Radio Men Sought for Canada and Britain Air Forces
Officials in Britain and Canada urgently seek radio operators and mechanics for air force service. National registration lists of 8 million Canadians are being scanned to locate qualified radio training. About 700 have joined, including 100 officers, but demand remains several times higher. Enlistments transfer to Britain promptly if qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Britain
Air Ministry
C. G. Power
RAF
RCAF
The Turning Point Will Come With Hard War Work
The piece argues 1941 may be a turning point for the Allies but warns against complacency. It urges Canadians to redouble sacrifices, marshal all resources, and endure a long, hard road, with hope that Nazi power will crumble as oppressed peoples rise. It notes Allied factories, ships, and overseas aid, and cites signs of resistance in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland while urging unity and effort.
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Europe
Africa
History Of Silk Stockings And Silk Teeld Gatoe
A fragmented history traces silk stockings from ancient China to Europe, noting their luxury and changing fabrics. It mentions velvet and expensive cloth ahead of common wear, and cites an English stage figure Willam Lee who allegedly invented a silk thread technique in 1980 while knitting stockings with his wife.
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Teeld Gatoe
China
Pion
Aristo
Alexander Layee
Pere
Seti
Cimener
Willam Lee
Present Blessing Beyond Past Blunder Sayings
A reflective line notes that people focus on past errors while seeking future trouble, urging a mindset shift from guilt to present blessings and potential.
Berlin claims will reveal reason for invasion delay
Berlin states at the opportune moment it will tell the reason why there was no invasion of England last fall. It says it can tell Germany now and the RAF is the reason.
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Berlin
England
Germany
Ithe Raf
Canada’s munitions drive expands shell and chemical plants
Howe outlines Canada’s $100,000,000 explosives program with 18,000 workers on construction and thousands more on production. He cites output to rival first Great War levels as shelling and chemical plants come online, including aerial bomb loading and new chemicals. The Allied War Supplies Corporation oversees 19 projects with crown ownership, aiming major operations by July and a monthly payroll near $2,000,000.
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Canada
CD. Howe
Howe
Candado
Allied War Supplies Corporation
Crown
No interruption noted in speech across nations
A remark contrasts English and American speech patterns, then notes Russia has ordered 10 large electric switch engines in America.
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Russia
America
Greatest Hour Of Britain's History Approaching, Alexander Warns
A V Alexander First Lord of the Admiralty told a war weapons meeting that Britain's greatest hour is approaching. He urged perseverance and warned of heavier tasks to come as the might of the world's strongest military machine would be hurled against the nation, insisting Britain must seize the chance to win.
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Britain
A. V. Alexander
the Admiralty
Mr.Alexander
British Subjects Released From Camp in Occupied France
The BBC reports about 1,000 British subjects freed from a camp in unoccupied France where they were interned after the French collapse. About 60 more are expected soon. The released include women with children under 16, women over 60, men over 69, and women whose husbands are over the age.
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France
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Shipments Planned for Banff Rocky Mountain Sheep
Four Rocky Mountain sheep from Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies will be shipped south to Texas and New Mexico. One will go to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for genetic experiments, three to New Mexico for restocking in northern high mountain areas. This marks the second shipment to New Mexico after a year. The species, once endangered in Canada, now thrives in mountain parks under sanctuary protections that support hunting only by camera.
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Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Banff National Park
Canadian Rockies
Department of Mines and Resources
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
New Mexico
Canada
Peas Costly in 17th Century French Society
In a historical recount a 60 dollar pint price for peas is cited from French 17th century society. Delegates at a Michigan State College canning conference heard that Polaris the North Star is never seen from points south of the equator.
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Michigan State College
North Pole
Equator
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Brussels
Holland
Hiversum Radio
C. V. de Vries
Rotterdam
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Silk
Poe Crear
Christie's Arrowroot
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