Italians Face Macaroni Shortage Amid War News
The St Thomas Times-Journal contends wartime blockades disrupt food across belligerents with Britain least affected. It notes Italians rely on macaroni as a staple, compares an onion shortage in Britain, and ponders how Britain could endure without macaroni while calling the campaign a “Battle of Macaroni” with greater significance than the onion clash.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Europe
Great Britain
Norway
Poland
Germany
Duce
Britain
United States
Hitler
Italy
Canadian soldiers in Britain receive Red Cross cigarettes and maple candy
The Canadian Red Cross Society in Regina reports increased supply of cigarettes for Canadian armed forces in English hospitals, with 75 000 cigarettes weekly and 25 per package weekly visits. Maple candy, 150 pounds weekly, is also distributed to wounded men and bombed civilians in Canadian hospitals.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
England
Regina
Red Cross
Britain
Mussolini crafts silver lining from a war cloud
The Detroit Free Press cites Stefani the official news agency of Mussolini noting that Nazi spending in Italy will offset lost tourism income. The piece portrays Mussolini as an artisan rivaling da Vinci or Cellini, turning catastrophe into a monetary gain.
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Detroit Free Press
Stefani
Mussolini
Italy
da Vinci
Cellini
Carelessness At Rail Crossings Causes Fatalities In Canada
The Ottawa Journal reports last year 346 accidents at level railroad crossings in Canada, with 133 deaths and 458 injuries. The piece condemns motor vehicle driver carelessness as a severe penalty.
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Canada
Ottawa Journal
No title available about work ethic exchange
A cartoonish dialogue contrasts past and present work hours. An employer speaks of starting life with twelve hour days while a clerk notes modern standards threaten such effort with dismissal. The exchange highlights changing labor norms and job security pressures.
Dentistry popularity among women students in Finland
The article notes dentistry is popular among women students in Finland and that women dentists are common there. It also mentions scientists deem a scorpion sting no more harmful than a bee sting.
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Finland
Record Oil Production Hits New Canadian High in 1940
Canada produced a record 8.7 million barrels of crude petroleum in 1940, up from 7.83 million in 1939, with about 96 percent from Turner Valley in Alberta. Turner Valley's growth began with a 1936 discovery, and by 1940 there were 131 wells in production, 36 completed that year. Oil remains vital for war needs, though domestic output still lags behind consumption, reducing reliance on imports.
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Canada
Turner Valley
Alberta
Department of Mines and Resources
Parran says British must endure bombing without shell shock
Dr Thomas Parran United States surgeon general tells New York audience that civilians in Britain show no lasting shell shock from Nazi bombings. He argues shell shock is an escape from reality and notes no safe haven exists on the island, unlike front-line troops.
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Thomas Parran
United States
New York
British Isles
Britain
Parran
England
Canadians Report Few High Earners in 1940 Tax Returns
The House of Commons tabled figures showing 483 Canadians had incomes of $50,000 or more in 1940. Those earning $16,000 to $25,600 totaled 9,901 and 1,433 people reported incomes between $25,000 and $50,000.
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Canada
House of Commons
F. D. Shaw
N.D. Red Deer
Gold And Silver Braids For Army Badges Not Authorized
The Cana dia Army will not authorize gold and silver badges for field service caps of officers in the future. Shortage of the metallic braids from France expense and unsatisfactory reproduction in these materials are cited as reasons.
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Canadia
France
Market gardeners praised by food concerns ads
Market gardeners owe a debt to food concerns advertising items like oil vinegar mayonnaise jellies and processed cheese.
The Typical Accident A Look At Driver Errors
The Travellers' Insurance Co reports overconfidence and carelessness cause most accidents. Most fatal crashes occurred in clear weather and on dry roads. The typical accident involved a reasonably experienced man driver with a well maintained car on a Saturday or Sunday evening.
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Travellers’ Insurance Co
Vancouver Chef Offers Free Services for War Work
Niels C Smidt a Vancouver born chef who served four years overseas with the 8th Battalion Winnipeg in the First Great War offers his services free to any organization engaged in war work after being refused re entry into the armed forces.
