Postwar Economics and Price Controls in Britain
A British commentary argues postwar policy must gradually lift taxes and price controls to prevent inflation, with Herbert Morrison urging a planned approach. It highlights the Practical Planning Exhibition showing postwar urban and rural development, district heating, water regionalization, and a Birmingham kitchen model as examples of rebuilding Britain after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Horniblew
Bram
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Morrison
London
Birmingham
Hudson
Turning Point In War El Alamein Regains Initiative
The article argues El Alamein marks a vital turning point as Germany loses the initiative. It contrasts with Midway’s defensive win and Stalingrad’s larger German disaster, noting von Paulus finally surrendered after three months of battle.
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el Alamein
Germany
Battle of Midway
Pacific
Stalingrad
Russia
von Paulus
Fond Of Cooking Mrs Churchill Would Have Chosen Cook
Mrs. Winston Churchill, fond of cookery books, said she would have chosen to be a cook or run a restaurant. She noted a desire for private life after the war while her Aid to Russia Fund and YWCA fund for women in the services remained dear to her. She spoke at a press conference to meet Britain's press after one in Washington.
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Winston Churchill
Russia
Y.W.C.A. Fund
Churchill
Lashburn pilot earns Distinguished Service Order DFC and bar
Lashburn Saskatchewan pilot Wing Commander E F J Charles has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order with bar for service overseas with an RAF fighter squadron. He is described as a brilliant fighter pilot credited with destroying at least 15 enemy aircraft.
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E. F. J. Charles
D.F.C
Lashburn
Sask
R.C.A.F
Charles
Alberta lumber firm ready to hire prisoners of war
Alberta lumber firm officials said they would employ prisoners of war for winter operations if the Dominion government authorizes allocation of the men. The note appears in a wartime mobilization context alongside a push to buy War Savings Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canadian war effort grows from ten to fifty percent share
The text notes that Canada's war industries absorbed 10 percent of national income in 1918 and estimates 43 percent in 1942-43 with potential 50 percent in 1943-44. It underscores the scale of wartime expenditure. It also mentions Alaska's area as 586,000 square miles.
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Canada
Alaska
Allies Turn Tables On Secret Weapons In World War II
The article argues the true Nazi fear was psychological, while Allied innovation dominates. It highlights patrol planes using searchlights against U boats hindering night convoy tactics and forcing daylight surfacing, plus RAF raids from Britain including Leipzig. Winter weather, rather than hindering, aids Allied bombing as crews adapt for all weather attacks.
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Britain
R.af
Leipzig
London
Germany
Christian Science Monitor
Medical examination plan lowers ground trade physicals
Air Commodore J W Tice announced a new medical system based on job analysis to fit personnel to air force trades. Ground trades see reduced physical standards, enabling some with deficiencies to work, while aircrew requirements remain unchanged. Vision standards for groundmen are eased, even allowing one-eyed candidates for restricted roles.
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J. W. Tice
Tice
New Brunswick Leads War Grains to Frontlines
A Canadian story from New Brunswick highlights the largest potato crop worth 20 million dollars meant for war fronts in 15 pound tins. Each tin feeds 15 men, with dehydrated potatoes usable like real spuds in boiled mashed fried or scalloped forms. Industry leaders urge diverting half Canada's grain and potato harvest to industrial by products such as starch alcohol sugar glu cose and dextrine while science may curb hardship in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Canada
St. Catharines
Ontario allows students to work in postal service before Christmas
Hendle Mail officials report Ontario Department of Education allows secondary students to work in postal service before Christmas without harming school standing. Local boards in Toronto Hamilton London and Windsor must approve the plan as postal authorities adapt staffing. Ottawa asked approval for last year’s program when 2 000 pupils worked 10 days prior to Christmas due to a labor shortage.
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Ontario Department of Education
Toronto
Hamilton
London
Windsor
Ottawa
Department of Education
Vitamin Sense in Reheated Vegetables
Tests show reheating cooked vegetables destroys most vitamins. Cook only what will be eaten at one meal and serve leftovers in salads rather than reheating them.
A Vital Problem to Democracy
A Liberty Magazine essay argues youth must embrace democratic ideals to sustain liberty. It warns regimentation and misused teaching threaten world stability, praising Norway's teachers and urging educators to instill responsibility, tolerance, and broad horizons in the next generation. It calls for enlightened education across nations, including Canada, to carry democracy forward.
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Norway
Shakespeare
Canada
Liberty Magazine
Gems of Thought on Attention and Perseverance
A collection of quotes on focus and study from thinkers including Chesterfield Reid Johnson Rochefoucauld Mary Baker Eddy and A T Stewart. The passages emphasize steady attention disciplined effort and the link between study and knowledge and success.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Parachute Silk Underwear Might Come From Reused Silk
The London Board of Trade announced a program to reuse government parachute silk for clothing including underwear. The plan aims to convert surplus material into practical wartime fashion for British women.
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London Board of Trade
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North Africa
Italy
Sheik
Georges Roy
Montreal
C. R
Larry” Dunlap
Sydney Mines
N.S
Vancouver
Dan McIntosh
Regina
Paul Henault
Dan McCann
Mohammed
Gravina
Western Canada
Potenza
Eighth Army
Hendle Mail
Ontario
Chesterfield
Thomas Reid
Johnson
Rochefoucauld
A. T. Stewart
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