Confidence in Big Three Painstaking, MacDonald Says
Malcolm MacDonald, Britain's High Commissioner in Canada, warned that world peace hinges on the Big Three and urged the public to seek authentic facts. He rejected claims of British imperial exploitation and argued the colonies are being prepared to govern themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Canada
Britain
MacDonald
No Funds Sent From Colonies
Mr MacDonald shows that Britain does not take income from the colonies and that London grants funds from British taxpayers for colonial welfare. The last British budget provided nearly 5 million pounds for development and welfare in the colonies, with plans for larger sums over ten years to secure victory through confidence and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
MacDonald
London
New Dye Enables White Brain Tissue Surgery in Britain
Surgeons at Saint Marys Hospital London use malachite green dye to stain diseased brain tissue green while healthy tissue stays white. The method guides precise removal of diseased areas and could lower death rates and recurrence. Twelve operations have used the dye, with potential insights into epilepsy. Watermelons are native to tropical and South Africa.
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Britain
Saint Mary's Hospital
London
The
London Sunday Express
Tropical
South Africa
Gems of Thought Reflection on Truth and Virtue
A collection of quotes on truth and justice from Demosthenes Jesus Parker Colton Robertson and Mary Baker Eddy. The passage presents truth as life and being not just words, and notes time as a friend to truth while prejudice hinders it.
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Christ
Robertson
Colton
Mary Baker Eddy
Record shipment of 231,163 boxes of British apples from Canada
The SS Pipiriki sailed from Vancouver with 231,163 boxes of British Columbia apples for Britain. The cargo, arranged via the Special Products Board, will reach England in time for Christmas and is stored in refrigeration space during the voyage via the Panama Canal.
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Vancouver
B.C
Britain
Canada
Special Products Board
England
Panama Canal
Australia Holds Vast Sheep Population Estimated
The report cites about 120 million sheep across Australia reflecting a large livestock sector. No further context or dates are provided in the fragment.
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Australia
Price Control And Rationing Information
Readers ask about December preserves coupons and four coupons P22 to P25 becoming valid December 20 to preserve the same sugar allotment. Other queries cover bazaar sales, rationed goods, restaurant price limits, and Christmas card ceilings plus obtaining the Consumers' News pamphlet or Blue Book from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bone
Prices and Trade Board
Consumers’ News
Cape Town opens world largest drydock for Queen Elizabeth
The new drydock at Cape Town claims the world’s largest capacity and can shelter the liner Queen Elizabeth. At the opening, Transport Minister F C Sturrock said construction took 16 months after overcoming difficulties and credited the British Admiralty for supplying machinery and equipment.
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Capetown
South Africa
F. C. Sturrock
Union of South Africa
Admiralty
Gas dumped after freighters blown up in Skagerrak
German news service in the British zone reports that six old freighters were blown up in the Skagerrak and twenty five thousand tons of German poison gas were dumped into the sea.
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Skagerrak
Denmark
Norway
Film programs spread health info to rural communities
Country doctors and district nurses rely on National Film Board programs shown with field reps to Rural Circuit film events. Health officers answer questions, distribute provincial health material, and films focus on clean milk and water, balanced diets, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and VD.
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National Film Board
Feld
Ads Save the Day in World War II Letters
A serviceman’s wife clipped ads from magazines sent abroad to save weight. He advised not to remove them, noting that soldiers eagerly read the ads for a familiar glimpse of life back home. The exchange highlights how advertisements offered comfort and connection during distant service.
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Kipling
England
Vermont
U.S
Fiery Itching Skin Relief Promoted by Antiseptic Oil
An antiseptic oil claims rapid relief for eczema itching toes and feet rashes and skin troubles. It promises quick healing of open sores boils and ulcers and stops itching with eruptions drying up in days. Tagged as greaseless and stain free with price five shillings.
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Week’s Page
A list of crossword clues including across entries such as Vapid Harasses Refinement To transmit Above Scoffed Teutonic deity and many down items like Mulberry pocketbook Son of Isaac Dutch colonist in South Africa and other entries across and down for a weekly puzzle.
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Son of
Isaac
South Africa
Asia
Smile a While Wit and Wisdom in a Village Shop Sketch
A humorous collection of vignettes and mishearings from everyday life. A clerk jokes with customers about eggs and loans while passersby, including a preacher and a lawyer, trade quips. The tone imitates a 1920s comic strip panel with brisk, domestic humor.
CWAC personnel discharged retired and honored in Regina
Canadian Women’s Army Corps notices from Regina list the discharge of Sgt A B Boscom Pte H D Johnson L Cpl E S Fleming L Cpl J G Parlee Pte M L Viberg Pte J E Pesklevits Cpl D M Richards Sgt A M Page Cpl G G Steele. Capt Mary B McLean retires after enlisting in 1942 and serving as Quarter Master in Calgary Regina. General Montague commends CWAC service to repatriated personnel. Sgt Lucienne Roberge of Regina and Ponteix joined in 1942 and has served in the A A and Q M G office with multiple duties. Her husband Alphonse Roberge is noted. a closing line touts brain food for CWACs.
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112 Depot Coy
CWAC
Regina
A. B. Boscom
Raymond
Alta
E. S. Fleming
H. D. Johnson
Davis
Sask
J. G. Parlee
Toronto
Ont
M. L. Viberg
Broadview
J. E. Pesklevits
Saskatoon
D. M. Richards
Edmonton
A. M. Page
G. G. Steele
Ottawa
Mary B. McLean
No. 12
Canadian Women's Army Corps
McLean
Calgary
T. Eaton Co
Red Cross
V.A.D
P. J. Montague
London
England
Canada
Lucienne Roberge
Osler Street
Ponteix
A.A
Q.M.G
Headquarters
M.D
Sgt
Roberge
Trudeau
Fairfax
C.W.A.C
Harrison Hot Springs
Real Liboiron
Tallest German Prisoner Captured by South Saskatchewan Regiment
The South Saskatchewan Regiment overseas captured a German prisoner reputed to be the tallest in the German army, standing a little over seven feet tall, among other deeds.
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South Saskatchewan Regiment
Japanese Speech Rhythm Lacks Syllable Stress Similar to English
The Japanese language shows minimal syllable level accent unlike English, with stress arising mainly from vowel prolongation in a few cases. This distinctive prosody affects pronunciation and intonation across words, phrases, and sentences in everyday speech.
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Toronto Conservatory of Music
Composers, Authors and Publishers Association OF Canada Limited
King Street East
Ontario
God
Demosthenes
Jesus
John
Joseph Parker
Noah
Urges
City
Kansas
Mulberry
Trinlsy
Tomasticate
Mountain Pass
Oval
Friend of Pythias
Plain In
Palestine
Turkestan
Mongolia
Dionysius
Belgium
Heredias
Gabriel
Claude
Elsie
Tommy
C. Gordon Cockshutttford
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Cockshutt
Cargan Expeditionary Force
Montague
Christie's
Christies Biscuits
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