Switzerland Becomes European Communications Hub in War
Switzerland handles thousands of letters telegrams and radio messages daily from wartime Europe. The Red Cross Prisoners Bureau in Geneva and Berne see climactic flows of news and pleas as trains planes and radios link combatants refugees and diplomats. Canada Latin America policy urged closer ties Pan American union welcomed by South American powers.
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Europe
Switzerland
United States
France
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Berne
Bertin
Balkans
Channel
Lisbon
Geneva
Pyrenees
Canada
Americas
Latin Americas
Pan-American Union
Corbett
Argentina
Brazil
Canadian built corvettes launched ahead of schedule
Three Canadian built naval vessels slid down the ways ahead of their launching dates. They are corvettes designed as submarine chasers and for escort work. Built for the British Admiralty, these ships will be manned by Royal Canadian Navy crews.
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Admiralty
United States
Royal Canadian Navy
Efficiency expert admonishes women for nagging
A dialogue portrays stereotypes of efficiency experts and gender bias as a husband accuses his wife of nagging. The exchange suggests workplace and domestic double standards in evaluating women's behavior.
The Strength of Humor in Wartime Britain
The New York Herald Tribune lauds British humor amid war describing The Humor of the British and Peter Fleming's The Flying Visit. It argues British authors and cartoonists reveal resilience, able to laugh at enemy and leaders alike, a mark of greatness.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Peter Fleming
England
Hiller
The
Herald-Tribune
Germany
Air ministry Spur for Spitfires and Hurricanes Grows
The BBC reports continued air aid as donors includ ing a Lincolnshire farmer who gave 100 pounds promising more if RAF downs 70 German planes in a day. A tanker crew gave 14 pounds. a Hendon Frenchman sent five guineas for his pilot son missing since June. A Sheffield family funds a Spitfire after losing three members, including a son killed and another missing, with their daughter drowned en route to an ambulance unit.
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Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force
Hendon
Sheffield
Shipbuilding Advances Pace In Canadian War Effort
The navy pushes a 92 vessel build program with many ships afloat and a swift ship conversion plan active since the war began. Several converted vessels have entered service with the Royal Canadian Navy. A Scotsman who arrived for work claimed he was a MacTavish after being asked if he was a mechanic.
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Royal Canadian Navy
England's Secret Strength Amid War Spirit
The article reflects on Britain's resilience during peril and Emerson’s view of England's enduring vigor. It notes War Secretary Eden’s claim that England plans to seize the initiative in the current war, signaling a proactive stance despite pressures from a strong foe.
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Britain
Emerson
England
Eden
Farmer tests donor donkey riddle with simpleton answer
A farmer poses a riddle about a donkey in a stable. The simpleton answers that the donkey will drink the water because he is an ass. The item cites old Boston bylaws and a note that only 25 of 700 Bahamas Islands are occupied.
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Neddy
Bahamas Islands
France
Paris
Vichy
Capua
Sparta
Trans-Canada orders Lodestar aircraft for major route
Trans-Canada Air Lines will receive six new Lodestar planes from Lockheed, starting Oct 31, with deliveries through December. The larger all metal midwing aircraft will service the Toronto London Windsor corridor, seating 14 passengers plus crew of three, and boast 232 mph cruising speed and 263 mph max, 1200 hp engines, and greater range.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
D. B. Colyer
TCA
Toronto
London
Windsor
Trafic
Colyer
Crochet Peacock Plumes Medallion Pattern 6757
Easy crochet project from Household Arts Department Winnipeg pattern 6757 includes medallion instructions illustrations and stitches. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for materials.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Fifth Column Tactics Exposed By Donovan and Mowrer
wartime analysis outlines five goals of Fifth Column agents aimed at destroying morale and aiding Nazi expansion. It highlights creation of confusion among masses, inciting class and group tensions, hindering defense prep, promoting radicalism, and pressuring small nations to stay neutral.
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Knox
W. J. Donovan
Europe
Edgar Mowrer
Donovan
Tip culture in hotels and origins of tipping noted
The Financial Post cites J. C. Kirkwood discussing hotel staff to guest ratios and traces the word tip to a box labeled T I P used in old English inns. A Canadian Hotel Review article argues tipping motivates workers but may raise room and service costs, noting extreme practices and tips at sales counters and Automat machines.
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J. C. Kirkwood
Financial Post
T.I.P
Canadian Hotel Review
Conservation Efforts Mark Progress In North America
The article notes centuries of deforestation in Europe and the Americas before a shift toward conservation. It highlights Canada and the United States expanding forest protection with hundreds of millions of acres under stewardship and emphasizes the value of planning for future wealth and present life. It also recalls early critics who faced ridicule. A separate anecdote mentions a man in Alperton, England, aiming to collect razor blades for steel munitions, transporting them by wheelbarrow in July.
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America
Canada
United States
Alperton
England
Hitler pledged armistice but navy fate questioned
London Daily Mail cites German leniency toward the French fleet and a two day submarine approach near the Dunkerque with orders to fire withheld. The piece argues Hitler meant to use the French navy against Britain despite promises. A second item notes indoor double clotheslines and a Yangtze river tug operation by a new company.
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International Red ‘Cross
Ers Bureau
Amd
Bernt
Litte Sale
Italy
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South America
Percy Corbett
McGill University
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Western Hemisphere
Havana
Canadian Institute On Economics
New York
British Air Ministry
Air Ministry
British Broadcasting Corporation
Boston
Mass
Cember
Sengers
Hitler
Lake Superior
Alice Brooks
Peacock
Cope Sen Moueebold
New York Times
Frank Knox
United States Navy
Norway
Holland
Begium
London Daily Mail
Berlin
Dunkerque
Vancouver Province
Yangtse
China
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