Ruthless Persecution Reported Across Yugoslavia and Norway
Wallaces King's analysis says Orthodox Serbian priests have been hanged for resisting Germans, with others jailed in concentration camps. The Ustashi aided German advances, and the Croatian Black Guard protected key routes. In Norway Nazi puppet authorities created spy cells in workplaces to dampen resistance, with 230 active in Oslo and many officials arrested.
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Yugoslavia
London
Wallace King
Berlin
The
Daily Herald
Norway
Belgium
King
Sashi
Black Guard
Oslo
Quisling
German Prisoners in Ontario Camp Become More Reserved
Townsfolk report a shift in attitude among German prisoners at a northern Ontario camp near a prison. Young non commissioned men, about 550 inmates, are housed behind double wire and guarded by 350 Canadians. A swimming pool and occasional sightseeing by newspaper women and locals mark the unusual wartime visit.
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Ontario
Confidence in Outcome Defeat Hailed by Australian Leader
Australia’s Prime Minister Menzies, after his Britain visit, maintains confidence that by year’s end 1941 night bombing will be defeated and the Battle of the Atlantic won. He says his recent lessons have not shaken his views on victory.
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Australia
Menzies
Britain
Proved His Point Rats Die as Poisoned Olive Oil Is Used
A London officer tested oily poison by dipping rats’ tails into it and placing them in bottles. Overnight about 50 rats were found dead, proving the oil carried the poison despite the ruse.
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London
Parachuting trip replaces Scotland shoots in boastful travel
Cotton grown in nineteen states with Texas producing the largest annual crop. Birds breathe rapidly due to inability to perspire, a curious behavioral note.
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Texas
Loss Through Strikes Figures Compiled By War Department
Edward F McGrady reports that over 1,700,900 man-days were lost in army related plants this year due to strikes. The loss equates to thousands of rifles tanks planes and guns, with April coal strikes cutting steel output enough to build battleships or tanks. The piece warns of German world domination and the impact on American labor and industry.
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US War Department
Edward F McGrady
War Department
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
France
England
New York World-Telegram
Western Hemlock Gains Importance in Canadian Lumber Markets
Western hemlock, a major British Columbia tree, is rising in Canada’s lumber industry. Once grouped with Douglas fir and often poorly utilized, new logging areas and improved manufacturing and seasoning practices are unlocking its value. The species now shows strong market recognition worldwide.
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British Columbia
Canada
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Rationing Begins for Horses in London District
Foodstuffs for horses including beans bran and oats are now rationed in London. Supplies are obtainable only by official ration cards or coupons. Horses must be registered on farms to access any food office.
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London
Cake recipe split ends in rock garden joke
A lighthearted exchange shows the groom asking about the cake recipe and the bride revealing she clipped it from a magazine. The groom jokes about the other side containing directions for a rock garden, adding a playful twist to the domestic moment.
Boy saves RAF pilot during near crash in Belfast
An alert Belfast boy phoned the patrol station after spotting a Royal Air Force plane with one wheel up and the other down. The wireless warning helped guide the pilot, averting a crash.
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Royal Air Force
Belfast
Falconry: Ancient Royal Sport Across 4000 Years
Falconry, the art of hunting with falcons, began about 4000 years ago as a royal sport and continues to have adherents in several countries worldwide.
Tarantula Endurance and Samoa Naval Base Fact
The common tarantula can survive six weeks without food, while the United States has operated a naval base at Samoa since 1872. London hosts about 5,000 pubs and taverns.
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United States
Samoa
London
High Rank For Indian Brig. Martin In Canadian Army
Brigadier O. M. Martin, a full-blooded Iroquois from Brantford and Toronto school teacher, earns the highest rank yet reached by an Indian in modern warfare. He led troops in World War I and returns to service in 1939 after a long career marked by distinguished conduct and service among the Six Nations.
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O. M. Martin
National Defence and
Indian Affairs
Brig. Martin
Toronto
Ottawa
Brantford
L.cpl. Norwest
Alberta
Brig
Martin
114Th
France
Royal Air Force
Keep this in mind on bomb damage during war years
The London Sunday Express urges perspective on destruction, noting that current bomb damage equals only about six months of normal building during prewar output of a thousand houses per week. The piece argues the rate of loss matches past productive capacity rather than total devastation.
