Briefly Told War Efforts Across Britain and Allies
In one month troops in Canada trained using YMCA facilities 1,500,000 times. One in three British post office staff joined the armed services or civil defense, totalling 323,000. London fire crews used downtime to craft 1,000 evacuated children toys. India produced a plastic container for air drops of gasoline and water, said S. S. Bhatanagar. A British army landing in Europe could echo Gallipoli, warns Lord Beaverbrook. Beaverbrook also urged a larger labor force for war production. Women's Auxiliary Air Force commissions open for meteorological weather forecasters in the RAF.
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Britain
Navy
Army
Air Force
Civil Defence Service
Home Guard
India
Bhatnagar
Europe
Gallipoli
Ronald Cross
Lord Beaverbrook
House of Commons
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Air Force
Between Two Fears Swiss Trade Struggles for Independence
The London Economist reviews Switzerland's trade and economic state noting fading wartime stockpiles and dwindling resources. It warns that mountainous Switzerland cannot sustain self sufficiency without coal, iron, or metal inputs, while dual fears persist over private industry and German economic pressure.
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Switzerland
France
London
Germany
Britain’s new light armor issued to several divisions
Still Being Tested A new type of lightweight body armor has been issued to several divisions of Britain's new army. Soldiers said they did not feel the additional burden after exercises in full fighting order, including double quick advances, periods without food and swimming across rivers. The armor was perfected after more than two years of experimentation, authorities said. It is still undergoing tests. The new armor's total weight is only about two pounds. It is padded inside and made in three sections. Details are a military secret.
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Britain
Polish Army Readies 100000 for Rus sian Front
A force of one hundred thousand Polish troops will be prepared soon to fight the Germans in Russia. They are said to strike a righteous blow for victory as the just cause of armed men.
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Russia
Galapagos Penguin's Equatorial Island Habitat
The Galapagos penguin lives on the equator in the Galapagos Islands, challenging the idea that all penguins inhabit Antarctic regions.
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Antarctic
Galapagos Islands
Equator
Germany's Travelling Grocery Trucks In Berlin Routes
Germany deploys mobile grocers on trucks covering daily Berlin routes at road speed. A typical car wheel spins about 800 revolutions per minute at low speeds.
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Germany
Berlin
Smaller Turkeys Hopeful News From State College
The Farm Research Division of North Carolina State College reports a smaller turkey is being developed for the market. As homes shrink, the nation’s annual turkey consumption adapts, with smaller birds easing use across meals.
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The
State College of North Carolina
Farm Research Division
North Carolina State College
New York Times
Turkey
Ean
Recreation for Canadian soldiers overseas noted in M C A request
The M C A has appealed to Canada for recreational supplies including 1400 rugby balls 2000 Chinese checkerboards 5000 checker boards 10000 cribbage boards 5000 horse shoe sets five gross golf balls 28800 Gecka playing cards and 64 boxing glove sets. The list illustrates a strong emphasis on leisure activities for soldiers abroad.
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M.C.A
Canada
Tail End Charlies Sought by RAF for Bomber Missions
Air Minister Power told parliament that air gunners nicknamed Tail End Charlies will be increased. He described them as the crew members who sit in the tail end of bombing machines with all heaven above and hell below.
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Rc.a.f
Power
Planning a Play Production and Two Piece Frock Pattern
Guidance on selecting drama material and staffing a production with time and experience considerations. Also features Anne Adams two piece frock pattern 4915 with design details and sewing instructions for Misses sizes 12 to 20, including fabric yardages and a 20 cent pattern order.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Winter shovel patriotism linked to steel conservation
The Kingston Whig Standard ponders if citizens should buy two snow shovels this winter to conserve steel for munitions, asking households to consider helping neighbors. The note ties wartime needs to a practical civic gesture while mentioning a distant bank failure in Scotland in 1878 and a whale’s feeding rate of one ton per day.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Canada
Tribute to Navy Troopships Crossing Atlantic Safely
The Montreal Star notes that Allied troop convoys crossed the Atlantic without loss as Hitler proclaims U boats will harm them. It credits the Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy and the Air Force for safeguarding sea lanes near land. Bulbs corms rhizomes and tubers are plant root forms.
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Hitler
Atlantic
Royal Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Air Force
Montreal Star
Spain country hotel notice prompts unusual safety warning
A Spanish country hotel displays a curious notice urging guests to remove their clothes before going to bed, a directive unusual in hospitality signage and prompting questions about its origin and intent.
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Spain
Sunday School December Lesson Summary
The lesson centers on Paul’s teaching of Christ’s love for the church and the church’s unity. Core texts include Matthew 16 and 18, Acts 2, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, and Revelation, with devotionals from Revelation 21.
Life of the early church and its unity and growth
The early Christian community at Pentecost grows to about three thousand believers who share teaching, prayer, meals, and social care in a voluntary, nonclerical fellowship. They meet in homes, distribute possessions to meet need, and live in brotherly love under God. The second segment outlines the church’s goal in Ephesians 4 11 16 with roles for apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers guiding saints toward unity and maturity in Christ.
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Christ
Paul
God
Wheat Stocks Reach All Time Canadian Visible Supply
The visible supply of Canadian wheat hit a record 502.4 million bushels on October 31 1941 with 455 million in Canadian elevators 20 million in U S elevators and 27 million in transit by rail or on the Great Lakes. The rise was gradual then accelerated in late October adding over 23 million bushels. Export shipments exceeded last year by 11.8 million bushels but did not offset farm movements.
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U.S
Great Lakes
Canada
Uninvited Guests Advice From BBC Broadcaster in Europe
The director of the V army in Europe Colonel Britton told occupied territory housewives to give the Germans the worst food and drink, saying it should be badly cooked to act as un invited guests.
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Colonel Britton
The
BBC
Europe
Occupied
Territories
Canada sees TB deaths drop with new methods
Modern TB control cuts deaths across provinces from 64 percent in Alberta to 33 percent in Quebec and 60 percent in Ontario between 1921 and 1939. Early detection via surveys targets contacts, nurses, students, teachers, and high-risk groups. sanatorium beds rise to about 11,000 with Ontario showing no waiting lists and a death rate of 28 per 100,000 versus 63.8 nationally.
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Canada
G. J. Wherrett
Canadian Public Health Journal
Alberta
Quebec
Ontario
No Idle Planes Exemption Noted In Britain Air Aid
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, minister of aircraft production, told the House of Commons that apart from one exception nearly all U S airplanes shipped to Britain were not left in crates for long. He denied claims that hundreds remained unused, noting the sole exception involved a French government ordered type.
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J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
House of Commons
United States
Britain
Husband and Wife Spar Over Steak Taste in Quip
A husband remarks the steak tastes burnt leather prompting his wife to reply with a witty line about strange things he has eaten in his life. The exchange is a lighthearted domestic quip.
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MR. Go-To
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