Courses of Study for War Prisoners
Behind the grey walls of Stalag camps Canadian prisoners of war pursue education with arithmetic and science brain teasers. The Canadian Legion Educational Services report hundreds seek courses from forestry to law and medicine. A Geneva depot under the Red Cross now distributes thousands of courses, with marking arranged through the University of London and Geneva censorship.
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Stalag
Germany
Sir David Walter
Dieppe
Canadian Legion Educational Services
Canadian Legion
Canada
Ottawa
Legion
London
Geneva
International Red Cross
Switzerland
England
Canadian Legion Educational Services Overseas
University of London
Washington Monument facts and bird nesting note
The Washington Monument reportedly has 900 steps and can shelter an army of 12,000. A separate note describes birds like the bush tit and the American tit mouse building their nests from the roof downward.
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Washington Monument
Aristotle View of Brain as Blood Cooling Sponge
The ancient thinker proposed the brain acted as a sponge where blood flowed to be cooled. He described the brain’s role in circulation and temperature regulation as a key function of the organ.
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Aristotle
Linoleum invention and deep sea depth noted in report
The article explains linoleum’s accidental discovery by Frederick Walton using oxidized linseed oil mixed with gum and pigments then cured in drums and aged at 150 degrees. It also notes cleaning with mild soap and wax treatment for floors. A Mindanao Philippines shipwreck is reported sinking to about 35,400 feet, the deepest known ocean depth.
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Frederick Walton
Hair pins and bobby pins fueled wartime steel use in 1941
The article notes that the demand for hair pins and bobby pins used up enough steel in 1941 to manufacture 133 three inch anti aircraft guns.
Gems of Thought on Confidence Across Minds
A collection of quotes on confidence from Cicero Burke Homer Mary Baker Eddy Bulwer-Lytton and Feltham. The passages stress trust, mutual aid, prudent affection, and reliance on God in uncertain times. The excerpts highlight how confidence fuels honorable action and sustains relationships.
1940 London water mains repairs after Nazi raids
British Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison said 3,000 water mains damaged in the first two autumn months of 1940 raids were repaired almost immediately. He credited sound prewar plans to protect the capital’s water supply, noting details would aid the enemy. Morrison offered no specifics, per the BBC.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Home Security
BBC
Morrison
Ginger Milton Returns Aboard New Coaster After Wartime Rescue
The British seaman nicknamed Ginger Milton returns to sea after three years convalescing from a Nazi dive bomber attack that damaged his motor coaster and cost crew lives. He earned the MBE for saving the ship but retired briefly before resuming command past age sixty. The Canadian Army Overseas structure is described with two infantry corps and two armored divisions plus many ancillary corps units.
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Ginger
Milton
Britain
German Casualties Highlight War Fatalities in Russia
Lord Selborne says about four million German troops killed in the war and nine tenths of Nazi losses suffered in Russia. He notes this surpasses German deaths in the last war and reflects large scale battles since June 1941. The figure implies a vast 11 million strong German army involved.
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Lord Selborne
Great Britain
Russia
Hamilton Spectator
Ant brains dwarf in size but not in influence on biology
A recent observation notes that among living animals the ant carries the largest brain relative to its body size. The finding highlights the exceptional neural efficiency needed for complex colony behavior and environmental navigation in these tiny insects.
Public Health Warns On National Health Insurance Plan
W R Smith, speaking to the Canadian Public Health Association, warned that democracy suffers when the people are disillusioned. He urged careful planning before postwar staffing limits, backed a prevention heavy vision, and called for measures against malnutrition while noting inflation risks to funding health insurance. He emphasized food, housing, warmth, clothing, and employment as essentials.
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W. R. Smith
Fe Insurance
Canadian Public Health Association
Social Security Committee
Canada
Old Ideals Speech Praises Canadian Foundation and Faith
In Guelph the Premier Drew recalls youth beliefs that Canada is a land of opportunity where hard work yields results. He warns against a new order built on prejudice, urging a renewal of the old order with improvements for a just nation founded on Christian values and national loyalty. Ottawa Journal reported.
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Drew
Guelph
Canada
Col. Drew
Ottawa Journal
Skeleton structure forms a quarter of the human frame
A concise statement notes that twenty five percent of the human skeleton comprises framework skeleton and connective tissues, describing how these parts together build the body's support system.
Britain at War Sees Lowest Civilian Death Rate Yet
A wartime Britain review notes falling civilian deaths the highest birth rate since 1931 and rising morale. It highlights Allied air supremacy and easing blackout rules while detailing mass canteen networks feeding 2,000,000 daily meals and the Quaker malaria drug experiment among 25 volunteers. Postwar Croydon plans include a new town layout with schools parks and a large sports arena.
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Sidney
Britain
Eaach
London
Albert Hall
Churchill
Bevin
Dalton
Eden
National Society of Caterers
National Society of British Caterers
Francis Joseph
Federation of British Industries
Friends’ Ambulance Unit
Haile Selassie Rejects Italy as Co-belligerent
Haile Selassie refuses to grant Italy a co-belligerent status amid memories of Italian massacres against Ethiopians. The recent violence remains a stark reminder of wartime brutality.
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Haile Selassie
Italy
Neptune Moon Size and Orbit Described
A scientific note states Neptune's satellite is roughly the size of Earth's moon and orbits the planet in just under six days.
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Neptune
Navajo Weavers Carry Designs In Mind Never Repeating
Navajo artisans explain they weave from memory with unique patterns each time and avoid repeating designs. The article notes tradition values individual creativity and skilled handwork passed through generations.
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Ford
Bire
Reginald Herbert
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Harry Guy
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Ers
Eric Ditmarsch
Netherlands
Michael Kinsella
Belgium
R. V. Kay
Czechoslovakia
Allan Smith
Mindanaa
Cicero
Burke
Homer
Love
Denay
Mary Baker Eddy
Bulwer-Lytton
Feltham
Seadog
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Rc.af
H. P Peters
D.F.C
Edmonton
R.c.af
Joseph L
Lac-au-Saumon
Matapedia
Que
Basil B. Mossing
Regina
James C. Davidson
Plaster Rock
N.B
Reese Richards
Montreal West
Duncan H. Lewis
Belleville
Ont
Malcolm Sinclair
Richmond
Merlin
Bob” Kehrer
Louisville
SL. Peters
Clyde
Chatham
Bare- Halifax
Kent L. Morham
St. Lambert
William Tupper Blakeney
Toronto
Torpics
National Health Insurance
Croydon
National Parks Commission
Town and Country Planning
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