Canada War Economy Guides Citizens to Support War Effort
The piece urges Canadians to plan spending and savings to maximize war impact. It stresses buying necessities made in Canada or the Empire, reducing luxuries, and using surplus for government loans or donations through war savings certificates and national campaigns. It highlights tax effects, unemployment relief, and postwar growth as reasons to fund the war effort.
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Canada
Great Britain
Empire
Brazil
National War Services
Traffic receipts replace fancy register in Kansas City bureau
Police replace the traffic bureau cash register with a standard store type in Kansas City Missouri. Motorists paying traffic tickets now receive receipts reading We appreciate your patronage Thank you.
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Kansas City
Tides Shaped by Moon's Gravity and Earth's Rotation
The tides arise from the moon's gravity pulling on Earth's oceans as the planet rotates. This creates bulges of water that rise along coastlines, producing high and low tides observed regularly.
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Earth
Ocean
Asbestos Cloth Found Preserved in Pompeii Ashes
Archaeologists report finding well preserved asbestos cloth amidst the Pompeii ruins. The discovery suggests ancient textile practices and material use. Researchers note the unusual preservation of fibers in the volcanic ash provides insight into daily life in the ancient city.
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Pompeii
British diplomacy could have faced London bomb threat
Sir Neville Henderson, former British ambassador to Germany, says Munich's failure could have let Germany drop 2000 bombs on London with no reply. He adds only history will reveal the cleverness of British diplomacy during the war crisis.
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Munich
Hitler
Germany
London
Neville Henderson
Reed Barred From Travel Through Germany by Nazi Regime
Edward L. Reed, U.S. diplomat in Rome, was denied permission to travel through Germany on his home trip. Nazis blocked his route, preventing access to Germany and its interior.
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Edward L. Reed
Diplomatic Corps
United States
Rome
Germany
Christmas toy adoptions start a year round program
A newspaper description shows a child adopting a doll under a probation system as part of a broader move to make Christmas feel perennial. Cities run library style toy centers using library cards, with kids borrowing toys for set periods and renewing if well behaved.
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Sally Ann Jones
Ellen Louise
Sally Ann
Goose Becomes Friendly with Sheep on Vancouver Island
A cackling goose from Qualicum Beach joins a flock of sheep on the grassy slopes near the sea. The west coast migratory bird officer notes the bird remained with the flock, even as spectators approached. The goose is the smallest Canada goose, nesting in western Alaska and wintering in California.
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Qualicum Beach
Vancouver Island
West Coast
Migratory Bird Officer
Department of Mines and Resources
Alaska
California
Sacramento Valley
Canadian Performing Right Society opens Junior Division awards
The Canadian Performing Right Society announces a Junior Division for competitors under 16 who do not win major prizes and a separate open section for Canadians under 22. The March 1 1941 deadline applies, with a panel including Sir Ernest MacMillan Leo Smith and others.
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Dominion
Performing Right Society
H. T. Jamieson
The
Society
Royal Bank
Toronto
British Columbia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Jamieson
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Leo Smith
Mus
University of Toronto
J. J. Gagnier
Montreal
Godfrey Hewitt
F.R.C.O
Ottawa
Hector Charlesworth
Wrench predicts war ends by Easter 1943 in interview
Sir Evelyn Wrench, publisher of the London Spectator, says the European war will end by Easter 1943 if German morale breaks and disturbances rise in Nazi-occupied lands. Lady Wrench, sister of Sir Alan Brooke, disagrees and predicts the conflict ends by this time next year.
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Evelyn Wrench
The
London Spectator
Lady Wrench
Sir Alan Brooke
Great Britain
Soldiers to make own gear in wartime shift
A Little Different Russian soldiers will now manufacture their own underwear knapsacks horseshoes and kitchen utensils to relieve industry. The Italian soldiers are described as different by the Toronto Star with a quip that they only make tracks and mistakes.
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Toronto Star
Ukrainians Highest Voluntary Enlistment in Canada
The report states that Ukrainians have the highest percentage of voluntary enlistment relative to their population in Canada, highlighting a notable wartime mobilization pattern among the Ukrainian-Canadian community.
