Longest Telephone Line Reaches Across Soviet Union
The world’s longest telephone line spans 6 000 miles from Moscow through Siberia to Khabarovsk and Vladivostok. The system carries multiple conversations on one line, delivering major cost savings for long-distance calls. British engineers will supply maintenance equipment and had secured the original contract. Delivery was promised for autumn after a February order.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Siberia
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
Defence
Britain
British Industries Bulletin
War and economy echo as Canada debates subsidies and sacrifice
A wartime editorial urges tariffs and subsidies to stabilize essentials, notes imminent price ceilings, and calls for voluntary rationing. It praises brave volunteers in the armed forces, warns of possible conscription, and stresses equal sacrifice for all to sustain freedom amid global conflict.
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Dominion
United States
WatCch Gemyeresy
Sidies
Runnymead
Britain
Canada
Maes Oe
Army
Navy
Air Force
Race Of Supermen Fossil Skull Found In Chile
A massive fossilized human skull was unearthed near Concepcion in southern Chile. The skull measures about nine inches across the skull, prompting speculation of a race of giant supermen living in South America thousands of years ago.
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South America
Chilean
Concepcion
Toys Scarce In Britain This Christmas 1942
The report warns toys will be scarce in Britain this Christmas with no new stock likely. Licensing to manufacture has been withdrawn and material supplies reduced to 24 percent of normal.
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Britain
No Place Like It and the West Coast City Dismissal
A critic notes an American autobiography omits cities west of the Hudson River. The piece recalls Emerson and Parker in Boston with a quip about not needing the world ending soon. Parker adds I live in Boston and Emerson implies he can get along without it.
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Hudson River
Boston
Emerson
Theodore Parker
Concord
Parker
The
Argonaut
Britain strengthens spectacle production for precision work
More spectacles are manufactured in Britain than ever before while eyesight improves. Glasses are now worn for precision tasks by people who previously did without them, reflecting a shift in work standards and innovation in eyewear.
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Britain
Temperature note on dry ice and travel license rules
Dry ice sits at about 114 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Tourists driving into Egypt must obtain three licenses. The fragment includes a numeric code 2439.
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Egypt
Churchill Dominates British War Leadership, Says O Leary
Grattan O Leary argues the British distinguish Churchill from his government, with strong public confidence in Churchill but skepticism toward many cabinet ministers. He notes Bevin waning, Beaverbrook as chief challenger, and asserts Churchill holds a pivotal, Lloyd George era role beyond any prior premier.
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Grattan O'Leary
Churchill
Mr. O'Leary
Eng
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Birkenhead
Carson
O'Leary
Bevin
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Mileage record seeker travels 84 thousand miles for haircuts
J A Carroll of St Stephen New Brunswick travels by train about 242 miles round trip every three weeks for a barber cut by Edward Mc Guire in St John. He has done this for twenty years, accruing roughly 84 280 miles, while staying in the chair only in Mc Guire's shop near the rail station.
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J. A. Carroll
St. Stephen
N.B
Carroll
St. John
Edward McGuire
McGuire
Spectacle on deck as British sailors dance aboard carrier
A Canadian minesweeper crew recounts a Pacific cruise in which 1500 British sailors on a grounded carrier joined the Lambeth Walk on deck. The carrier’s commander hoped vibration would free the ship. Other notes describe ear surgery advances and differences in moisture loss between land and sea.
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Pacific
Central America
Blanket Appeal Raises Supplies For British Sufferers
The Blanket Appeal in Canada to aid civilian sufferers in Britain launched by the Canadian Red Cross Society runs from October 25 onward with strong support. Saskatchewan Red Cross reports 325 blankets 1 170 quilts and 1000 blankets donated totaling 2000 dollars received for immediate overseas shipment. Notable gifts include two handmade quilts by Mrs. R T Edwards Regina aged 92. Commissioner W F Marshall notes continued work at Kennedy branch and Mrs Dailly Belgian resident turning 100th pair of socks for 1941 with Mrs Warne second runner-up with 45th pair since January.
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Britain
Canadian Red Cross Society
Dominion
Saskatchewan Red Cross
National Office
R. T. Edwards
Cornwall Street
Regina
W. F. Marshall
Red Cross
Kennedy
Dailly
Warne
License Rules for Commercial Travellers and Branch Showrooms
Commercial travellers who take orders for more than one firm must obtain a Wartime Prices and Trade Board licence. Branch showrooms are treated as branches of the parent and require licences under the parent’s number. showrooms on commission are separate entities needing their own licences.
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C. R. Murphy
Chair of Cetewayo skin removed from Windsor Castle
The chair made from Cetewayo's skin and given to Queen Victoria before his death has been removed from Windsor Castle and placed in storage.
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Cetewayo
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Absolute Rest in Sleep Misstated By Scientist
A scientist asserts that the average nightly rest is 114 minutes of absolute rest with muscular or mental activity occupying the remaining time. The claim contrasts with typical reports of deeper, uninterrupted phases during sleep.
Breadbasket or milk can Britain needs protein foods
The ministry of food explains the United States must supply milk and protein foods rather than become a breadbasket. Evaporated milk is listed as the top priority, followed by bacon cheese butter bread and eggs to support Britain under lend-lease while Americans reduce consumption of some foods.
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Britain
Ministry of Food
United States
Churchill
Tail End Charlie Seen as Canada Air Training Prospect
Air Minister Power praised young Canadians with grit and nerve as potential Tail-End Charlies under the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. He said Canada could modify home made aircraft to train air gunners who sit at the tail of bombing machines with dangers overhead.
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Power
The
Commons
Britain
Canada
Maj. Power
Population density note from England cited
The article states that the last estimate found 742 persons per square mile in England, highlighting historical population density figures within the country.
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England
Movie Censorship Stricter in Trinidad Than in Nearby Islands
The Foreign Commerce Weekly reports Trinidad enforces stricter film censorship than the regional norm with many films failing approval there but shown in other British West Indies islands. Common objections include excessive shooting gangsterism and portrayals unfavorable to various races.
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Foreign Commerce Weekly
Trinidad
British West Indies
Fuehrer Fails to Endear With Captivity Warmth in Norway
The article notes the Fuehrer struggles to win affection from captives while lacking comfort from Norway. It states he relies on blankets from Norway, implying limited warmth and influence amid his captivity.
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Fuehrer
Norways
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