Keep Her Down to Forty Warns Against Pleasure Driving
A wartime appeal urges motorists to limit recreational use of gasoline and keep speeds at forty miles per hour. It cites rising highway deaths and injuries in the United States and Canada, argues restraint will aid the war effort and reduce accident losses, and promotes cautious, economical driving to conserve fuel and money.
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Hitler
United States
Canada
Automotive Safety Foundation
U.S.A
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Prairies
Miss M Riches Earns Gilt Cross for Heroic Phone Duty
Miss M Riches received the Gilt Cross the highest Girl Guides honor for gallantry after remaining on telephone duty at an RP post in London for 16 hours following a bombing. Her wardens found her under the desk still operating the line. The report ends with an odd note: elephants like onions as well as peanuts.
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M. Riches
Girl Guides
London
German Soldier Talks to Ducks in Copenhagen Park
A German soldier sitting on a park bench by a pond in Copenhagen chats with ducks, astonishing local passers-by. When asked why, he replies that there is no one else in Copenhagen to talk to. Separately, Britain sources about a third of its oil from Iran in recent years.
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Copenhagen
Great Britain
Iran
Nazi Oppression in Czecho slovakia Targets Catholic and Protestant Churches
The official report Two Years of German Oppression in Czechoslovakia describes Nazi measures against churches after the 1939 invasion. Priests were jailed or sent to Dachau, convents confiscated, sermons censored, pilgrimages banned, and religious orders forced to endure hard labor. Protestants faced similar pressure as the regime sought to erase Czech religious identity and redefine church names.
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Bohemia and
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Gestapo
Bohemia
Mgr. Stasek
Prague
Dachau
Marinu
Olomuc
Europe
Volksdeutsche Zeitung
Bees Knee Fun Turns Into Pollen Science
A humor piece notes a scientist claims bees knees pollen improves bee nutrition and could feed humans, with a device flicking pollen from the knees into hives. It suggests soy bean meal might substitute and mocks chasing imagined bee hormones and canary pajamas as unlikely enzymes.
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United States
Vancouver
Conscientious objector keeps promise dies heroically at sea
Arnold Baker of Bolton refused conscription in 1939 and joined the merchant navy. A ship officer recalled Baker remaining at the wheel under heavy fire and steering the vessel after the bridge was shelled, then dying shortly after leaving the bridge while fulfilling his pledge to pull his weight.
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Arnold Baker
Bolton
Lancashire
E. C. Burgis
Mancheser Tribunal
Baker
Two Hole Portable Drill Speeds Aircraft Assembly
A British designed two spindle portable drill weighs two pounds and drills two accurately spaced holes in nut plates used for securing cowlings and panels. Powered by the Mighty Atom pneumatic motor, it speeds riveting and drilling across imperial and American aircraft factories.
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Britain
Empire Countries
United States
Date Crunch Cookies With Corn Flake Crust
A recipe describes creaming shortening and sugar with an egg until fluffy, then adding flour with baking powder and salt before folding in chopped dates. Roll teaspoonfuls in coarse corn flake crumbs, flatten on a greased sheet, and bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes. Yield about 36 cookies.
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Kellogg’s
Need For Change Something Must Be Done For Democracy
Dr Benge Attlee urged Halifax Rotary Club that democracy needs action after the war or risk a Hitler like rise. He warned unemployment and gloom could mirror Germany Italy and Russia before Hitler and urged Canada to invest in youth, forest conservation, slum clearance, and better schools. He cited 1662 Amer Indian Prohibition example.
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Benge Attlee
Halifax
Canada
Hitler
Germany
Financial genius described in family quip
A humorous exchange defines a man as a financial genius by joking he earns money faster than his family can spend it. The line plays on expectations of wealth and spending.
German siege gun in WWI Paris bombardment
The famous German gun used to bombard Paris in the first Great War had a range of 0 miles. It cost 8000 dollars to shoot a single shell.
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Paris
Two Canadian Sailors Return From Atlantic Convoy Duty
Alan Shedden and Eddie Badger of Toronto describe six months of convoy patrols in the Atlantic. They report sinking submarines during their last crossing and say Britain leads in the Battle of the Atlantic. Shedden notes subs are doomed once within range as echo signals are detected by earphones.
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Alan Shedden
Eddie Badger
Toronto
Atlantic
Britain
Shedden
Hitler Writes War Reports in German Parliament
A report notes Adolf Hitler composing German war dispatches, speculating whether writing may outpace armed action. The item hints at leadership asserting control through publication and propaganda as conflict continues.
British Strings Shipments Highlight Global Market
Five million yards of British music strings depart London yearly shipping to Iceland and Fiji without Uboats or mines disrupting the cargo. Gut derives from Scottish sheep with strong membranes. seven sheep yield one racquet string, while one sheep yields six violin strings. British makers craft strings for rare instruments like the Colombian tiple and Arabian oud as well as harp work, with harp strings mainly destined for Australia.
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London
Iceland
Fiji Islands
Scotland
Britain
Australia
Ireland
Origin of the pot shot in early colonial days
The text explains that Pilgrim fathers hunted for food to fill empty pots and that a successful shot was called a pot shot, giving rise to the modern expression.
Canada Aims High in Machine Tool Output This Year
Canada projects machine tool production valued at 23 million dollars for the current year, far above 10.8 million last year and 1.55 million in 1939, indicating a strong growth trend for the industry and related employment prospects.
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Canada
Berlin Vendors Cited for Nazi Price Law Violations
In one month nearly 4,000 Berlin shop keepers were fined for violating Nazi government price laws. The issue highlights widespread enforcement as authorities crack down on alleged economic noncompliance and profiteering.
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Berlin
Firefighters Perfected Fog Device To Suffocate Fires
A device has been perfected that allows firemen to throw an artificial fog over a blaze, suffocating the flames. The innovation promises quicker control of fires and reduced heat exposure for crews during dangerous incidents.
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Denmark
New Zealand
Firestone
Lancer
Ec Ea
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Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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