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Canada
Open minds that cannot hold anything satire
A sharp quip discusses minds so open they fail to retain ideas, reflecting on open mindedness as a flaw rather than virtue. The brief observation frames intellectual receptivity as paradoxical, hinting at the dangers of excessive openness without retention.
Canada Ranks Second in British Empire Oil Output in 1940
A 1940 world oil yield survey shows Canada as the second highest in the British Empire and 13th globally. Turner Valley supplied 95 percent of Canada’s 8,549,760 barrels, with Trinidad and the British West Indies leading the empire at 20,300,000 barrels. Canada also outsold Bahrain Island, Burma, and British India.
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Turner Valley
Canada
British Empire
Oil and Gas Journal
American Oil Publication
Germany
Trinidad
British West Indies
Bahrein Island
Burma
British India
Small republic San Marino sits quietly in Italy
The San Marino microstate, 38 square miles and about 15 000 people, remains at war with Germany for failing to formally peace after World War I. Its 39 officers and 950 men stay in San Marino, while Italy fights Britain elsewhere.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Italy
Republic
San Marino
Apennines
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Egypt
Royal Bank of Canada Reports Balanced Year 1940
The Royal Bank of Canada issued its annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement for the year ending November 30, 1940. Total deposits stood at 852 million dollars, down from 911 million. Canadian public deposits rose 20 million while outside-Canada deposits fell 48 million. Commercial loans increased 17 million as domestic business expanded, and loans outside Canada declined 10 million. Net profits reached 3,526,594 dollars, dividends of 2,800,000 were paid, pension fund contributions rose to 325,000, and 300,000 was written off Bank Premises. The loss balance forward was 3,198,146, up 101,894.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Pension Fund Society
Soil Study Aids Utah Earth-Fill Dam Research
The University of Utah civil engineering school has obtained a laboratory dedicated to soil content studies and the reaction of various soils under varying conditions. The lab will supply data on dirt behavior in earth-fill dam construction and other engineering projects.
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University of Utah Civil Engineering School
Arable Land Area of the United States
The United States holds about 319 million acres of arable land. This figure reflects the extent of cultivable soil suitable for crop production across the nation.
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United States
Doe and Dobson Ledger Totals Highlighted by Manager
A fragment shows figures 2,800,000.00 and 325,000.00 plus 306,000.00 and 3,198,146.37 and credits to Ss. G. DOBSON, General Manager. The snippet indicates a financial summary or ledger entry associated with the manager.
Remark on British Warplanes Boosted by Czech Engineers
British warplanes gain quality through extrusion of special alloys, aided by Czech engineers who fled Nazi occupation. Albert N. Dudebec credits Czech experts and British plants for improved strength, aiding Britain against Germany.
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Albert N. Dudebec
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
England
Rail link remains between Guatemala and El Salvador only
Among seven Central American nations the only workable rail connection is between Guatemala and El Salvador. The statement notes limited rail access within the region.
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Guatemala
el Salvador
Manitoba considering 2.6 million acre beaver reserve
The province weighs creating a vast beaver reserve in northeastern Manitoba reaching Hudson Bay. The triangle between Hayes, Gods and Shamattawa rivers offers timber and water, with federal co operation sought and talks opened with Dominion natural resources minister T A Crerar. Indian tribes inhabit the area but no settlements or white residents exist. The reserve would lie about 350 miles southeast of Churchill, 1 000 miles north of Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Hayes
God's
Shamattawa
T. A. Crerar
Dominion
Churchill
Winnipeg
Pulitzer Prize for Reporting Awarded with 1000 Dollar Prize
The Pulitzer journalism prizes include a $1,000 award for the best example of a reporter's work. The prize highlights exemplary reporting, recognizing accuracy, impact, and compelling storytelling within the profession.
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Wild Goose
Royal Bank Report
University of Utah
Ivan Sara Pinkham
United Kingdom
Bank of Canada
Comere
Mies
Minister of Finance
France
M. W. Wilson
Aes
Tae
S. G. Dobson
Jas. G. Ross
P.S. Ross & Sons
W. Garth Thomson
Pear, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Auditors
Tee
Sweer
Ss. G. Dobson
Britain
Beaver
Canadian Chemistry CO
Wilkie, Sask
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