Canadian Soldiers See Britain on Leave for Wide Range Tours
Canadian troops in Britain enjoy seven days of leave every three months and six month travel warrants granting free rail travel across England and Scotland. They visit London sights, theaters, pubs, and can be hosted by British families. many regiments tour Windsor and Eton during training.
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The
Strand
London
Princess Street
Edinburgh
Torquay
English Channel
England
United Kingdom
Churchill
Canada
Scotland
Traffalgar Square
Canada House
Nelson
Haymarket
Piccadilly Circus
Leicester Square
Windsor
Eton
Dark Dealing For Golden Syrup In Egyptian Troop Store
A Brandon Sun report describes Australian troops in Egypt covertly hoarding Golden syrup or molasses, nicknamed beetle bait. A comforts fund store clerk issued extra tins to curious soldiers who kept the stock dark. The scheme grew as more men requested tins and split the share, until the entire stock vanished and a syrup leak smeared neighboring cases.
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Comforts Fund
Egypt
A.C.F
Brandon Sun
Buffalo Advertising Efforts Cut Costs With Newspapers 1941
Water A. Yates, chairman of Buffalo Windsor Star municipal publicity, says concentrating ads in newspapers boosts inquiries while lowering total spend and cost per inquiry compared with magazines.
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Buffalo
Water A. Yates
Municipal Board of Publicity
Windsor Star
Catroux Praised as Valuable Asset to Allies
General Georges Catroux heads Free French forces in Syria and is praised by Lloyd George as a valuable asset to Britain and the Allies. The British Prime Minister admired Catroux after an accidental meeting during World War I while visiting the Western Front and conferring with the French high command.
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Georges Catroux
Syria
Britain
Lloyd George
Western Front
Catroux
Wind record and odd note from Mount Washington 1934
A 1934 Mount Washington report notes a wind velocity of 231 miles per hour. Porcupines do not throw their quills as part of the nearby observational remark.
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Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Economic Significance of the New China Migration
The New York Sun highlights China's wartime industrial migration as a dramatic shift with 600 factories and 20 000 workers moving west since 1937. It notes 353 factories and 150000 tons of machines carried by rivers and small craft to the interior, where new refineries, arsenals, and power plants supplant old facilities.
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Chinees
P. F Yang
United China Relief
New China
Hankow
Yangtze River
Szechuen
China
Mr. Yang
New York Sun
Astor suggestion on furniture for Britain draws fire
Lady Astor proposed the United States and Canada collect furniture to send to Britain after the war. The London Furniture Trades Federation responded that English and Scottish manufacturers will be ready to resume full production for home and export markets after the war. They noted many retailers already hold substantial inventories in shopping centers.
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Lady Astor
United States
Canada
Britain
London Furniture Trades Federation
Federation
New Immigration Policy Centralizes Visas in Washington
The United States State Department announced a new immigration policy that centralizes visa issuance in Washington. Applications will be reviewed by interdepartmental committees from the State War Navy and Justice Departments, effective July 1, with emphasis on suitability to the national defence program.
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U.S. State Department
Washington
National Defence Program
State
War
Navy
Justice Departments
Looked The Same On The Ocean Deck
A negro stoker crossing the ocean for the first time comes to the deck for air and grumbles that they are still in the same position as yesterday.
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Stoker
Iraq's Off Field Described as World Largest Reserve
Reports call Iraq's offshore field the world’s largest single offshore reserve. Analysts note its vast oil potential and strategic importance to Iraq’s energy sector amid regional competition and global demand.
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Iraq
Canadian War Bonds Echo Past Pledges Across Canada
Story recalls 1799 Quebec subscription during the Napoleonic era where both French and English names appear. Upper Canada funded war from surplus revenue with gifts, Maritime regions contributed, and donors ranged from a farmer's boy to provincial governors.
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Confederation
Britain
Gustave Lanctot
Dominion
National Archives
Upper
Lower Canada
Quebec
Canada
Upper Canada
Maritime
Dublin chat over drinks during Menzies visit
During a Dublin meeting with Irish premier De Valera, Australian prime minister Menzies declined tea and asked for a drop of old Irish. De Valera joked about fearing he might request one of Ireland's old ports.
