Artillery Shell Tests In England Show Warrior Ivory Edge
A British experimental ammunition station tests every weapon from rifle bullets to heavy naval shells. Reporters watch a 15 inch gun fire a ton weight shell at armor plating to measure velocity and effect. Officials note the ongoing armor versus shell contest with no final winner disclosed.
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England
Britain
Air Force
Ministry of Supply
Siegfried Line
Navy
Patrons Adopt Animals To Save Zoo Amid War Strains
Sponsors for the zoo’s familywar program have funded adoptions that relieve financial worries caused by war time food shortages. About seventy animals have been adopted for the duration, including lions, leopards, monkeys, apes, red panards, and the cock of the rock. Billy the puna is the most popular, with multiple bank books opened for him. Teela the Red River hog and other heavy eaters like the okapi also have guardians.
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Billy the Puna
Teela
Education Gap for Rich and Poor Sons Finds Stark
Economist Gilbert E Jackson notes wealthier students are disproportionately expelled from universities while poorer youths value education. He argues rich families bank on future security, whereas poorer students seize higher education as a necessary path. A Daily Star piece also mentions evolving winter paper making methods and a domestic quip about frugality.
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Gillbert E Jackson
University of Toronto
Tney
Winter Daily Star
Redcoats to khaki: evolution of British army uniforms
The article traces change from bright red coats worn for centuries to khaki service dress adopted after colonial campaigns. It notes Highland kilts retained for peacetime and cites 1854 India and the Boer War as pivotal shifts toward camouflaged uniforms.
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Boulogne
India
St. Thomas
Proper Handshake Etiquette in Social Greetings
An Associated Press guide notes pump handshakes can be painful and insists on a firm but gentle grip. It advises against a vertical shake or squeezing too hard. It treats a woman offering her hand to a man as appropriate in hosting settings and suggests men should typically shake hands with women while women greet each other verbally.
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Associated Press
Chatham News
Weapons Too Terrible to Use in War
The Toronto Star ponders whether unrestricted warfare would deter civilian populations in great powers. It questions if war could be annihilated by its own horrors and notes Hitler's restraint compared with potential Allied retaliation. It asks if some weapons are too terrible to employ.
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Hitler
Toronto Star
Rossini’s Memory Lapse Meets Its Match in a Glee
The famed composer Rossini forgot the English composer Bishop’s name at a social event. He greeted him as Mr and, to prove it, whistled Bishop’s celebrated glee When the Wind Blows, which the other recognized as a compliment. In medieval times bells and beads were chained to shelves to prevent theft.
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Rossini
Bishop
Mozart
Byrd Reports Pitcairn Islanders In Peril War Strain
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd informed the U S Navy that 200 Pitcairn Island residents face hardship due to war disruptions. Food and medical shortages grip the descendants of mutineers as the island’s radio fails and aid reaches them from expedition stores.
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Richard E. Byrd
United States Navy
Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
Bounty
North Star
Panama Canal
Dunedin
New Zealand
Richard E. Christian
Byrd
Suva
Fiji Island
Enterprising Bakers Street Photographers Pioneering Wallet Minis
Leslie Rowson and Jack Coote operate a Baker Street studio producing colored miniatures of soldiers' sweethearts and family in wallet frames. They began four months ago focusing on commercial work but shifted to portraiture as the war began.
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Baker Street
London
Leslie Rowson
Jack Coote
Rowson
Mr. Coote
Youd Believe Surplus Apples From Curtail Exports
Surplus Canadian apples due to reduced exports to the United Kingdom and remote markets is noted as a reason for favored domestic apple juice and cider purchases by consumers.
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United Kingdom
Heart Pumps Blood Efficiently in Humans
The heart functions as the body's most efficient pump. In a normal adult it pushes about five ounces of blood with each beat and circulates roughly 1,800 pints per hour.
Mystery Blowing Stone Silence Ends Historic Signal
The famous Blowing Stone near Kingstone Lisle in Berkshire once sent a siren like sound from its three foot height through multiple holes. Legend says King Alfred used the noise to summon warriors for battle. A wooden board now covers the hole to avoid confusion with air raid warnings.
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Alfred
Londoner invents flashlight aid for electric trawler blackout
In a wartime blackout a Londoner improvised a flashlight attachment for an electric trawler. A second inventor crafted a pocket torch powered by a clockwork mechanism.
New York Adds Jumping Mouse Among Hibernating Animals
The state lists hibernating species including the jumping mouse, chipmunk, raccoon, woodchuck and bear reflecting a diverse set of mammals among winter residents.
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New York State
Afraid To Take Stand in Liberty Preservation
Exeter Times-Advance warns that small nations fear joining liberty allies, facing Communist and Socialist threats. Britain is praised for defense yet mocked for modernization, while selfish powers unleash ruin as cancerous Germany and Russia threaten racial life.
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Britain
Earth
Germany
Russia
Exeter Times
Electrician Builds Niche Installing Door Chimes
An electrician, self employed, has found steady work installing new electrical door chimes from house to house. The units offer from one to eight tones and provide a practical improvement over bells buzzers or knockers. He reports strong demand and good earnings.
Czechs Retain Humor as Nazty Weather Looms
The Czech weather bureau forecast ongoing cold and rain with improving conditions later. A Czech paper quips that humor helps in nazty weather as censorship begins on Czech forecasts by the Nazi regime.
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Czech Weather Bureau
Germany
Nazty
Bread and Yeast May Contain Small Alcohol Amounts
A note states that bread made with yeast could contain a minor alcohol quantity. This information highlights trace fermentation byproducts in common baking products.
No natural enemies for California giant trees
California forests are described as home to immense trees with no known natural enemies. The passage notes that these giants do not die from insect or disease attacks, highlighting their resilience and mysterious immunity.
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California
Censor Office Keeps London News Moving Under Watchful Eyes
A 24 hour censorship staff in London screens newspapers for 24 censorable countries. Code methods include invisible ink, hidden pages, and punched holes. An ex-producer and a director earning $10,000 aid a desk of 20 workers and a confidential secretary as they mail sealed bundles via accredited agents to neutrals.
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London
Oxford
The Best Medium for Advertising in Canadian Cities
The article argues that daily newspapers and their advertising columns are the strongest medium for promoting goods. Readers watching sales and stated prices can maximize value, while well written ads with clear reasons for reductions build trust and news value.
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Guelph Mercury
London Architect Scrambles to Add Sick Bay
A London architect tasked with replanning a country house for a girls school rushes to add a sick bay after realizing no provision exists. He seeks a 15 gallon petrol allowance to inspect the sick bay but is refused with the reason that a veterinary surgeon should be available nearby for the sick horse.
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London
London Daily Telegraph
Haligonians alter Navy jests after Graf Spee action
In Halifax the Royal Canadian Navy crews shifted their street humor from Heil Hitler to a derisive Hell Scuttler phrase after the pocket battleship Graf Spee was sunk near Montevideo. The change marks a tightened wartime mood and reflects growing anti‑Nazi sentiment among Jack Tars.
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Halifax
Jack Tars
Royal Canadian Navy
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Canada
Chinese patrons drive taxi demand in city as numbers rise
In proportion to their numbers the best patrons of taxicabs in any metropolitan city are the Chinese.
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Chinéar
Inventor of “shman” Ratches Traced
A fragmentary note credits an Engh figure with century old invention labeled “shman ratches.” The text lacks clear dates or full names, but indicates early mechanical ingenuity linked to a named inventor and a new device.
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