Canadian shoe factories gear up for war effort
Weekly output reaches 30 9 pairs of solid leather boots for Army Navy and Air Force. Factories in Montreal and across the Dominion expand to meet DND orders while employing 350 workers, 40 percent women. Boots endure raid tests and carry Government stamp, aiming to beat German Ersatz goods.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Department of National Defence
Montreal
Dominion
Department of Defence
Wildlife Thrives In Prince Albert Park Patrols Report
Warden service observations for the year ended March 31 1940 show thriving wildlife in Prince Albert National Park Saskatchewan with increases in rabbits squirrels muskrats beavers and weasels. Big game included elk moose deer caribou and bears while other species listed were badger coyote fox mink otter porcupine skunk wolf and lynx. A wolf captured in a snare was drafted into dog team service for patrols.
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Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Waskesia
Record for Pitched Ball by Yankee Pitcher
Donald, a New York Yankee pitcher, threw a pitched ball at 139 feet per second in Cleveland Stadium on August 30 1939. It was the fastest throw ever recorded.
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Alley Donald
New York
Cleveland Stadium
Midlands plant to stage cabaret for night shift workers
A large Midlands munitions plant announces cabaret shows during the midnight lunch hour to attract workers and boost production. American robins have been introduced successfully into England.
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Midlands
England
Iroquois Steel Workers Thrill New York Sky High
The New York City area hosts about 300 Mohawk and Six Nations Indians from Canada living in Brooklyn and the Bronx. They work as structural steel and iron workers, known for fearlessness at height, with generations in the trade and bands in several cities.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bronx
Six Nations
Caughnawaga
Canada
Congress
PWA
Broadway
Mitchell Deer
New York Times
Antibelief on Colonial Gains and British Rule
A Detroit correspondent argues prewar German holdings justify anti German views while British and French gains are also questioned. The piece contrasts German exploitation with British governance, citing alleged abuses and arguing Britain improved subjects’ conditions, influencing neutrality considerations during war.
Gift from India to fund Hyderabad RAF squadron
The Nizam of Hyderabad offered the Marquess of Linlithgow a gift of £50,000 to support the Royal Air Force Hyderabad squadron. The proposal would provide funds totaling about $222,500 for the squadron’s maintenance.
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Hyderabad
Marquess of Linlithgow
India
Royal Air Force
Margate Man Ties Moustache Ends During Blackout
During a blackout Harry Williams of Margate England measures his moustache at 17 inches tip to tip and ties the ends together with white tape as a protective measure for his facial hair.
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Harry Williams
Margate
England
British Doctor Defends Potatoes Against Fat Controversy
Dr J C Drummond, adviser to Britain’s wartime Ministry of Food, argues starches like potatoes do not make you fat and that over-eating, not starch, causes weight gain. The ministry supports including starches in a daily diet. cutting them is unwise for energy and health. He notes many slim women succeed by eating less overall.
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J. C. Drummond
Ministry of Food
Britain
Drummond
Dr. Drummond
Yorkshire Folk Thrifty Kettle Boil Outwits Thief
A Yorkshire man admits moving from a house but keeps boiling a kettle there to use gas pennies. A friend voices surprise and the other explains he stayed to soak up the last gas coins by boiling the kettle.
Tax-Free Certificates Offer Bonds for War Effort
The Canadian public is invited to buy income tax free five dollar certificates and multiples thereof to finance the war effort. The certificates bear no interest and are not subject to income tax.
Hen Egg Weight Noted At Just Over Two Ounces
A standard hen egg is described as weighing a little more than two ounces in the briefing. This baseline weight is used for quality checks and recipes referencing typical egg sizes.
Sedan France Holds Historic Franco-Prussian Era Site
Sedan, a town 146 miles northeast of Paris, witnessed the climactic Franco-Prussian War fight that toppled Napoleon III’s Second Empire. It later fell to Allies on November 6, 1918 after the French and Rainbow Division assault. The town, population about 18,000, is linked to the Sedan automobile.
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Sedan
Paris
Old City
Hard On Dutch Farmers
The Dutch flooded large areas with salt water to ruin crops for years. Wheat production rose from about 5 million bushels in 1914 to 13 million now while rye climbed from 12 million to 23 million bushels. Per capita consumption is 4.3 bushels and population 8.64 million.
Graded Eggs Aim to Improve Public Food Quality
The Dominion Department of Agriculture pushes graded or quality eggs for public safety and fair farmer returns. Officials argue government responsibility to ensure pure food and that price incentives raise poultry industry quality.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Message From Italy Found in Business Letter
An English firm discovers a rolled slip of paper in a letter from Italy. The Italian text translates to Go Ahead British Hit Very Hard, suggesting a coercive or hostile instruction embedded in correspondence.
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Italy
Origin of the term Boche for Germans in war slang
The piece traces how Boche arose from Alboche and caboche in French soldiers’ slang during the last war. It notes the term is not complimentary and cautions against using it toward figures like Von Ribben trop, who is described as a classic “tete de boche.”
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Inquirer
France
von Ribbentrop
Manchester Guardian
Engineer advocates cab ride to cut level crossing fatalities
A Brockville Recorder and Times reader notes that allowing drivers to ride in locomotive cabs during tests would reduce level crossing accidents. He cites drivers’ recklessness as the cause of many close calls at crossings, urging driver caution around trains.
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Brockville
Britain urged to curb subversives if France outlaws Communists
The Toronto Telegram argues that if Britain follows France in banning the Communist Party it would undermine Canadian sympathizers and emphasize that national war effort requires denying internal subversive activities. It warns that freedom must bend to victory and that speeches opposing the war may still be curtailed when aimed at hamstringing the state.
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Britain
France
Communist Party
England
Hyde Park
Toronto Evening Telegram
Salvation Army major offers Queen Elizabeth photos to Canada
Major Harry A. Hurd of the Salvation Army Saskatoon presented a Queen Elizabeth photo taken with a box camera during Last year's royal visit to St John's. The royal family accepted, with copies sent to the King Queen Princesses Queen Mary and Lord Strathmore, and autographed by the Queen. Further copies go to Prime Minister King and J L Ralston, then to lieutenant governors and the governor general. Major Hurd now heads PR for northern Saskatchewan.
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Elizabeth
Harry A. Hurd
Salvation Army
Saskatoon
Canada
Major Hurd
St John's
Newfoundland
Hurd
Great Britain
Queen Mary
Lord Strathmore
King
J. L. Ralston
Canadian Provinces
Saskatchewan
McNab
Adjutant L. Carswell
Women at London YMCA information bureau answer 27500 questions
Mrs K D Moore and staff at Waterloo station YMCA information bureau in London answer over 27 500 inquiries since January. Questions range from finding relatives to program details at Piccadilly Circus and even a Polish soldier asking in his language about a museum exhibit.
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Ymca Information Bureau
Waterloo Station
London
K. D Moore
Piccadilly Circus
Hiub
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