Britain’s Wartime Restrictions Carried by Stoic People
Wartime controls press on Britons as food clothing fuel and travel limits extend into daily life. Officials warn postwar shortages will require continued rationing and organized distribution to feed Europe and sustain victory. Dogs join the mobilization with Alsatians Collies and more trained for guard and message work shuttled to training and then returned after service.
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London
Dunkirk
Food Ministry
Britain
Himmler’s Brutal Reach Faced by Dutch Resistance
The New York Times notes Heinrich Himmler, eager to extend terror to Holland, following mass killings and hostage seizures. It contrasts his brutal methods with growing European revolt, citing Dutch resistance and a Copenhagen court ruling against anti Semitic editors.
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Gestapo
Hitler
Himmler
Europe
Denmark
Copenhagen
Reinhard Heydrich
Germany
New York Times
Canadian High Commissioner Victor Odlum Tours Australia
Major-General Victor Odlum the Canadian High Commissioner to Australia has traveled across New South Wales Victoria and Queensland with support from the Canadian Trade Commission and met leaders in military finance commerce and education. He has earned strong appreciation in federal and state political circles for his conferences and off the record talks. His next stop will be Western Australia, distant from Canberra as Vancouver is from Ottawa.
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Sively
Australia
Victor Odlum
Commonwealth
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
L. M. Cosgrave
Frederick Palmer
Odlum
Western Australia
Canberra
Vancouver
Ottawa
CBC links eighty one Canadian radio stations network
Dr. A Frigon assistant general manager told the House of Commons radio committee that a network of 81 Canadian stations will operate over 10000 miles of line. Eleven low power repeaters will reach isolated areas within months and revenue gains came from commercial broadcasting and licenses. War conditions may cut commercial revenue this year while staff helped design a high power short wave station for Free French in French Equatorial Africa funded by Free French authorities.
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CBC
A. Frigon
House of Commons Radio Committee
Frigon
French Equatorial Africa
Montreal
AM Raid Shelters Sleep Capacity Across London
London air raid shelters hold about 5.5 million sleepers, a quarter of the nation's total shelter capacity. The figure highlights London's role in civil defense during wartime and reflects large scale preparations for air raids.
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London
Hydroponic Vegetable Growing Trials in Britain
Britain conducts hydroponic experiments to boost war vegetable production. Methods include wire tray suspensions, sand or gravel beds, and the simple hand watering system. Across outdoor and glasshouse tests, eight to ten pounds of tomatoes per plant have been achieved with proper technique, along with good yields of carrots turnips potatoes lettuce and other crops.
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Britain
Fishing ban on live minnows in national parks issued
The department of mines and resources forbids live minnows and small fish in Cape Breton Highlands Nova Scotia Prince Albert Saskatche wan Banff Jasper Waterton Alberta and Yoho British Columbia to protect lakes and rivers from undesirable species. Visitors often bring live bait in buckets and dump unused bait into the water. the ban targets this practice while other bait types remain allowed.
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Department of Mines and Resources
Cape Breton Highlands
Nova Scotia
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Banff, Jasper and
Waterton
Alberta
Yoho
British Columbia
Spiders Aid War Work With Webs For Gun Sights
Spiders are contributing to the war effort by spinning exceptionally strong and fine webs. The webs are split by hand to a third of their original thickness for use in gun sights, with spiders producing webs after two days of starvation to ensure even thickness.
Fraser Valley fibre project eyed for mill and scutching plant
Frank Brown of Canada Western Cordage says a spinning mill costing 250 000 could be built in the Fraser Valley if flax production rises to a workable level and if farmers and the provincial government approve a scotching mill. He has written to Agriculture Minister MacDonald and the postwar rehabilitation commission about the plan.
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Fraser Valles
Frank Brown
Canada Western Cordage Company
Fraser Valley
Brown
Minister of Agriculture
K. C. MacDonald
The Favorite Psalm In Lovely Stitchery Pattern
A Winnipeg Tribune notice offers pattern 7287 showing The Twenty Third Psalm in simple embroidery. It includes a transfer image 12 by 16 inches, stitch illustrations, materials, color chart, and costs 20 cents to order from the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Old Sailors Never Die From Veterans And Sea Stories
A veteran British seaman of 71, known as Pop Penrose, recalls three wars and 51 years at sea. He describes torpedoing, lifeboats, and shipwrecks, noting his long career across the oceans and plans to die at sea. Also highlights five British MT C women ferrying bombers, dubbed MT C Commandos, averaging over 130,000 miles driven in tough conditions.
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British Mechanized Transport Corps
D. Tarrant
M.T.C. Commandos
Toronto Star Weekly
Charles Penrose
Southampton
Merchant
Salvation Army
Charlie
Mediterranean
English Channel
Cable Head
Prince Edward Island
Atlantic
Mauretania
Japan
Great Lakes
Pop” Penrose
Penrose
Britain
Mar
Economize urged at Canadian Chemical Association meet
R C Berkinshaw of the department of munitions and supply stressed saving and salvage at the 28th annual Canadian Chemical Association convention in Hamilton. He warned Canadians that raw materials are in short supply and urged substantial cuts in clothing, transportation, and other so called necessities.
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R. C. Berkinshaw
Department of Munitions and Supply
Canadian Chemical Association
Hamilton
Fire Protection Wireless Sets Deployed in Five National Parks
Wireless telephone equipment has been installed in Banff and Jasper in Alberta, Prince Albert in Saskatchewan, Riding Mountain in Manitoba, and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia. Sets are at park headquarters with portable units carried by wardens for use throughout the park area. They aid fire protection and park administration.
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Canada
Banff and Jasper
Alberta
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Riding Mountain
Manitoba
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Nova Scotia
Wasteful Habits To Be Continued After War
The Edmonton Journal stresses that wartime thrift should persist after victory. It defines waste as avoidable use of labor and materials for nonwar purposes and warns against returning to reckless practices. Emphasizes national survival depends on intelligent saving and continued discipline.
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Edmonton Journal
Blessing in disguise ban on metal gadgets
The prohibition on producing over 400 metal items from fingerbowls to grand stands may disrupt industry yet push society toward a simpler, more philosophical way of living as excessive gadgets threaten civilization. The move could curb gadget overload and ease social strain.
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Auxiliary Services
Heinrich Himmler
Holland
Alva
General Odlum
Alice Brooks
By Eric Dennis
Iner
Matey
Mount Edith Cavell
Jasper National Park
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