Wartime plans and Allied aviation growth outlined
Reports indicate four Trane Atlantic airlines would run Britain to North America by summer’s end while Air Marshal Bishop calls wartime civil aviation essential to Canada's forces. Italy expects wheat at 208,228,000 bushels. Britain faces large 1941 crop and strong fodder output. A Edmonton group forms a Bons of Occupied Countries. The 2nd Armored Regiment to move to Camp Borden for training. health ministry converts 30,000 empty homes for bombed-out families.
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Trane Atlantic Airlines
Britain
North American
England
W. A. Bishop
Canada
Germany
Edmonton
Countries
2Nd Armored Regiment
Bennett Barracks
Listowel
Camp Borden
Western Canada
British Ministry of Health
Saying it with onions in Britain delights crowds
A British trend shows onions gaining popularity with the public. Canadians recognize muck soil in onion farming, while Britons share gifts of onions including relatives in Aberdeen. One bulb dazzled an office staffer as a novelty, illustrating a quirky new saying.
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Britain
Canada
Ostario
Aberdeen
Doctors advise odd health tips clash over pie and life span
The St Thomas Times Journal quotes two physicians offering starkly different health guidance. One urges eight days in bed weekly with Sunday rest, avoiding church conflicts, while another counsels strict diet and abstinence with a claim of living to 200 if healthy. The piece ends with a skeptical note on overworking during vacations and the appeal of pie.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Eurafican autarchy: Hitler's plan for Europe and Africa
The Sault Daily Star warns that Nazi aims include a merged Eurafican bloc with Germany at the core and satellites France and Italy. It cites plans for a self sufficient continental system, inspired by Haushofer ideas, threatening Poles Dutch Danes Norwegians and colonial subjects in Africa. It notes alleged talks between Hitler and Stalin about Ukraine as breadbasket for the autarchy.
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Europe
Africa
Hitler
British Commonwealth
United States
France
Italy
Haushofer
Hess
Heas
Britain
Vichy
Stalin
Ukraine
Sault Daily Star
The Poet on Leave Describes a Battle Inspired
A Birmingham soldier on leave from a northern hospital recalls a poet among the injured. As he awoke from anaesthetic the poet demanded pencil and paper to record an inspiration, but the moment passed before material could be found. A later operation rekindled the urge, yielding a line about a horrible smell.
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Consciouness
Cure For Worry English Surgeon Performs Operation On Worried Patient
An English surgeon allegedly operated at the brain to sever worry centres from emotional centres, claiming the patient became happier but warning of risks. The piece also notes various varied tidbits about war, crops, and social behavior, reflecting a sensational style with dubious medical claims.
Beavers Defy Rail Repairman in Algonquin Park
Calgary Albertan reports on Mr Aug Hoffman Grearves, a Canadian National Railways worker in Algonquin Park. Beavers thwart his dam control with a water wheel, lantern, culvert, and fence, then rebuild the dam higher, showcasing stubborn mascot resilience of Canada.
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Canada
Aug Hoffman Grearves
Canadian National Railways
Algonquin Park
The
Vancouver Sun
Hoffman
Beaver
Calgary
Albertan
Bombed out London papers continue publishing after raid
The London News Chronicle and The Star were bombed in a raid but kept printing. Censors allowed notice that heavy damage to machinery at Bouverie street occurred from two direct hits, one high explosive and one oil bomb. No casualties. The Daily Sketch offered facilities as the two papers moved to a rival plant.
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London News Chronicle
the Star
Bouverie Street
Daily Sketch
News Chronicle
Star
Dropped From Plane Eye Glasses Found Unbroken
In Hamilton Ontario A Stewart Clark found a pair of eyeglasses in his garden. He deduced the glasses came from a plane and learned W C Warren a chief instructor at the nearby airfield had misplaced them while spreading Victory Loan circulars the day before. The glasses were returned unbroken. The wartime news tone notes Damascus and Tyre in the dispatches.
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A. Stewart Clark
Hamilton
Ont
W. C. Warren
Victory
Pattern 4763 dainty slips for sheer summer frocks
Anne Adams Pattern 4763 offers a back single piece with straps and waist darts for neat lines and a long front panel for easy fit high waist seam to avoid bulk. Available sizes 34 to 48 with fabric needs listed and 20 cent order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermott Ave. B
Man
Turning Point in Europe Mission Begins at Troas
Devotional reading about Paul and Silas guiding the gospel from Troas to Philippi in Macedonia. It describes the journey across the Aegean, the first European converts, and Lydia’s baptism after listening by the river.
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Troas
Aegean Sea
Europe
Paul
Macedonia
Christ
Silas
Timothy
Luke
Jesus Christ
Samothrace
Neapolis
Philippi
Lydia
Thyatira
Dutch Metal Theft Decree Orders Citizens Surrender Goods
German commissioner Seyss-Inquart issues decree forcing Netherlands public enterprises shops and citizens to hand over copper nickel tin and lead items by August 10. Household objects such as ashtrays bird cages and flower pots cited. Milk treated under high pressure to yield vomogenized product.
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Netherlands
Seyss-Inquart
Detroit Boy Wins 1941 National Spelling Championship
Louis Edward Siseman a 13 year old Detroit eighth grader won the national spelling bee at the National Press Club in Washington after a three hour contest against 13 year old Phyllis Davis of Akron. He impressed judges with calm poise and asked meaning before a strange word while Phyllis hesitated at times spelling chrysanthemum to miss.
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Detroit
Louis Edward Siseman
Newsweek
New York
National Press Club
Washington
Young Bissman
Phyllis Davis
Akron
Ohio
Louis
Phyllis
Borrowed method to clean wheat kernels patented
Theodore Earle, mining engineer, adapts a process used for metallic ores to hull away the rough outer layer of wheat kernels without harming the grain. The hulls are light fibrous and nutritive free. Also notes church bells tuned by edge chipping to reach the correct pitch.
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Food Industries
Theodore Earle
Chlorophyll Shows Promise Against Colds and Infections
Dr Benjamin Gruskin reports 1 200 infection cases treated with chlorophyll, noting remarkable results in sinus infections and colds. At Temple University Hospital patients used nose drops and packs, with chlorophyll acting by boosting resistance or releasing oxygen to hinder bacteria. Chlorophyll, often from nettles, is bland and soothing compared to harsher antiseptics.
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American Journal of Surgery
Benjamin Gruskin
Gruskin
Temple University Hospital
Philadophia
Radio Locator ee Oversea corps recruits 1000 radio men
Britain plans a civilian technical corps to operate a secret RAF radio locator device, with Canada and the United States aiding. Canada has already sent about 1,000 radio men overseas. 2,500 recruits are in Canadian universities this summer as the labor department expands training. Volunteers can join through the British mission in Ottawa or Montreal. The corps also needs fitters, machinists, tool setters, and electricians. Hitler remains determined to rescue people from grievances they did not know.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
Canada
United States
RCAF
Labor Department
Free Press
Ottawa
Montreal
Lower Canada College
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