Fishermen Turn Naval Volunteers on British Columbia Coast
Fishermen from British Columbia join the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fishermen's Reserve patrolling Pacific waters. They pilot small halibut and salmon boats fitted with machine guns and paravanes, receiving two weeks naval training at Vancouver Island's William's Head. Reserve pay totals about $4.75 daily plus boat rental of $8, with prewar earnings far higher.
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British Columbia
Canada
Pacific
Royal Canadien Navy
Naval
Naval School
William's Head School
Vancouver Island
Navy
Cold front concept traced to 19th century discovery
Weather experts credit modern methods for naming the cold front but records show Alexander Dallas Bache described its passage in 1841. F W Reichelderfer, head of the Weather Bureau, spoke at the American Philosophical Society about the origin and impact of cold air mass systems on winter and summer weather.
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Alexander Dallas Bache
Benjamin Franklin
University of Pennsylvania
F. W Reichelderfer
US Weather Bureau
Amerian Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Franklin
Bache
Reichelderfer
United States Deploys Lighter Than Air Blimps For Coastal Patrol
The U S Navy employs 250 foot blimps for in shore patrols against submarines and convoy operations. They hover over targets cruise with convoys speed to 70 75 mph and can stay aloft longer than planes. Each blimp carries 10 12 crew and weaponry while tethered to ship tenders for transshipments.
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United States
A Very Bad Habit Breakfast Advice From Health League
Health League of Canada warns against skipping breakfast and outlines a morning meal plan. Start with fruit or juice, then cereal with milk or a cooked dish like eggs or bacon, and choose whole wheat toast for extra vitamin B. Milk is highlighted as essential for both adults and children.
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The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Smokeless powder link to gin as Axis fuel shock
Dr C S Boruff, technical director, warns gin will vanish from American bars as alcohol is needed to produce smokeless powder for big guns. He explains alcohol is a carrier in drying and forming guncotton into a jelly like mass ready for firing projectiles.
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C. S. Boruff
Axis
Boruff
Not Very Solid Reports From Greece Highlight Axis Solidarity
Reports from Greece recount a Nazi soldier dismissing an Italian officer and belittling Italy's existence. The remark underscores persistent Axis solidarity amid tensions and portrays the uneasy wartime alliance.
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Greece
Italy
Axis Solidarity
Boston Museum of Fine Arts closes Japanese art galleries
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has shuttered its galleries devoted to Japanese art to safeguard objects from fanatic threats.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
German Monk Credited with Invention of Cannon in Europe
A historical note credits a German monk with the invention of cannon in Europe, marking a pivotal point in early artillery development. The claim positions the monk as an influential figure in medieval military technology.
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Europe
Jack Miner the Canadian Naturalist and His Bird Sanctuary
The Ottawa Citizen hails Jack Miner as Canada’s beloved naturalist whose life work on bird sanctuarys shows imagination over mere mechanism. His lectures funded his place and his advocacy proved wild life is a good and practicable pursuit for public benefit.
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Jack Miner
Ford
Edison
Dominion of Canada
Watt
Bell
Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Egypt to Ship 30 000 Tons of Onions to England
Egypt plans to export thirty thousand tons of onions to England this season, signaling a strong trade move in agricultural commodities. The announcement highlights market demand and shipment timing.
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Egypt
England
Old Bank Notes Used To Purchase War Bonds
The Canadian Bank of Commerce in Kincaid Saskatchewan holds several antique bills over 60 years old used to buy Victory Bonds. Included are a Molson Bank four-dollar note from 1875 a Dominion of Canada two-dollar note from 1878 a Merchants' Bank one-dollar note from 1878 and a Bank of Montreal five-dollar note from 1871. The bills are well preserved by a collector who now aims to fund the war effort.
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Canadian Bank of Commerce, Kincaid, Sask
Molson's Bank
Dominion of Canada
Merchants’ Bank
Bank of Montreal
Desert chase leads to capture claim by German officer
A German staff officer and prisoner of war in Cairo recalls being pursued by British armored cars while driving in a staff car with General Rommel. He says the last words he heard from Rommel were that there were too many in the car before he later found himself lying on the ground.
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Cairo
Rommel
London News Chronicle
California Scientist Demonstrates Curved-Sundial Timepiece
A California scientist unveils a sun dial marked with curved lines where the pointer’s shadow indicates hours and minutes. The device promises precise time reading by tracing shadow positions across the curved scale.
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California
Excavations Reveal Ancient Indian Cities 5,000 Years Ago
Archaeological work shows that populous Indian cities thrived around five millennia ago. Researchers identify urban features suggesting planned settlements and complex societies in ancient India.
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India
Need to Increase Flax Acreage for War Oil Supply
The article urges boosting flax acreage in 1942 to support war efforts. It notes flax as the main drying oil source for paints and coatings and that Canada could absorb up to 20 million bushels in 1942. It highlights ongoing import cuts and the role of linseed oil in industry and defense.
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Canada
China
Manchuria
Orient
W. G. McGregor
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Hatred as a useful emotion in wartime thought
Air Marshal Bishop’s view that a touch of hatred aids fighting is echoed by Quentin Reynolds who calls hatred a useful honest emotion. He notes fear subsides when hatred grips you and even suggests psychology texts offer milder wording. Batavia, founded 1619, is cited as a historical note. Victory costs are downplayed against a Hitler victory.
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Air Marshal Bishop
Quentin Reynolds
Colliers
Buffalo and Bison in Canada and United States Herds and History
The article details the vast historic buffalo herds across Canada and the United States, citing Thompson Seton’s estimate of seventy five million. It notes the remaining wild herds, protection efforts, and reserves including Elk Island and Wood Buffalo Park, plus tribes’ dependence and the 1885 extermination event. It also describes buffalo size ranges and their migratory, tightly packed herd behavior.
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National Parks
Canada
Interior Plains
United States
Thompson Seton
Lake Winnipegosis
Rocky Mountains
Great Slave Lake
Slave River
Peace River
Elk Island National Park
Alberta
Wood Buffalo Park
Fort Smith
British eye new high vitamin flour from Canada
Scientific advisers to Britain studied Canadian flour methods using rust resistant wheat that preserve high vitamin content without added nutrients. If adopted, UK could receive lower cost high vitamin flour as mills scale up, with government standards expected in Canada by April 15 after equipment delays.
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British
Food Ministry
United Kingdom
Agriculture Department
Canada
Soldier settlements in Saskatchewan still on land
In Saskatchewan, 6164 soldier settlers under the Soldier Settlement Board after the First World War were reported. G H Castleden of Yorkton said 2,308 remain on land, with indebtedness totaling 3,364,905 dollars, while the original indebtedness across all settlers stood at 25,576,232 dollars.
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Saskatchewan
Soldier Settlement Board
G. H. Castieden
CCF
Yorkton
Remarkable Cold in Russia Baffles Observers
Article notes Russia endures extreme cold that locals and Germans supposedly feel less, contrasting with Canadian prairie frost described as negligible. The piece suggests a notable temperature disparity affecting perception among different groups.
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Russia
Canadian Prairies
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Hitler
Dortmund
Stuttgart
Wilhemstrasse
Germany
Gestapo
Himmler
London Times
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
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