British Long Range Guns on the French Coast
Geoffrey Talbot describes a hidden British long range coastal gun nicknamed Winnie after Churchill. The gun fires a ton shell with a loud woof, muzzle flame, and air reverberation, while gunners prepare from a protected underground battery and command post. The piece also notes Nazi pillaging of occupied Europe and famine in Greece, France, Poland and beyond as Germany balks supply to its war effort.
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Geffrey Talbot
London Times
Channel
Winnie
Mr. Churchill
Royal Marines
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Paris
Soybean Seed Demand for 1942 Crop
The Plant Products Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture expects larger soybean acreage in 1942 if seed supplies permit. Current seed stocks are limited, especially for early varieties, and much of 1941 soybeans used for feed could be cleaned for seed if germination is satisfactory. Growers with suitable seed should write to Ottawa stating variety, on hand quantity, and price per bushel.
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Plant Products Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Tory
Ottawa
Painful Germany Under Hitler Says Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator notes there are few civilian dentists left in Germany and toothache has become a common torture, as Hitler’s policies inflict widespread pain on the people.
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Germany
Hitler
The
Hamilton Spectator
Australian phonies expose bunyip goanna and drungo legends
Australian papers reveal that the bunyip goanna and drungo are mythical creatures. The Brantford reporters recount exaggerated Canadian tales of these creatures and compare them to local Western Canadian beasts.
Public Hanger Tale At River Trestle
A self styled court sentenced two men to be hanged for horse stealing. The execution was set on a river trestle bridge. The first inmate slipped from an insecurely tied moose and swam to shore to escape. The second warned to ensure a secure knot as he prepared, noting he cannot swim.
Customs Duty Lifted for Gifts to Canadian Soldiers Abroad
Trade Minister MacKinnon announced from London that gifts to Canadian soldiers in United Kingdom units will enter free of customs duty if addressed to the individual c o Canadian Auxiliary Services 6 Dilke St Chelsea London S W 3. The London customs house confirms these gifts are exempt from UK rules of May last which limited foods to five pounds per parcel and two pounds per foodstuff. Gifts to Canadians in Canadian forces units in the UK may be sent directly to the recipient in care of his unit.
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MacKinnon
London
United Kingdom
Britain
Dilke St
Chelsea
S.W
Seeds supply outlook for 1943 garden needs
Seeds Administrator reports ample seed stock for normal needs though some items such as beans beets cabbage cucumbers lettuce onions tomatoes swedes and mangels may be scarce. The Seeds Supply Committee under the Agricultural Supplies Board plans to boost vegetable and field root seed production under a Dominion Provincial program. Also notes on Harvard library growth and the first electrically cooked meal in 1895.
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Agricultural Supplies Board
Dominion
Hitler overemphasized roads neglecting railways before war
London correspondent notes Hitler built roads as a wartime precursor but let railways deteriorate. After two years of conflict neutral reports indicate German railways near collapse as rail stock labor and infrastructure strain under the Russian campaign. The RAF accelerated disruption of yards bridges and junctions.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Hitler
R.A.F
Transparent wing-tip lights tested as runing replacement
Transparent plastic wing-tip sections lighted from inside are being tested to replace traditional red and green running lights as aircraft speeds rise and require greater visibility range.
Chief Value of Anti Aircraft Guns in Air Defense
The chief value of anti aircraft guns lies not in shooting down bombers but in forcing them to fly higher and spoil their aim, a deterrent effect that complicates enemy bombing runs and mitigates losses for allied forces.
Canadian infantry tank features massive parts list
A wartime report notes that a single Canadian-built infantry tank comprises more than 40,000 parts, excluding armament. The detail highlights the complexity and scale of domestic armored vehicle production during the period.
Canadian Industry Nearing One Hundred Percent War Basis
Commanders of the British raid on the French coast are named for their wartime records led by Wing Commander Percy Pickard famed from Target For Tonight. Canada moves toward full production for war with 50 percent in direct war work and 650000 workers in military industries.
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Percy Pickard
F. N. Cook
Narvik
Royal Navy
Nigel Norman
R.A F
Munitions and Supply Department
H. J. Carmichael
Munitions and Supply Production Committee
Canada
Literature Contribution by Canada’s Governor General in Montreal
The Earl of Athlone, Canada’s governor general, told the Canadian Authors Association at its 21st anniversary dinner in Montreal that Canada has contributed to literature through English and French writers. He urged books as precious gifts during trying times and joked that two pounds of butter could be a finer gift only to England amid printing curbs. G. H. Lash urged unity to set an example for partner nations. He also noted four eclipses in 1941, two solar and two lunar.
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Earl of Athlone
Canada
England
G. H. Lash
Public Information
Scorched earth policy as France surrenders arms plants
The article contrasts 1940 French retreat with Soviet and Dutch scorched earth actions. It notes factories like Renault Citroen and Schneider Creusot were not destroyed by the French, allowing Nazi reuse. It cites Daladier's Riom trial claims and criticizes French industrialists.
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Russia
Dnepropetrovsk
Renault
Citroen
Regnier
Schneider- Creusot
Lyon
Schneider- Creusot Steel Trust
Daladier
Riom
North Africa
France
Christian Science Monitor
Little German Boy Builds Mud Reichstag Joke
A German boy plays in mud and tells a Nazi officer he is building the Reichstag saying he cannot make the Fuehrer due to lacking mud. The officer acknowledges the guards and seeks the leader. The second line notes water pressure at three feet equals sea level air pressure.
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Fuehrer
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Ministry of Health
Inter- Allied Information Committee
Greece
Alberta
Brantford
Alice
Cope Wes. Morierhold
APTS
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Harvard
J. D. Frost
Parachute Force
Cameronians
Scottish Rifles
Earl of
Coulee
China
Reichstag
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