Public Health Leadership Calls For Broader War-Era Measures
Hon. Ian Mackenzie urges Canada to unite federal and provincial governments to modernize and expand public health in wartime and postwar reconstruction. He compares costs of ill health to military spending, cites reductions in typhoid fever and diphtheria, and urges civilian effort to sustain health, housing, and welfare for a victorious home front.
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Canada
Mackenzie
Dominion
Ottawa
Names in Scottish bull-sale catalogues raise topical ties
The Glasgow Herald notes breeders name bull calves after current events and figures. Names include Churchill and Maginot with others such as Weygand, Hitler, Narvik, General Smuts, Spitfires and an Air Raid, reflecting recent history in Perth and Aberdeen Spring sale catalogs.
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Glasgow Herald
Perth
Aberdeen
Hitler
Narvik
Bank of England Branch Rejects Stockings Petition
The Manchester branch replied that under no circumstances must any female staff appear on duty with bare legs, in response to a petition from girl staff members seeking to work without stockings.
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Bank of England
Manchester
Australian soldiers nicknamed dig gera from gold rush era
The text notes Australian soldiers called dig gera due to ancestors working in the gold rush. A parent worries about his son's health with a joke about a motorcycle. It mentions preservatives for farm timbers being creosoil creocote and zinc chloride per research.
Alexandria Naval Base Seen as Key Mediterranean Stronghold
The bombing of the Alexandria base highlights British reliance on the outpost to guard the Suez route. Experts warn Axis seizure of Alexandria could rival the loss of the canal itself, with the port tracing to Alexander the Great and remaining a strategic hub 130 miles from Cairo and 150 miles from Suez.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Alexandra
Alexander the Great
Persia
National Geographic Society
Cairo
Suez
Ontario air force cooking school enlarged under RC AF plan
The cooking school at Ontario Agricultural College started January 1940 will be expanded and absorbed into the Royal Canadian Air Force training scheme. Dr. Hugh D Branson will remain in charge with civilian instructors aiding him. About 300 men have graduated as cooks to date and the program will increase under the new arrangement. The world’s deepest mine is in Brazil, descending over a mile in search of gold.
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Air Force
Ontario Agricultural College
R.C.A.F
Hugh D. Branson
Samuel de Champlain Founded Quebec in 1608
Samuel de Champlain established Quebec in 1608, preserving legacy as the French explorer who founded the city on the St. Lawrence River and helped shape early New France.
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Samuel de Champlain
Quebec
British Parachute Raid Destroys 30 German Planes at Berck
The Czecho-Slovak consulate reports British parachute troops raided Berck airfield in France destroying about 30 Luftwaffe planes on the ground. They departed by motor boats with about 40 prisoners and several French volunteers, aided by British agents and French supporters.
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Berck
France
Czecho- Slovak Republic
Lisbon
Royal Air Force
Calais
Boulogne
Charles de Gaulle
Crescent Venus Seen By Far-Sighted Observer
A far sighted observer notes Venus can appear crescent shaped like the moon rather than a single bright dot. This view highlights how lensing or atmospheric effects may influence planetary appearance under certain conditions.
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Venus
Milk needed for a pound of butter estimated at ten quarts
A historical note states that roughly ten quarts of milk are required to produce one pound of butter, illustrating the dairy process and production efficiency of the period.
Memory Master John Horgan Recalls King Albert Episode
In a forthcoming memoir, John Horgan recalls meeting King Albert of Belgium in Cincinnati. The hotelier’s sharp reply to a court message is recounted, and a later European trip ties Horgan to violinist Ysaye who introduced him to the king playing checkers with his son Leopold.
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John Horgan
King Albert
Belgium
Horgan
Cincinnati
Europe
Ysaye
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Albert
Leopold Horgan
Rising Count of US Youths in RAF Ranks
United States sources estimate about 500 American-born youths are serving with the Royal Air Force. Officials in London admit no formal record and say the number likely grew, though Canada is suspected as the enlistment source.
