Education and the value of broad citizenship in schools
A Regina speaker warns that overemphasis on specialized technical training in public and high schools risks producing a generation of skilled technicians with little appreciation for culture or democratic responsibility. He argues that education should primarily cultivate mind and citizenship, reserving vocational training for a small minority after a solid high school foundation.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
United States
Great Britain
Thrifty Coventry Munitions Workers Save Money
British munitions workers in Coventry study show 57 percent save weekly money beyond insurance and holiday benefits with earnings rising from 28 to 52 pounds weekly for skilled and seven night shifts for semi skilled. Despite debt relief, many face arrears on rent and medical and grocery bills as England's saddlemaking trades fade historically.
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Britain
Charles Madge
Institute of Economic and Social Research
Coventry
Economic Journal
Conscientious objectors held in Channel Islands by Germans
News from Brandon Sun reports about 100 British conscientious objectors in the Channel Islands being captured and placed under Nazi occupation. The group, part of 200 sent in early June to help harvest potatoes, faced varied responses in tribunals, with some expressing apathy toward a potential Nazi invasion and others preferring Nazi rule to democracy.
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Rman
Net Islands
Conehle
Britain
Channel Islands
Conscientoius
Brandon Sun
Gifts Keep Coming From Across Empire To Support Britain
The BBC reports widespread gifts to Britain from empire regions including £10,000 from the Turkish community in Istanbul and £15,000 from the Madras Governor's War Fund, totaling £322,454. Officers of the Punjab Police Force accept a 20 percent salary cut to fund a fighter aircraft for Indian defense.
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Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Istanbul
Madras
BBC
Punjab
India
Propaganda Photographs of Crashed Planes Decried
The London Times notes Germany has difficulty obtaining RAF bombers for propaganda so they photograph their own crashes and claim British origin. A September 14 Volkischer Beobachter image allegedly shows a British aircraft but is identified as a Junkers 88 with death head livery, matching photos of many Junkers shot down.
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London Times
Volkischer Beobachter
Travel To Canada New York Daily Mirror Advice
The New York Daily Mirror urges Americans to travel to Canada as a safe, war avoidance measure. It argues most Americans want peaceful ties and suggests spending travel funds in Canada rather than fearing border inspection. Entry requires minimal ID such as a voter registration certificate or auto club membership.
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New York Daily Mirror
Canada
the Mirror
Ameren
Air Raid Shelter Beneath Rockefeller Centre Reportedly Vast
A rumored world’s largest underground shelter corridors beneath Rockefeller Centre in New York extend four levels about 70 feet below ground. It blends engine rooms warehouses and ramps designed to shelter 55000 people and includes a complete restaurant for building staff.
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Mazpattan
New York
Rockfeller Centre
Associated Press
Canadian Press
National Broadcasting Company
Radio City Musical Hall
Elected Recipes Stuffed Meat Loaf Delivers Classic Comfort
A vintage recipe item outlines stuffed meat loaf using beef veal and a bread crumb stuffing with onions and seasonings. The method covers forming a wrap, sealing with dressing, baking at 375 degrees, and yielding eight servings alongside a raspberry jam cream cheese spread and tea biscuits topped with whipped cream.
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Kellogg’s
Mir
Magnesium Use in Incendiary Bombs Drives Airplane Metal Demand
The article notes magnesium's rising use in incendiary bombs and aircraft alloys. Bombs are magnesium aluminum tubes filled with priming material that ignites on impact, burning at high temperatures. Britain and the U.S. increase magnesium production while Canada pursues experimental work. a Canadian firm explores Utah brine deposits for future magnesium production. The piece also mentions the Darien region of Panama as a largely unexplored area along the Pan American highway.
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Germany
Canada
Consolidated Smelters
Transcontinental Resource Limited
Utah
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Ows
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Orshires
Vicks
Smsonges Wit Vapors
Darien Indian
Panama
Appleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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