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London Sunday Express
Glass cables claimed to exceed steel in tensile strength
Glass manufacturers report producing cables with greater tensile strength than steel, asserting the new glass fibers offer superior load bearing capability for industrial and construction uses.
Scotsmen Seize Vichy Battery in Desert Action Across Litani
A five man Scots unit trained in desert warfare reportedly landed in Syria from the sea and, despite surrounding machine gun nests and snipers, worked into a 75 mm battery. They killed three crew, captured a gun, and destroyed three enemy pieces at close range, turning the tide of the engagement.
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Litani
Syria
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pointblank
Sunflower Oil Expected to Surpass Olive Oil Value in NSW
Oil from sunflowers grown in the Warren district of New South Wales is anticipated to be more valuable than the best imported olive oil. After oil extraction the seed residue can feed stock and the fibre suits strawboards. Flowers measure about 12 inches in diameter and the seed fattening hens beyond normal laying.
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Warren
New South Wales
Australian Press Bureau
Royalties to Red Cross From Hitler Book Royalties
The latest figures show Hitler’s sales in England will yield about 800 dollars in six months. In peacetime he would retain most minus a 130 dollar tax, but the government now seizes royalties and turns them over to the Red Cross.
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Hitler
England
Red Cross
Sir Frederick Banting Hospital at Gander Lake
The new Royal Canadian Air Force hospital at Gander Lake Newfoundland is named the Sir Frederick Banting hospital to honor the Canadian scientist co discoverer of insulin. The 100 bed facility serves RCAF personnel and nearby Army units and is staffed by RCAF Medical Services under Air Commodore R W Ryan.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Gandar Lake
Newfoundland
Sir Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick
Gander Lake
England
C G Power
National Defence
Air
Lady Banting
RCAF
R. W. Ryan
New Electron Microscope Could Magnify 100,900 Times
Dr. V. K. Zworykin of Radio Corporation of America described a super microscope that uses electron beams to form images and magnify 100,900 times. He said it could observe objects under seven millionths of an inch and has potential for industrial research and disease battle.
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V. K. Zworykin
Radio Corporation of America
Zworykin
Defense
Scientists And War Progress In Bomb Detector Devices
Lord Attlee told the House of Commons that British scientists have made great progress in devising means to detect and deter German bombers. He cited new apparatus aiding victory in the Battle of Britain and noted growing production requiring skilled radio mechanics trained by services, universities, and colleges with help from the Empire, Canada, and overseas volunteers.
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Clement Attlee
Privy Seal
London House of Commons
Britain
Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Attlee
Dominions
Empire
Canada
Lord Beaverbrook
Herring Lassies Remain North of the Border This Summer
Five thousand Scottish herring lassies who gut and salt catches in peacetime ports will be absent this summer as fleets shrink. Most hail from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, weaving tweeds and joining the Women’s Land Army while kipper output rises. Many crews move north with reduced fleets and ships fly the White Ensign.
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Great Britain
Hebrides
Lewis and
Harris
Women's Land Army
Coopers
Germany
Poland
Baltic States
Substitutes For Glass At ARP Exhibition
The Building Centre in New Bond Street hosts an ARP show displaying 80 glass substitutes and 120 firms. Materials protect against flying glass and vent blackout spaces, priced 1s 6d to 10s per square yard, with linen reinforced acetate at 3s to 4s. Demonstrations include anti scatter material and wired glass performance in fire.
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A.R.P
Building Centre
New Bond Street
London Times
Tire pressure and mileage tradeoff noted in tests
Tests show that for every 10 pounds of pressure below normal a tire can drop mileage by eight percent. The idea of a simple life is feasible only for those who can afford it.
Mississippi Tributaries Declared Navigable Over Forty
The report notes that more than forty tributaries of the Mississippi River are officially navigable, expanding the scope of waterways eligible for certain federal and state uses. The summary highlights the breadth of navigable streams and implications for commerce and transport.
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Mississippi
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