English Bicycles and Dust Bins Reveal Lend Lease Reversals
Brig. Gen. Albert J. Browning said Lend Lease is not a one way street as Britain supplied 50000 bicycles 5 million clay pigeons and many garbage cans to U S forces. He noted bicycles at airfields puzzled users who dubbed them Hitler's secret weapon while dust bins replaced unavailable garbage cans. Skeet clay pigeons aided aerial gunners training.
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U.S
Albert J. Browning
Army Service, Forces Purchases Division
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Browning
Hitler
Canadians Draw London Writer Admiration For Agira Fight
Ottawa Citizen reports Clifford Webb, Daily Herald war correspondent, admired Canadian forces after Agira capture. He praised their bearing and fighting qualities and their effort to wipe out the Panzer regiment of the 15th Division. Webb noted Canadians' cheeriness and pride in home support. The British Ministry of Works plans releasing iron steel aluminum for industry.
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The
Ottawa Citizen
Clifford Webb
Daily Herald
Agira
Grammichele
Webb
Ministry of Works
Donald Gordon Warns on Inflation and Price Controls
Ottawa reports the wartime price control policy as crucial to prevent inflation’s ruinous effects. Donald Gordon warns that wage and price pressures, rising wood prices, and black markets threaten households. he urges continued public support for price ceilings and cites Labor Gazette figures comparing prewar and wartime costs in Canada and the United States.
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Donald Gordon
Canada
Gordon
Labor Gazette
Federal Labor Department
Not Tough Enough For Soldier's Life
Golden Boy a big brown and a white English setter from Mishawaka Indiana is back home after an honorable discharge from the army trainers could not make a soldier out of him. He was affectionate and would not hate a foe even in mock combat, leaving observers to approve his release.
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Golden Boy
Mishawaka
Indiana
Hamilton Spectator
Norse Seaman Saves Comrades From Seas
An unnamed 25 year old Norweg ian second mate earned the St Olav Medal and the War Medal for personal gallantry after swimming 500 yards in January Atlantic waters to reach a loose lifeboat and row it back to a sinking vessel rescuing 18 crew members. The awards were presented by Hon Daniel Steen at the Norwegian Legation while the sailor’s name remains undisclosed. The ship was attacked by submarines off between the Azores and Bermuda as shells and incendiaries caused a fire. The seaman’s father mother sisters and brothers still live in Norway. He described the night of shelling and the deathly danger before saving his shipmates.
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Atlantic
Montreal Star
Daniel Steen
St. Olav
Norway
Steen
Azores
Bermuda
The Human Comedy by William Saroyan review
A concise praise for The Human Comedy, depicting Homer Macauley and an American family during wartime. Highlights include Willie Grogan the telegraph operator and Marcus's departing troop train as quiet, powerful vignettes.
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Homer Macauley
San Joaquin Valley
Homer
Ulysses
Covington
Willie ‘Grogan
Spangler
Marcus
William Saroyan
George J. McLeod
Milkweed Leaves Sought For Rubber Research Project
The Department of Agriculture will pay three cents a pound for hand prepared milkweed leaves for a National Research Council project at the University of Western Ontario. An alternative price of 30 per ton applies for leaves cut by binder and stored in sheaves.
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Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
University of Western Ontario
London
St. Thomas Times
Soviet Women Take Up Farming Roles Across Russia
With all able bodied men in the fighting forces, Soviet women have filled farming duties. In the last two years about 700000 women learned to operate tractors and combine harvesters and run farms nationwide.
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Russia
Rising living costs in Canada and the United States
The Edmonton Journal reports U S cost of living rose 24 percent and food 46 percent from January 1941 to May 1943 while Canada saw a 12 percent rise in living costs and 18 percent in food over the same period.
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United States
Canada
Edmonton Journal
Belated German gun in action near Britain reported in London
The Windsor Star reports a new German gun with longer range than earlier shells, seen in action near Britain after previously shelling Calais. The inventor will be saddened to learn he arrived as the party was ending.
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Britain
Calais
London
Windsor Star
The Day's Round of a Wise Ottawa Citizen Quote
An aged Black woman explains contentment with hard labor saying she works hard when active and rests softly when idle. She adds that worry leads to sleep, reflecting a stoic, practical philosophy noted by the Ottawa Citizen.
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Ottawa Citizen
Army declares soldiers better fed than civilians
A satirical note from The New Yorker jokes that the Army’s food is so superior that soldiers may begin sending cheery letters to lift civilian morale, implying military provisions outshine civilian meals.
Opinion Ages: Shifting views Across a Lifespan
Owen Sound Sun-Times quotes a three stage view of opinion change. Youth clings to certainty, middle age questions, and old age admits error with limited recourse. A concise reflection on evolving beliefs.
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Owen Sound
Sun-Times
Sneak Goal in Japan Opens Football Practice
The Peterborough Examiner notes football is widely played in Japan with strong early competition to score goals before kick-off. The item highlights growing interest and local enthusiasm for the sport abroad.
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Japan
Peterborough Examiner
Potato Popular Item in Service Mess
A brief note identifies potatoes as one of the most popular food items in any service mess, highlighting its favored status among diners.
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