Adults Must Act Like Adults In Gasoline Cut War Call
A Western Canadian business leader argues Canadians must curb pleasure driving to conserve gasoline for the war effort. He urges voluntary limits beyond current restrictions, warning that failure risks rationing and jeopardizing Britain's war supplies in the Battle of the Atlantic. He cites rising domestic use, production gaps, and the need to free tankers and rail cars for military needs.
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Dominion Ail
Hitler
Churchill
Atlantic
Great Britain
Britain
Canada
Western
United States
England
Prague inscription urged German first under law
In New York, Czech secret group members were found writing a wall inscription in Czech. A constable admonished them that all inscriptions must be in German first, and they agreed to comply. The translated inscription read May Hitler perish.
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New York
Prague
Hitler
Wistful Pedestrians Note Car Bills as Buffalo Herd Draws Near
Two pedestrians discuss money owed on passing cars while the world’s largest buffalo herd roams Elk Island National Park near Edmonton, highlighting contrast between urban expense and wildlife spectacle.
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Elk Island National Park
Edmonton
Long Clyde Ferryboats Reach Turkish Waters In War Voyage
The Brockville Recorder notes seven Clyde built ferries about 140 feet long completed a 14000 mile unescorted transit to Turkish waters. British crews guided them safely to the Bosphorus despite 20 day detachments at sea and multiple storm backfalls.
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Brockville Recorder and Times
Clyde
Bosphorus
United States Has 126,000 Miles Of Oil Pipelines
The United States maintains about 126000 miles of oil pipelines spanning multiple states and regions, reflecting a vast national network for crude and refined products. Officials note the scale highlights energy infrastructure and transport capacity nationwide.
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United States
New Radio Alert Receiver Could Replace Sirens in Warnings
Mayor La Guardia asserts a radio alert receiver could replace air raid sirens by signaling inaudibly to warn listeners. He spoke by radio with London officials as David Sarnoff demonstrated the device, which rings a bell even when sets are off and shuts off on an all clear.
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F H. la Guardia
New York
la Guardia
F. W. Jackson
London Fire Brigade
W. B. Brett
London Civilian Defence Ates
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
London
Sarnoff
England
Giant Flywheel Powers Deep-Shaft Winders In South Africa
The St Thomas Times Journal notes a British electric winder can raise an eight ton load from a 6000 foot mine in two minutes. South Africa receives two large winders with 36 foot drums, the biggest for electric winders. Each motor generator set includes a 40 ton steel flywheel for equalization and the same shops supply overseas projects such as turbo alternators for India Canada and Australia. They are also constructing four rectifiers for Natal as part of the Durban Volksrust electrification system, the world’s largest operating with inverted rectifiers.
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Great Britain
South Africa
St. Thomas Times- Journal
India
Canada
Australia
Natal
Durban
Volksrust
Selected Recipes for Coconut Crunch Squares
Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. blend in flour. Press the dough into a baking pan and bake until lightly browned. Beat eggs with sugar until fluffy. mix in flavoring salt coconut rice cereal and nut meats. Spoon onto crust, bake again, cut into forty 12 inch squares.
Cat causes blackout halting St. John's industrial life
A stray cat wandered into a high tension wire in St. John's Minnesota and caused a short circuit that cut off the city's electrical supply for several hours. Loading docks machine shops service stations and every electrically controlled operation were halted.
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St. John’s
Mid
Males Needed to Dance at Essex Wedding With Free Beer
A wedding notice posted at the Shoeburyness parish hall says guests were outnumbered six to one. It reads Males urgently needed to dance and offers free beer to balance the crowd for the marriage of Lance-Bombardier Idwal Joses and Olive Payne.
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Idwal Joses
Olive Payne
Shoeburyness
Essex
No Waste Allowed in Fuel Conservation Fine
In Bargoed South Wales a motorist was fined for wasting fuel after stopping his car but not turning off the engine. The case highlights ongoing concerns about fuel conservation and regulatory enforcement.
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Bargoed
South Wales
Have Proved Experts Women Pilots of the British Air
Readable fragments show claims that women pilots in Britain have proven their expertise in aviation. The text highlights female aviators and their contributions to British air efforts and development.
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British Air
A.R.P. Training Proves Ready In Vancouver Fire Drill
In North Vancouver during a nighttime ARP exercise a violent electric storm lit up the sky as fires sparked by lightning broke out. ARP squads aided by forestry and police fought fires at a sawmill on Seymour Pipeline Road and two mountain blazes on Mountain Highway.
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North Vancouver
B.C
A.R.P
Lynn Valley
Seymour Pipeline Road
Forestry
Seymour River
Greater Vancouver
United States 1942 cargo output exceeds wartime losses
Washington reports revised estimates predicting U S shipyards will produce 5 314 000 gross tons of cargo ships in 1942 far more than German submarine and air attacks in the past year The figures suggest time is against Germany in the Battle of the Atlantic though full production may slip and ships may arrive late in 1942 The Ottawa Journal notes potential dramatic postwar emancipation in Europe.
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Washington
United Sates
United States
Germany
Britain
Ottawa Journal
Little people decided resistance to Hitler to the last ditch
An archival remark notes that ordinary citizens chose to resist Hitler more decisively than the government, underscoring popular resolve shaping the late stage of the regime.
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Hitler
The British Navy Remains Key to War Effort
The Navy bears a colossal, solitary burden in war, needing three arms to cooperate yet driven to sea power as the core of victory. For 22 months it has faced enemy fleets alone, risking its fate and suffering losses while aiding the Army, a self sacrificing record not to be forgotten.
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London
Hospital supply figures for Great Britain during war period
The report lists 9,500,000 medicinal tablets 1,750,000 bandages 3000 miles 34 tons cotton wool 26 tons dressing lint 23 tons plaster and 26374 pounds cough mixture issued to troops and military hospitals in Great Britain. A young man doesn't begin to rise in the world until he settles down.
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Great Britain
RAF Cuts Flying Hours For Pilots To 40 Hours
The British Royal Air Force lowers required minimum flying time for pilots to 40 hours from 60 and 70 hours to address urgent need for efficiency and readiness.
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Royal Air Force
Fastest Man On Wings Receives George Medal
Flight Lieut. Philip Gadesden Lucas, Hawker Aircraft chief test pilot, was awarded the George Medal for a daring test flight. He plunged a new Typhoon fighter into a dive powered by 2,300 horsepower engines and pulled it out, landing safely after the stunt.
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Philip Gadesden Lucas
Hawker Aircraft Company
George
Lucas
Canadian doctor regains lost World War II registration card
Officials in Ottawa confirmed a British forces doctor in the Middle East could replace a lost registration card after stating he had misplaced his original during the Battle of Crete. The authorities supplied a new card.
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Ottawa
Middle East
Crete
Government used platinum for small value coins in past
The article notes that Russia once used platinum in the same way nickel is used today for coinage of small value, highlighting a historical practice in currency metals.
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