Reasons For Joining Up by a London Canadian Reporter
Alice Heming interviews Canadian soldiers who joined overseas service in World War II. They cite personal motives from defending freedom to serving under the Queen. The Queen’s warmth at Aldershot and moments with Toronto Scottish and Saskatoon Light Infantry left a lasting impression on front line troops and officers alike.
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Alice Heming
London
Mayfair
Toronto
Canada
Athenia
Aldershot
Toronto Scottish
McNaughton
Saskatoon Light Infantry
Cartier Early 16th Century Voyage Mistakes Islands for Coast
Jacques Cartier sighted icebound waters at Magdalen and Prince Edward Islands mistaking them for the mainland coast. A mirage misled him into mapping a false river mouth while he befriended Huron Iroquois and seized two captives. The next year he discovered the St Lawrence Bay and River reaching Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Cabots
Jacques Cartier
Magdalen
Prince Edward Islands
Cartier
France
Kingdom of
Canada
St. Lawrence Bay
St Lawrence River
Montreal
Dust and Fault Finding in Criticism
Criticism is often seen as finding fault and hostility. The passage argues fault-finding is cheap and obstructive, while constructive critique helps life run with less friction like oil in bearings.
England to ration petrol for hay making with car sweeps
English farmers will receive special petrol rations during hay making as sweeps fixed to car fronts speed up hay gathering. The practice has become common enough to warrant fuel priority for farmers, while town travel will be harder. A Manchurian breed of hens lays quarter pound eggs, and there is one dog per four inhabited houses in England.
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England
Leopolds First Blunder and Belgian Surrender Parable
The article recounts Leopold II’s 1936 decision to drop Belgium’s alliance with France under German assurances of neutrality. It suggests Hitler exploited this, enabling a German breakthrough into Belgium and the channel, noting Belgian king Albert’s wartime leadership and Leopold’s early wartime sacrifice before surrender two weeks later.
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Leopolld
Belgium
Leopold
Hitler
France
Sedan
Albert
Liege
Namur
Brussels
Yser
Flanders
Havre
Eton
Blood Ties of Leopold III and European Lineage
The article details King Leopold III of Belgium as of predominantly German blood, tracing his descent from Leopold I and German royalty. It notes Albert I and Elizabeth of Bavaria as parents, links to Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Hohenzollern lines, and mentions his sister Marie Jose of Italy, wife of Humbert. It also cites the Londonderry Air's Irish origin in County Derry about a century ago.
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Leopold III
Leopold I
Saxe-Coburg Gotha
Belgium
Albert
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Philippe of
Leopold II
Marie of
Londonderry Air
County Derry
Ireland
Nazis react to Canadian G Men film shown in Basle
A Basle cinema screened Canada’s Mutige G Männer about the RCMP. The poster showed Mounties in parade by air and canoe, captioned with a pro Canadian line. Nazi paper Voelkischer Beobachter printed the poster and warned about Swiss neutrality.
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Hitler
Basle
Switzerland
R.C.M.P
Canada
Atlantic
Voelkischer Beobachter
Berlin
Airlines Captains Offer Free Instruction to RCAF Recruits
M B Barclay, president of the Canadian Airlines pilots association, says about 50 TC A pilots will train Royal Canadian Force recruits in their off days at Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver. The association includes 38 fully qualified pilots with 40 captains.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Royal Canadian Force
T.C.A
M. B. Barclay
Canadian Airlines Pilots’ Association
Barclay
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Skilled workers sought by Voluntary Service Registration Bureau
Most requests to the technical section headed by Dr H M Tory are for electrical and mechanical engineers and skilled tradesmen. Over 2000 names have been submitted to government departments and firms. Four leaf clover can be propagated by cuttings. Whale skin thickness ranges from two inches to two feet.
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Voluntary Service Registration Bureau
H. M. Tory
Electrical and Mechanical
Five destitute children admitted to Barnardo's Homes daily
The report states that on average five destitute children are admitted to Dr Barnardo's Homes in London each day in normal times. It notes that nature requires 400 to 1,000 years to replace one inch of topsoil.
