Government finances joint public appeals for auxiliary services ends
The government will fund the Canadian Legion Knights of Columbus Salvation Army Y M C A and Y W C A and Navy League hostel services for armed forces at home and abroad. The Canadian Red Cross will run a separate spring drive seeking more than 8 million dollars.
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Canadian Legion
Knights of Columbus the Salvation Army
Y.mlc.a
Y.wc.a
Navy League of Canada
Armed Forces of Canada
Canada
Canadian War Services Fund Incorporated
Canadian Red Cross Society
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Auxiliary Services
Belgian Defiance Evident in Brussels Anti Nazi Graffiti
Independent Belgian report notes continued resistance as Brussels residents woke to white painted anti Nazi slogans on main boulevards. A car with cut tires painted slogans overnight while street sweepers labored to remove the letters during the day. The BBC bulletin adds that Canadian factories produced over 25 million pairs of leather footwear in 1939 and that English is the sole non Portuguese language taught in Brazil’s schools.
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BBC
Brussels
Hitler
England
RAF
de Gaulle
B.B.C. Bulletin
Brazil
Hitler income sources tied to German industry report
The London Sunday Times reports Hitler receives a private annual income of at least 12 million dollars sourced from heavy industry via secret payments. It notes an Adolf Hitler Spende fund funded by concealed wage taxes, plus a separate 21 to 40 million dollar annual income from Zentral Verlag, the dominant German publishing group.
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The
London Sunday Times
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Zentral Verlag
Henry Ford Name Toss in Store Job Interview
A store manager quizzes a Grocer's boy about his name and Henry Ford. The lad confirms his first name Henry Ford and proud of being known, adding he has delivered groceries around the area for two years.
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Ford
Henry
Henry Ford
Churchill holds nine cabinet posts the most for any living Englishman
The report notes Winston Churchill has occupied nine different cabinet positions, a record for any living Englishman, highlighting his expansive political career and leadership roles.
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Winston Churchill
Far East peoples reject Japanese domination says Chicago Daily News
The Chicago Daily News argues that Far East populations resisting imperial powers view Japan as a threat not a liberator. It notes Koreans endured brutal Japanese rule, including widespread flogging in Seoul in 1919, and warns Asia for Asiatics words are manipulated to advance Japan’s interests.
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Japan
Philippines
Far East
Korea
Manchukuo
Seoul
Asia
Chicago Daily News
Praise For Churchill The War Worker
Praise for Winston Churchill as a tireless war leader and sacrifice driven national hero. The article extols his bravery, strategic moves, and willingness to place country above self, highlighting bold acts and steadfast wartime service.
Longest Vine in World Adorns Adelaide Factory
An 283 foot long grape vine grows on the Adelaide tin-can factory office building. Eight decades old, it yields 35 cwt of lady's finger grapes annually. Planted when the building was the country home of a noted Adelaide family, its tip will reach the back in five years.
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Australian Press Union
Adelaide
Record of Royal Albert Hall 175-ton organ
The organ at Royal Albert Hall London weighs 175 tons and contains 10 491 pipes. It is described as the largest and finest pipe organ in the world.
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Royal Albert Hall
London
The Individual Citizen's Army
A veteran writer explains how a civilian becomes a soldier through recruitment to District Depot and Basic Training Centre. The piece traces the metamorphosis from volunteer to trained soldier with drills, weapons instruction, meals, and advancing instruction, while noting the shift from civilian life to military duty.
All From Coffee Coffee Compound Converts to Many Goods
Analysis notes that the compound all from coffee coffee can be transformed into a powder, which is then usable to manufacture diverse items. It highlights potential applications across industries, including automobile wheels and fountain pens.
Ideal Climate Puerto Rico Sunniest Spot in West Indies
Puerto Rico is described as the sunniest spot in the West Indies with a 42 year record of temperatures never below 62 or above 92 degrees. The report also notes no day without sun for two and a half years.
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Puerto Rico
West Indies
Fair income tax test hinges on living income
The statement argues that a fair income tax should be judged by the net amount left for living, not by the tax rate or total paid. It also notes that the Rock of Gibraltar is not a single rock but a complex geological feature.
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Rock of
Gibraltar
Principal Mexican industry centers on mining
A historical note identifies mining as the dominant sector in Mexico's economy, highlighting its central role among national industries. The statement frames mining as the principal activity supporting employment and production in the region.
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Mexico
Dominion aims 20 million bushels flaxseed in 1942
Agriculture Minister Gardiner outlined a wartime flaxseed program seeking 20,000,000 bushels in 1942, up from 6,473,000 last year, due to blocked vegetable oil imports. The plan requires at least 2,000,000 acres planted, with prairie provinces to bear most of the increase. 1936-40 average acreage was 311,180.
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Dominion
Gardiner
Pacific
Prairie Provinces
Postwar City Bomb Threats Highlight Air Attack Fears
The text notes that distance provides safety from enemy strikes and cites Singapore Batavia and other bombed areas as examples. It warns Canadian cities, both eastern and western, could face bombing if an attacker becomes desperate.
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Singapore
Batavia
Britain’s Hairpin Factories Shift to Aero Engine Parts
British manufacturing pivots from hairpin production to aero engine components while beauty cream makers expand into anti gas ointment production, reflecting wartime supply shifts and industrial reallocation.
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Britain
Seized German Goods Reach Bermuda via Lisbon Route
Sir Roger Hall, prize court official, described seizure of 1 464 musical instruments and 23 cases of clocks shipped from a Swiss town near Italy. The goods, made in Germany but destined for Central and South America, were traced from Chiazza to a Lisbon voyage stopping at Hamilton Bermuda. The note recalls Britain’s historic exchange of Heligoland for Zanzibar.
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Central
Sous America
Bermuda
Supreme Court
Roger Hall
Chiazza
Lisbon
Portugal
Hamilton
Heligoland
North Sea
Zanzibar
Fibre flax acreage worldwide and in North America
The world cultivates about five million acres of fibre flax with the United States growing roughly 5 000 acres mostly in Oregon. Canada produced about 40 000 acres last year, much of it in Quebec.
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United States
Oregon
Canada
Quebec
Uruguay noted as smallest republic in South America
Uruguay is described as the smallest republic in South America with an area of 72 153 square miles. It is also noted that one hundred laying hens will drink about five gallons of water daily.
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Uruguay
South America
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Canadian Federation of Labor
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Ylander
Skua
Sumierland
H.M.S
Hood
Ark Royal
H.M.C.S
Saguenay
HM. Suenerteie
Wee You
Fm Canada
Tae Ltd
Winnipeg
Man
Nada Starch Company Limited
Switzerland
Gppleford
Toronto
Montreal
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