War Office lists six Army chaplains among prisoners
A War Office casualty list includes six Army chaplains among the prisoners. Queen’s Grant Banting, 86, mother of Sir Frederick Banting, dies in Alliston Ontario. King approves Gowrie continuation as Governor General of Australia. Germany threatens France with deportation of youth for resistance. Kingsley Wood reports Britain and allies have raised 8 million pounds for aircraft. Merriman receives the George Cross. Gandhi urges restraint in protest against India's war participation. Health ministry denies epidemics but warns of pestilence risk from Hitler's allies.
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War Office
Margaret Grant Banting
Vother
Frederick Banting
Alliston
Ont
Lord Gowrie
Australia
Lyons Radio
France
Bir Kingsley Wood
Britain
Empire
Arthur Douglas Merriman
Directorate of Scientific Research
Ministry of Supply
London Gazette
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Health Ministry
Great Britain
Hitler
Flying Schools Progress For Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Eleven remaining schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be in operation by June 15 1941 or earlier. No 2 Air Command headquarters reports provision for service flying observers and bombing and gunnery training. Seven schools already operate including four million dollar establishments in Manitoba and training at Yorkton North Battleford Dafoe and Prince Albert Sask.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
No. 2 Air Command
Yorkton
North Battleford
Sask
Dafoe
Prince Albert
Bask
Wrong Kina of Bridge Party Brings Strained Morning
A woman recounts a bridge party where she claims bad luck struck after meeting a man her husband introduced as a famed bridge expert. Her husband, unaware of any fault, denies involvement as she vents, calling the man an engineer instead of a celebrity.
Becomes Valuable Crop The Kansas City Times
Frost killed lespedeza, a Korean legume similar to alfalfa, is praised as a versatile soil builder, pasture and hay crop. Since an ounce seed arrived 22 years ago at Missouri College of Agriculture, 7.5 million acres in Missouri are now lespedeza, nearly double corn acreage, marking a landmark agricultural success.
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Kansas City
Missouri
H. G. Wells
Mara
Missouri College of Agriculture
Britain plans 360 merchant ships built in U S yards
Wall Street Journal reports representatives of the British government in the United States negotiating a program to build about 360 merchant ships in U S shipyards at an estimated cost of around 750 million. The plan calls for four to seven new yards on the Atlantic Pacific and gulf coasts to avoid labor shortages. Ships would displace about 14 000 tons and carry 4 000 tons of steel, with Scotch marine boilers and reciprocating engines preferred as they are simpler to operate than newer turbines.
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The
Wall Street Journal
United States
United States Shipping Board
Vlan
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Scotch Marine
Rescued British Captain Breaks Silence On Prison Ship
Captain C. Arundell of the sunken Haxby told how a British submarine rescued him near France as German raids scuttled and interned crew. He described life aboard the prison ship and a Norwegian freighter under Nazi control, noting scarce food and putrid meals while traveling the world on German vessels.
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France
C. Arundell
United States
Arundell
England
New Zealand
Arundel
Canada Army Skiers Begin Training At Ottawa Farm
About 15 soldiers of Canada’s army skiers received their first military ski instruction at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa. They learned marching, turning and formations while dressed in white parkas that made them nearly invisible in a light snowfall. One drill involved dragging tree branches to erase ski trails from aerial observation. after completing the course at Ottawa, they will instruct personnel at their unit headquarters.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Otj Laws
Dover Channel Freedom Symbol From The Dover Patrol
The New York Times piece reflects on the English Channel as Britain’s lifeblood and liberty shield. It links Dover tides to national history, the Dover Patrol’s wartime legacy, and a belief that tyranny cannot cross the Channel.
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Straits of Dover
North Sea
Goodwin Sands
Dover
Caesar
William the Conqueror
Monk
Nelson
Napoleon
Boulogne
Drake
Channel
Britain
Chaucer
English
Dover Patrol
New York Times
Egypt to ship wheat to Greece in exchange for phosphates
Egypt agrees to ship wheat to Greece to satisfy winter needs, with wheat from Australia. Egypt aims to bolster trade with Turkey and expand commerce with the United States to secure supplies and offset lost European markets.
