Government funds joint appeal ends for six auxiliary bodies
The government will finance the Canadian Legion Knights of Columbus Salvation Army YMCA and YWCA from public coffers for their war service duties at home and abroad. No public appeal will be held this year for these six organizations while the Canadian Red Cross plans a separate spring drive exceeding 800000 to support its war time mercy work.
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Canadian Legion
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
YMCA
Y.W.C.A
Navy League of War
Jonal Nada
Navy League of Canada
Armed Forces of
Canada
Canadian War Services Fund Incorporated
Canadian Red Cross Society
Y.M.C.A
Armed Forces of Canada
Director of Auxiliary Services
National War Charities Funds Advisory Board
Newfoundland
Navy
Mercantile Marine
Auxiliary Services
Not Immune Here We may feel that distance keeps this safe from enemy attack
The text argues that distance does not guarantee safety from air attacks. It notes that Singapore Batavia and many other places have been bombed and warns that Canadian cities both east and west could be targeted if an enemy grows desperate.
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Singapore
Batavia
Compound to powder path links wheels to fountains
A reader notes a complex chain where a substance can be converted into a powder and from there into many items, including automobile wheels and fountain components. The text also references the Rock of Gibraltar as not a single rock.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Roel
Belgian Defiance Displays Slogans in Brussels Streets
BBC Bulletin reports Belgian resistance remains firm as Brussels residents wake to anti Nazi slogans on main boulevards. A car with cut tires painted white left the messages Down with Hitler Long live England Hur rah for the RAF Long live de Gaulle. Street sweepers labored at midday to erase the paint.
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BBC
Brussels
Hitler
England
RAF
de Gaulle
BBC. Bulletin
Puerto mice 1une cumsurat Spot in the West Indies
Weather note describes an unusual climate pattern in the West Indies place, claiming a 42 year temperature range between 62 and 92 degrees and a stretch of over two years with sunshine every day. The fragment hints at exceptional sustained sunshine and mild temperatures.
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Puerto Mice
West Indies
From Civilian to Soldier in the Canadian Army
A columnist traces Army slang and the soldiering journey from recruitment to Basic and Advanced Training Centres. It describes how civilians become soldiers, the steps at District Depots, and how drill, discipline, and new skills replace civilian life as basic training shapes bearing, uniforms, and traditions.
Royal Albert Hall organ claims world’s largest pipe work
The 175 ton Royal Albert Hall organ in London has 10 491 pipes and is described as the largest and finest pipe organ in the world. The fairness of an income tax is measured by what you have left to live on after payment. In Brazil English is taught in schools only alongside Portuguese.
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Royal Albert Hall
London
Brazil
More Flaxseed Two Million Acres Should Be Sown
Dominion Government plans 2,000,000 acres for flax in 1942 to reach 20,000,000 bushels, due to wartime import cutoffs. Agriculture Minister Gardiner cites 1936-40 prairie averages of 311,180 acres and notes output in 1942 will rise mainly in main production areas. Canadian factories produced over 25,000,000 pairs of leather footwear in 1999.
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Dominion
Gardiner
Pacific
Seized German Goods Shipped From Switzerland Held In Bermuda
In Bermuda a Bermuda prize court seized 464 musical instruments and 23 cases of clocks claimed as German goods. The items reportedly originated in Germany, were shipped via a Swiss town near the Italian border, and were later placed on a Lisbon to Hamilton voyage. Sir Roger Hall noted the seizure and traced the complex route that connected German manufacture to distant markets in Central and South America.
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Germany
Central
South America
Bermuda
Supreme Court
Roger Hall
Chiazza
Lisbon
Portugal
Hamilton
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