Massey Defends Commonwealth Unity As Wartime Rally
In a Guildhall address, Vincent Massey, Canadian High Commissioner to Britain, calls the British Commonwealth a working mode of political freedom and an object lesson in collective security. He praises Empire cohesion during wartime and Britain's duties to its dominions, including smaller colonies, amid Axis pressures.
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Guildhall
London
Vincent Massey
Britain
Commonwealth
Act To Aid Colonies Advances Welfare Plans
Colonial Welfare and Developments Act of 1940 provided up to five million pounds yearly for ten years to colonial governments. By October 1943, 306 plans across health education public works and development were approved despite wartime material and labor shortages. Colonel Oliver Stanley reported on conditions in the empire.
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Oliver Stanley
British
Colonial Office
Britain aids colonies with health and development programs
Britain outlines wartime and postwar aid to its colonial partners. Large loans fund malaria control in the West Indies Jamaica tropical disease campaigns and education libraries and teacher training. Grants support agriculture drainage irrigation reforestation and crop and livestock improvements.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
Liver the Nutrient Powerhouse in wartime diet
The article extols pork liver as a rich, affordable iron and riboflavin source, noting liver provides nearly all daily iron and riboflavin needs and exceeds daily Vitamin A requirements. It warns liver must be cooked tenderly to avoid toughening and suggests frying, boiling, casseroles, or scalloped dishes as serving methods.
Moone's Emerald Oil Marketed as Skin Remedy
A stainless antiseptic called Moone's Emerald 1 is promoted across Canada as a healing agent for eczema barber's itch salt rheum itching toes and other skin eruptions. The oil is said to relieve long standing cases within days and is sold by drugstores with satisfaction or money back.
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Canada
Moone
Jam From Powder Prompts Year Round Preserves
British housewives may soon make jam from a powder discovered by Professor B T B Barker of a Somerset research station. The powder made from pampuree plus sugar yields two pounds of jam from three ounces after boiling, with apple and blackberry also possible. Wartime benefits include storage space saving sugar conservation and on demand production, as a firm begins trials with experimental samples.
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B. T. B. Barker
Somerset
England
Dental troubles expose hidden decay in high altitude tests
Navy doctors report that pressure chamber tests reveal hidden dental decay undetected by X rays. In a study of airmen, 57 percent felt toothache at 28 000 feet, 23 percent at 18 000 feet, and 20 percent before 10 000 feet. Repairs eliminated discomfort. The article also notes Sirius is over 30 times brighter than the sun.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Navy
Sirius
Ramsay Company Patent Offer for Inventors in Ottawa
The Ramsay Company patent attorneys announce a free information offer to all inventors. The notice lists inventions and provides full details sent at no cost, with contact at 273 Gank Street Ottawa Canada.
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Ramsay Company
Gank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Royal Bank of Canada reports new asset and liquidity highs
The annual balance sheet for the year ending November 30, 1943 shows total assets at 1 509 097 571 and deposits at 1 380 769 152. Current Canadian loans rise to 277 921 237 while liquid assets reach 1 104 703 439 with Dominion and Provincial securities up 122 000 000.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
Dominion
Bank of Canada
Westerners in the air force and navy stories on duty
The piece lists Canadian service members across arms, noting Pte Johnny Falcon and Gunner Gilbert Deets at sea and in Europe, FO C A Dickson and others delivering Christmas mail to overseas routes. It highlights the RC AF mail squadron, a Dornier 217 destruction by FO R D Schultz, Pilot Officer C B Witt’s Beaufighter mission, and Lt John J McLaughlin’s 72 hour gale rescue with a U S Navy crew. It also describes naval Fleet Mail workload and Wrens on Christmas aboard ships with meals and King’s message.
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Johnny Falcon
Battleford
Scotland
Ireland
Gilbert Deets
Biggar, Sask
Gil
Rc.a.f
Cairo
FO. C
Starbuck, Man
Cpl
W. B. Hugh
Regina
FO. H. E Hill
Winnipeg
Air Force
FO. R. D. Shultz
Bashaw
Alta
Fighter Command
England
Schultz
Williams
John J. McLaughlin
R.C.N.V.R
U.S. Navy
Cuba
U.S
Caribbean
Sissiboo River
Weymouth
N.S
Canadian Navy
Fleet
Wrens
Naval Star
P. C. Elmer Mellin
Saskatoon
Saska
Lord Woolton the Popular Food Controller of Westminster
The Belfast News Letter notes Lord Woolton as the government figure trusted by the public for food guidance. It cites his daily presence at meal times, his recipes attributed to him, and a domestic influence extending from broadcasts to households.
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Westminster
Churchill
Lord Woolton
Belfast
Sock knitting record by Mrs. Hannah Spencer
Since Canada declared war on September 10, 1939 Mrs Hannah Spencer of Galt Ontario has knitted 859 pairs of socks for men in the services This totals about one pair every 18 days or 43 hours 331 minutes
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Canada
Hannah Spencer
Galt. Ont
Smiles and Quips Jump From Street Corner Panels
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry contrasts fills a page of light verse and banter. Everyday characters trade quips about manners money and misdeeds in a brisk collection of jokes and social vignettes.
Language learning surges as war drums push study in London schools
Civilians and soldiers rush to learn foreign tongues as prewar demand triples in London language schools. Instructors warn basic courses take months and full fluency in three to four years. American army classes focus on practical conversation, with accents on asking for water and food before expanding to more complex skills.
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London
Adolf Hitler
United Press
Holland
Turkey
Proper Dry Storage for Fertilizers Advised
Farmers are urged to order and accept fertilizer deliveries now and store them in dry places away from vegetables and livestock. Keep the fertilizer in neat piles on planks off the floor and away from walls to allow easy covering with straw or other dry materials to exclude air.
Women comprise one in three workers in British munitions
In Britain’s munitions sectors such as shipbuilding and heavy engineering a third of the workforce are women. The figure highlights notable female participation in war industry during the period.
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Britain
Eden Says Teheran Conference Promotes Liberation
Mr Eden described the Tehran Conference as enabling Britain to avoid a three power will over Europe and to free German occupied nations so they can rejoin the European family. He emphasizes liberation over domination.
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Eden
Britain
Europe
The Rise of False Teeth in the 18th Century
The article notes that dental prosthetics, notably false teeth, emerged and gained use in the 1700s. It highlights early materials and notable practitioners shaping early modern dentistry and tooth replacement practices.
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