Organized Censorship Of Mail Matter Necessary To Guard War Secrets
Canadian censorship officials describe wartime mail screening as essential and largely accepted. Letters are read for indiscretions and details that could aid the enemy, while enclosures of money are removed and noted. Linguists at Ottawa process mail from many countries, with readers focusing on carelessness rather than deliberate espionage.
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Schmors
F. E. Jaliffe
Ottaws
Gottawe
Ottawa
Atlantic
Mr. Jolliffe
Wrong Ideas About Food Debunked by Nutritionists
The U S Department of Agriculture says fear of acid forming foods is unfounded and urges a well rounded diet including milk eggs fruits vegetables and cereals with some meat fish or poultry. It argues different acids in fruits mix naturally and there is no need to avoid combining foods.
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Federal Bureau of Home Economics
Shania
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Germans use aged brandy to power bombers in Charente
A French refugee says Germans improvise fuel from 60 year old brandy in Cognac land to power bombers. He describes food scarcity in Bordeaux since July and widespread Gestapo presence in towns and cafes, with queues for rations and quiet observation by agents.
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Charente
London
Bordeaux
France
Birds with Wings Loss Across Species
A note on avian adaptation states that while all birds possess wings, a number of species have diminished or lost wing use over time due to evolving environments and survival strategies.
Children’s Crusade in Norway Sparks School Uprisings
A New York Times summary notes growing youth resistance in Norway as pupils attack Nazi puppet youth groups in classrooms and schools. The movement, linked to broader anti occupation struggles, sees expulsions and school strikes while warnings of harsher suppression loom.
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Norway
Nagis
Lillehammer
New York Times
Clever Young Inventor Studies Bomb Concept
Allan Ramsden a 14 year old from Nelson British Columbia has devised a directional bomb using a photo electric cell to guide by light. The idea has been presented to the Ottawa inventions board with letters from O J Waters and S J Cook indicating it is under consideration.
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Allan Ramsden
Nelson
B.C
Inventions Board
Ottawa
Young Ramsden
O. J. Waters
J. L. Ralston
Defence
Trinidads latest gift boosts empire war effort funds
Trinidad has given $250,000 more to Britain, bringing its total aid to $2,750,000, and has also loaned $2,500,000 to the British government interest free. Canada leads global paper exports, with Rewsprint making up about 92 percent. Venezuela’s current coffee crop is expected to be about three fifths larger than the last crop.
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Trinidad
Britain
Canada
Venezuela
The Public's Duty to Shape Our News
The Press challenges Canadians to reflect on who writes the news and who shapes the nation. It urges citizens to act honestly in business, love their neighbor, and build tainted-free homes. The piece notes the French population rose from 34 million in 1840 to 42 million by 1940.
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Canada
Greek Ships Available to be Requisitioned in War Effort
The Greek government authorized the Greek shipping committee in London to requisition all Greek shipping outside the eastern Mediterranean. Full powers of control are conferred to ensure ships serve the allied war effort, including vessels over 4,000 tons in the eastern Mediterranean. The committee acts in consultation with the British ministry of shipping. Greece’s merchant fleet totaled 607 ships of 1,780,666 tons at the war’s start, with 56 ships of about 250,000 tons lost to date.
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Greek Shipping Committee
London
Mediterranean
Ministry of Shipping
Athens
Canadians Meet Queen At Windsor Castle Tea
Young Canadian airmen, first fruits of the Empire Air Training plan, arrived in London and were guests of the Queen at Windsor Castle. An airman said, I had seen Her Majesty on the Canadian tour, I never dreamed I’d have tea with her in her own castle. She’s just grand.
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London
Windsor Castle
Bulls Color Blindness and Aggression Misconception
The text states that bulls are color blind and do not get mad upon seeing red. It notes that moving objects, regardless of color, agitate the animal.
Crochet Pattern 6833 for Girls Accessories
Crochet pattern 6833 offers options to crochet one or both accessories for a girl, using sections for easy crafting. Includes directions, illustration, stitches, materials, from the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg, with address details and publisher notes.
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Fiorsehold Arts Department
Winnipeg
So Newsrees Onion
Union
Dermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks Pattern Book Publ
Motion Pictures Playing Part In The Training Of Canada's Armed Forces
Lt. Nicholson, first fighter pilot to win Victoria Cross, describes shooting down a Mesverachmitt, then bailing out from a damaged aircraft. Motion pictures play a key role in Canada’s armed forces training, with British master films, Canadian-made reels, and slides used to teach tactics, weapons, and vehicle details across training centers and camps.
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Canada
Nicholson
Victoria
Royse Air Force Flier
Southampton
Dominion
Defence Department
British War Office
London
Britain
London Daily Mail
Defence Headquarters
Petawa
Camp Borden
Connaugh
London Daily Telegraph Praises War Hospital Care
The London Daily Telegraph notes bombs target hospitals in London during the war but asserts hospital care continues. It praises nurses and doctors for saving patients and honors emergency planning that provides immediate treatment and bed reserves in safer areas, calling it a miracle of war organization.
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London Daily Telegraph
London
Luftwaffe
Canada’s Postwar Growth Outlook Across Population and Trade
Canada could gain population from skilled labor and refugees from Britain and postwar immigration. Economic strength would rise as export dependence on farm products and raw materials declines. Finances would grow more reliant on foreign capital investment, with wartime acceleration mirroring the United States 50 to 25 years prior.
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Canada
Great Britain
United Suatea
National City Bank of New York
Had Brillant Idea Over the Atlanta Constitution's Telephone
A feminine caller asked about column width and a recipe problem. the exchange reveals two inch columns and a cake baking confusion. The King has provided London with four motor ambulances and eight mobile canteens after tours showing appreciation for such vehicles.
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Atlanta Constitution
London
Limburger Cheese Name Origin From Limbourg Belgium
Limburger cheese originated in Limbourg Belgium giving it its name. Stage folk superstition holds whistling in a dressing room is bad luck.
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Limbourg
Belgium
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