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Manchester Guardian
Bromine Levels in Sea Water Measured At 60 to 70 ppm
The article notes bromine occurs in seawater at about 60 to 70 parts per million, indicating its natural abundance in marine environments.
Kept In Two Books On United States Lend Lease
A secret two copy record shows U S lend lease aid to Great Britain. President Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins hold the books with dense statistics in microfilm inserts. The postwar repayment plan allegedly favors plane for plane and tank for tank, with possible merchandise in lieu. Officials refuse to discuss many operational details.
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United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Assisant
Lendlease
Britain
Lend-Lease Administration
White House
Origin Of Old Saying Here Explained By Dr Isaac Goldberg
Dr Isaac Goldberg traces the expression Get off your high horse to social and physical rank. He notes a footman and infantryman are linked to feet and infancy, arguing an infant’s silence symbolized inferiority compared with riders and carriages. The piece links language to status across ages.
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Isaac Goldberg
Infantry
Dr. Goldberg
Army issues heat resistant candy bar for troops
The U S Army announces a heat resistant candy bar designed to resist melting in pockets. It uses out flour to prevent melting and includes milk solids and a vitamin B complex to boost healthfulness.
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U.S
When The King Broke Tradition In The House Of Commons
The article blends history and wartime diplomacy highlighting Switzerland's strategic Gotthard tunnel and its impact on Axis planning. It notes Charles I's 300 year old unauthorized Commons entry, then recounts King George VI's 1947 visit to inspect the chamber after wartime damage and the lasting tradition of royal consent for bills.
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Charles I
England
House of Commons
Thames
Commons
George VI
House of Lords
New Incendiary Bomb Described as Jumping Jack
Herbert Scott of Eastbourne England described a new incendiary bomb called the jumping jack. The device carries an explosive charge that fires intermittently and jumps several feet, complicating efforts to smother and neutralize it.
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Herbert Scott
Eastbourne
England
Montreal
Nights in Damascus Offer Comparatively Cool Summer Evenings
Damascus rises over 2200 feet keeping nights cooler while daytime heat returns at sunset. Visitors seek shade and the hotel’s exceptionally cold bath provides brief relief from the heat.
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Damascus
War Rationing Expands Across Nations
The article notes rising wartime controls as rationing spreads globally. China’s capital Chungking introduces food rationing, Switzerland enforces restaurant meal limits, Vatican City residents including the Pope receive ration cards, and Sweden implements meat rationing.
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China
Chungking
Switzerland
Vatican City
Sweden
Sugar seed splitting aids farm labor relief in California
The California Agricultural Experiment Station reports a perfected method to split sugar seeds producing only one or two sprouts per seed instead of four. This reduces thinning blocking and hoeing, cutting cultivation costs and easing farm labor demands.
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California Agricultural Experiment Station
Asia Native Tigers Continent Fact
A fact notes that Asia is the sole continent with the tiger in its native habitat while a separate observation mentions two ants engaging in a prolonged struggle that lasts for hours until one or both die.
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Asia
Continent
College Diplomas Adapting to War Time Materials
William S. Hoffman registrar at Pennsylvania State College notes that 1941 diplomas use coarser older sheep skins due to wartime shortages. American manufacturers source skins from English suppliers and young sheep skins go to aviator uniforms. The 1941 parchment shows a yellow tint as salt bleaching is scarce.
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William S. Hoffman
Pennsylvania State College
Hoffman
Nazi Psychedelic Tablets Alleged In Crete Capture
British troops in Crete report discovering white tablets on captured Germans. The article suggests the drugs could blunt fear and inflate the ego, reflecting wartime rumors of chemically enhanced combatants.
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Crete
Welcome by Natives in Syrian Campaign Noted
The natives greet the British in their Syrian campaign with smiles and shouts differing from the reception given to Germans and Italians by dominated European nations, according to the St. Catharines standard.
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St. Catharines
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