Canada leads wartime metal exports and production
The text notes a major wartime shift in metal production for military use. Canada emerges as the world’s largest metal exporter, supplying aluminum, copper, nickel, and magnesium for arms and aircraft. It highlights Canada’s mercury mine, supplying domestic needs since 1942 and exporting surplus to Britain and the United States.
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Canada
United Nations
British Empire
Britain
United States
Canada’s Mining Promise Amid War Time Exports
Canada’s metal exports to the United Kingdom and allies surged at war start, depleting resources though vast future deposits remain. Northwest regions hold potential for new mines as modern geologic methods replace old prospecting. The sector before the war employed 107,000 directly and supported about 1.2 million indirectly.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Pacific
United States
The
North West
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Advisory Committee
Maine
Allied troops praise Germanys Royal Tiger tank on front
Officers and men of the Second Armored Division in Germany report the Royal Tiger tank with a 88 mm gun outclasses their Shermans. They note at least 23 Royal Tigers knocked out on this front but attribute successes to luck or overwhelming force. The Tiger weighs 67 to 72 tons, tops about 20 mph, with 6 inches of frontal armor and two to four inches on sides and rear.
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Germany
Second Armored
Bamboo Cane Harvest Binds Britain In War Time
A British harvest of bamboo cane spreads across the isles as supply from China and Japan dwindles. Cornwall once led cane growth but now Scotland also yields fine canes, with dealers roaming the country to buy entire groves. Bundled 100 cane bundles are processed on special machines for front line crop support.
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Britain
Cornwall
China
Japan
Scotland
British ‘Isles
Milk Paste Heals Wounds in Soviet Hospitals
Soviet scientists developed a paste made from pressed milk that speeds wound healing. At a Novosibirsk hospital soldiers with slow recoveries improved after paste application, outpacing novocaine, UV treatment, antiseptics, and baths. The paste was widely used during the Leningrad blockade. Ordinary straight pins are scarce in Holland.
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Novosibirsk
Leningrad
Ration rules for leaving Canada and baby ration cards
Citizens leaving Canada for more than 60 days must surrender their ration book and reapply on return for a new book. One preserves coupon covers every 12 ounce jar of cranberry sauce. Applications for newborn baby ration books may be made at hospitals with evaporated milk cards if needed. For garment complaints, return to the store first, then send purchase details to Ottawa's Standards division. Send questions about Consumers' News or the Blue Book to wartime offices in your province.
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U.S.A
Canada
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
W.P.T.E
Standards Division
Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
War brides immigration trends and welcome in Canada
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes that about 21 500 war brides and 8 300 children are in Britain with 400 to 500 British girls joining the number each month. It suggests a sizable immigration movement and says all newcomers to Canada deserve warm welcomes.
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Britain
Canada
Brockville
Evacuating Channel Islands Dilemma in Wartime
From a London Daily Telegraph letter, the Channel Islands with 60 000 inhabitants face a new problem as German garrisons of about 7000 are cut off and cannot be evacuated or reinforced. A proposal suggests evacuating them with honors to avoid fighting for British lives, while the islands’ strategic value has diminished.
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Channel Islands
France
Germany
London Daily Telegraph
Britain
Daily Telegraph
lOttows Journal
RCAF
R.c.a-F
Canada
Flc.a-F
J. M. Mills
St John
N.B
J. Montgomery
Toronto
J. W. Mackvain
Montreal
G. C Abbot
Camp Alica
Haney
R. L. Loveday
London
Value Of Forests Necessary For Our Continued Existence
A Vancouver Province editorial warns forests are vital for future existence and livelihoods. It asserts long term conservation prevents desertification and loss of farming, noting past civilizational collapses from overcut forests. It highlights cedar heat oil as important for moth larvae control.
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Vancouver Province
Tirpitz still afloat after torpedo blows and bomb hits
The Tirpitz reportedly survived two torpedoings by Russians and Allies and multiple bombings, prompting experts to compare its resilience with the Bismarck. Air reconnaissance shows the ship keel-up in shallow water, hinting at salvage potential to study German construction. Wing Cmdr. Tait and his squadron demonstrated that even massive warships can be destroyed by a direct 12,000 pound bomb.
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Cmdr. Tait
Smile Awhile Snowball of Jokes and Snappy Lines
A collage of quick quips and humorous vignettes about marriage work and manners. Couples argue over hats and flowers while neighbors tease and a dusky soldier explains artillery humor. A stage joke ends with a ducking bow as a yellow flag signals pestilence aboard a ship.
A Hotel Scene in Oxford County
The narrator describes a misty Oxford County afternoon and a hotel stay with a calm, orderly room. He notes the smooth latch, quiet desk clerk, exact room 14, and a neat bed space. A half morocco Bible hints the keeper once slept in hotels before owning one.
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Oxford County
Morpheus
Lucky Civilians as U S Army Frees Metz Food Stock
The United States third Army released vast captured German winter reserves to Metz civilians. The hoarded stock included 150 tons of frozen beef 20 tons of frozen corn 50 carloads of flour another 150 tons of flour large supplies of canned goods and quantities of cheese.
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United States 3Rd Army
Metz
OWI Clarifies Pronunciation Myths Across Languages
The Office of War Information dispels a common belief that Japanese cannot pronounce the letter R. It notes the Chinese struggle with R while Japanese speakers often have trouble with L, clarifying widely repeated linguistic fallacies.
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Office of War Information
O.W.I
Tobacco Use in Middle America Religions and Medicine
Indigenous peoples in central regions used tobacco as medicinal aid and as incense in sacred ceremonies, reflecting its ceremonial and healing roles in their practices.
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Middle America
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