Alberta farm labor campaign reports critical shortage
Alberta farmers offer wage levels from 75 to 85 dollars a month with room and board but few men accept the work. Highly skilled tractor and farm mechanics earn 100 dollars or more. Officials warn the labor shortage is the worst in seven decades as national and provincial agencies push to collect farm labor applications.
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Alberta
Canadian Plains
United States
National Selective Service
Comparative Figures Show Britain’s Wartime Food Gain
The New York Times cites a House of Commons spokesman noting Britain’s food production up 70 percent, with 7 million extra acres of crops added to Britain’s prewar 12 million acres. It highlights Britain’s outsized efficiency and expanded war economy, including airfields and munition dumps, amid American troops and butter shipments.
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Britain
New York State
House of Commons
Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Eire
Berlin
Silver Sea
New York Times
Refugees in Britain Reach 63000 Since War Outbreak
Prime Minister Churchill discloses that over 63 thousand refugees have entered Britain from enemy and occupied countries since the war began. Among them are about 20000 seamen, with those numbers not counting Allied forces personnel.
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Britain
Churchill
Hitler Orders Brain Study by Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Instructions issued for dissecting Hitler’s brain after death at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. The move raises questions about motive and the pursuit of science beyond the dictator’s life.
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Hitler
Kaiser W'ilem Institute For Science
Berlin
Dover Chief Petty Officer Hilda Bareham Wins Empire Medal
Hilda Bareham 6 year old daughter and 2½ year old grandchild, from Chatham, is the Wrens chief petty officer awarded the British Empire Medal for bravery under Dover bombardment. She organized hot meals for 200 officers and Wrens during air raids and mains outages, earning praise from her commanding officer. She hopes to serve at sea in a galley aboard ship.
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Buckingham Palace
Cam
Hilda Bareham
WFR N.S
Cook
Cpo. Bareham
Chatham
Eng
Marine Barracks
Dover
CPO
Wren Bareham
Navy
Palace
Beyond Man s Reach The marvel of a living bud
A New York Times passage extols the bud as a miraculous line of life from dormancy to bloom. It contrasts simple growth with human invention, noting how a bud on a lilac shows nature's economy of space and the birth from bud to leaf to flower amid harsh winter.
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New York Times
Twain Silences Dinner With Witty Bread Request
Mark Twain at a dinner rose from the speakers’ table despite agreeing not to speak. He earned deafening applause and said, Waiter, Some bread, please, before returning to his seat. The piece ends noting the world’s rotation speed.
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Mark Twain
Mark
Fuze and Fuse Meanings Distinguish Military From Industrial Use
The article clarifies spelling and meaning differences between fuze and fuse. Fuze refers to a precise military initiating device for explosives, while fuse describes a slow burning cord used to ignite charges or a safety device in electrical circuits.
Good Leader Chosen for Air Cadet League
The Air Cadet League of Canada appoints Wing Commander Donald R. Maclaren as its new president. Maclaren, D8C MC DFC, earned an excellent Great War record and has long been active in aviation leadership as the cadets grow rapidly.
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Air Cadet League of Canada
Donald R. Maclaren
D.8.c
M.C
D.F.C
Air Cadets
Maclaren
New Zealand Troops Shine With Scottish Highlanders At El Hamma
The piece praises New Zealand division under Gen Freyberg for outflanking Rommel at Mareth, citing Crete and Gallipoli service. It notes Scots of the 51st Highlanders sharing credit for storming the breach at El Hamma, highlighting Dominion and British troops in battle.
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England
New Zealand
Freyberg
Rommel
Crete
Gallipoli
Dominion
London
British Isles
51St Highlanders
el Hamma
Chicago Daily News
Former U S Ambassador Warns Japan on Peace Bid
The former U S ambassador in Tokyo says Japan may pursue a treacherous bid for peace but notes that if the United Nations adheres to the words Unconditional Surrender the Japanese war lords can have no success.
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U.S
Tokyo
Japan
Ottawa Journal
United Nations
Paderewski Teases Haircut Demand On New York Streets
In early American tours Ignace Paderewski drew crowds for his long hair. A newsboy asked the time and urged a haircut. Paderewski asked a policeman what to do. The officer advised hurrying as less than eight minutes remained until 3 o clock.
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United States
Ignace Paderewski
New York
The
Christian Science Monitor
Paderewski
Aztecs Name Chocolate Beverage Xocolatl Bitter Water
The ancient Aztecs called their cacao drink xocolatl meaning bitter water. This term reflects how they perceived the beverage as a strong, ritual offering and a valued commodity in Mesoamerican culture.
Canada Faces Critical Rubber Shortage AsSynthetic Plant Looms
Canada braces for a severe rubber shortage with civilians limited to 10 percent of consumption. The Rubber Controller warns stockpiles may run out before synthetic rubber reaches large scale in 1943. A Sarnia plant aims for 41 000 tons annually but civilian needs remain in wartime priority. United States and Canada pool supplies. most critical period expected Oct 1943 to Mar 1944, with December at a low point.
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Canada
AH. Williamson
Williamson
Sarnia
Ont
Munitions Department
United States
W. M. Jeffers
Ottawa
No Waste In China From Pearl Buck in Collier's
Pearl Buck notes China's thrifty food ethic where every duck part is used and leftovers are never wasted. She contrasts with American waste, saying famine awareness shapes Chinese habits and condemns gratuitous disposal of food.
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Pearl Buck
Collier's
China
Mag
Not Dull Now on the Culinary Front
A housewife, once tied to humdrum chores, finds no dull moments as rationing and shortages turn foraging into lively tasks. Food preparation now dominates daily life with new urgency and challenge.
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Victoria Times
The Best Sellers Rank Of The Battle Of Egypt
The official story of the triumph of the Eighth Army ranks fourth among best sellers with 1,250,000 copies. The top titles include The Battle of Britain at 4,340,000 copies Pront Line at 1,600,000 and Bomber Command at 1,331,481.
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Egypt
Eighth Army
Britain
Bomber Command
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