Waste Not Save Altruism Spurs War Effort and Salvage Drive
A salvage drive yields large quantities of usable material for war industry and Red Cross funds. The campaign aims to continue through the war, urging resource use and waste elimination. It notes Axis pressure in Europe and Japan's threats, but asserts Dutch and Allied resolve and Japan’s hesitation to clash with Britain and the United States.
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Red Cross Society
Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Crete
Japan
Britain
United States
Rumor About Canada’s New Millionaires Debunked
The Edmonton Bulletin traces the claim of 26 new Canadian millionaires to misreading income tax figures. It cites Finance Minister Ilsley and the Canada Year Book showing 483 Canadians paid $50 000 or more in 1939, with 457 the prior year.
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Edmonton Bulletin
Isley
Canada
James
Alberta
Maynard
Social Credit
House of Commons
Niley
Ilsley
Income
Finding a Way Out
The piece argues that India's political reform era faces an unprecedented deadlock. It emphasizes the need for tolerance in political dealings and notes that progress hinges on conciliatory, pragmatic action among diverse forces shaping the crisis.
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India
Bombay
Blackout a Symbol
A Lloydminster Times reflection on last week's Vancouver blackout and its emotional impact. It describes fear and a broader moral void as civilization's values seemed erased, yet notes relief that the darkness did not endure.
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Vancouver
Nazi crime and censorship under Hitler
A German is beheaded for listening to foreign broadcasts and sharing news with neighbors, while others languish in jail for defying Nazi limits. The piece condemns the regime’s callous justice and contrasts it with past assassinations praised by Hitler.
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Hitler
Dollfuss
Reuben
Finland doubles role in prefab housing boom
Canada eyes copying Finland's info bulletin on prefab houses now produced at about 7 000 a year. The Finnish industry, new to the country, is boosting employment across related sectors and supporting broader industrial activity.
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Finnish Information Bulletin
Finland
Dorothy Thompson and Canada’s wartime aims in McGill address
Dorothy Thompson urged Canadians at Convocation Hall McGill to see the war as a clash of ideologies. She argued democracy must prevail over dictators and noted Canada’s diverse population contributing to a war effort seen as protecting liberty and economy. The piece outlines Canada’s war spending and anti profiteering safeguards including unit costs, management fees, profits tax, price checks, and a House of Commons committee.
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Ottawa
Dorothy Thompson
McGill
Canada
British Isles
France
Winnipeg
Hitler
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Canadian permits total value in 1949 reaches 113 million
Building permits issued by 204 municipalities in Canada in 1949 totaled 113,005,208 dollars. New construction accounted for 85,613,697 dollars while additions alterations and repairs consumed the remaining sum.
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Canada
Warts on Soles of Feet and Plantar Wart Treatment
Dr Barton reviews plantar warts caused by a virus and explains how they hide in callouses. He cites New England Journal of Medicine findings: radium and X rays cure some cases but can cause serious aftereffects. electrodesiccation under local anesthesia offers safe, effective removal, especially after radium failure.
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J. H. Marks
C. C. Franseen
Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Evidence of Honor Among Thieves Questioned
The text questions whether any honor exists among thieves by contrasting age, affection, and loyalty with corrupt conduct. It argues that admiration for young women accompanied by cynical ageist judgments reveals a broader moral decay.
Crossword Puzzle by Eugene Sheffer
Today's puzzle presents a mixed fill with clues across and down including cleanse help epoch and many short entries. Readers solve a standard Sheffer crossword style with a wide range of hints spanning science language and geography.
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Eugene Sheffer
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