Germanys Polish reshaping reshapes wartime Poland story
Reports from neutral observers detail rapid Germanization across Polish lands. Lodz renamed Litzmannstadt, new German schooling and culture projects replace Polish institutions. In Japan, missionary Lloyd Whiting notes surprisingly strong Japanese military, urges humane views toward civilians. He envisions postwar medical reconstruction work in Europe.
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Edward le Deuss
Overseas News Agency
Inc
Po- Wah
Lodz
Litzmannstadt
Germany
Salzburg
Europe
Britain Needs Bacon to Meet War Food Demands
The article argues Britain must expand hog production to boost bacon and pork supplies for export and home use. It notes Canada can supply high quality hogs and that increased hog marketing occurred in the first half of the year, with future growth needed to fit processing and storage limits. It urges planned, year‑round production, favoring spring and summer marketing.
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Britain
Canada
Ancient Baptism Reignites Pool Use at Taplow England
A baptism ceremony at Bapsey Pool Taplow England marks the first such event since the seventh century. Five children were baptised by the Bishop of Dorchester as Dr G B Allen addressed pilgrims from an earthen mound, burial site of an ancient warrior.
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Bapsey Pool
Taplow
England
Dorchester
G B. Allen
Wing Commander H. H. Atkinson Takes Senior Post in No 2 Training Command
Wing Commander H. H. Atkinson arrives in Winnipeg to assume Senior Personnel Staff Officer at No 2 Training Command. He replaces Wing Commander S. A. Terroux now posted to Trenton Ontario to head the Composite Training School. Atkinson brings decades of Royal Air Force and Canadian air force service and is married to Eva Webb with a daughter Mary.
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Winnipeg
H. H. Atkinson
No 2 Training Command
S. A Terroux
Trenton
Ontario
Atkinson
Royal Flying Corps
Yorkshire
England
Canada
R.F.C
Canadian Air Force
Tme
The
No. 2 Training Command
Eva Webb
Ottawa
Mary
British Women Urged to Eat Potatoes for Patriotism
Food Minister Lord Woolton urged women to eat more potatoes amid wartime abundance. He said potatoes help with a good figure when butter sugar and sweets are limited, promising women need not worry about their appearance as the government protects the human form divine.
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Lord Woolton
Britain
War Ends Entertaining Foreign Children Plan
British parents plan a postwar hospitality scheme inviting Canadian and U S children to Britain for a year. A trust fund will raise money to bring thousands of youngsters to British homes for education and enjoyment. Lord Gorrell chairs the effort with Lady Tweedsmuir as vice chair. trustees include Lord Bennett.
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United States
Britain
Lord Gorrell
Lady Tweedsmuir
Lord Bennett
War savings drive raises vast total
The British public has contributed over 15 billion dollars to war savings an average of 318 dollars per person. More than a third of the total comes from small savings. The Belgian Congo spans nearly a million square miles with about 14 million natives.
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Belgian Congo
Newsboy Sells Papers For Fun At Toronto Convention
At the Lions Club international convention in Toronto a seven or eight year old newsboy sold about fifty papers in a crowded Maple Leaf Gardens restaurant. A man bought one and urged him to sell to others, triggering a rapid chain of purchases. In six minutes the boy had $3.89 and all his stock remained. He left smiling and promised to return tomorrow.
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Lions Club
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
Defenceless Nation and World Control Debate
The Indian situation shows no real independence possible for a defenceless nation amid great power contest. India could only swap British rule for Japanese domination, a choice the United Nations cannot permit as it would affect India’s future and the world.
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India
United Nations
Christian Science Monitor
Mobile Dental Clinics Help Canada’s Armed Forces Maintain Smiles
The Department of Munitions and Supply says over 300 mobile dental clinics have been funded to care for sailors soldiers and airmen since the war began. Equipment fits in six trunks and can be loaded on a dental lorry. full setup takes under five minutes. Orders for medical dental supplies surged from July 1 to July 10, matching their heaviest monthly total to date.
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Canada
Department of Munitions and Supply
Turned Up New Puzzles By Sir Flinders Petrie In Palestine
The 70 year old archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie stopped Egyptian digs in 1924 and shifted to Palestine. His Gaza findings, including Hyksos temples and artifacts linked to 6 000 years of history, sparked new puzzles for future researchers and inspired hopes for successors to his spade.
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Sir Flinders Petrie
Egypt
Palestine
Sir Flinders
Gaza
Ireland
Jericho
New York Sun
Navy salvage tugs earn famed rescue record at sea
Royal Navy rescue tugs, though small, operate in the Atlantic, North Sea, and Channel pulling crippled merchant ships to safety. Skipper Tom Gibbons notes crews have saved around 1,000,000 tons of shipping, with one tug saving over 100,000 tons since the war began as wrecks roll in from far seas.
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Atlantic
North Sea
Channel
Royal Navy
Tom Gibbons
Canada Reverses Corned Beef Flow for War Relief
The war time prices and trade board reversed the import path of corned beef in Canada to serve prisoners of war parcels and overseas services. About 3.5 million pounds will be controlled by five major importing firms to ensure adequate supply for Red Cross and overseas needs, with shipments rising from 60,000 weekly packages to double by fall.
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Canada
War Time Prices and Trade Board
Aklavik
U.S
Vancouver
Halifax
Canadian Red Cross
South America
Britain experiments with zoned sales by government rule
The government introduces a zoning system restricting manufacturers to sell only near their plants, as Biscuit makers face limited distribution regions. The plan aims to spread quickly due to transport problems. Separately, the Gulf Stream moves about 1000 times the Mississippi River’s discharge at its mouth.
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Britain
Button Spending of Louis XVI
The text notes Louis XVI spent about 600000 dollars annually on buttons. It also mentions Florence Nightingale as the nursing ideal and that she had a dog as her first patient. It adds that Wake Island in the Pacific was discovered by the British in 1796.
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Louis XVI of
France
Florence Nightingale
Wake Island
Pacific
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