Production Of Supplies In Canada Gives Men At The Front A Sense Of Security
Edna Jaques writes from France on Canadian home front efforts behind Allied forces. The letter describes vast shipments of tanks, artillery, jeeps, rifles and other munitions, and stresses home front stability as essential to morale. It stresses faith in allies, leaders, and workers who assemble war matériel. It notes control of prices to steady costs while sustaining production and supply chains.
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Canada
Edna Jaques
France
Guna
Earth
Plane
Soviet wheat breakthrough promises four harvests in two years
Ottawa Citizen notes Russia develops hardy wheat enabling four harvests in two years, with 30 to 40 bushels per acre inland. Canada has research but the Soviet advance could transform global food production postwar. The piece suggests increased agricultural R and D in Canada and broader UN cooperation for food security.
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Russia
Canada
Soviet Union
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
United Nations
Ottawa Citizen
RCMP Reports No Sabotage Failures in Canada
Inspector G B McClellan told Toronto Rotary Club that there has been total success in preventing enemy sabotage of Canadian industry since the war began. He attributed the lack of incidents to vigilance and security measures across the country.
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G. B McClellan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Toronto
Trivandrum Residents Build Homes in Trees to Escape Elephants
In the Trivandrum district residents fear wild elephants and construct houses high in trees as a protection. The practice reflects persistent conflicts between people and wildlife in the region.
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Trivandrum
India
Healing Its Scars London Flowers Bloom Amid War Ruins
A London letter from the Ottawa Journal praises nature’s revival in bombed areas. Despite widespread destruction, blitz districts near St Pauls show rare blooms like rose bay and Shirley poppies, offering hope that peaceful days will return and that only politicians may keep fear alive.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Blitz
St. Paul's
Rose Bay
Street Levels Show Rome Rising Above Ancient Roads
Modern Rome sits 20 feet or more above the ancient street level in many areas. The height difference highlights extensive urban development over historic layers of the city.
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Rome
Ancient
Achtung Chimps Hear Bombs Says London Daily Mail
The London Daily Mail claims only the chimpanzees at London Zoo are bomb aware. It says the Achtung Chimps hear engines miles away and distinguish bomber aircraft from other sounds while other animals remain oblivious. It notes humans survive only about 60 hours without water.
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London Zoo
London Daily Mail
Henry
Better Farm Homes and Modern Equipment for Canada
The farm home has long been neglected for modern equipment. It argues the farm family is the nation’s largest mass market, needing basic units at affordable prices to move away from pioneer conditions shared by about three quarters of rural households housing a quarter of Canada's population.
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Canada
Basel’s 1440 Paper Factory Marked Printing History
The text notes Switzerland’s long paper making tradition with Basel’s first factory established in 1440 marking early industrial printing history.
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Switzerland
Basel
Women fill roles in wartime Canadian hotels
Women replace men in war service and wartime industry, keeping lobbies and public rooms spotless in western Canada. Photographs show seven Lilly headong Lowe and Rose John keeping busy, with Morrison and Catherine Mmyko painting at the Royal Alexandra in Winnipeg. Regina's Hotel Saskatchewan features Inga Knutson and Betty Bishop as a capable valet and pageboy duo.
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Armed Services
Canada
Lilly Headong
Lowe
Rose John
Morrison
Catherine Mymko
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg
Hotel
Saskatchewan
Regina
Inga Knutson
Betty Bishop
Vast Resources Of India Aid Allied Nations In War Material
India lends its vast natural resources to allied nations producing essential war materials. The collaboration expands supply lines through raids and procurement efforts across key sectors.
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India
Europe on the brink as Nazi and Junker aims converge
A stark view contrasts Hitler’s desperate defense with the Junkers’ calculated plan to win a future edge. The piece cites General Otto von Stuelpnagel’s outline of staged conquests, economic spoils, and long-term dominance, while warning Europe could be reduced to a barren desert. It also notes Indian war production and manpower, highlighting India as a major Allied contributor with vast factories, an expanding army, and numerous Victoria Crosses.
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Hitler
Samson
Europe
Junkers
Otto von Stuelpnagel
Paris
New York Times
Germany
Liberty Magazine
India
United Nations
New York
Royal Victorian Order Medal For RAF Officers On King’s Italian Visit
Two RAF men who served the King during his Italian visit received the Royal Victorian Order. Sgt J M Duncan prepared all meals the King ate while flying and AC W T Keates of London served as steward.
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R.A.F
Royal Victorian Order
Sgt
J. M. Duncan
AC. W. T. Keates
London
Bowdoin Professor’s Wife Writes a Noted Novel
In spare time Calvin Ellis Stowe, a Bowdoin College religion professor in Brunswick Maine, inspired by his wife’s lack of work she wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, shaping a landmark anti slavery work.
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Calvin Ellis Stowe
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
Quartz clock to replace pendulum time at Royal Observatory
The Royal Observatory will switch from a pendulum clock to a quartz crystal clock for world time. Sir Harold Spencer notes precision will rise from 1-100th to 1-10,000th of a second daily, with 27 years needed to shift a second. The pendulum ticks once per second while quartz vibrates 100,000 times per second.
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Royal Observatory
London
Harold Spencer
Royal Astronomer
Crochet two bag patterns from Winnipeg pattern number 7213
This week’s needlework features a popcorn stitch corde bag in two pieces and a three inch square purse. Pattern 7213 provides illustrations stitches and materials and costs twenty cents to obtain by mail from the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
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