Spirit of New Zealand’s War Effort Outlined
The London Free Press notes New Zealand’s wartime contributions after Dunkirk. New Zealand sent ammunition to Britain after Dunkirk, lost in the Niagara sinking, and arranged a rapid equivent shipment with Canada. It details manpower, forces, aerial defense, and major food shipments to Britain, plus conscription in 1940.
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New Zealand
Britain
Dunkirk
Niagara
Canada
Singapore
Fiji
United States
London Free Press
Butter For Britain Plea for Increased Canadian Supplies
The Winnipeg Free Press notes Britain seeks larger butter imports from Canada and other producers to sustain or raise its two ounce weekly ration. It recalls Canada shipped 7 million pounds last fall while maintaining an eight ounce Canadian weekly ration amid rising domestic demand and wartime solidarity.
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Britain
Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
German submarine survivors seek Royal Navy service
A group of survivors from sunken German subs were promised a chance to join the Royal Canadian Navy after being treated aboard the Snowberry and Calgary under the Nene escort. One prisoner, inspired by the ships and broadcasts, requested to join Lieut. J. A. Dunn’s command and fight for the Allies, a request granted before dispatch to a prison camp.
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Atlantic
Nene
Snowberry
Calgary
British Broadcasting Corporation
J. A
Hamish) Dunn
Montreal
Victory
Royal Canadian Navy
Corvette
Dominion system to ship magazines for armed forces
War Services Minister Lafleche announced a nationwide scheme to collect sort and pack magazines and periodicals for members of the armed forces abroad. Donations will be gathered at depot centers run by voluntary groups and shipped overseas to ensure regular supply. Living costs in the Bahamas are reported to be 70 percent above prewar levels.
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War Services
Lafleche
Bahamas
In Him We Trust The Ottawa Journal Reflects on Faith Through War
The Ottawa Journal recalls wartime prayer and divine aid in Dunkirk Battle of Britain Pearl Harbor Singapore and Africa as it urges humility and reliance on God for peace. It warns prosperity may sow seeds of future conflict and calls readers to seek guidance at the peace table.
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Dunkirk
Hitler
Britain
RAF
Luftwaffe
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Singapore
Pacific
Australia
Rommel
Africa Corps
Cairo
God
Ottawa Journal
Underground guns to aid resistance in Europe
Cleveland Police Department plans transfer of over 2 million obsolete revolvers to underground leaders in Nazi-occupied Europe. The guns, once used against local gangsters, will arm resistance fighters fighting Gestapo and Nazi troops, as per a patrolman who notes their value in both cities.
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Cleveland
Europe
California Loses Sunshine After Record Winter Snowfalls
A winter in California delivered nearly 74 inches of snow breaking regional norms for a sun filled state. Residents reported heavy snowfall across mountain towns causing road closures and emergency restorations.
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California
Wentworth House Threatened by Open-Cast Mining in Yorkshire
The Wentworth House estate near York, Britain’s largest private residence with 365 rooms, faces open-cast mining to secure coal for invasion year needs. Parkland already damaged and workings to within 150 yards of the pillared portico, where kings and queens have been hosted. Queen Victoria and other royals have visited the house. Lord Halifax warned educators at a Cincinnati dinner that defeating fascism requires fighting its roots in schooling, not just battles with arms.
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Wentworth House
Yorkshire
Earl Fitzwilliam
Britain
Queen Victoria
George VI
Queen Mary
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
Lord Halifax
Cincinnati
Germany
Japan
United Nations
New York Sun
Selected Recipes From a Historic Bake Lab
Recipe lists butter or shortening sugar corn syrup eggs flour corn starch baking powder salt milk vanilla and egg whites. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20 to 45 minutes then cool and top with icing. A note claims butter as a cosmetic in Ethiopia.
Postwar rubber price talks at Toronto club
John Symons of the Canadian Rubber Co. told a Toronto club that synthetic rubber could cost 15 cents a pound postwar while natural rubber might be delivered in America for 10 to 12 cents. He suggested revising uses of natural rubber and blending synthetic with natural rubber to improve products. Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India.
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America
John Symons
Toronto
Symons
Canadian Rubber Co
YMCAs War Services Aids English Airmen in Canada
Western Canadian families warmly opened their homes to RAF trainees. YMCAs War Services secretary George D. Young reports English airmen at training stations show strong hockey and basketball skills. The program assists discharge hopefuls with rehabilitation while supervisors visit outposts far from settlements, sharing films and games to boost morale.
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RAF
Canada
R.C.A.F
George D. Young
Y.M C.A. War Services
Canadian Northwest
Toronto
Penc 8
Britain
Young
Y.M.C.A. War Services
Regina
RC A.F
The
United Church
Polish Troops Train in Canada and Scotland
Polish vice-consul Karel Kerse in Toronto says Polish troops will train in Canada and Scotland, strengthening postwar cooperation between the nations. The message urges buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Canada
Scotland
Karel Kerse
Toronto
Western doctor earns Military Cross for Salerno action
Capt. Harold William Chestnut of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, a Winnipeg and Moosomin native, received the Military Cross for extraordinary gallantry at Salerno on September 26, 1943. He operated a regimental aid post atop a sunken ridge under continuous shellfire, tending over 150 casualties during a 48 hour period and performing leg amputations with no rest.
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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.A.M.C
Salerno
Chestnut
Diaries claim vivisection of prisoners by Japanese officers
The New Delhi radio reports captured diaries from Japanese officers describe vivisection as routine abuse of prisoners. An Indian officer was vivisected in an officers mess after dinner, and another Indian was struck down with a sword and cut apart for a failed answer.
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New Delhi
Anson Battleship Rides Arctic Patrol in Gripping Display
Under Arctic skies the 35,000 ton British battleship Anson sails the frozen north on patrol. The ship completed a record of about 50,000 miles on operational duty, a superb picture of naval might.
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Anson
London Daily Sketch
Globe asks how many Soviet republics are in Russia makeup
The Globe and Mail questions how many republics exist within Russia’s Soviet structure, noting the country’s recent global prominence and the curiosity about its internal divisions.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Russia
Canada
Douglas Aircraft Announces 35 Twin Engine Transports
The Douglas Aircraft Corporation reports a 1 970 mile South Atlantic hop from Natal to Africa by a fleet of 35 twin engine American transports carrying five tons of cargo each.
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Douglas Aircraft Corporation
South Atlantic
Natal
Africa
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