Leaders Shaping World Fate Through Wartime Resolve
HISTORY HAS SHOWN leadership steers world events with nations tied to their chiefs in critical moments. Churchill Roosevelt Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek are cited as guiding great powers through dark times, while Axis rulers illustrate the dangers of unscrupulous command. The invasion of Europe centers attention on Eisenhower Tedder Ramsey Montgomery and Leigh-Mallory as leaders chosen for proven teamwork and integrated arms.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Empire
Roosevelt
Stalin
Chiang Kin-shek
United Nations
Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
Arthur Tedder
Admiral Ramsey
General Montgomery
Air Marshal
Leigh-Mallory
Germany
Dominion Entomologist Crawford Succeeds Late McLaine
The agriculture department announces H. G. Crawford as dominion entomologist succeeding the late Dr. L. B. McLaine. Crawford joined the entomological branch in 1916 and is a member of the American Association of Economic Entomologists and several other societies.
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Crawford WU
Winston Churchill as a shock in the House and nation
The New York Times praises Winston Churchill as an electrifying figure, noting his blend of liberalism imperialism and democratic zeal. It argues he became Prime Minister by shaping the image of Britain’s wartime resolve, embodying courage, faith, loyalty, and honesty in perilous days.
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Winston Canrenus
House of Commons
New York Times
English as Second Language Across Nations
Rev Dr James Endicott told the English Speaking Union in Toronto that English will be the second language in most countries within 25 years. He argued against Churchill’s basic English and urged natural growth and improved teaching methods. Endicott noted his nine years teaching English in China and predicted widespread bilingual education among educated populations.
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James Endicott
English Speaking Union
Toronto
Endicott
China
Winston Churchill
Price Control And Rationing Information
Wartime Prices and Trade Board replies outline that coupons do not guarantee supplies of rationed goods and that rationing aims for fair distribution. It notes jam weight may be marked in the jar and not necessarily on the label, explains the Blue Book is free, and confirms price ceilings on services like hairdressing and on used-car sales. Readers are invited to request Consumers’ News or the Blue Book by mail.
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Consumers’ News
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Regina
Saskatchewan
Arctic greenhouse under ice grows crops for expansion
The Toronto Star reports a heated ice bed system nourished by windmill powered electricity and 300 candlepower lights. Despite Arctic blizzards, cucumbers and salad greens are cultivated beneath the ice to expand habitable area for humanity.
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Polar
Toronto Star
New World Calendar Advocated By World Calendar Leader
Ottawa Journal reports Elizabeth Achelis, president of the World Calendar Association, in Ottawa last week promoting a reform that keeps holidays fixed to dates, arguing it benefits industry, workers, agriculture, and government. Supporters include notable figures, and while skeptics fear disruption, observers expect possible adoption after the war.
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Elizabeth Achelis
World Calendar Association
Ottawa
Jendar
Miss Adelis
Plum Puree Jam Powder Could Transform Wartime Preserves
A Somerset research station scientist reports a powder made from plum puree that preserves indefinitely. When mixed with three ounces of powder and sugar, oiling yields two pounds of jam in minutes. He suggests the method could apply to apple and blackberry, offering wartime benefits: reduced storage space and sugar use, and jam production whenever sugar surpluses occur.
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Somerset
England
War Production Board Encourages Aluminum Experimentation
The War Production Board told U S industry to pursue postwar aluminum research for lightweight civilian goods. The move aims to boost development of cars and refrigerators with small aluminum quantities, as long as experiments do not divert war effort manpower or facilities.
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United States
War Production Board
Canada Urban Housing Crisis Comment by Adamson
Professor Anthony Adamson of the University of Toronto warned at a London Council of Social Agencies meeting that forty percent of urban Canadian families cannot afford housing meeting the standards of decent Canadian living.
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Canada
Anthony Adamson
School of Architecture
University of Toronto
London Council of Social Agenci
Canadian Dried Eggs Privilege Noted by British Ministry
Canadian area eggs have een highly complimented by members of the British Ministry of Food. The Allowance to the public has been one packet equivalent to 12 shell eggs per consumer every four weeks. Children under five are entitled to double this quantity.
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Ministry of Food
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