Purge and shadow of guillotine in Laval era France
Detroit Free Press suggests a purge against Daladier and government figures for taking France to war with the Nazis. Pierre Laval, now vice chancellor under Petain, is depicted as shifty and ambitious, aligned with Hitler and Mussolini, with Robespierre parallels noted and questions about further traits to be learned.
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Daladier
France
Pierre Laval
Auvergne
Washington
Hoover
Laval
Hitler
Mussolini
Marshal Petain
Wich
M. Daladier
Calling a Big Bluff on Nazi Invincibility in World War II
The piece argues Nazi boasts of invincibility are false, citing Poland Norway and other defeats as results of Fifth Column tactics under Goebbels. It praises Runnymede’s analysis in The Legionary, emphasizes morale and civilian resilience, and urges Canadians to defend liberty and fight to retain it.
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Poland
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Doktor Goebbels
Germany
Runnymede
Legionary
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Fifth Column
Hitler
Royal Navy
Goering
Knights of the Air
Dunkerque
Canada
Domesday Book Of Farms Prep Under Government Study
A Domesday Book of British farms is being prepared listing farms in three categories well managed moderate poorly. Special focus on the badly run class with possible government advances for livestock or fertilizer and county committees aiding labor and machinery.
Learning The Language Canadian Troops Guard Iceland
Arni Eggertsson of Winnipeg reports Canadian troops win goodwill among Icelanders as they guard the island against Nazi invasion. He traveled via Ottawa after visiting Iceland, noting Icelandic for soldiers booklet by the Canadian Legion aids dialogue. He adds German scientists conducted survey expeditions to Iceland for years, recently traced to the German war office.
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Arni Eggertsson
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Iceland
Canadian Legion
Eggertsson
War Office
War camouflage wizard runs 600 workers at secret plant
Richard Lonsdale-Hands, aged managing director of a pioneering design firm, leads 600 employees who craft camouflage for the Government. Once making visible items. now they produce coatings that hide from aerial reconnaissance. He started work at 12 and never takes holidays or honeymoons, even marrying in his lunch hour.
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Richard Lonsdale-Hands
Mr. Lonsdale-Hands
London Daily Sketch
Britain’s Wartime Purchase Tax Details Revealed
The finance bill discloses a broad new purchase tax aimed at most articles, with some essentials like clothing and footwear taxed at a reduced rate of one sixth while luxuries face one third tax. The treasury expects about £110 million yearly, with implementation in under two months and exemptions include food rent tobacco and petrol.
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Britain
Treasury
What Total War Means To Canadian Worker In The Front Of Steel
National Film Board and Director of Public Information present The Front of Steel detailing total war in Canada. The film explains blitzkrieg and Nazi mechanized tactics, and shows Britain and Canada converting industry to war, producing engines tanks guns shells ships and planes. It emphasizes the industrial worker's pivotal role in Canada’s defense.
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National Film Board
Director of Public Information
Canada
Germany
Britain
Selected Recipes Fruit Strawberry Cream Dessert
Heat strawberries with juice to boiling. Fold in sugar corn starch and salt then cook until thick. Remove from heat add lemon juice and cool. Fold in whipped cream and chill. Serve in glasses possibly lined with ladyfingers and garnish with berries.
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Durham
Orange Jell-O Prune Sherbet Serves Ten
Dissolve Jell-O in hot water then add salt and orange rind. Chill until cold and syrupy. Whip with ice bath until fluffy. Fold in sugar sweetened prune pulp and fold into Jell-O. Spoon into sherbet glasses, chill until firm, top with whipped cream or custard sauce. Serves ten.
No Box Cars Available For Grain Storage
Western farmers flood Canadian Pacific Railway west lines HQ in Winnipeg with requests for obsolete box cars. Supply is exhausted and authorities regret the widespread publicity that sparked the overwhelming demand and cannot fill the applications aimed at preserving cars for grain storage.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Lines
Winnipeg
Did Not Fool Children In Poland Cake Prayers Staged
The Fort William Times-Journal reports a Polish school teacher doubting God before pupils who pray for cake. They are told to pray to Stalin for cakes. a tray arrives as a staged trick, revealed as deception.
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Fort William
Hustapton Town Sets 8-Year Clean Accident Record
Common Sense Hustapton in England reports no traffic lights or pedestrian crossings and a record eight years without an accident. Every Sunday at least 20,000 pass through as they travel to the coast.
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Hustapton
England
West End hotel notes collapse in luxury foods demand
A West End hotel catering manager laments no demand for luxury items such as caviar fresh asparagus and out of season strawberries as guests skip high end fare.
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West End
Fertilizer production in Canada reaches 540 thousand tons
Canada produced 540,302 tons of fertilizer for the year ended June 30, 1939, up from 516,459 tons in the prior 12 months. Excludes calcium cyanamide due to unavailable figures for publication.
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Canada
Rich People Argue Poor Are Happier Yet Ignore Inequality
A provocative claim contrasts wealthier individuals’ belief that poverty is a happier state for the masses with their own inaction to reduce poverty. The remark highlights perceived indifference toward wealth gaps and social inequities.
Peru Surpasses Six Million Population Mark
Peru's population has passed the 6,000,000 threshold according to latest estimates. Demographers note steady growth driven by high birth rates and improved life expectancy, with urban areas like Lima concentrating a large share of residents.
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Peru
Gift Of A Train In Editorial Satire On Dictators
The New York Herald Tribune mused over Hitler gifting an armored train to Mussolini for Il Duce’s 57th birthday. It contrasted ancient kings gifts with modern tyrants and mocked Mussolini’s imperial aura and potential future protection, asking what form Hitler’s repayment might take.
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The
New York Herald Tribune
Hitler
Mussolini
II Duce
Herald Tribune
Benito
Adolf
Alberta Professor Expands Crow Migration Study
Dr. William Rowan of the University of Alberta plans a new crow experiment to test if bird migration is hormone influenced. He will trap 500 crows near Tofield, divide them into two groups, apply the same light treatment to one group, and release them after the summer, likely in late November. Eggs will be used as bait on fence posts.
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Alberta University
William Rowan
University of Alberta
Rowan
Tofield
Edmonton
Weather Omen From Owls As War Time Forecasts
Lieut Col A Vickers of Ash wells Terling Essex writes to the Times that wood owls predict rain if they call more than three times at night and barn owls signal fine weather if they call once during the night. He says such owl forecasts have tested reliability over years.
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the Times
A. Vickers
Ashwells
Terling
Essex
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Sonny
Foodats Best
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
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