Let All Canadians Act Against Forest Fires An Ally To Hitler
A wartime appeal urges Canadians to prevent forest fires to protect timber needed for ships and factories. It stresses that careless campers and smokers start thousands of fires annually, aiding the Nazi effort by wasting a national asset and weakening war production.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Forestry Association
Association
Forestry Association
Dominion
Dominion Forestry Association
The
Hitler
Confusion Delays Sutton Neb Marriage License Issuance
Judge Edgar Thompson faces a muddled licensing scene in York Nebraska as Martin J. Griess, 22, wed Esther Griess, 23, with both families bearing the Griess name. Witnesses Taletha Griess and Jacob Griess were listed, while parentages and middle names varied in the input.
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Sutton
Neb
Edgar Thompson
York
March of Dimes grows from wartime effort in Canada
Rupert Moncrieff of Cornwall Ontario, rejected by an army medical board, starts Canada’s March of Dimes. A group has collected over 47,000 dimes to date, aiming for 11,000,000 dimes to buy 50 Hurricane fighter planes. Also notes Earth-Sun distance in January versus July and early cannon history using rounded stones.
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Army Medical Board
Rupert Moncrieff
Cornwall
Ont
Canada
Ilsley
Ottawa
Seven and eleven year old Belgians survive eight days at sea
Two young Belgians Char lotte and Jeannette Bialogora aged seven and eleven showed remarkable bravery as 26 survivors of the Mercier drifted eight days on the Atlantic after a torpedo sank the ship. Food water were scarce and sharks swirled around the lifeboat until a freighter rescued them and they reached Canada.
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Charlotte
Jeannette Bialogora
A. Bialogora
Canada
Huge B-19 Air Test Sets Record Figures
Facts and figures for the B-19 after its first air test in California include wingspan 212 feet fuselage 132 feet height 42 feet to rudder top and weight capacity 82 tons empty 41 tons. Bomb load 18 tons top speed 210 mph cruising 186 mph range 7500 miles ceiling 22000 feet power four 2000 hp Wright Duplex Cyclone engines fuel 11000 gallons maximum crew normally 10 sleeps eight cost 3500000 insurance 1000000 premiums 82000 first minute 3000 per test hour.
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California
Hopi Broom Used for Food Straining and Household Tasks
Indigenous Hopi people used a broom to strain solids from foods, letting liquid pass through into a separate pot. The same broom served dual purposes, also used to comb hair and sweep floors.
World’s Largest Manganese Ore Plant Located in Cuba
A manganese ore concentration plant in Oriente province Cuba reports production of 360 tons daily at 50 percent manganese. The operation is described as potentially the largest of its kind globally.
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Oriente Province
Cuba
California Holds Heat Record High in United States
California reports the nation’s highest temperatures and extreme heat, with records noted across multiple counties. The statement references peak and trough readings illustrating the state’s climate extremes.
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United States
California
New Contraprop Air Propeller For RAF Tested
A new co axial controllable airscrew dubbed contraprop may be fitted to Royal Air Force planes after completing rigorous bench and air tests begun in 1939 and 1940. British engineers Capt. A. G Forsyth and G. J. Smith-Bert say it halves diameter, improves maneuverability, enables twin engine reliability, and allows cannon fire through its center, with secret details on one-half still kept.
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Royal Air Force
A. G Forsyth
G. J. Smith-Bert
Army forms new Catering Corps to raise army cooking
The Army Catering Corps is formed to give feeding the troops the same attention as equipment and training. Three initial officers, all from the Royal Artillery, were named in the London Gazette. Recruits will come from civilian catering sources with commissions to second lieutenants. Sir Isadore Salmon stated the aim to raise cooking standards.
