World War II Briefs From Allied and Axis Sides
A War Office list lists six Army chaplains among prisoners. Mrs. Margaret Grant Banting dies in Alliston Ontario. The King approves Gowrie’s continued role as Governor General of Australia. Lyons radio threats to deport French youth. Chancellor Kingsley Wood reports aircraft gifts total £8,000,000. Gandhi urges restraint in protests. Moh representatives deny epidemics in Britain but warn of ongoing pestilence risk.
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War Office
Margaret Grant Banting
Frederick Banting
Alliston
Ont
Lord Gowrie
Australia
Lyons Radio
France
Kingsley Wood
Britain
Empire
Manitoba and Saskatchewan Flying Schools to Open by June
Eleven remaining Commonwealth Air Training schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be in operation by June 15, 1941 or earlier. No. 2 Air Command reports service flying observers and bombing and gunnery training planned at the schools, seven of which are already operating. Schools include Yorkton and North Battleford service flying schools in Saskatoon and Dafoe bombing and gunnery school and Prince Albert observers school in Saskatchewan.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
No. 2 Air Command
Yorkton
North Battleford
Sask
Dafoe
Prince Albert
Wrong Kind Of Bridge
A wife recounts a bridge party where she blames her husband for a bad night. She vents that the guest he introduced as a famous bridge expert is merely an engineer, revealing tension and misperception in a domestic exchange.
Becomes Valuable Crop in Missouri Lespedeza Gains Wide Use
The Kansas City Times notes frost killed lespedeza turning fields a dull red brown and details its rise from a single seed to a versatile crop. It improves soil, supports pastures, and hay production while expanding across 7.5 million acres in Missouri, nearly double corn.
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Kansas City Times
Missouri
H. G. Wells
Mars
Missouri College of Agriculture
Britain plans 360 merchant ships in US yards
The Wall Street Journal reports representatives of the British Government in the United States are negotiating a program to build about 360 merchant ships in US shipyards at roughly 750 million dollars. The plan aims to spread four to seven new yards along Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts to avoid labor shortages. Ships would displace about 14 000 tons with 4000 tons of steel and use Scotch boiler and reciprocating engines, seen as simpler than modern turbines.
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The
Wall Street Journal
United States
United States Shipping Board
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Scotch Marine
Rescued Captain Recounts Prison Ship Escape at sea
Captain C. Arundell of the sunken Haxby tells how a British submarine rescued him and other crew members from a German prison ship off France. He describes being shelled near April, transfer to a Nazi controlled Norwegian ship, and harsh rations aboard.
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France
C. Arundell
United States
Arundell
England
New Zealand
Canada Army Skiers Learn Drills on Ottawa Slopes
About 15 soldiers at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa began ski training in marching turning and formations wearing white parkas that hid them in a light snowfall. They practiced erasing ski trails by dragging tree branches and will later teach others at their unit headquarters after completing the Ot awe course.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Otawe
Channel of Dover Shapes Britain as Land of Freedom
In a New York Times appraisal the Dover Strait and Channel tides symbolize British liberty and resolve. The piece links historical battles and the Dover Patrol to Britain’s enduring freedom, underscoring the Channel as a defining, protective national element and a barrier against tyranny.
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English Channel
Britain
Straits of Dover
Channel
Dover
English
New York Times
Salvation Army appoints Tutte as national campaign director
Lt.-Col. H Chas Tutte public relations secretary for Canada is again named national campaign director for the Salvation Army drive to raise 1,500,000 for War and Home services next March. Sir Edward Beatty serves as national campaign chairman.
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H. Chas. Tutte
Salvation Army For
Canada
Salvation Army
Sir Edward Beatty
Egypt Agrees to Ship Wheat to Greece in Exchange for Phosphates
Egypt will ship wheat to Greece, added to Australian supplies, to meet Greece’s needs through winter. Egypt seeks better trade with Turkey and aims to boost commerce with the United States to replace lost European markets as Gulf Stream data notes the current fast but limited flow.
