Horrible Atrocities and the Fight Against Propaganda
A speaker denounces denial of Nazi crimes as propaganda and asserts the Holocaust fact. He cites three million Jewish dead, ghettos, death camps, and the need for judgment on perpetrators and bystanders. The piece condemns ignoring the genocide and urges recognition of truth.
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Germany
Canterbury
Poland
France
Europe
Warsaw
Tremblinka
Belzec
Sobibor
Victory Sign and Warnings Across War Times
The piece recalls how the V for Victory symbol shaped morale amid war doubts and suggests a new emblem to warn against complacency. It notes propaganda from Hitler’s paper and urges vigilance as victory nears, proposing a raised hand with two crossed fingers as a cautionary sign.
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Churchil
Please Remove Tarnish Engraved On Bracelet
Not Translated Capt. W D Butler in North Africa asked an Arabic silversmith to shine his silver bracelet. Lacking a shared language, he wrote please remove tarnish. Days later the silversmith returned the bracelet engraved with the same phrase on the back.
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W. D. Butler
North Africa
Butler
Controversial Liberty Quote on Jews Sparks Debate
A quotation from Liberty Magazine labels Jews as an alien race and accuses Gentiles of failing to demand justice. The excerpt critiques collective responsibility and mirrors antisemitic rhetoric in a historical context.
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Pilate
Liberty Magazine
Hero Of Last War Carrying out a masterly World War I bluff
Lieut. C. S. Rutherford of Colborne Ontario returns from 15 months with the Veterans Guard of Canada ready for a new assignment. He earned the Victoria Cross Military Cross Military Medal General Service Victory Coronation medals and led a 1918 Monchy le Preux assault delivering surrender to 78 Germans and aiding the advance of the Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles.
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Bahamas
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
C. S. Rutherford
Colborne
Ontario
V.C
Monchy-le Preux
Rutherford
Monchy
Japanese Emperor Declared Rightful World Ruler by Broadcaster
A New York Herald Tribune note reports a Japanese broadcaster addressing domestic listeners saying Hirohito is the divine rightful Emperor of the World. He argues recognition will come after nations grasp the Imperial Way doctrine, implying future conquests and reeducation of humanity as World War II continues.
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Nippon
Hirohito
Japan
New York Herald Tribune
Alberta's oil boom predicted with drilling prospects
The observer notes that Alberta may see a rapid expansion of oil derricks as a source from drilled holes. It highlights Alberta's fortunate possession of this asset and discusses multiple methods to extract oil from plant growth, emphasizing drilling as the cheapest.
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Alberta
Calgary
Postwar Plans Seen In Simple Soldier’s Aim
A British soldier’s note from Italy reduces postwar planning to practical aims: a job, family, a new home, and time for leisure. The piece argues that such direct language outshines grand charters like the Atlantic Charter for real-world appeal.
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Montgomery
Italy
Scotland
Dart Club
Mucky Duck
Atlantic Charter
el Alamein
Naples
Princess Royal to receive first own court circular
Buckingham Palace announces the Princess Royal will publish a personal court circular detailing her activities the first time. Her husband Earl of Harwood is excluded from items as she continues to focus on home life and ATS welfare duties during the war era.
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Princess Royal
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Earl of Harwood
Mary
Earl
Viscount Lascelles
Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service
A.T.S
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
The Vicar and His Wife at the Parish Social
A former vicar and his wife attend a church social at his old parish. The new vicar greets him warmly and compliments the wife. The former vicar corrects him, noting that this is his only wife and reproving the insinuation.
Reconnaissance Planes Capture High Altitude Photos
Reconnaissance aircraft fly at extreme altitudes, remaining mostly unseen and unheard while cameras capture images that can be enlarged up to fifty times.
Trap Plot Behind Dakar Submarine Build Up
In July 1942 General Theodore Auer and Wilhelm Kristmann, heads of German intelligence in Casablanca and French Morocco, were ensnared by Austrian refugees and an American. The ruse led Berlin to deploy Nazi submarines off Dakar ahead of an Allied invasion of French West Africa as U.S. forces prepared to seize Dakar.
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French Africa
Theodore Auer
Wilhelm Kristmann
Auer
Casablanca
Kristmann
French Morocco
Dakar
French West Africa
The Red Cross and the Power of Solidarity
A proclamation on the Red Cross as more than a wartime aid, urging a universal movement for health, security, and civic life. It calls for solidarity beyond creed or rank and for active charity to strengthen the Belgian Red Cross.
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Red Cross
G Neva
Penicillin Carrying on Wartime Production in Canada
The Banting Institute in Toronto aims to produce 13,000,000,000 units of penicillin in the first ten months at the old Knox College plant. The effort seeks rapid access for armed forces, with general use still years away. The Windsor Star notes penicillin can aid suffering if used with expert supervision and proper care.
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Banting Institute
Toronto
Old Knox College
Canada
Windsor Star
Queen and Duchess Refrain From Purchase at Craft Show
Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Kent visited a disabled service men handicraft exhibition and asked to reserve scarves, unable to buy due to forgetting ration books. The Canadian Army strength stands above 460,000, up from 4,500 pre war.
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Queen Elizabeth
Duchess of Kent
Turner Humor In Air Force Exchange
A sergeant asks about a trade in the Air Force and the AG replies with a pun about turning. The AC confirms a night turn, suggesting the joke centers on a recurring duty and a quip about turning over kites.
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Air Force
Canadian Women's Army Corps reaches milestone in service
The Canadian Women's Army Corps now in its third year reports more than 13,000 women serving. The expansion reflects growing roles for women in the armed forces and broader participation in national defense efforts.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
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C.B.E
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T. A. Lawrence
No. 2 Training Command
R. G. Shortreed
No. 1
Sgt
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No. 3
U.S
Royal Canadian Army
Ottawa
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Berlin
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C.W.A.C
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Polish Women's Army
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
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