Canadians Rally Behind War Effort With 44 Percent Sacrifice
A wartime column compares Canadian estimated national income of 5.95 billion for 1941-42 to a 1.45 billion direct war contribution and a further 1.19 billion aid to Britain. It argues Canadians collectively fund victory while noting harsher rationing in the United Kingdom and occupation realities in Norway under German rule.
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Great Britain
Mackenzie King
Canada
United Kingdom
Norway
Hitler
Poland
Germany
Reich
Italy
Sea water harms the body adrift at sea
A drifting person at sea suffers faster decline from drinking sea water. Sea water is extremely salty causing kidneys to shed excess salts while drawing water from blood plasma, accelerating dehydration and death.
Efficient Dentist Tiny Fish Remove Mouth Parasites
Tiny butterfly fish enter the mouths of larger fish to remove parasites while the patient remains still. This mutual cleaning behavior shows interspecies cooperation.
Increase Is Necessary for Higher Milk Production
The Dominion bureau of statistics argues for increased milk production this year to meet growing domestic butter demand and support exports to the United Kingdom amid expanding dairy use and employment.
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Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Dominion Bureau of Statist
Toad Survives A Year Without Food Highlight
A historical note states a toad can live for a year without eating, illustrating resilience in amphibians. The fact stands as a curious biological claim cited in the fragmentary text.
Canadians Question Lost Time Before Frontline Action
MajGen Collins in a London broadcast notes long wait for action by Canadian troops. He says Australians beat them to early combat and that the brief French sortie worsened the delay. He adds Canadians are now more ready to take on the Hun under Lt-General McNaughton.
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MajGen RJ. Collins
London
MajGen
Collins
France
McNaughton
Red Cross Spends Big for Navy and Seaman Aid in Canada
The Canadian Red Cross used 1939 1940 funds to finance a 750 bed hostel now run by YMCA a 250 seat army hostel expanded by the Salvation Army and canteen equipment for Knights of Columbus totalling 60 000. An additional 20 000 and 19 371 were spent on navy yards upgrades and hospital supplies bringing the total to 120 71. In early April the group voted 20 000 for a new Halifax canteen and recreation building for all sea services.
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Canada
Canadian Red Cross
YMCA
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Red Cross
Halifax
Large Number Traced Annually In England and London
Police records show about 25 000 disappearances annually in England with 4 200 from London. Over ten years only around 2 000 cases remain untraced.
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England
London
Chile Would Span From Sitka to Opposite Mexico City
Chile, if situated on North America’s west coast, would stretch from Sitka Alaska to a point opposite Mexico City. The nation measures 60 to 200 miles in width and about 2,600 miles in length.
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Chile
North America
Sitka
Alaska
Mexico City
Young Home Guard Member Claims England Record
In A People At War an Edinburgh youth asserts he is Britain’s youngest Home Guard member, challenging claims of other youths in England while noting the Dunkirk era spirit and British resilience inspires volunteers across the empire. The piece cites Hon. Th. Campbell praising English tenacity amid wartime gloom.
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England
Dunkirk
Th. Campbell
Prince Edward ‘Sland
Home Guards
Edinburgh
Scotland
Home Guard
Briiain
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Constipation Relief
Advertorial copy urges daily Kellogg's All-Bran to ease constipation. It claims bulk helps regularity and advises plenty of water. Promoted as available in two sizes from grocers, produced by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
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Kellogg's
London
Canada
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Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
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