Canada united to resist Nazi propaganda and defend freedom
The piece argues for total national unity across political parties creeds and nationalities to counter Nazi propaganda and ensure Canada remains steadfast in the war effort. It cites Le Jour's editorial polling French Canadians as largely pro British and anti Nazi and urges widespread solidarity from Atlantic to Pacific in this critical conflict.
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Canada
Hitler
Western
le Jour
Montreal
Quebec
Duplessis
France
Atlantic
Pacific
Queen Visits British Hospital Near Prisoner Invasion Moment
German airmen held as POWs in a British military hospital were surprised when guards were doubled and rumors of an invasion spread. The day shifted when the Queen visited the hospital and unknowingly passed through the next room, only learning how close she came to the prisoners after she had left.
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London Daily Sketch
Gandhi Birthday Celebrations Across India
Indian nationalists marked Mohandas K. Gandhi's birthday with cotton spinning contests nationwide. Gandhi in Delhi received telegrams from supporters worldwide, signaling broad public homage to the leader.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Gandhi
Delhi
Men of Ovimbundu Avoid Speaking to Mothers-in-Law
An Ovimbundu custom in West Africa forbids men from speaking directly to their mothers-in-law. Communications must pass through a hut wall, reflecting traditional gender and family role norms within the community.
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West Africa
British Book Boom Surpasses Americans in 1933 Output
In 1933 British publishers released more new titles than American firms did, signaling a stronger literary push from the UK. Analysts note the shift reflects wartime-economy effects and publishing strategies in Britain and America.
Hu Shih as Chinese Ambassador to United States
The Chinese continue their practice of sending great men as ambassadors. Dr Hu Shih is described as a leading Chinese philosopher, scholar, and wit, now aboard for Honolulu to accept a formal invitation and deliver an address.
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United States
Hu Shih
Womans
Hawaii
Honolulu
Wellington Koo
Koo
New York
China
More Band Music Suggested By Amherstburg Echo
The Amherstburg Echo argues for more band music across Canada citing wartime morale. It urges patriotic marches in radios theatres and at community events to inspire citizens and boost enlistment and public spirit.
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The
Amherstburg Echo
Canada
Canadian Minesweepers Order For Royal Navy Built In Canada
Munitions Minister C D Howe announced a $3.6 million contract for six large steam driven minesweepers for the Royal Canadian Navy. Each vessel costs about $600,000 and will be built by Canadian Vickers, matching the design of ships under construction in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Canadian Vickers
Toronto
Vancouver
Musicians Union Proposes War Time Shelters Entertainment Plan
The Musicians Union urged government use of hundreds of jobless players to lift morale in air shelter gloom. They proposed a fixed wage and limited hours with music during winter blackout hours. Delegates at the Pacific logging congress also raised 300 dollars for cigarettes for Canadian troops abroad.
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Musicians’ Union
Pacific Logging Congress
Treatment Of Poles And The Nazi Badge Policy
The Manchester Guardian criticizes Himmler's order that Poles sent to work in Germany wear a yellow badge with a large P. It condemns the idea as childish and inhuman, arguing it stigmatizes Poles and stains Germany's national reputation until a cleansing declaration is made.
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Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
Manchester Guardian
Timeline of life on earth scaled to a day
Experts’ estimate places life starting 1.2 billion years ago as midnight in a 12 hour scale. Vertebrates emerge at 8:00 am, dinosaurs at 9:30, birds at 10:45, and prehistoric man at 11:58. Ancient Egyptians and Sumerians begin organized society a tenth of a second ago.
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Minneapolis Star- Journal
Selected Recipes for Muffins and Orange Pudding
A recipe fragment set describes muffins made with shortening sugar milk All Bran corn meal and flour and baking powder. yield 16 or 12 muffins. It also outlines a orange vanilla pudding using hot milk corn starch sugar vanilla orange juice rind. serve chilled or warm with cream.
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Kellogg’s
Durham
Nova Scotia Coastline Compared to United States Pacific
A historical note states Nova Scotia's coastline is three times as long as the United States Pacific coast. It highlights geographic coastal scale differences between regions.
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Nova Scotia
United States
The sergeant major fish name origin noted
The sergeant-major fish is described as being named for its stripes, a characteristic used to identify the species.
English Christmas Cards Are Made This Season In England
The London Daily Sketch reports Christmas cards for 1940 will come in wide designs and prices but must not exceed three fifths of an ounce in weight or a specified shilling figure in price. The rule, from the Ministry of Supply, does not ban production, though misinterpretations caused alarm in mid Lancashire.
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England
London Daily Sketch
Ministry of Supply
mid-Lancashire
J. Hodgson Clarkson
Historic Guns Saved Returned To Nelsons Ship By King George
London report says King George intervened to save the historic guns on the Victory from being scrapped for munitions and returned them to Nelsons ship at Portsmouth. The note questions using such trophies and notes broader wartime iron needs amid blackout and odd reflections on springtime snakes and cats.
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London
Ottawa Journal
George
Ministry of Supply
Nelson
Portsmouth
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TRE Canada Starch Company
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Man
Neson
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Lord Beaverbrook
Trafalgar
Ahl
Oforgot
NYU
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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