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United States
RAF
London
Canada
Gold sacks stored in Martinique after France shipment
About 14 000 sacks of gold shipped from France a year ago lie stored in Martinique. The remark hints at a riddle about debt and social exclusion, noting that some avoid debt because no one will extend credit.
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France
Martinique
Crochet Lends Character to Home
An heirloom spread or cloth from dainty crochet medallions becomes a prized item. Shasta Daisy forms a striking design easy to crochet with string or cotton. Pattern 6978 provides medallion directions illustrations and stitches and costs 20 cents to request from Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks Pattiern
Formation Of Air Cadet League Of Canada Advances West
Manitoba forms provincial Air Cadet League committee with Arthur Melling and R W Frost to promote units. In Regina a Saskatchewan provincial committee was discussed. Western RC A F officers back the project as enthusiasm grows among citizens and schools. Training spans two years with 216 hours and options in engines, construction, navigation, and wireless. A Dominion grant funds cadets. summer courses for instructors may run. six RCAF commands will supply national officers. A. F. McWilliams to serve as patron for Manitoba division.
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Air Cadet League of Canada
Manitoba
Arthur Melling
R. W. Frost
R.C
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatchewan
Melling
West
Air Cadet Movement
R.C.A.F
Canada
Frost
League
Air Cadet Defence Corps
United Kingdom
Great Britain
R.C.A F
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Force
D. R. MacLaren
Gilbert M. Eaton
RC. Huggard
MacLaren
Mr. Eaton
Ivan Schultz
Fred Furgeson
J. C. Pincock
W. A. Straith
Flin Flon
I. H. Phinney
Pas
D. L. Cameron
Manitou
A. F. McWilliams
K.C
School For Rookie Cooks RCAF Starts Classes At Guelph
The Royal Canadian Air Force begins cookery classes for rookies at Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph Ontario. About 120 pupils will study over several months under college staff. Training facilities are provided with Ontario government support. The program has two stages AB initia l and advanced with duration tied to aptitude. Sessions cover rationing dietetics food values and food management.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Fighting Services
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ont
Ontario
Norways Cabins Requisitioned for Nazi Vacation Use
Private cabins and summer bungalows along Norway’s coast were requisitioned by Nazi authorities for German families to vacation in. During a visit by Heinrich Himmler, he was well treated and fed, with 200 pounds flour 125 pounds coffee and 1000 bars chocolate set for his table. Authorities also requisitioned 4100 pounds of tobacco in the first four months of the year amid tobacco shortages.
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Norway
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Mount McKinley Stands as North America’s Highest Peak
The article notes Mount McKinley in Alaska as the continent’s highest mountain and mentions a New York City railroad station covering 79 acres.
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Mount McKinley
Alaska
New York City
Prairie Lily Declared Official Floral Emblem of Saskatchewan
The legislature adopts the prairie lily as Saskatchewan’s official floral emblem. It is a flaming red flower with orange base, black petal spots, bright green stems, and a cup that opens upward. Color ranges from orange scarlet to scarlet orange with purple-brown spots inside the cup. One to three blooms crown each stem top. Scientific name Litum Philadelphicum Andinum.
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Saskatchewan
Fight With Whale Damages Brown Near Queen Charlotte Islands
A harpooned sperm whale charged the steam whaler Brown off the northern Queen Charlotte Islands. The whale battered the vessel, denting its steel plates while diving and crashing. A Garcia of Consolidated Whaling Corp said the damage was not extensive and the Brown returned to Victoria under its own power from Naden Harbor BC.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
Victoria
Naden Harbor
B.C
A. Garcia
Consolidated Whaling Corporation
Toast to the Russian army at London defence luncheon
Lord Nathan offered a toast to the success of the Russian armies at a national defence luncheon in London. Ivan Maisky the Russian ambassador replied by thanking the assemblage for the way the toast was received.
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London
Lord Nathan
Ivan Maisky
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Ian Mackenzie
Pensions
CBC
Health League of Canada
Mr. Brown
Mr. Jones
R.C.A.F. Chiefs
Brazil
Britain
Babe” Thompson
North Bay
England
Butch
Nomen Armold
Agricultural College
Encounter
West Coast
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