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Army Catering Corps
London Gazette
A.C.C
Army
R.A.S.C
Royal Artillery
Isadore Salmon
Army Council
Atkins
Happy Re union as Cpl Pert reunites with son at sea
Cpl William Pert of Woodstock New Brunswick and his 21 year old son William Jr both joined Canadian forces. After months apart at training camps in Canada they met unexpectedly on the first night at sea of the latest contingent to land in the United Kingdom. What a reunion.
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Cpl
William Pert
Woodstock
N.B
Canadian Forestry Corps
William Jr
Royal Canadian Artillery
United Kingdom
Cpl. Pert
Royal Family Gifts Drive Red Cross Sale Targeting £100000
The King and Queen and other royal family members arranged extensive gifts from personal property for a Red Cross sale expected to net about £100000. The event aims to raise funds with royal support and high-profile donations from the monarchy.
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Red Cross
Otter Masters River Fishing in Impressively Skilled Feat
The otter proves to be the most expert fisherman among animals, surpassing fleet trout and salmon with remarkable skill and prowess.
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Otter
Canada Imports Rubber Goods Worth 16116 Thousand in 1939
Canada imported rubber and its products valued at 16 116 000 dollars in 1939. The figure reflects the year’s total import activity for rubber and related goods.
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Canada
Bay of Fundy Noted for Tremendous Tides
The Bay of Fundy is highlighted for its extraordinary tidal range, among the world’s most powerful and famous coastlines. Local observers note dramatic sea level changes and regular large tides impacting coastal activity and navigation.
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Bay of Fundy
Industrial Alcohol Project Raises Wartime Prospects in Canada
Officials report fresh interest in producing industrial alcohol from wheat or sugar beets as a wartime bid to expand the farm market and cut foreign exchange outlays for aviation fuel. A Polish technician consults with government. a Canadian plan may require subsidies and pilots may arise in the west.
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Canada
National
Chemurgic Committee
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
National Chemurgic Committee
United States
Canadian pilot reports Vimy Memorial intact from 10000 feet
Flying Officer Jack Charles of Lashburn Saskatchewan says from 10,000 feet over northern France the Vimy Ridge memorial remains standing and undamaged. He notes two pylons clearly visible, white and shadowed by sun, matching wartime appearance.
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Air Ministry
Jack Charles
Lashburn
Sask
Royal Air Force
France
Vimy Ridge
Royal Flying Corps
Making Progress in Canada Oil Output
During the first quarter of 1941 Canada produced 2,289,671 barrels of crude petroleum and natural gasoline, up from 1,712,576 barrels in the same period of 1940, indicating progress toward greater self sufficiency.
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Canada
Maps Seized From Germans on Asmara Maru Voyage
Dutch colonial officials seized maps of the islands from about 700 German women and children who traveled from Batavia to Kobe aboard the chartered Japanese liner Asmara Maru. No one knows when bells were first invented. An optimist is one who eats apples in the dark.
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Netherlands
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Kobe
Hoover Belgian relief plan praised then questioned by Moen
Lars Moen, an American chemist with Belgium experience, contends Hoover’s feeding plan for Belgium could not be controlled and warns much of the aid would fuel the German occupation. He notes Belgians doubt relief can reach officials without aiding the occupiers and questions the presence of American relief workers.
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Mr. Hoover
Lars Moen
Belgium
America
Winnipeg Free Press
Canuck Regiment Demonstrates Weapons to British Home Guards
A 2nd division French-Canadian company with 300 men conducted a three day training march for Britain's home guards. Captain Guy Gauvreau led demonstrations of platoon weapons and mortars with live ammunition and grenades. They bivouacked in a valley and at Windsor Castle, supplied their own rations and defences, coach staff included. Palentines from Germany who settled near Bath were noted as early settlers of North Carolina.
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Britain
Home Guards
Canucks
Guy Gauvreau
Montreal
Windsor Castle
Mechanized Dandruff: Cooties in War Reference
In wartime slang, what soldiers term cooties are mockingly called Mechanized Dandruff, reflecting their view of tiny, persistent nuisances as a modern instrument of warfare.
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