Churchill backs basic English as potential international language
In a Harvard addressed report, Prime Minister Churchill endorses basic English as a future international language. Devised by C K Ogden and Ivor A Richanis, it negates most English complexity with about 850 words and simple grammar. experts claim a person can learn it in a month with two hours daily study.
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Churchill
Harvard University
C.K. Ogden
Orthological Institute
Cambridge
England
Ivor A. Richanis
English Widely Used Today Across Nations and Wars
The article notes the long history of universal languages from Latin to French and argues English is becoming a global common tongue. It cites over 200 million native English speakers, the rise of English in liberation regions, and plans to teach it as a second language, aiming to foster international understanding and peace.
Storage tips for home garden produce in Canada
Practical guidance from the Western Division Health League of Canada on storing fruits and vegetables. It covers suitable storage rooms, ventilation, insulation, and packaging, plus temperature and humidity ranges for root crops, potatoes, tomatoes, and apples. It also advises regular winter sorting and sanitizing with a copper sulphate solution.
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Victory Gardens
Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
Spare Parts Captain Invented Plastic Substitute for Bakelite
Ponty South Wales captain F J W Bartlett helped keep the Eighth Army moving by inventing palm resin plastic to replace bakelite for rotor arms and distributor caps. He produced ten thousand rotor arms from palm resin and later developed a better plastic from other tree resins used in the Middle East.
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F. J W. Bartlett
Ponty
South Wales
Eighth Army
Bartlet
Scanmon
Middle East
Memory Peak Ages Cited by London Doctor
The Ottawa Citizen notes a London doctor’s claim that memory is strongest from age eleven to fourteen. The article suggests parents should test this view by presenting problems Willie handled in his entrance exam.
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London
Ottawa Citizen
Willie
Sincerity and Truth in Virtue Across Thinkers
The excerpt gathers quotes on sincerity from Confucius Kant Bovee Eddy and Colton, noting sincerity as the basis of virtue and a measure of character. It mentions Baltimore’s naming after Lord Baltimore and the original land grant.
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Confucius
Mary Baker Eddy
Colton
James Russell Lowell
City of
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Canadian premiere of Our Boys And Girls On Active Service
Ottawa audiences welcomed the Canadian premiere of a wartime show featuring sailors and Wrens, praised for lively entertainment. The article spotlights Lt-Col W A Cripps and other prairie servicemen, notes HMCS Sault Ste. Marie at sea, highlights RCAF heroes including Wing Commander Moose and pilots awarded DFM, and recalls the epic Dunkirk/Bordeaux evacuations with Captain Wallace B. Creery.
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Ottawa
Canada
Kingston
W. A. Cripps
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Horse
Saskatchewan
HMCS
Sault Ste. Marie
North Atlantic
Jim Aylong
Camrose
Alberta
Stoker
Robert Kettwell
Prince Albert
Sask
George Baggot
Hans “Kraser
Bordeaux
France
Wallace B. Creery
Royal Canadian Navy
Vancouver
Theavy
Malta
How to Weave Useful Novelties for Home Craft
A wartime home service booklet from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union offers guidance on weaving at home. It explains materials needed, simple looms, and how to make baskets, paste cloth, and rugs. Send coins and self-addressed details to Home Service Dept for the booklet.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermat Ave
Winnipeg
Man
English Language to Spread Across Europe After War
The Yorkshire Post notes that about 15,000 Czechoslovak citizens will return home with strong English skills, mirroring similar gains among Poles, Dutch, Belgians, French, Yugoslavs, Greeks, and Norwegians. The result is that English will be better known on the Continent than ever, providing a timely opportunity for diplomats and leaders.
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Europe
Yorkshire Post
Smile Awhile Round House Comic Fragments
A collection of brief dated humor bits and dialogue sketches. Jokes range from a railroad visiting Clara at a round house to quips about lawyers pies sailors and guides. The pieces feature playful wordplay and light social banter with punchy one liners.
Cannot Be Altered Price Ceiling Forbids Work
A New York City apartment that is vacant and cannot be subdivided to smaller units due to cost, exceeding the $1,000 ceiling for building alterations, occupies three floors with 54 rooms and 17 baths. It includes 31 closets, 68 house telephones, a 10,000 bottle wine safe, a dining hall for 200 guests, and a large refrigerated vault for party supplies, per Collier's Weekly.
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New York
New York City
Collier’s Weekly
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