Canada presses war plane production toward triple output
Deputy Air Minister James S. Duncan said Canada’s aircraft production has surged to 12 times prewar levels and will triple within a year, with orders over 109 million dollars and thousands employed. He noted many facilities, self contained industry plans, and rapid training expansion supporting Britain’s defense and wartime ships.
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Canada
James S. Duncan
Monster
Air
Duncan
United States
Department of Aircraft Production
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Never Useless Destroyers Reach England to Serve UK
The vanguard of U S destroyers handed to Britain for base privileges has arrived in England. The ships, moved with secrecy and efficiency, will free modern vessels for combat and undertake convoy duties after a 2,500 mile Atlantic shake down. The Dunkirk evacuation example is cited as proof that no naval vessel is truly useless.
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Britain
United States
England
Atlantic
Dunkerque
Montreal Star
Universal Brotherhood
Free
Snack habit grows among Canada’s 1940 soldiers
Dr J P S Cathcart, chief neuropsychiatrist, says Canadian troops in 1940 display a distinct snack culture. He notes soldiers eat more chocolate bars, peanuts, doughnuts and soft drinks than 1914–18 troops, treating snacking as almost a disease while meals remain well supplied.
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Canada
Cathcart
Desks at British Museum Shelter and Ambitious Plans
The British Museum provides desks in a Dome reading room shelter beneath the E gin Marbles area. A restaurant was planned but abandoned in September, while a distant goal seeks ambulances for Red Cross efforts funded by selling broken silver and jewelry.
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The
British Museum
London Exports Press On Despite Bombing
The Board of Trade announces that London export industries continue to deliver goods for world markets. Most companies maintain full production with only six plants damaged, all back to full capacity or rerouted within a week.
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London
Board of Trade
One Manufacturers Trade Association
Greater London
Yale President Urges Active Practice of the Right
President Charles Seymour of Yale urges new students to resist indifference and practice the right in daily life. He warns that numbness to evil erodes civilization and stresses courage, sacrifice, and labor to uphold moral standards amid global conflict. Ottawa Journal notes Berlin reports of wounded soldiers and German censorship of war casualties.
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Charles Seymour
Yale University
Seymour
Berlin
R.A.F
Ottawa Journal
Four Graf Spee crewmen captured on Rakuyu Maru voyage
Four members of the crew of the scuttled German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee who escaped to Argentina were arrested aboard the Japanese vessel Rakuyu Maru sailing from Valparaiso for Japan.
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Admiral Graf Spee
Argentina
Valparaiso
Chile
Japan
Mortality Gap: Male Infants Faring Worse Than Females
A study finds higher mortality rates among male infants compared with female infants, indicating gender disparities in early childhood survival across populations and settings.
French Pictures Seized From Exalibur by British Authorities
British authorities at Bermuda seized modern French artworks valued at about 500000 dollars from the American Export liner Exalibur. Officials said London views the pictures as enemy propaganda and a German scheme to gain dollar exchange in America. A foggy day costs London over four million dollars in typical periods.
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Bermuda
Line
Britain
America
Rug Shell Stitch Crochet Rug Pattern 6521
Four strands of string in three colors create a rug using the shell stitch. A crochet hook suffices to crochet this lovely piece with five easy steps. Pattern 6521 includes instructions, illustrations, materials, and color schemes for purchase at 20 cents from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
Britain Speaks to America through Free Broadcasts
The Atlanta Constitution praises BBC shortwave broadcasts as a fearless link from Britain. It lauds voices like Priestley Howard and Steed describing life under bombardment, stressing the moral resolve and indomitable spirit that rally allied publics.
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Britain
London
Tangelo A New Citrus Hybrid Near Ready For Trials
H B Frost of the University of California Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside reports a cross between grapefruit and mandarin has yielded the tangelo. Limited trials suggest it is suitable for inland California citrus districts and the desert grapefruit area. Ripening occurs in late December with a small orange like appearance and a mild distinctive flavor.
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California
H. B. Frost
University of California Citrus Experiment Station
Riverside
Cali
University of California
New York Times
Dogs Get Air Raid Shelters In Kensington Gardens
Sir Robert Gower announces canine air raid shelters will be built in Kensington Gardens as part of a joint effort by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the National Canine Defence League. The first shelter will hold 36 dogs in individual enclosures.
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Robert Gower
Royal Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Robert
Kensington Gardens
Sir Robert's Society
National Canine Defence League
There Will Always Be an England
A display of national resolve recounts centuries of English strength and cites faith and history. It notes August 4, 1914, prayers at St Pauls and November 21, 1918, a thanksgiving aboard the Queen Elizabeth for victory at sea. The piece underscores enduring national spirit.
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England
St. Paul's Cathedral
Germany
David Beatty
Montreal Star
Canada to add 325000 horsepower hydro power in 1940
New waterpower projects in Canada will generate over 325000 horsepower this year raising total hydro capacity to more than 3600000 horsepower as mines and resources report. The industry urges conservation of electric energy to meet growing wartime demands.
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Oson
Canada
Mines and Resources Department
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J. B. Priestley
Drcome
Leslie Howard
Wickham Steed
Army
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Georgia
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Egypt
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