Government news distribution kept centralization at bay
The War Services minister and a Regina Leader-Post editor urged no central news bureau. They warn centralization risks bias and secrecy, inflates costs, and reduces access to sources. Newspapers favor direct access to officials and weekly press conferences to inform public opinion and support wartime leadership.
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J. G. Gardiner
War Services
D. B. Rogers
Regina Leader-Post
Gardiner
Rogers
Fort William
Ottawa
Ottawa Journal
Defence
J. L. Ralston
Air
A. G. Power
A. Macdonald
Winnipeg Tribune
Christendom
Chart Tattoo Reveals Man’s Vital Records in Canada
A Romanian man living in Canada used a permanent chart tattooed on his arm as a living registration card. When questioned about birth, marriage, arrival in Canada, or naturalization, he cited his tattooed statistics rather than documents. Local authorities investigated his case for identity verification and civil status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Catharines
Canada
Busman’s Holiday: Seaman Bill Churchman Rides Birmingham Bus
Able Seaman Bill Churchman on leave rode a Birmingham bus most of the time, where his wife serves as conductor. In peacetime he works as a bus driver.
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Bill Churchman
Birmingham
Bill
Omaha men set speed record in house painting feat
The world's speed painting record was broken in Omaha as 110 workmen painted a house in four minutes and 14 seconds, a new benchmark for efficiency and coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Walter P. Chrysler's frugal habits and tastes
Despite immense wealth Walter P. Chrysler wore only a ring on his right little finger. He bought three suits at a time in blue brown and gray. His reading was limited to mystery stories and mostly read in bed alongside scientific articles.
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Walter P. Chrysler
Milkman’s Frugal Career Yields $53,000 Upon death
For over four decades a Stoke Newington milkman earned only about 16 dollars weekly. He saved diligently, buying several houses. At his death his estate totaled more than 53 thousand dollars, surprising the community with its size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoke Newington
England
Aged bootblack in New York Leaves 33000 in Banks
An elderly bootblack in New York, long presumed poor, stunned observers by depositing a total of 33000 dollars across four local banks. The unusual act drew attention from bankers and the press, raising questions about his wealth and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Toronto woman joins BBC records department in London
Jessie Gillespie daughter of W Gillespie Massey Harris executive Toronto has begun work in the BBC records department using her French and Spanish to summarize reports from other countries. She won a French government grant for a year abroad and after crossing the Atlantic in October studied in Montpellier. On June 21 she left France and, after a perilous journey by bus taxi and hitchhiking, reached St Jean de Luz and boarded a liner for refugees where she found her brother. She plans to pursue a doctorate with a thesis on Julien Green.
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Jessie Gillespie
W Gillespie
Massey- Harris Company
Toronto
Records
British Broadcasting Company
Miss Gillespie
France
Europe
Atlantic
Montpellier
Paris
James
Nantes
St. Jean de Luz
Bay of Biscay
Farmer Builds Bomb-Proof Shelter From Old Car
Hon. Duncan Marshall notes a British farmer in Britain facing wartime danger has constructed a nearly bombproof retreat using an old large motor car. Hay stacks form thick walls with a big stack overhead and ventilation plus a side entrance. A lookout guards against fire as a key risk to lives and property.
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Duncan Marshall
Canada
Britain
Dominion raises penalties for unregistered rifles and shotguns
The Dominion government in Canada enacts an order in council increasing penalties for non registration of rifles and shotguns. Convictions on indictment face a 500 dollar fine or two years imprisonment or both, on summary a 50 dollar fine or 30 days or both. Registration of firearms is in force nationwide.
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Dominion
Canada Gazette
Canada
Canadians Train To Fly For War Effort
The Lethbridge Herald praises Canadians as natural flyers with self reliance and experience in machines. It argues Canada rightly emphasizes air training, noting cool and confident young men who would become the world’s best pilots.
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Dominion
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Man Earns Top Socks Award At Toronto Exhibition
A man who followed the example of His Majesty won the only perfect pair of socks in the special hospitals fancy class at the C N E in Toronto. Sixteen entries were judged with high quality. H Kennedy of the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium London scored 100 points and led over 15 women to win the prize.
