Spirit of New Zealand in Wartime Efforts and Strain
The London Free Press notes New Zealand backs Britain after Dunkirk sending half its rifle ammunition, road machinery, and troops to Pacific outposts. It reports manpower limits with 189,000 in service, conscription in 1940, and Britain receiving most of NZ food exports while farms and factories seek help.
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New Zealand
Britain
Niagara
Canada
Singapore
Fiji
United States
London Free Press
Butter For Britain Ration Debate Highlighted
The Winnipeg Free Press discusses Britain's need for more butter from Canada to boost supplies amid wartime rationing. Canada exports 7 million pounds after a summer surplus while Britain holds an eight ounce weekly ration, prompting questions about equity as Canadians face higher consumption with rising incomes.
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Britain
Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Surviving German Sub Sailors Offer to Join Royal Navy
Survivors of German submarines sunk in the Atlantic after recent actions near the Nene Snowberry and Calgary reveal they were impressed by the Snowberry crew and asked to transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy. Lieut. J. A. Dunn of Montreal and Victoria declined, and the prisoners were sent to a camp with their fellow survivors.
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Atlantic
Nene
Snowberry
Calgary
British Broadcasting Corporation
J. A
Hamish) Dunn
Montreal
Victoria
Royal Canadian Navy
Dominion war magazines distribution plan announced
War Services Minister Lafleche announced a Dominion wide system to ship and distribute magazines and periodicals to armed forces abroad. Donations will be collected and packed at depots run by voluntary organizations as living costs rise in the Bahamas by 70 percent above pre war levels.
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War Services
Lafleche
Bahamas
In Him We Trust
Ottawa Journal reflects on wartime prayers to God during Dunkirk Battle of Britain Atlantic and Pacific campaigns and urges humility and prayer for a peaceful postwar era. It warns seeds of another war at the peace table and calls citizens to seek divine guidance as they confront peace challenges.
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Dunkirk
Hitler
Britain
RAF
Luftwaffe
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Singapore
Pacific
Australia
Rommel
Africa Corps
Cairo
God
Ottawa Journal
Cleveland Revolvers to Aid Underground Efforts in Europe
More than 200 obsolete Cleveland Police Department revolvers will be transferred to underground leaders in Nazi occupied Europe. The weapons, once used to battle local gangsters, are described as a crucial supply for clandestine fighters facing Gestapo and German troops amid mounting conflict.
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Cleveland
Europe
California’s Sunniest Winter Sees Record Snowfall
A rare heavy snow event blanketed parts of California with nearly 74 inches in one winter, contrasting the state’s reputation for sun. The season set unusual weather records, prompting travel advisories and emergency preparations across affected communities.
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California
Wentworth House Faces Open Cast Mining Threat
Wentworth House in Yorkshire, the largest private residence in Britain, faces despoilation from open cast coal mining planned to feed wartime needs. The parkland would be ruined and workings would soon be within 150 yards of the grand portico once welcoming monarchs. The feature notes royal guests and cites Lord Halifax warning that postwar battles may be fought in schools rather than on battlefields.
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Yorkshire
Earl Fitzwilliam
Britain
Queen Victoria
George V
Queen Mary
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
Lord Halifax
Cincinnati
Germany
Japan
United Nations
New York Sun
Selected Recipes for Butter Sponge Cake
Cream butter and sugar, blend in corn syrup, add egg yolks. Alternate dry ingredients with milk, add vanilla, fold in stiff egg whites. Bake 8 by 12 pan at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool and top. Butter is used as a cosmetic in Ethiopia.
Postwar Rubber Prices and Blends Suggestion
John Symons of the Canadian Rubber Co. told a Toronto club that synthetic rubber could be priced at fifteen cents a pound postwar, while natural rubber might be delivered in America at ten to twelve cents. He proposed revising natural rubber use with possible blends to create a superior product. Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India.
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America
John Symons
Toronto
Symons
Canadian Rubber Co
Y M C A War Services Boosts RAF Morale in Canada
George D Young Y M C A War Services secretary reports Western Canada training bases produce strong hockey and basketball teams rivaling R C A F squads. He notes host families for English airmen and Y supervisors helping morale with films and games as the rehabilitation program for soon to be discharged personnel proceeds. He previously worked with the United Church Boys' Work.
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RAF
Canada
R.C.A.F
George D. Young
Y.M.C.A. War Services
Canadian Northwest
Toronto
Britain
Young
Regina
R.c.af
Mr. Young
The
United Church
Polish Troops Train Here For War Time Ties
Polish vice-consul to Toronto Karel Kerse says Polish troops will train in Canada and Scotland. He predicts postwar closer cooperation between Poland, Canada, and the United Kingdom based on this training.
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Canada
Scotland
Karel Kerse
Toronto
Western doctor awarded Military Cross for Salerno vigil
Capt Harold William Chestnut of Winnipeg and Moosomin received the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry during the Salerno operation on Sept 26 1943. He ran a regimental aid post amid near continuous shelling handling over 150 casualties and performing leg amputations with no rest for 48 hours.
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National Defence Department
Harold William Chestnut
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Winnipeg
Moosomin, Sask
William A. Chestnut
Moosomin
Winnipeg General Hospital
R.c.amc
Salerno
Chestnut
Diaries reveal brutal Japanese prisoner abuse in diaries broadcast
The New Delhi radio reported captured Japanese officers' diaries describe vivisection as common treatment of prisoners. An Indian officer was vivisected in an officers mess during after dinner amusement, another Indian was struck down with a sword, and prisoners were kicked and cut apart.
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New Delhi
Anson Rides Arctic Seas On Patrol Record Milestone
Under Arctic skies the 35,000 ton British battleship Anson steams on patrol in the frozen north. She has just completed about 50,000 miles of operational duty, a superb picture of naval strength.
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Anson
London Daily Sketch
Globe and Mall Ponders Canada’s Soviet Makeup Question
The Toronto Globe and Mall asks how many people in Canada would have known there were 15 republics in its Soviet makeup, a remark reflecting on historic geopolitical knowledge and national awareness.
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Toronto
Douglas Aircraft announces 35 twin engine transports in bold hop
A Douglas Aircraft Corporation report says 35 twin engine transport planes completed a 1970 mile South Atlantic flight from Natal to Africa. Each aircraft carried five tons of cargo demonstrating long range capability and payload capacity.
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Douglas Aircraft Corporation
South Atlantic
Natal
Africa
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