Switzerland as World War II communications hub and neutral refuge
Switzerland has become the European communications hub as thousands of letters and messages pass through Geneva and Bern. Trains, planes, and radios relay news, diplomacy, and human pleas while Swiss railways profit from war-time traffic and corridors used by Italy, Germany, and others.
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Switzerland
Seiserland
Pyrennees
Ube Kattegat
International Red Cross
Europe
United States
France
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Berne
Berlin
Millieus
Italy
Germany
Austria
Canadian built corvettes on launch ways ahead of schedule
Three Canadian built corvettes sit down the ways ahead of scheduled launch dates. The vessels, submarine chasers and escorts, were built for the British Admiralty and will be manned by Royal Canadian Navy personnel. The piece notes the corvette line’s naval significance and historic naming.
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Admiralty
Naval
United States
Canada urged to join Pan American union for hemisphere unity
Percy Corbett, former McGill dean, argued Canada needs formal Pan American representation, closer Western Hemisphere collaboration, and a defined Latin American policy. He noted Canada’s population and economic strength, wheat surplus, and calls from Argentina and Brazil for consular ties.
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Canada
Pan-American Union
Percy Corbett
McGill University
Montreal
Western Hemisphere
Havana
Canadian Institute On Economics and Politics
Americas
Latin Americas
Corbett
Argentina
Brazil
The Humor of the British and Its War Spirit
A New York Herald Tribune editorial notes British humor as a sign of resilience during war. It cites Peter Fleming’s The Flying Visit and comments on German censorship yet praises Britain for laughing at its foe and at its own leaders.
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New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Peter Fleming
England
Hitler
The
Herald-Tribune
Germany
Contributions Pour In To Buy Spitfires For RAF Claims
The air ministry reports continued donations for purchasing Spitfires and Hurricanes. A Lincolnshire farmer gave £100 promising it for RAF success, a tanker crew added £14, a Hendon French donor sent five guineas for a pilot son missing since June, and a Sheffield family started a fund with £100 after a son was killed and another missing.
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Hendon
Sheffield
Shipbuilding Ahead Of Schedule And Wartime Conversions
Shipbuilding progress continues with 92 vessels berthed or afloat as part of a wartime program. The Canadian ship conversion plan delays are overcome and many converted vessels join the Royal Canadian Navy. A Scotsman arrives seeking work and claims to be a MacTartan.
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Royal Canadian Navy
England's Secret Strength Echoed in War Resolve
In a wartime reflection on England's endurance and expansion, the piece cites Emerson on Britain's vigor in adversity. It notes War Secretary Eden's claim that England intends to strike offensively in the current conflict, signaling unyielding spirit despite sieges.
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Britain
Emerson
England
Eden
Right Answer From the Simpleton in a Farmer Tale
A farmer tests a new hand by asking which of three buckets Neddy will drink from the donkey’s stable. The apprentice answers water, reasoning a donkey will drink water because he is an ass. The note then mentions a Boston ordinance banning bathtub baths and that 25 of the Bahamas Islands are occupied.
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Neddy
Bahamas Islands
Trans-Canada Air Lines to receive Lodestar aircraft
Trans-Canada Air Lines will receive the first of six new Lodestar planes from Lockheed on October 31 with subsequent deliveries through December. The all metal midwing aircraft seats 14 passengers, has two Pratt and Whitney engines delivering 1,200 hp each, and a cruising speed of 232 mph. Colyer notes the upgrade supports service expansion between Toronto, London and Windsor and increased passenger demand.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
D. B. Colyer
TCA
Toronto
London
Windsor
Colyer
Poemold Arte Crochet Pattern Peacock Plumes
Beginners can make an impression with this crochet medallion pattern titled Peacock Plumes. Pattern 6757 includes instructions, stitch demonstrations, photos, and materials list. Send 26 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot. no Alice Bresks book published.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Alice Bresks
How Fifth Column Agents Operate Against Resistance
A 1940s briefing outlines five Fifth Column objectives: sow confusion and dissension, incite class and group jealousies, hinder defense efforts, fuel fear of radicalism, and press small nations toward neutrality. It cites Donovan and Mowrer detailing covert methods and notes French bread shortages under Vichy as illustrative context.
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Frank Knox
United States Navy
Knox
W. J. Donovan
Europe
Edgar Mowrer
Donovan
France
Germany
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Tip origins and hotel tipping trends in old English inns
In the Financial Post J C Kirkwood notes that first class hotels employ from one half to two and a half staff per guest. The origin of tip may be from letters TIP on a wall box in English taverns meaning to ensure promptness. A Canadian Hotel Review article discusses tipping as an incentive yet heading toward extremes, including Salon workers and soda jerks receiving gratuities and tips at automat establishments.
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J.C. Kirkwood
Financial Post
Canadian Hotel Review
Conserving Forests Once Called Fanatics In America
The piece recalls centuries of forest destruction in North America and notes a 30 year shift toward conservation. It highlights Canada and U.S. progress, with 176 to 200 million acres of forest land managed or in view, and credits early conservationists once derided as fanatics. It ends with a separate note about a man in England collecting razor blades for steel munitions.
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France
Paris
America
Canada
United States
Alperton
England
Hitler's armistice pledge blamed for French navy use
London Daily Mail reports Berlin issued strict orders not to torpedo French ships yet German submarines approached Dunkerque twice last winter. The U boat commander received orders to hold fire suggesting Hitler planned to use France's navy against Britain despite promises. A Vancouver Province note on indoor clotheslines and a Yangtze river tug venture follows.
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Hitler
London Daily Mail
Berlin
Dunkerque
France
Britain
Vancouver Province
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Pyrenees
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Air Ministry
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Mass
Balkans
Lake Superior
Posemold
Vichy
Capua
Sparta
New York Times
Tude
Yangtse
China
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