Western Canada Butter as Potential War Aid to Britain
A government proposal to send a Canadian official mission to Great Britain could shape wartime agriculture. If chosen well, the mission would assess Britain’s needs and help supply them, not to chase prices but to aid Britain and in the longer term stabilize Western Canadian farming through diversification, possibly via butter or other products.
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Great Britain
Hitler
Britain
Denmark
Warplanes Costs and Civilian Interests Abroad
Britain favors warplanes as a pastime with several Canadian groups in the mix. Fighter prices list Spitfire at 26700 dollars and Hurricane at 20025 dollars. Bienheim bomber at 75650, Wellington at 111250, Sunderland wing boat at 222500. A Wilmington chemical plant yields half the ethyl sid used in gasoline and bromide from seawater. Merganser ducks nest in hollow trees.
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Britain
Canada
Wilmington, N.C
Water Finds Plums Raise Farmer’s Hopes in England West Country
Farmer William Brown seeks water on his land in England’s west country and finds a four first class supply near his plum trees after a bomb raid. Merchandise from China to other nations in early 1940 rose 24 percent versus 1939. A witty note claims Adam and Eve joined a telephone line in Eden and their number was 281 Apple.
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William Brown
England
West Country
Brown
China
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
National Resources Mobilization Act Training Provisions
An order in council describes the calling and training of men under the National Resources Mobilization Act. It grants the minister of national defence authority to establish centres, staff them, set training terms and allowances, and coordinate with the minister of national war services for required numbers and language accommodations. Training spans 30 days, with medical exams, certificates on completion, and conditions for transfers, discipline, and home transport.
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National Resources Mobilization Act
Canada Gazette
Minister of National Defence
Minister of National War Services
Opening of New Bodleian Library At Oxford University
The Bodleian Library at Oxford opened anew a few days after Paris fell to German forces. The modern building, completed in 1937, holds five million books. The old Bodleian becomes reading rooms and staff offices, recalling Bodley’s 1603 resupply of the bookless university library.
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Oxford University
Paris
Bodleian Library
Bodleian
England
Oxford University Library
Humberey, Duke of Gloucester
Thomas Bodley
Christian Science Monitor
Withdrawal of King Victor Emmanuel from British order honors
The London Gazette records a royal command to strip from British chivalry all names of German or Italian nationality. King Victor Emmanuel loses the Garter, his banner and shield removed from St George’s Chapel, and his degradation ceremony to be carried out at night. Mussolini and Sir Aldo Castellani also lose decorations.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Order of the Garter
London Gazette
Orders of Chivalry
Emmanuel
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Order
Leopold
Mussolini
Aldo Castellani
Orkney and Shetland Sheep Fleeces Highlighted
In a feature on England's finest wool, the Orkney and Shetland Islands are praised for their superior fleece quality as sheep feed on sea weed, shaping a distinctive regional wool profile.
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England
Orkney and Shetland Islands
Lone Dutch Flier Raids Nazi Targets From Britain
Koene D. Parmentier, ex-chief pilot of Royal Dutch Airlines, conducts nightly vengeance raids from Britain against German targets in the Netherlands. His sorties focus on Rotterdam The Hague and Amsterdam where his family died in the early Nazi assault. He signs notes after each raid to guide Dutch towns for future strikes and reportedly carries a price on his head.
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Devon Francis
Netherlands
Low Countries
Britain
Koene D. Parmentier
Royal Dutch Airlines
Rotterdam
Parmentier
France
Lisbon
Portugal
England
Royal Air Force
Reported Card Returns From District Show Address Changes
Officials note many draft cards are returning to headquarters with addressees marked as having left the district and unknown current addresses. The report urges immediate notification of any address change after national registration to district HQ to avoid penalties and ensure fair reporting for training.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Grace Bell the Navy's Tattooist Keeps Busy in Wartime
England's only professional woman tattooist Grace Bell works overtime designing hearts names anchors and military crests on sailors and soldiers. She notes sailors remain her best customers as naval tattooing rises in popularity amid the war. Her proudest moment came with returning River Plate heroes and the Ajax boys seeking Battle of Plate 1939 tattoos. she has rejected marriage proposals to stay with her art. A Stockholm tailor's cutter unveils a new device that removes extra fittings in men clothing.
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Grace Bell
England
Grace
Navy
Chatham
Ajax
Jock
Canning Edible Green Soy Beans A New Industry Venture
A new national venture explores canning edible green soy beans as a fresh entry in the food industry. The project aims to expand supply chains and offer convenient soy bean products to consumers nationwide.
Government Eyes One National Newspaper Sheet
In a move to conserve newsprint Britain weighs halting all papers and issuing a single national sheet, the British Gazette, after shortages. The Times may receive special permission to print more pages. This echoes wartime measures used during 1925 general strike.
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London
The
Times
British Gazette
Montreal Brothers Donate Lumber for War Effort
Two anonymous Montreal lumbermen contributed sawn spruce timber valued at $10,000 to support the war effort. Munitions Minister Howe noted the donors said they felt compelled to do more than pay taxes amid the London bombing. The piece closes with a reflection on the Matterhorn versus the Swiss Alps in lovers’ imagination.
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Montreal
Howe
London
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Stockholm
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Calgary
Edmonton
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