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Niels C. Smidt
Vancouver
White House
Washington, D.C
Smidt
8Th Battalion
Winnipeg
Plywood Construction Explained
Plywood is produced by bonding thin wood veneers with alternating grain directions. This layered structure provides strength and stability useful in construction and furniture making.
Lost His Bearings by a Chance Meeting Over the North Sea
The Wellington bomber, empty of reliable instruments after a magnetic storm and with limited fuel, was saved by a Coastal Command Hudson. The Hudson guided the stranded crew back to a Scottish coast airfield after a 140 mile flight as dawn broke.
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North Sea
Coastal Command
Air Ministry
Wellington
British Isles
Hudson
Lamp
London Times
Stevenson memorial gold medal awarded to Norman M Ross
Norman M Ross superintendent of Dominion Forest Nursery station Indian Head has won the Stevenson memorial gold medal for outstanding work in silviculture horticulture forestry tree planting shelterbelt and wind break planning in the prairie province Manitoba. The medal is the high horticultural honor of Manitoba named for A P Stevenson the Apple King of Manitoba whose feats at his farm near Morden Man are noted.
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Norman Ross
Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Norman M. Ross
Stevenson
Prairie
Manitoba
Manitoba Horticultural Association
A. P. Stevenson
Morden
Man
Polish Deportations and Mass Executions Under Nazi and Soviet Oppression
A Polish couple recalls Soviet deportations from eastern Poland to Siberia and the vast executions by Gestapo in German occupied Polish lands. They describe mass graves near Palmira Warsaw and tens of thousands murdered, with grim details of transport, hunger, disease, and a perilous journey ending in Kharbin.
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Berlin
Moscow
Poland
Germany
Bug
Ogpu
Siberia
Gestapo
Poznania
Pomorze
Silesia
Lodz
Kalisz
Plock
Kujawy
Polsh
London
Bydgoszcz
Warsaw
Sejm Gardens
Palmira
Soviet Russia
Stanislawow
Dniepropetrovsk
Russia
Orenburg
Samara-Tashkent
G.P.U
Bekpak-Dala
Perovsk
Asche-Kul
Chai
Novosibirsk
Kharbin
Balkan ruler to Prime Minister mobilizes for Berchtesgaden
Routine staff note reports a Balkan ruler telling his Prime Minister to mobilize the army, prepare ration cards, issue swastika flags, draft a parliamentary speech, and arrange passports for the British minister before leaving aboard the express to Berchtesgaden.
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Berchtesgaden
St. Louis Post Dispatch
New Toothbrush Lasts Longer If Soaked Overnight
A simple tip claims soaking a toothbrush overnight in a glass of cold water before first use extends its lifespan.
Ford explains plastics driving future farming and fuels advance
Henry Ford predicts a near future where farmers grow materials for cars and possibly fuel from plants. He showcases a plastics body from cellulose fibres, corn cobs, and tree bark, lighter yet stronger, with lab work led by Harry G Akkelberg in Georgia.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Georgia
Harry G. Akkelberg
Thomas A. Edison
South Georgia
Benes Seeks Freedom for Czechoslovakia and Central Europe
Senator Vojta Benes, brother of Eduard Benes, told CBC listeners that Czechoslovakia will be free again and may join Canada in defending liberty. He urged a federation of democratic central European republics and cited the Czechoslovak Polish accord signed in London on November 11 1940 as a basis for closer cooperation.
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Votja Benes
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
London
New Autogiro Developments For Naval Defense
The Pitcairn Autogiro Company announced an autogiro designed to protect ships from submarines and carry depth charges. AGNEW E. LARSEN said plans were offered to the US Navy after demonstrations at Bolling Field Washington and other sites. The firm already perfected a vertical takeoff lander for ship decks and is building small autogiros for Britain. Sweden leads in radio license density with 232 sets per 1000 people, Denmark and Great Britain following.
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Pitcairn Autogiro Company
Agnew
E. Larsen
United States Navy Department
Bolling Field
Washington
Pitcairn Company
Reports from Europe Stop Dive Bombing Fire
Reports from Europe indicate that deadly anti aircraft fire has practically stopped dive bombing. The assessment notes changing air combat conditions and reduced threat to allied forces.
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Europe
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