Germany Struggles to Manning Submarines in Battle at Sea
The article discusses increasing difficulties for Germany in manning U boats amid Allied pressure. It notes reduced surface raider activity after losses like the Bismarck and Graf Spee, the toll on U-boat aces, and morale issues from bombardment of Kiel Bremen and Wilhelmshaven. It explains crew shortages, drafting from surface ships and the merchant fleet, and the high cost of mass torpedo salvos.
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Bismarck
Erich Raeder
Germany
Hitler
Graf Spee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
Brest
United States Navy
Kiel
Bremen
Wilhelmshaven
Britain
Chicago Daily News
Postmaster General Announces Bonuses for Small Contractors
Postmaster General Mulock announced that mail contractors, rural and city, awarded contracts by tender on or before April 29 1941 or with annual expenditures under 200 dollars will receive a five percent bonus on payments for work performed from August 1. He explained April 29 was when the gasoline tax was introduced and contracts signed before that date had no tax provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulock
China Secures Loans From Major Powers
The Chinese government has raised loans from friendly nations. The United States extended four loans totaling 170 million dollars. England lent over 20 million pounds. Russia concluded four commercial agreements with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Russia
United States
China
Crimean climate and Hudson James Bay islands area
Protected by three mountain ranges southern Crimea has virtually no winter. The principal islands in Hudson and James Bay have an estimated area of 23714 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
Hudson and
James Bay
The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports And Winston Churchill’s Appointment
The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports dates to the Norman Conquest and is the oldest defence office. The original Cinque Ports Hastings Romney Hythe Dover and Sandwich plus Rye and Winchelsea later formed a vast jurisdiction from Seaford to Shere Beacon. The warden chairs the Dover Harbor board appoints officials governs Dover Castle and presides in the Court of Shipway while appointing Justices of the Peace within the Cinque Ports.
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Cinque Ports
Winston Churchill
Hastings
Romney
Hythe
Dover
Sandwich
Rye
Winchelsea
Seaford
Sussex
Shere Beacon
Essex
Dover Harbor
Cost to feed clothe house and pay troops rises in war
Victor Sifton says Canada faces a far higher overall cost in this war, with five dollars required for every one spent in armament and transport compared with 1914. He cautions against clinging to “the 1914 mind” as costs grow in scale. Queen Salote of Tonga is the only non royal in the British Empire allowed to be called Her Majesty.
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Victor Sifton
Canada
Brantford
Salotet
Tonga Islands
Speaking of good manners and bats in daylight
A wry aphorism notes that good manners persist with a full mouth and that bats can fly just as well in daylight as in darkness or under electric light.
Never Yield They Shall Not Die in Vain
St. Catharines Standard editorial praises Canada's wartime sacrifice and resolve. It cites 898 Royal Canadian Air Force dead or missing, calls for unity and equality of service, and echoes Churchill’s injunction never yield in the face of aggression. The piece links heroic sacrifice to national fate and imperial conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Dominion
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Empire
Hitler
Churchill
Harrow
St. Catharines
Woman archaeologist discovers ancient village in cave system
In a large cave near Gatsland South Africa a woman archaeologist uncovered roofless huts and the remains of a large settlement at the cave entrance. The site is believed to have been established by a fleeing native tribe.
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Gatsland
South Africa
Latest aircraft cameras capture 600 square miles from 30000 feet
An aerial imaging advance allows cameras on aircraft to photograph a vast tract of 600 square miles from an altitude of 30 000 feet enabling broad area surveillance and mapping capabilities once reserved for larger platforms.
Dairy Producers Move to Form National Organization
Delegates at the 21st annual National Dairy Council of Canada meeting voted to withdraw from the council to speed creation of a national producers organization. D. J. Binnington of Saskatoon proposed the measure, backed by the producers section, with several regional groups named as active supporters including the Canadian Dairy Farmers' Federation and Ontario milk producer groups.
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National Dairy Council of Canada
D. J. Binnington
Saskatoon
National Dairy Council
Dairy Producers of Canada
The
Canadian Dairy Farmers’ Federation
Ontario Whole Milk Producers’ League
Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers’ Association
Montreal Milk Producers’ Co-operative Agricultural Association
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Canadian Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Canadian Jersey Cattle Club
Guernsey Cattle Breeders’ Association
Phrase books teach English to Japanese guides with amusing errors
The article notes that middle class Japanese learn English from phrase books and often produce humorous mistakes. An example shows a guide greeting a visitor with "Good morning, Sir or Madam, whichever the case may be," illustrating awkward phrasing from reliance on guidebook language.
Time Gauging Scottish Peppermints Named Half Sermons
The confection called To Gauge The Time Scottish peppermints was nicknamed half sermons and full sermons. The half sermon lasted 15 minutes while the full sermon extended to a half hour in duration.
Light plane owners average small repair costs per flight
Light plane owners report average repair expenses under one dollar per 100 000 miles flown, indicating low maintenance costs for general aviation per the survey.
Progress Of Science In Dealing With The Problem Of Flying At High Altitudes
Canadian officials note advances in high altitude aviation medicine as Air Commodore R. W Ryan reports on oxygen supply, automatic flow regulators, heated clothing, and aeromedical research. Tests at 35 000 to 40 000 feet address the bends and crew safety with improved microphones and masks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Empire
Canada
John F Fulton
Yale University
Ottawa
R. W Ryan
Royal Canadian Air Force Medical Services
House of Commons Committee On
Ryan
Air Commerdiore
Air Force
Canadian National Research Council
National Research Council
No Shirking On Farms Says The Farmer’s Advocate
The Farmer’s Advocate notes farmers endure long hours to grow goods at often unsatisfactory prices. Women and children work in fields, while older men assist to their capacity. It urges all Canadians to unite for the war effort and reject strikes as essential for defeating the enemy. It also mentions Norwegians in Stockholm deeming the Quisling paper useful only for wrapping parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Canada
Steel needs for battleship rivals thirty thousand cars
A modern battleship requires roughly the same steel mass as thirty thousand automobiles. The comparison highlights vast material demands for naval power and industrial capacity.
Strict economy saves £20000 for King's Privy Purse
The saving stems from strict wartime budgeting with no cuts to salaries or pensions. Wartime restrictions reduce court life and ceremonies, avoiding hardship for staff. News portion notes the financial discipline as part of a broader war effort. Also, Canada opens its first agricultural school in Ste Anne de la Pocatiere in 1859.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News of the World
Canada
Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere
Quebec
The Tortoise-shell Butterfly’s Longevity
The tortoise-shell butterfly is the longest lived species among butterflies, thriving for about one year in its natural life cycle.
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Rallread
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
T. F. Ritchie
Division of Horticulture
Central Experimental Farm
Stockholm
Norway
Royal Air Force
Russa
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