Empire Unity Strengthens Across British Territories in War
The empire council notes that family ties and imperial bonds have grown stronger as wartime demands unite all parts of the British Empire. Axis powers underestimated this unity, but even distant possessions rally for Britain with significant contributions of manpower, supplies and money. The paragraph highlights hopes for postwar Commonwealth cooperation among democracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
Would Permit Quick Action Under Empire Council Plan
Prime Minister John Curtin of Australia who won a decisive postwar majority urges an Empire Council after the war to enable quick joint action on urgent matters. He says it would be advisory not executive and would foster united British Empire cooperation with democratic nations in rebuilding liberated states.
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John Curtin
Australia
Curtin
Empire Unity Proposal Draws Widespread Interest
The plan for postwar Commonwealth consolidation gathers support across the Empire. Canada Australia New Zealand and other dominions see expanded influence and seek closer co operation. Prime Minister Arthur Churchill and others note growing desire to bind the Empire more tightly for future world politics.
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Commonwealth
Curtin
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Empire
Churchill
How to Use Tomatoes Daily for Vitamin C and Variety
The article urges daily tomato use for vitamin C and advises handling to minimize air exposure after cutting. It promotes raw consumption to preserve nutrients and offers ideas for tomato preparations including fresh tomato cocktail stuffed raw or baked, and various fillings such as cottage cheese, vegetables, or meats.
Churchill and Eden Debate Youth in British Politics
In a New York Post clipping Eden laments American press calls him the youthful diplomat before the Quebec conference. Churchill counters with a quip about British politics where youth starts at 50 and middle age at 70, naming MacDonald Baldwin Chamberlain and himself.
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Quebec
Anthony Eden
Eden
Winston Churchill
MacDonald
Baldwin
Chamberlain
New York Post
Morrison Warns Britain Must Maintain Controls After War
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison told businessmen that Britain should retain a large measure of wartime control to avoid a national catastrophe after the war. He warned that lifting controls too soon could trigger another boom and bust like after the last war.
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Britain
Home
Herbert Morrison
Morrison
Constipation Solution Promoted By Kellogg Cereal Ad
An Kellogg advertisement urges readers to eat Kellogg's daily to prevent constipation caused by lack of bulk. It says the cereal is grand tasting and can be used in muffins or with water and promises a noticeable improvement in how you feel and look.
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Kellogg’s
R.C.A.F
Aleutians
Japan
Canadian
Paramashuri
Attu
Kiska
Hawaii
U.S. Army
Firestone
Haarlem
Canada
Our Boys And Girls On Active Service
Ottawa Observer notes Navy minesweepers clearing Halifax harbor of deadly mines with Western sailors among the crew. Petty Officer Bill Shead of Selkirk and Lieut. Gravel of Gravelbourg are named. Saskatchewan CWAC band of 29 girls forms in October led by Sgt Nadia Svarich. Prairie youths graduate from Royal Roads and join battleships and cruisers. Details on Aleutians service, PX perks, and local family military ties.
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Navy
Halifax Harbor
Bill Shead
Selkirk
Rainmeau Gravel
Gravelbourg
Sask
Saskatchewan
CWAC
Prairies
Nadia Svarich
Vegreville
Camrose
Alta
Tooting
Pres
Isabel and
Eva Johnson
Loon Lake
Smiles and Snippets From a Quick-Witted Classroom
A collage of jokes and quips spans school life and daily scenes. One child’s exasperated excuse, a boastful police deposition line, professor misdirections, and quick banter at lunch and in class reveal a humor-filled peek at ordinary moments and wordplay. The set ends with animal trivia and a short animal fact.
Mail Reaches Former Aircraftman After 50000 Miles
Former Aircraftman Tom Brown of Healey Bar York shire finally receives a parcel and two letters after two years and 50000 miles of travel. He had escaped internment at Singapore and mail had trailed him since.
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Tom Brown
Healey Bar
Yorkshire
Singapore
Emigration to Britain and Sun Distance Figures
The survey notes large scale emigration to Britain since the war began easing Ireland's unemployment. In 1942 about 52 thousand travel permits were issued, up from 41 thousand in 1941 and 26 thousand in 1940. It also states the average distance from the sun to the earth as 92.9 billion miles.
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Britain
Eire
Junior Farm Clubs National Competition Set in Toronto 1943
The Canadian Council on Boys and Girls' Club Work will bring provincial champions to Toronto for a week of national contests starting November 21 1943. Livestock and seed judging plus oral exams in six projects will occur at the Royal York Hotel and Ontario Agricultural College Guelph. Teams travel by train with tours to Ottawa planned after November 23.
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Canadian Council On Boys
Canada
Toronto
Royal York Hotel
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ottawa
Prairie Dogs Die in Eastern Montana Disease Mystery
Eastern Montana prairie dogs are dying by the thousands from an undetermined disease. State veterinarian Dr. W J Butler says he cannot find a live prairie dog to use in experiments.
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Montana
W. J. Butler
General of German elite guard captured and executed by Polish guerillas
A Berne dispatch says a German general was captured by Polish partisans, tried by a popular court, and shot for his role in the execution of 100,000 Polish patriots. The piece argues justice is best served by postwar actions against mass brutality perpetrators rather than sentimental or lenient postwar outcomes.
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Berne
Germany
Kansas City Star
Automobiles to Surge Twentyfold After War Says Baker
Noel Baker, parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of War Transport, warns that within twenty years after the war the number of cars on British roads will be twenty times the 1939 level unless a constructive program is started now to avert rising road deaths and injuries.
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Noel Baker
Ministry of War Transport
Beach Tree Water Use Estimated at 80 Quarts Daily
A study estimates a beach tree consumes about 80 quarts of water each day. The finding highlights the tree's significant water needs in coastal ecosystems.
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Mhen
Ottawa Observer
Royal Roads Naval College
Vancouver Island
G. L. Hopkins
Swift Current
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Westbrook
Hopkins
Leightons
Calgary
Mona
Syd
Leighton
Gee
Winnipeg
Guy Simonds
Italy
Fort Osborne Barracks
West
Regina
Ogden’s
Ogden's
Ogden
Johnny Brown
John
Freezer
Marie
Central
Africa
Mamie
Mother
Tommy
Firestone Dealers
United States
Manitoba
Oak Island
Minnesota
Associated Screen Studios
A. Ao
Brest
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