Twist Tobacco from New Guinea Reaches Pacific War Fronts
A rugged black chewing tobacco called twist from New Guinea is supplied to Australia under Lend-Lease and to American forces in the Pacific. Natives use it as currency, passing it hand to hand in place of money, while hardened chewers report it can buy relief for downed airmen. The sticks resemble licorice and are traded for transport, food, and guides.
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Australia
Pacific
New Guinea
St. Thomas
Postwar Germany education overhaul under Allied supervision
After World War II the United Nations faces rebuilding German minds. Nazi control of press radio and schools for over two decades left a profound impact. The plan calls for revising the entire educational system to remove Nazi influence and instill sound principles under Allied supervision.
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United Nations
Germany
Propaganda In Nazi Germany And Allied Response
The article discusses how German propaganda shaped public opinion and the Nazi movement’s belief among followers. It argues that once war began many realized the deception and stresses the need for the United Nations to flood Germany with truthful information about the war and the leaders.
Problem Is Not A Simple One
The passage argues Nazi education deeply distorted German youth and that re-education will be difficult. It notes many older Germans see the deception but many youths will resist until postwar plans by the United Nations promote broader education. It suggests lasting peace depends on Germans learning they are not superior and not entitled to dominate others.
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Germany
United Nations
Europe
Wheat Germ and Thiamin Vital for Health and Morale
British government supports adding thiamin to flour and bread, safeguarding neural and digestive health. Heat destroys this vitamin, so use cooking water and add wheat germ to cereals or flour. For muffins mix wheat germ with dry ingredients and bake. request a free Vitamin Chart from the Western Division Health League of Canada in Toronto.
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United Kingdom
Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
Works In Her Sleep Inventor Maria Farrell Creates in Sleep
The Australian News Letter reports Mrs. Maria Farrell composes music paints pictures and invents patent devices in her sleep. Beginning at age 10 she created 33 inventions including a safety-pin treble clef trap for rabbits and a magic ray. She wakes unaware but claims her best work emerges during sleep. During the First Great War torpedo lengths grew from 20 to 24 feet.
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Maria Farrell
Canadian Ships Fort Ville Marie Lead New HBC Fleet
The Port of London Monthly reports 168 ships bearing Fort Ville Marie names from Hudson's Bay Company linked forts now traverse Atlantic and Pacific waters. Fort Ville Marie Montreal’s namesake vessel began its first voyage to the Port of London some time ago.
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Port of
War Bond Queer Candor and City Comic Bits
A string of light vignettes captures wartime manners and urban humor. A woman jokes about saving to divorce her husband for war bonds, a doctor jokes about a death certificate, a man boasts on fire watching, and other quick cartoons show love, miscommunication, and clever wordplay in everyday life.
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Hitler
WINGS PARADE RCAF LIST OF APPOINTMENTS AND GRADUATES
The Royal Canadian Air Force announces recent commissions and graduates. Names and hometowns span Saskatchewan Manitoba Alberta and Ontario. Listings include Set J N Park Yorkton Sask and many other airmen. graduates come from No 12 Service Flying Training School Brandon and other schools with pilots gunners navigators and wireless air gunners completing courses. Most entries note training sites and originating towns.
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Service Flying Training School
Brandon
Man
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M. Booth
The
Tas
N. Bartry
Waskada
F. A. Hodge
Teulon
Macdonald
G. A. Coon
Hines Creek
Alta
A. M. EB
DeMill
Lanerath
W. Dovel
Fastend
Hortor Humboldt
H. D.kyle
Richardson
G. BE. Marion
Lethbridge
R. W. Moller
Dubuc
R. L. J. Moreau
Fort Saskatchewan
Bote Seede
Abernethy
Sask
A. C. Proudlove
Lacombe
R. A. Saffran
Ferintosh
M. A. @Krove
Craik
C. B. Wallace
Stoney Beach
Portage la Prairie
J. J. Dougall
Plenty
F. W. Heinen
Wilkie
BAC
Frobisher
G. FE
Shoke Vesper
A. W. Springmoth
Smiley
Central Navigation School
Rivers
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Gilbert Plains
RE. Hetherington
Kelliher
Paulson
W. Cauboka
St. & M. Dickie
Flin Pion
J. C. Bricksteen
Gull Lake
A. Forsyth
Gunn
H.c.irvine
Wetaskiwin
D. J. Savard
Irma
Strickland
Hamiota
Canadians in India Carry Freight by Air Before War Era
A small group of Canadians with an RCAF squadron in India continue the prewar air freight tradition. They fly Hudsons, not as veterans but trained graduates, delivering cargo from Calcutta to landing strips near Burma. The mission is vital, though they dislike the job and wear simple attire in harsh conditions.
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India
RCAF
R.C.A.F. News Ser
the Dispatch
Signia
R.A F
Calcutta
Burma
Battlefront
Arabic Word Effect Converts Port Record
New York Times credits Arab stevedores in a North African port for a record in Liberty ship cargo handling to Sergeant Pasquale Tango. Tango’s Arabic is a single word gid meaning more, used sparingly to emphasize efficiency.
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New York Times
Sergeant Pasquale Tango
New York
Sergeant Tango
Piapot Chief Known For Humor In Historic Saskatchewan Tale
Regina Leader Post recalls Piapot the Piapot Band chief famed for wit as Canadian officials thanked him for keeping tribes peaceful during the 1885 North-West Rebellion. The anecdote recalls a Sun Dance dispute with Indian commissioner A E Forget about prayer methods and prideful clever exchanges.
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The
Saskatchewan Historical Society
Piapot
Indian Reserve
Regina
Qu’Appelle
A. E. Forget
Mr. Forget
Finpot
Regina Leader Post
Remarkable Man Churchill Praised For Wit and Will
The St Catharines Standard extols Winston Churchill as a remarkable intellect and tireless public figure. It lauds his defiance of Hitlerism, diverse roles from Cuba to Khartoum, and his oratorical power. The piece credits him with strength, culture, and productive leadership. Olives referenced as a dairy substitute in Greek life.
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Cuba
Khartoum
India
Antwerp
England
Pitts
Gladstone
Rosebery
Tennyson
Shakespeare
Winston Churchill
Cicero
St. Catharines
New Chemical Used in War Material Wood Processing
A new synthetic chemical area is used to aid war material output by preventing lumber splitting during seasoning and drying and by treating wood to be bent and shaped for specific war purposes.
Coffee History Tied to Yemen Highlands Since Mahomet
The inland highlands of Yemen in Arabia have produced coffee since Mahomet's time, indicating a long, historic cultivation and trade in the region.
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Yemen
Arabia
Mahomet
Serjeant Takes 52 Prisoners After Desert Tank Stand
In an African desert night a British sergeant and crew held a disabled tank under attack. At dawn an Italian officer arrived asking for prisoners. The sergeant calmly declared the Italians were now his prisoners and led 52 captives to a ready 88 mm gun.
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Spic and Span
Gabes
BBC
Gems of Thought Quotes of moral insight from various authors
A collection of maxims by Lowell La Rochefoucauld Milton Sterne Mary Baker Eddy and William Wordsworth on kindness love and virtue. The lines emphasize action over intent and the uplifting power of affection as a guiding light for a serene joyful life.
Britain’s birds decline from war’s toll on life and land
The article notes Britain's bird population is falling due to wartime pressures over land and sea causing heavy casualties among popular species. It also mentions cork production in Spain and Portugal and advises buying War Savings Certificates.
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Britain
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