Allied Contraband Control Not Having Effect On Starving German People
Analyzing critics of Allied economic warfare the piece argues contraband including food is lawful and effective Germany relies on imports for food and materials but the blockade targets industrial goods more than meals The author contends German rationing falls well below prewar while Nazi leaders divert resources from food to war production and the blockade shifts responsibility away from the Allies.
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Germany
United States
Entertainment Experiments Entertain Soldiers Near Maginot Line
Reports from officers and medical staff show motion pictures top all activities for morale near the Maginot line while newspapers and books rank poorly. A portable motion picture outfit has been gifted by Lady Dover to support relief efforts.
BC students win Robertson memorial theology prizes
Stewart Drysdale of Vancouver and Ernest L. Bishop of Victoria won the two $100 Robertson memorial prizes for theological essays, announced by the Home Mission board of the United Church of Canada in Toronto.
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British Columbia
Stewart Drysdale
Vancouver
Ernest L. Bishop
Victoria
Home Mission Board of the United Church of Canada
Toronto
Robertson
Whalers Return to Vladivostok After Record Catch
A flotilla of whalers returning to Vladivostok, Russia reported catching 73 whales in the northern seas of the Far East in under six months.
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Vladivostok
Russia
Far East
Good Samaritan taxi driver helps poor Paris family
A Paris Gare Saint Lazare scene shows a mother with three children unable to pay transport fares. A taxi driver ferries them to their destination free of charge, earning a reward when a wealthy traveler at Gare de Post gives him 100 francs. Also noted: Arun del Moody becomes the first Black trainee for a British Army commission.
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Paris
London Daily Mail
Gare Saint-Lazare
Gare de West
Littl
Gare de Post
French Government Orders Texas Oil For War Machines
The French government has ordered 60 000 to 70 000 barrels of oil daily from Texas. Shipments would begin immediately if a weekly inactive day rule hindering production is temporarily dropped. The Argonaut urges U S action to remove oil production restrictions to aid Allied war efforts.
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Petroleum Industry of
Texas
New Matching Device for Color Measurement Unveiled in Manhattan
Everett S. Lee of General Electric announced a highly sensitive recording spectrophotometer in Manhattan Kansas. The device can measure light from distant sources and match inks dyes textiles and paints to assess color uniformity in stamps currency and other items. It could also quantify color value differences among hair colors and blush intensities. Tea origins and medical use in China are noted as preludes to its global popularity.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Everett S. Lee
General Electric Company
General Engineering Laboratory
Schenectady
N.Y
Lee
Education in Finland Highlights Universal Free Elementary School
The article notes Finland’s system of universal free elementary education for ages 7 to 18 with free textbooks and aid for poor families. It cites long-standing emphasis on literacy from the 17th century bishops, compulsory schooling since 1920, and a well-educated military officer corps with many officers holding advanced degrees.
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Finland
Gezelius
Cape Town Finishes Africa's Tallest Office Tower
Cape Town completes the continent’s tallest structure outside the pyramids, the head office for a century-old mutual insurance company.
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Cape Town
Living costs rise in Denmark since war began
Denmark faces rapid increases in living costs as the war persists. households confront higher prices for essentials, and inflation pressures widen across the economy amid ongoing global conflict.
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Denmark
Synthetic Motor Fuel To Be Used In Britain War Effort
Government reports outline replacement of imports with synthetic fuels 15,000,000 gallons of benzo l and 32,000,000 gallons of synthetic motor fuel annually. Sir Harold Hartley leads rapid survey of production methods and alternative fuels with six key questions under Bragg and Jowitt. Concrete results include recovered crude benzol and tar creosote substitutes to meet current year needs.
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Geoffrey Lloyd
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Labor
Harold Hartley
William Bragg
Royal Society
Lloyd
William Jowitt
Lord Henley
David Pratt
Viscount Ridley
Irving Geddes
Prisoners of War Use Inkless Coded Messages in Camps
In Canadian internment camps, inmates attempt to send hidden messages. Lieutenant Colonel H. Stethem and staff detect covert mail using violet light tests and chemicals. Messages hide in letters, stamps, or stickers and even religious papers reveal pins and letters spelling German names.
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H. Stethem
Stethem
What would life be under the system we are fighting
Oliver Stanley warns that a man who disrupts a meeting would face a concentration camp under the enemy system. The remark illustrates democracy in action as a heckler is expelled to keep protest voices from derailing wartime unity. Vancouver Province reports the exchange during a wartime meeting.
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Oliver Stanley
Newcase
Mr. Stanley
Vancouver
Must Be Destroyed Oak Faces Axe in Capitol Square
A 100 foot oak in Capitol Square Raleigh North Carolina with a split trunk and smoking crack will be felled. Officials deem the tree a menace despite its scenic value noting the trunk sways and a cigarette appears to puff from its opening as it exhales.
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Capitol Square
Raleigh
North Carolina
Pronunciation and Hyphen Hyptotes in Speech and Writing
A note on how writers may omit spoken pronunciation while speakers gain leniency on hyphenation. The piece contrasts written and oral language practices and their impact on readability and rhythm in communication.
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RB. W. B. Clarke
France
Arundel M. Moody
London
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Ave. E
Alice Brooks
Union
McDermot
China
Britain
Red Cross
Heart of Hospital
Fred W. Bentley
Canadian Red Cross Society
Toronto General Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Routley
Canadian Red Cross
Jean I. Gunn
Overseas Nursing Association
Canada
Taplow
South Pole
Chicago
Boston
Carolina
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