Medicine At War Shows Low Wounded Mortality Rates
The British Ministry of Information reports much lower death rates for wounded in recent wars. In World War I hospitals in Egypt and Palestine had a 7.44 death rate among nearly 30,000 casualties. in 1943 Middle East hospital deaths were 21 percent. A French hospital treated 1,300 severely wounded in the last war with 113 deaths, while in Tunisia a hospital with 1,500 serious cases had only five deaths.
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Ministry of Information
Egypt
Palestine
Middle East
France
Tunisia
Advances in Military Medicine During World War II
The report highlights dramatic declines in death rates among wounded due to advancements in medicine since the prior war. Sulphonamide drugs and penicillin curb infections and aid healing, with air evacuation speeding care. About 15,000 sick and wounded were flown to North Africa by RAF and USAF in Sicily, mirroring air evacuation of casualties in North Africa, and hospitals were flown into battle zones on multiple occasions.
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North Africa
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Plasma treatment assists wounded soldiers near front lines
Civilians can help with blood plasma therapy for wounds and shock. Transfusions are vital as trained teams advance through battle areas administering plasma before evacuation. Dried plasma stores readily without refrigeration, aiding mass donations by Canadians. Mobile operating theatres move close to front lines, reducing deaths. Medical Corps doctors and staff display skill and courage, earning credit for saving many lives amid combat.
Cruel Japanese Military Has No Mercy Says Editor
The Detroit Free Press condemns Japanese forces and their brutalities, arguing reprisals against Japanese in the country would not deter the fiends in Japanese uniforms. It states cruelty is bred into the regime and extends to civilians both at home and abroad.
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Detroit Free Press
Honey Stored Warm Beats Cold Fridge Says Study
A study finds honey remains fresher and retains quality longer in a warm room than in a refrigerator. Researchers note reduced crystallization and maintained aroma when stored at room temperature, advising consumers to keep honey sealed in a pantry.
High Bread Prices Lift Zagreb to Europe’s Peak
In Zagreb prices soar as bread costs reach about six dollars for a two pound loaf. Rationing exists for key foods but flailing markets persist. Foreign currency and scarce goods fetch 6 to 10 times official value while the local currency collapses. The government backs farmers with cigarettes and matches in exchange for butter or pork.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Europe
Price Control And Rationing Information
Wartime Prices and Trade Board in Regina Sask answers readers questions on landlord notices ration books baby birth certificates and ration card usage. It explains six month notices for landlord occupancy baby birth certificates to obtain ration books and how defatted suet is allocated under Board Order 231 along with exchange refunds policy and ration card usage rules.
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Consumers News
Blu
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Regina, Sask
Prices and Trade Board
Chinese journalism students plan English tabloid in Chungking
Dr Hollington K Tong director of the Chinese Post Graduate School of Journalism announced a new eight page English tabloid to be printed in Chungking. The staff includes 34 students with seven girls under the direction of Dean Harold L Cross and academics from Columbia University.
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MIL
Chungking
Hollington K. Tong
Chinese Post Graduate School of Journalism
Harold L. Cross
China
Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University
Britain may switch to right-hand driving after war
Spencer Miller, New Jersey highway commissioner, reports the British Ministry of Transport will push a postwar project to change from left to right side driving. Sir Christopher Wren is noted as the era’s eminent English architect.
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Britain
Spencer Miller
New Jersey
Ministry of Transport
Sir Christopher Wren
London plum remark recalls German view of bombing
A British diplomat, six years in Berlin, recalls a BBC German program claim that raids on Berlin were labeled barbarous and Jewish inspired. He cites Goering's boast that London was a ripe target and notes Germany’s earlier tolerance for bombing civilians in Prague and London before the war.
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Son
Berlin
BBC
Goering
London
Hitler
Prague
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Coventry
Belgrade
England
Germany
Smile Awhile and the Lost Speech Laughs in Tiny Skits
A collage of humorous exchanges features a queen’s mock proposal, a bank cheque returning, a boastful airman, a hungry wife, a policeman’s inquiry, and quips about exams and being lost. The tone captures witty, everyday misadventures, with playful punchlines on money, love, and miscommunication.
Population growth in India and world hunger context
A brief note cites the Indian population rising by about five million annually over the past fifty years, creating a growth equivalent to the United States. It emphasizes a high natural increase amid famine discussions and critiques some British perspectives on the topic, attributed to the Victoria Colonist.
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Wasin
United States
India
Great Britain
Victoria
British Coal Saving Surpasses Expectations in 1942-43
During the winter of 1942-43 British domestic and industrial consumers reduced coal use by 11,000,000 tons in response to the government request. This surpassed the advance estimate by 3,000,000 tons, reflecting strong household and industrial conservation efforts, and illustrating wartime energy discipline.
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