Empire Trade Growth Tied to British Sea Command
In a historical assessment by Sir Archibald Hurd, Empire sea power drives trade despite a total blockade. The text credits the Royal Navy and merchant seamen from Britain and allied democracies for record imports and exports, with Canada, Australia, India, and other dominions expanding trade. It notes convoyed tonnage, naval industry mobilization, and sea control fueling postwar prosperity.
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Norway
Denmark
Greece
Belgium
Poland
Finland
British Isles
Isles
Commonwealth
South Africa
New Zealand
India
Malaya
Germany
Italy
United States Congress
Japan
China
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
Glove Show Highlights Global Origins and Shades
Glove Metropolis Gloversville hosts a leather exhibition featuring britain produced dogskins and hides from Arabia New Zealand South Africa the Sudan and Britain. The British Colour Council selected eight shades including Vintage Wine Gallant Blue Guardsman Red Madison Beige Toffee Tan Commander Blue English Tan and Park Brown. The exhibition may travel from Gloversville to Montreal.
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Gloversville
America
Britain
Arabia
New Zealand
South Africa
Sudan
U.S.A
British Colour Council
Montreal
Sparrow Battles Hub Caps At Local Grocery Car
A sparrow near a St Louis grocery store spends daylight hours pecking at a shiny hub cap, attacking its reflection with repeated headbutts. The bird pauses to preen or search for food and sometimes is joined by a curious companion watching its attack.
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St. Louis
War work praised by Prof Winifred Cull in tour
London lecturer Prof Winifred Cull lauded war effort by Empire women after a British ministry propaganda tour. She visited Japan Shanghai Hong Kong the Netherlands East Indies and Malaya and plans a holiday in Australia before returning to England. She praised unity of women across races in supporting the war.
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Far East
Winifred Cull
London
Ministry of Information
Japan
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Netherlands East Indies
Malaya
Australia
England
Empire
Grace Darling Inspires Lifeboat Rowers With Heave Ho
Scotland honors Grace Darling who manned an oar in a torpedoed lifeboat and urged crew to persevere by singing Heave-ho at each stroke. Jane Walker aged 21, from Largs, trained as a rower and has served as a stewardess for 12 years.
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Scotland
Grace Darling
Jane Walker
Largs
More Sheep in Canada Farm Counts Rise in 1940
Canadian farm sheep totals climbed to 2 685 800 on December 1 1940 up 1.3 percent from 2 653 000 a year earlier. Saskatchewan led declines? Actually Saskatchewan rose 12.5 percent while other regions varied. A further increase is expected by June 1 1941.
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Saskatchewan
Empire Parliamentary Association Eyes Alberta Branch
Sir Howard d Egville, secretary, urged Edmonton for a branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association in the Alberta legislature. He noted Alberta’s nonmembership, and stressed wartime value of association meetings as he praised British naval and air support to Greece. He warned that only the British navy blocks Hitler’s Europe from North America, preventing invasion by air.
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Empire Parliamentary Association
Howard d’Egville
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Howard
Legislative Assembly
Italy
Royal Air Force
Europe
North American
Manion to Visit London on Defence Service Link
Defence Minister Ralston announced former Conservative leader Hon. Dr. R J Manion will travel to England to consult with Canadian military HQ in London and with Lt General A G L McNaughton on auxiliary services work. He will hold acting colonel rank during this assignment for defence headquarters. A joint campaign by the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and the YWCA, involving the armed forces, seeks 5 500 000 dollars.
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Defence
Ralston
R. J. Manion
Defence Department
England
London
A. G. L. McNaughton
Manion
Defence Headquarters
Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire
Y.W.C.A
British Prisoners of War Books and Games Fund Revival
Miss Christine Knowles leads a revival of the British Prisoners of War Books and Games Fund in Hartford Street London to aid 44000 prisoners in Germany. Each camp gets 1000 books and parcels with Bible, novel, chess, cards and language requests. Adoption at $1 a month funds ongoing mail to prisoners and personal hobby cards guide selections.
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London
Christine Knowles
Carrington House
Hartford Street
Germany
Book Fund
Odd Woodstock Fracas Reads Like Troubling London Riot
The Woodstock Sentinel Review notes a London stable hand was shot in the melee, an event described as painful as a stab or strike. It also reports a doctor fined after a dispute with a waitress who received a kick during the altercation.
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Woodstock Sentinel Review
London
A Horse Sense to Prevent Car Ditch Misstep
A wry saying notes that practical judgment saves drivers from trouble, implying common sense prevents vehicles from ending up in ditches. The quip contrasts physical strength with prudent decision making to avert mishaps.
Original Design In Easy Crochet Pattern 6940
Simple filet crochet project for chair or buffet accessories. Includes charts and stitch directions. To obtain pattern send 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 Mc Dermot Avenue E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada to Have Over Half a Million Men Under Arms This Year
Canada drills toward a peacetime strength surge with more than 500000 personnel under arms or in training by year end. Reports cite Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans to dispatch contingents overseas and expand air and naval forces, while reserve units undergo reorganization for potential active service.
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Canada
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mackenzie King
A. G. L. McNaughton
Honey Production Exports Rise Across Nations
The International Review of Agriculture presents rankings in honey production by colonies. Russia leads, followed by the United States, with Germany France Mexico and Turkey also productive. Canada excels in efficiency, ranking sixteenth in colonies but fourth in honey volume. Cuba, Chile lead exports. Mexico and Canada ship similar amounts. Guatemala exports compare with the United States.
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International Review of Agriculture
Russia
United States of America
Germany
France
Mexico
Turkey
Canada
United States
Cuba
Chile
Guatemala
Britain Turns to Home Substitutes for Continental Goods
Britain increases domestic production to replace imports. Powder puffs once from Poland and France are made from English gooseskins, and seaweed substitutes for German and Alsace Lorraine potash in iodine production, reflecting a shift to local supply chains.
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Britain
Continent
Poland
France
Germany
Alsace- Lorraine
Demand Drive Bicycle Sales Amid Tax Hike in Britain
Britain raised bicycle taxes by 24 percent on retail prices yet demand climbs. Analysts credit the motor car and gasoline taxes for shifting interest to bicycles. Meanwhile, domestic manufacturers plan to export 1,250,000 bicycles this year despite wartime constraints.
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Britain
Diamonds stored in India vaults hold rare stones
India, the only known source of diamonds for about two millennia, is believed to house vaults full of rare gems worldwide never seen or heard of before.
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India
Underground schools reopen in London shelters after air raids
Evening institutes in London that were closed during air raids have largely reopened in underground shelters and are operating with renewed vigor under civilian defense efforts.
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London
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Hell
Ray
Kansas City Star
Ivan the Terrible
Trzvestia
Czar
V. Kostylieff
Ivan
Ivan IV
Nizhni Novgorod
Encyclopedia Britannica
Peter the Great
Kostylieff
Izvestia
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