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Egypt
Greece
Australia
Turkey
United States
Gulf Stream Moves About 140 Miles Daily
The Gulf Stream is described as traveling roughly 140 miles each day, indicating its swift movement across the Atlantic. This daily pace underscores its role in warming climates and influencing marine conditions along its path.
Anne Adams Pattern 4608 Aprons Available in Three Styles
Practical gift pattern 4608 for Apron A B C features heart shaped top scallop edged pockets and lace trim. Sizes small to large with fabric and rickrack requirements. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for order forms.
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Anne, Adams
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDernot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canadian Red Cross Ships Relief to Britain Air Raid Victims
A Toronto cable states Canadian Red Cross warehouses in Britain sent twelve thousand blankets and clothing to Coventry Birmingham Bristol and Southampton for air raid victims. Dr. Fred W Routley says since the first raid, supplies including tons of food and thousands of garments have been distributed. Over six million articles have been shipped in the war's first year and more than sixty two thousand blankets have reached Britain. The Women’s War Work Committee plans to produce half a million clothing items for refugees evacuees and air raid victims in Britain.
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Canadian Red Cross
Britain
Coventry
Birmingham
Bristol
Southampton
Toronto
Fred W. Routley
Canada
Punished First Clever Airman Lands Two Planes
L. G. Fuller of the Royal Australian Air Force earned a mixed reaction after landing two inter-locked planes following a mid air collision near Wagga New South Wales months ago. He forfeited seven days pay and 14 days confinement for commenting to a Sydney newspaper without command authority. Despite the penalty his flying skill earned him promotion to sergeant, passing the efficient airman test, and overseas draft awaiting embarkation.
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L. G. Fuller
Royal Australian Air Force
Wagga
New South Wales
R.aa.f
Sydney
Telescopes Do Not Brighten Moon and Planets
A concise note explains that telescopes do not increase an object’s intrinsic brightness. Instead they gather more light to reveal detail, making faint features visible without altering actual luminosity.
Prayer Teach Us to Pray Luke Eleven Lesson
Sunday school lesson from Luke eleven explores Jesus teaching on prayer. It contrasts formal forms with heartfelt seeking and persistence, citing Luke eleven plus devotional reflections from Psalm one twenty one and William Wordsworth. The piece emphasizes daily bread, forgiveness, and steadfast persistence in prayer.
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Jesus
John
the Baptist
Moffatt
Wordsworth
Donald Hankey
Education Expert Urges Canadian Model For U S Soldier Training
Dr. Morse Cartwright of New York praises Canada’s soldier education program after talks in Ottawa with the Canadian Legion. He urges a two fold system for the United States combining on site and post war facilities, noting morale and democracy hinge on educated minds. He warns about Nazi officers lacking democratic training and knowledge of postwar world. History joke closes the piece.
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Morse Cartwright
New York
United States
Canada
Cartwright
Ottawa
Canadian Legion
Dominion
Dr. Cartwright
Legion
Canadian General Staff
Edison Patents First Practical Electric Lamp in 1880
A historic note records that Thomas A. Edison secured the first practical electric lamp patent on January 27, 1880, marking a milestone in electrical innovation. The remaining fragment mentions a disconnected line about baseball in Nicaragua, which does not form a coherent fact.
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Thomas A. Edison
Lord Horder Reviews Britain's Health After War
In the Sunday Times Lord Horder the Dean of British medicine weighs nation’s health after a year of war. He notes high physical health, declines in diphtheria and scarlet fever, and nearby figures for poliomyelitis. He contrasts with Germany and urges support for research and immunization, ending with praise for wartime experts.
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Sunday Times
Lord Horder
Germany
Gumpert
Britain
Readers urged to request cancer articles from Health League
Editorial note invites readers to obtain Dr. McCullough's articles on cancer free of charge by writing to The Health League of Canada in Toronto Ontario. Include a request and mailed name and address.
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the Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
V1 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Nylon fabric to outfits for women predicted by Du Pont
Robert Clougher of Du Pont said nylon, made from coal, air and water, will soon be widely used beyond hosiery and lingerie. He spoke in New Rochelle, noting it will eventually clothe women head to toe including shoes hats gloves and dresses.
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Amercan
Robert Clougher
The
du Pont Co
New Rochelle
N.Y
Clougher
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