Britain’s Merchant Navy War Effort Across Global Supply Lines
The piece notes the British Merchant Navy’s crucial role in wartime logistics. It cites the long supply routes from the Cape to the Middle East, 1941 operations of 300 ships, delivery of over 3 million tons to Egyptian ports by 1942, and more than 10.5 million tons carried for North Africa with a peak night in March 1943 seeing over a million tons en route from Gibraltar to Tunisian bases.
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Britain
Southampton
Havre
Middle East
Cape
North Africa
Gibraltar
Tunisia
Perilous Task Keeps Britain Supplied by Merchant Navy
The British Merchant Navy sustained Britain’s war effort by delivering Canadian and Allied cargoes, totaling 77 million tons to mid 1943, and transporting over 200,000 Canadian soldiers. In early 1943, over two and a quarter million tons of British shipping operated for the United States under mutual aid, with British transports carrying American troops offshore.
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Britain
Germany
Canada
United States
Merchant Navy’s Arctic and India Convoys Sustain War Effort
The Merchant Navy has delivered vast supplies to Russia via the perilous Murmansk route and to India, with convoys continuing despite enemy disruption. By end of 1942 nineteen large convoys reached Russia, and many more since, including a massive India-bound convoy split among several ports. In three years of war British and Allied crews covered over 125,000,000 ship miles, underscoring the service’s crucial role in reaching the front lines.
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Russia
Murmansk
India
Britain
Ingenious Passenger Extends Match Supply On Train
A clever traveler on a railway shares a simple method to double match supply by halving each match with a razor so brimstone remains on both halves. The thin halves still strike safely with care. Also noted is Halifax's claim as the site of the first zoo in America, founded in 1847 by Andrew Downs.
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Dellow
Leeds Yorkshire
Halifax
Andrew Downs
Plastics from Farm Oils Spotlighted for War and Peace
The article notes plastics may come from farm oils and be used in war machines and later in peacetime. It highlights soybean cultivation in Canada and soybeans as waterproofing, protein feed, edible oil, and potential plastics. Sunflowers are also investigated as an edible oil source.
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Canada
Portable medical lab aids sea ships in war service
A 40 lb portable medical laboratory kit for ships at sea has been developed by the R.O.N. research unit and is being distributed. It enables tests and diagnosis at sea, bacteriological work, TB and diphtheria detection, blood grouping, and drinking-water purification, improving medical readiness for naval crews. It accompanies stories of award recipients and reorganizations within Canadian and allied forces.
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R.O.N. Research Unit
There is strength in unity of purpose
Community lumber dealers united to secure lumber for war needs under federal control. Facing shortages due to wartime priorities, they pressured Ottawa to prioritize grain storage, housing, and food production. Their collective action through the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association led to higher priority and stabilized prices, ensuring supplies for farms, granaries, and housing amidst a national emergency.
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Air Force
Navy
British Columbia
Prairies
H. R. MacMillan
Vancouver
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Prairie Provinces
Control Board
Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Ottawa
Winn
Regina
Edmonton
Britain
Gum Chewing Won’t Change British Profile say Experts
The Daily Mirror questioned if Americans influence would alter Britons. The Royal Anthropological Institute replied that Britons could chew gum indefinitely without changing the jowl or facial profile.
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The
Daily Mirror
Royal Anthropological Institute
Institute
Solid molasses dehydration process developed for dry cargo
The U.S. Board of Economic Warfare reports a method to dehydrate molasses into solid blocks that store indefinitely in normal warehouses and sheds. The finished blocks can be shipped handled and stored as general dry cargo.
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U.S. Board of Economic Warfare
Britain Finds Room for Refugees in Postwar Influx
The Foreign Office disclosed that since May 1940 about 60 000 non British refugees have been admitted across the United Kingdom and arrivals continue at 800 monthly. It also noted 40 000 Polish refugees are being moved from Iran to East and South Africa India Palestine and Mexico through government efforts.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Foreign Office
Iran
East
South Africa
India
Palestine
Mexico
Sault Star
Clean Lunchboxes For Kids And War Workers
Advice on keeping lunchboxes clean for children and workers. Wash with warm water and soda, then dry thoroughly to prevent contamination and maintain hygiene.
Butter Shipments Controlled by Dairy Board Order
An order issued December 23 by the Dairy Products Board limits prairie butter shipments to Board authorized destinations and bars movement of creamery butter over 1,000 pounds from Alberta Saskatchewan or Manitoba to other provinces. The order revokes prior prohibitions into Alberta and British Columbia and aims to prevent surplus by directing butter to shortage areas.
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Canada
Dairy Products Board
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
German Barbarians Destroy Russian Churches Near Novgorod
German forces have destroyed centuries-old Russian churches near Novgorod including the Spass Nereditsy Church. Rubble covers walls that stood for seven and a half centuries, once famed for ikons and frescoes attracting artists and scientists from around the world to study Kiev Novgorod art and architecture.
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Novgorod
Old Russia
Nereditsy
Kiev-Novgorod
Indispensable British Empire, Nevins Writes
Allan Nevins of Columbia University argues the British Empire has been indispensable to civilization. He says it provided peace and order, spreading freedom, progress, free trade, and representative institutions to vast populations.
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Allan Nevins
Columbia University
British Empire
Britain
Eighth Army Drives Afrika Korps Across North Africa
The British Eighth Army shattered the Afrika Korps retreat, pushing 1,800 miles through North Africa and reshaping the campaign as World War II combat moves intensified.
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Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
North Africa
Army engineers fix Bondsville bridge for training and town
For years Bondsville Mississippi struggled to fund Swift River bridge repair. An Army engineering corps joined the town, completing the restoration as part of their training, benefiting both sides with a repaired bridge and hands on experience.
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Bondsville
Miss
Swift River
Corps of Army Engineers
Grapefruit Arrives in Florida via Spanish Traders
The grapefruit was introduced to Florida by Spanish explorers in the 16th century, marking a historic agricultural milestone for the region. The fruit’s arrival linked with early Spanish trade routes significantly influenced local cultivation and culinary use.
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Florida
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