Watermelon Breeding Aims Early, Tastier Fruits
Luther Burbank and agricultural experts at the South Carolina Experiment Station in Charleston report progress on watermelons and other vegetables. The new watermelon should bow about May 1, 1942, maturing earlier, sweeter and firmer, with about 23 pounds and bright red meat. They also seek to de streamline cabbage for easier packing, plus corn resistant to ear worm, a long lasting tomato, and a cold resistant pea for the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
South Carolina Experiment Station
Charleston
Deep South
Ear drum safeguarding cap and visor for warfare readers
The London Lancet recommends a metal ear protecting cap to preserve ear drums during heavy bombing. It notes many WWI soldiers returned home with ruptured eardrums from shelling. A British surgeon describes a new visor to prevent war blindness by explosives, urged to be adopted by the War Office. tests cite a mushroom’s lifting power of 27 pounds.
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London Lancet
Flanders
England
War Office
Youthful Artist Edwin Bramall Featured in Royal Academy Show
Edwin Bramall, an Eton pupil, has two works accepted for Britain's Royal Academy exhibition. He received a blue varnishing day ticket, confirming acceptance just before the public opening. Bramall painted Sloane Square from his bedroom and a ballet scene, aiming for a medical career but may keep painting as a hobby.
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Edwin Bramall
Eton
Britain
Edwin
Academy
Sloane Square
London
Kiwanis Club Forms in Moncton N B with Key Organizers
W A Sault of St John N B and H W Pepper of Chicago co organize the new Kiwanis Club in Moncton N B Pepper, sent from Chicago, represented the Rotary executive at the baptismal meeting. Sault was special representative of the Kiwanis district covering the maritime provinces, eastern Maine and Newfoundland.
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Kiwanis Club
Moncton
N.B
W. A
Weeds That Are Useful in Wiltshire Textile Trade
The British Ministry of Agriculture allows millions of weeds, specifically thistles or tensils, to grow on a Wiltshire farm. These plants provide a proper finish to high grade cloth used in naval uniforms and meet export demand. They support wartime economy and peacetime trade as well.
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British
Ministry of Agriculture
Wiltshire
New York Station Develops Pure Maple Jelly Product
A New York agricultural experiment station is developing a pure maple jelly as a new maple food product. The work focuses on flavor stability and potential commercial production for regional markets.
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New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Temperament in hens guides feeding schedule for peak production
Expert advice from Robert Penquite of Oklahoma A and M College emphasizes timed feeding: limit morning grain to spark mash intake, provide a light 10 o'clock grain, and offer a fuller evening grain two and a half hours before roost. Include three or more grains per ration adapting to season and cost.
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Robert Penquite
Oklahoma A and M. College
Mr. Penguin
Mr. Penquite
Dead Languages Highlight Crusader Teachers At Convention
At a meeting of Latin and Greek teachers an emphasis on Latin as a living discipline and the role of passionate teachers was urged. Advocates argued for maintaining Catholic Latin by reverting to classical Latin used by Catholic scholars in colleges and high schools.
Documentary films highlight Canada's war effort
John Grierson, government film commissioner, said Canadian documentary material will be distributed monthly in the United States, South America, Great Britain and the Antipodes. The National Film Board will soon release a third in a series of 12 documentaries about Canada's war effort, focusing on women's role in the war.
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Canada
United States
South America
Great Britain
Antipodes
John Grierson
National Film Board
No Doubt About It Hitler Peace Offer Chance
The Sherbrooke Record remarks there is no doubt Hitler would try a peace offer to England or France. His main obstacle would be getting the Allies to listen. After this war, Hitler may be lucky to retain what he had in 1914, a whitewash brush and a ladder.
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Sherbrooke
Hitler
England
France
Indian Population in Americas Linked to Coffee Cherries
A historical note states there are 30,000,000 full blood Indians in North and South America. It also mentions fruit of coffee plants are known as cherries by planters.
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North and
South America
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