Longest Telephone Line Reaches 6000 Miles Across USSR
British supplies arrive for Russia enabling a 6000 mile Soviet telecom spanning Moscow to Khabarovsk. The single line carries multiple conversations, boosting long distance efficiency. British engineers, cited for defence comms in the Battle of Britain, now deliver maintenance gear under a February order with autumn delivery promised.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Siberia
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
British Industries Bulletin
Essential For Peace Drives Baltic Security Stance
Dr Stefan Litauer, a Polish newspaperman, argued that lasting peace requires the Baltic Sea not to be dominated by Germany. He urged the Baltic to be guarded by the British fleet.
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Baltic Sea
Germany
Stefan Litauer
Baltic
Equality Of Sacrifice In Wartime Canada
A wartime editorial urges Canadians to value freedom gained through Magna Charta and to support the war effort. It notes voluntary reductions in gasoline use, urges restraint on non essential purchases, and argues that equal sacrifice by all is required as conscription looms if volunteers fall short.
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Runnymead
Britain
Canada
Army
Navy
Air Force
Chair of Cetewayo Skin Removed From Windsor Castle
A historic chair carved from the skin of Cetewayo the Zulu chief, presented to Queen Victoria before his death, has been removed from Windsor Castle and put into storage.
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Cetewayo
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Absolute Rest and Sleep During a Night’s Rest
A historical note states that according to a certain consist the average absolute rest during a night's sleep is only 11 percent of minutes, with muscular or mental activity filling the remainder of the time.
No Place Like It in Western Cities Echoed by Critics
An American author’s autobiography draws critique for omitting western cities. The piece recalls Emerson and Parker in Boston, with Parker quipping I live in Boston and Emerson saying he can get along without it, illustrating regional bias and urban pride reflected in The Argonaut.
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Hudson River
Boston
Emerson
Theodore Parker
Concord
Parker
The
Argonaut
Tourista Must Procure Three Licenses for Auto Travel
A brief notice states that three licenses are required for tourists taking automobiles into Egret, with reference to a specific code or deadline. The fragment emphasizes regulatory steps for travelers and vehicle use in the Egret area.
Blanket Appeal for Red Crow Blanket Appeal Opens in 1941
The initial phase of the Blanket Appeal by the Canadian Red Cross launched successfully, raising funds and support as Comissioner W. F. Marshall and local officials oversee early contributions. The drive aims to aid Indigenous communities and families facing hardship, with pledges and remittances flowing to the national office as part of a broader relief effort.
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Redee Mee Corser
Anc
Fertieas Eaeediely
Creed Magar
Porto
Fos
Sean Ange
Lee Sorrell
Eure
Bae
Eee
Ages
W. F. Marshall
Hasan Ag
Beaverbrook Seizes Own Fences in Scrap Metal Drive
Lord Beaverbrook, head of the Supply Ministry, has reportedly had his fences and railings at Cherkley seized as part of a nationwide scrap metal drive to manufacture tanks. The ministry issued a communique confirming the action.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Cherkley
Ministry of Supply
Rising Costs and Medical Breakthroughs Reported
A New Yorker described a girl in a neighborhood bakery paying seven cents for a nickel’s worth of rolls. Separately, doctors introduce a labyrinth ear operation aiming to aid the deaf, creating a new ear in effect.
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New Yorker
Moisture Evaporation Higher From Land Vegetation Areas
The article states that evaporation from land areas with vegetation is much greater than from water surfaces of equal size, highlighting stronger moisture loss on vegetated land compared with adjacent water bodies.
Nerve and Grit Highlighted for Canadian Air Training
Air Minister Power urges Canada to adapt and substitute Canadian built aircraft under the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. He praises pupils like tail gunners for their nerve and steel, noting Britain’s shortage of planes and a proposal to train such crews locally with armed bombardment machines. He cites Britain’s high population density as context for demand.
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Power
The
Commons
Britain
Canada
Spectacles Made in Britain Rise for Precision Work
Britain increases spectacle output as workers use glasses for precision tasks while general eyesight improves. Dry ice temperature noted at about 114 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
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Britain
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN Now Available in London Canada
A diet aid for constipation notes that ALL does not act like cathartics and requires time to work. It recommends obtaining ALL-BRAN at grocers in two sizes or via individual restaurant servings. Kellogg's London Canada manufactures the product.
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Mrs. E. Goodale
Hamilton
Ontario
Kellogg's
London
Canada
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