Chocolate Wafers. Build a stack, spread cream between each wafer, press, chill three hours, then slice diagonally for six to eight portions. Coat with whipped cream and serve.
Livingstone Buried at Westminster Abbey Noted as Honor
March 18 1938 marked the 125th anniversary of David Livingstone birth with tributes at Westminster Abbey. The London Missionary Society led a ceremony placing a laurel chaplet on his grave and a letter from his daughter Mrs Livingstone Wilson was read.
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David Livingstone
Westminster Abbey
Livingstone
London Missionary Society
Livingstone Wilson
German ban on Belgians listening to foreign broadcasts
The British Broadcasting Corporation reports that German authorities in Brussels have forbidden Belgians from listening to foreign radio broadcasts. This measure marks a wartime control step affecting civilian access to international information.
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Brussels
British Broadcasting Corporation
Seals Noted for Deep Dives and Long Submersion
Seals are proficient divers capable of remaining underwater for 12 to 15 minutes, enabling extended foraging and exploration.
Protein Content Of Wheat In Western Canada Set To Dip
A grain board laboratory survey of 3 154 samples from 1940 wheat forecasts a slight fall in average protein content. Current tested samples average 14.0 percent, matching the decade, with provincial results Manitoba 14.4 Saskatchewan 14.4 Alberta 13.8. East central Saskatchewan and west central Manitoba show higher protein, while southwest Saskatchewan underperforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Board of Grain Commissioners’ Laboratory
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Self-Helper Hitler and His Star Beliefs
An editorial warns against underestimating Adolf Hitler and overestimating star influence. It argues Hitler uses self-help and propaganda, portraying him as a fanatic despot. The piece cautions readers not to drop vigilance as tensions rise in wartime discourse.
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The
Royal Gazette
Hamilton
Bermuda
Hitler
Little Beast
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Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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