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Egypt
Greece
Australia
Turkey
United States
Apron makes practical gift pattern 4608 for Anne Adams
Anne Adams presents pattern 4608 for aprons A B and tracking a dainty heart shaped top and lace trim. Available sizes small to large with fabric yardage details and pockets. Order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canadian Red Cross Ships Supplies to UK Air Raid Victims
Twelve thousand blankets and clothing were sent from Canadian Red Cross warehouses in Britain to Coventry Birmingham Bristol and Southampton. Dr Fred W Routley said supplies have aided air raid victims since Britain’s first raid and six million items have shipped in the war’s first year with over sixty two thousand blankets arriving safely. The Women's War Work Committee aims to produce half a million clothing articles for refugees evacuees and air raid victims in Britain.
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Canadian Red Cross
Britain
Coventry
Birmingham
Bristol
Southampton
Toronto
Fred W. Routley
Canada
Routley
Women's War Work Committee
Punishment and Promotion For RAAF Pilot After Crash Landing
L G Fuller of the Royal Australian Air Force was punished for talking to a Sydney newspaper about his mid air collision near Wagga N S W. He forfeited seven days pay and was confined to barracks for 14 days. He was promoted to sergeant, passed his efficient airman test, and drafted for overseas service awaiting embarkation.
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L. G. Fuller
Royal Australian Air Force
Wagga
New South Wales
R.A.A F
Sydney
Telescopes Do Not Brighten Celestial Objects
A brief note clarifies that telescopes only magnify and resolve light from the Moon and planets. they do not increase intrinsic brightness or alter the objects themselves. The statement emphasizes optical limits and observer perception rather than physical changes.
Lord Teach Us to Pray Luke 11 Sermon Study
Sunday school lesson centers on Luke 11 1 4 where Jesus teaches the proper format for prayer. The devotional compares John the Baptist and rabbinic forms, and notes a parable of persistent prayer until bread is provided. It concludes with reflections on ongoing prayer keeping God present.
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Jesus
John
John the Baptist
Moffatt
Wordsworth
Donald Hankey
Education Of Soldiers Instructs On U S Army Learning
Dr. Morse Cartwright of New York visits Ottawa to study Canada’s soldier education program. He urges a similar U.S. system postwar, noting the value for morale and democracy and praising the Canadian Legion and general staff for educational cooperation. He cites 400000 Nazi officers needing democratic training after the war.
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Morse Cartwright
New York
United States
Canada
Cartwright
Ottawa
Canadian Legion
Dominion
Dr. Cartwright
Legion
Canadian General Staff
Edison Pats First Practical Electric Lamp Patent
Edison patents the first practical electric lamp on January 27 1880 establishing a milestone in lighting. The note adds a quirky claim that baseball becomes Nicaragua’s main sport.
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Thomas A. Edison
Lord Horder reviews Britain's health after four years of war
In the Sunday Times Lord Horder the Dean of British medicine evaluates postwar health. He notes high overall physical health, gains from war, fewer diphtheria and scarlet fever cases, and no tuberculosis rise. He contrasts with Germany and urges zest for immunization and diet research while praising wartime medical experts.
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Sunday Times
Lord Horder
Britain
Health League offers free cancer articles by mail
Readers may obtain a set of articles on the cause and control of cancer at no charge by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. They should request Dr. McCullough's articles and include name and address.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Nylon to Transform Women’s Clothing Across All Wear
Robert Clougher of Du Pont predicts nylon derived from coal, air and water will be widely used in women’s wear. He notes current availability for hosiery and lingerie and foresees future use in shoes hats gloves dresses and all clothing types.
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Robert Clougher
The
du Pont Co
New Rochelle
N.Y
Clougher
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London Gazette
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All-India Congress Party
Health Ministry
Great Britain
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Mickie
Canada’s Army
Dover Patrol
Man
North Sea
Goodwin Sands
Caesar
William the Conqueror
Monk
Nelson
Napoleon
Boulogne
Drake
Red Cross
U.S
Danny
Nicaragua
SYL
APPS
Germany
Gumpert
J. W. S. McCullough
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