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C.N.E
Toronto
H. Kennedy
Queen Alexandra
London
Think is overused says college professor
A college professor argues that the words think and think are among the most overworked in English. He contends they often signal exaggeration and overstating conclusions in everyday speech.
Bread Storage in Siberia Freezes Fresh Loaves Outdoors
A method stores freshly baked bread by placing loaves outdoors in Siberia where they freeze. When needed a loaf is brought inside and heated to serve.
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Siberia
Shower Of Aluminum The Tea Kettle Squadrons Define Wartime Sentiment
A British home front feature describes women donating aluminum kitchenware to celebrate air war efforts and honor Allied pilots. Royal items from Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret join souvenirs from Buckingham, Sandringham, Windsor, and St James palaces, plus shrapnel and aircraft pieces.
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Hitler
Britain
Elizabeth
Margaret
Royal Lodge
Windsor
Buckingham
Sandringham
St. James
Lisabet
Brave Cross Channel Steamers Ten Trip Dunkirk Run
A London Daily Sketch writer praises cross channel steamers for seven Dunkirk trips and brave crews. Vessels scarred by shrapnel sail between England and France with names erased yet a glorious, worn look persists. A wireless operator recalls fear while troops on board steadied morale amidst shell bursts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Sketch
Dunkirk
England
France
Libel On Poison Ivy Libel Says Ivy Harms Vacations
A quoted line from the Kitchener Record describes poison ivy as a libel on the vacationer comparing it to world leaders. The piece argues ivy never jumped out to infect peaceful vacationists who left it alone.
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Kitchener Record
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Dominion to mobilize 300000 men for training
The government says 300000 men will be called up for training within 12 months starting in October, increasing the Dominion’s fighting strength to well over half a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Black's Harbour Residents Buy War Bonds In Patriotism Boost
The Strathroy Age Dispatch notes Black's Harbour New Brunswick a fishing town with Connors Bros. Ltd. as its sole industry. Its 1,500 residents have subscribed 51000 to interest free Dominion of Canada bonds, a remarkable show of wartime patriotism.
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Strathroy
Black's Harbour
Connors Bros. Limited
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Selected Recipes for Chocolate Nut Bran Cookies
A compact recipe card lists ingredients and steps for cookies using butter brown sugar egg melted chocolate water sour milk All Bran flour baking powder baking soda salt chopped nuts and a 375 degree oven. The method blends wet and dry components then bakes teaspoon-sized drops for about 15 minutes yielding about two dozen cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg's
English Bubble and Squepak Casserole Recipe
Sauté diced round steak in fat then layer with onions and crumbled crackers in a greased casserole. Add another meat onion cracker layer, pour Mock Turtle soup with water to cover, bake at 375 degrees for about one hour. Makes six portions. Preparation takes 15 minutes.
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Christie's
British French Crews Transfer Planes From Morocco to Gibraltar
A French plane with three crew members flew over Spain and landed at Gibraltar to join Britain's war against Germany. Two additional French planes from French Morocco also reached Gibraltar and their crews surrendered to the British with intent to fight for France's liberation.
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la Luna
Gibraltar
Britain
Germany
Morocco
France
Far North Eskimos travel long to attend Aklavik school
Miss Hazel Keyes notes All Saints Anglican School in Aklavik Northwest Territories draws about 100 students from King William's Land and other northern areas. Children aged five to 15 start at Grade I and learn English while preserving native arts. Girls sew, boys excel as mechanics.
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All Saints’ Anglican
Aklavik
Northwest Territories
Hazel Keyes
King William's Land
Miss Keyes
Civilization
Housewives join voluntary effort for air raid relief
Voluntary Service Britain mobilizes housewives through Women's Voluntary Services to aid A R P units. Dowager Marchioness of Reading chairs the drive supplying hot water tea blankets and bandages. The Islington effort covers child care while others provide water for stirrup pumps and use ballet skirts as makeshift bandages.
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Britain
Women’s Voluntary Services
Marchioness
Reading
London
Islington
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