Heavy British order for bacon and hams pushed on Canada
Canada maneuvers to meet a record 641 million pounds pork contract for Britain in 1942 while expanding cheese exports to 150 million pounds. Dairy and bacon programs rely on co operation of farmers and industry. Hog slaughter targets and egg shipments rise as Britain demands more food.
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United Kingdom
United States
Britain
Canada
Agriculture Department
Department
Dairy Products Board
Ontario
Quebec
British Food Ministry
Dominion
Montreal
Empire
Canadian Seaboard
Canadian Bacon Board
Merchant Seaman Bartley Returns To Sea After Meeting Royal Pair
Charles Bartley a 49 year old Royal Navy veteran recalls fate turning toward merchant service after a meeting with King George and Queen Elizabeth. He describes prior struggle to rejoin sea duty during the present war, brief service with Pioneer Corps, and a later impulse that led to immediate success returning to sea aboard merchant ships.
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Charles Bartley
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Collingwood
King George
Bartley
Pioneer Corps
Queen Elizabeth
Sir Edward Evans
H.M.S
Collingwood
Sir Edward
Bomb blast forces fireman heart stomach to switch places
During a heavy London raid, 41 year old Norman Daniels was knocked down by a bomb blast. Surgeons report his heart and stomach shifted positions for a fraction of a second before a shard pierced his chest. He survived thanks to quick medical care and the surgeons who repaired him.
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Norman Daniels
Daniels
London
Bone China Origins And Bone Content Story
The London Listener recounts how bone content gives translucency to china and explains the origin of bone china. It notes European attempts to imitate the ware, a French missionary tale, and the Chinese sage’s advice about adding bone for strength.
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China
Europe
London
Duke of Gloucester Ends Gibraltar Visit First Royal Return Since 1937
The Duke of Gloucester returns to England after a week on The Rock his first royal visit since 1937. He inspected daily life on Gibraltar visiting country homes of Spanish residents and was cheered by locals as he left the fortress.
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Duke of Gloucester
England
Gibraltar
the Rock
Curious Laundryman Hears a Mysterious Description
A hesitant customer questions a laundryman who reveals a peculiar label. The description reads as "fat man who never smiles," prompting curiosity about the item and its origin.
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Laundryman
Hills recluse Sam Cleland returns to mining life
Sam Cleland, a 77 year old prospector once living in isolation in the mountains, leaves Wells B C after hearing war news. A WWI veteran who was wounded at Vimy Ridge and once homesteaded in Peace River country, he doubts Britain and Germany are at war again and plans to return to the hills, possibly staying put later. He says he hasn't seen a fellow human since 1932.
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Sam Cleland
Wells
B.C
Mountain Goat” Country
Cleland
Vimy Ridge
Becomes A Habit Planes Even In America War and Peace Time
RAF ace Wing Commander Roland S. S. Tuck, 25, testing a Bel Air cobra in Buffalo, notes his wartime flying habits persist. He says he stays alert for non existent enemy planes, scanning up and down and sideways while over the Niagara River.
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America
R.A.F
Buffalo
English Channel
France
Roland S. S. Tuck
Niagara River
Hitler Quote Touts British Spirit In World War II Propaganda
Adolf Hitler authored the line praising British resolve used in placards across the Middle East and Asia as Part of wartime propaganda prepping for action in Libya. The quote appears in Mein Kampf, attributed to Hitler but cited here as British propaganda.
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Libya
Middle East
India
Tobruk
Cairo
Baghdad
Teheran
Adolf Hitler
Freedom's Champion Churchill Birthday Tribute
The New York Times paid editorial tribute to Prime Minister Churchill on his 67th birthday. It praised his embodiment of free men’s sentiments and his utterances as widely read, urging he be spared to spur humanity against oppression and intolerance.
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The
New York Times
Churchill
Times
Alaska Declares About 4500 Native Reindeer Owners
The article notes approximately 4500 native rein deer owners in Alaska, outlining the scale of ownership and its regional distribution. It discusses the economic and cultural role of reindeer herding among Indigenous communities and the potential policy impacts.
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Alaska
Eye Witness Accounts Cite Polish Nazi Atrocities
The Ottawa Journal notes eye witness accounts and a London government book detailing savage German crimes in Poland. Reports describe mass executions, 70 000 to 82 000 civilians murdered, and prison camp deaths, with specific incidents including 53 Jews shot and public executions in Warsaw, Lublin, and Gdansk areas.
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Poland
London
Warsaw
Novy
No. 9
Nalewski Street
Lublin
M.I
Gydnia
Tiny four-millionth inch flu bullet ID’d by electron image
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania describe isolating a four millionth inch protein particle as the influenza agent. The nonliving but self-reproducing particle attaches to larger particles, aiding spread. A vaccine using protamine is being tested in animals, with human trials planned.
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American Philosophical Society
Leslie A. Chambers
Werner Henle
Eldridge Reeves Johnson Research Foundation
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Princess Donates Blood for Soldiers and Air Raid Victims
Lady Patricia Ramsay daughter of the Duke of Connaught and granddaughter of Queen Victoria gave half a pint of blood for wounded soldiers and air raid victims in a charitable gesture reflecting royal support for wartime needs.
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Patricia Ramsay
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Queen Victoria
Plums Used as Pickles in Japan Widespread Practice
In Japan plums serve as pickles in most households with the fruit favored for preserving. The note highlights common domestic use and cultural habit surrounding plums.
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Japan
Cob Pipe Corn Farmer Exceeds Expectations in Missouri
J. G. Gray of Clay County Missouri farms corn mainly for cobs used in pipe making. Last year he raised 7000 bushels of cobs and expects 360000 good cobs from which about 1 000 000 pipes can be produced. He has farmed 21 years and 15 years specialize in cob pipe corn under contract with a Washington Missouri cob pipe producer.
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J. G. Gray
Clay County
Missouri
Gray
Washington
Navy leadership warns against postwar naval downsizing
Vice-Admiral Alfred E. Evans, head of Britain’s admiralty technical mission to Ottawa, told the Empire Club of Canada that shrinking the fleet after the war would be folly. He warned that a first line of defense cannot be hastily improvised and that ships require a year to build while trained sailors take about four years to train.
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Alfred E. Evans
British Admiralty
Ottawa
Empire Club of Canada
Empire
Clever Engineer Drives Faster Shell Production in Britain
A young Scots engineer from Coatbridge Lanarkshire devised new forging methods that officials say have tremendously accelerated shell production in Britain in a truly amazing way.
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Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
Britain
Wood in Australia Most Abundant Eucalyptus Type
Australia contains the greatest abundance of hardwoods, with eucalyptus trees dominating the nation's forests. The eucalyptus species provide a wide range of timber products and ecological benefits across multiple regions.
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Australia
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