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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
3
The Montreal Star argues that Canadians should purchase British goods to support the war economy. Every dollar spent on British products returns as war orders and keeps Britain’s market open to Canadian products, strengthening both economies as war consumes global resources.
Leo Landseer, a London photographer awaiting RAF call up, leads seven crews to duplicate millions of records before air raids. His firm copied church and museum ledgers, pawnbrokers’ books, and a £4,000 railway order involving nearly a million photos to safeguard commerce records.
Wealthy refugees from Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, and other Nazi-affected countries have brought over $1,000,000 to British Columbia. About half funds buy homes and apartment buildings, with former Austrian and Czech capital funding lumber mills and plywood plants. Leon Korner, ex-forest chief of Czecho-Slovakia, is innovating the hemlock lumber industry via air drying. J. G. Prentice and L. L G. Bentley, ex-Czech industrialists, supply plywood for Canadian aircraft.
Report notes a $78 million state outlay on dougimuts amid claims of hidden wealth from minerals and oil. The piece cites a dubious link between heavy spending and perceived private money in mines and wells. It mentions Russia and the Ogpu secret police in a broad, unverified context.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a 1918 Royal Air Force tribute by King George V praising RAF pilots and crews. It notes their role across theaters from Gallipoli to Mesopotamia, the birth of the RAF, and the need for American aircraft to bolster Britain against Nazi odds.
Amid wartime bombardment at Regent's Park, London Zoo animals react with varied behavior. Chimps Min Bill Alf and Fanny hide in a corner, while 30 monkeys and 4 zebras briefly escaped due to cage damage. George the camel hauls debris, giraffes demand rare treats, and hippos eat all.
A United press note recalls American editors arguing over the correct spelling of Court of St James with apostrophe. British officials translated the matter, concluding the proper form is Court of St James's, a decision confirmed after hours of study and old volumes.
Robert King reported equipment theft from his motor boat in Green Bay Wisconsin. When asked for the boat name he quipped Who cares. Police pressed for the name. The phrase becomes the focal point of the report.
Speed flier Col Roscoe Turner praised the Royal Air Force as the best flying organization in the world and urged Canada and the United States to keep aircraft flowing for common defense. He predicted more American flyers would join the RAF and RCAF. A Smithfield hen egg auction in England for Red Cross raised £8.
Abubakr Sultan of Sokoto writes Africa’s reply about the Win-the-War Fund. He notes Muslims in the Northern Provinces of Nigeria contributed voluntarily through mosques and schools. The letter says a large sum was collected as a token of loyal prayers for British victory and the enemy’s defeat.
A New Brunswick curiosity called Magnetic Hill fascinates visitors and locals alike. Reports describe cars seeming to roll uphill when left in neutral near a white post, with various theories offered from optical illusion to earth magnetism. The St Thomas Times-Journal notes no official local explanation yet.
Nazi officers place wives and families in luxury villas at Bordeaux and Biarritz while thousands of women and children flee bombed German areas to France. The Empire Mine in Gram Valley California has poured gold bullion for 90 years, with 190 miles of tunnels. Every dollar spent on an Empire product funds the war effort.
The British bicycle industry plans to export 1,250,000 bicycles or parts within a year under the bicycle war export group with Board of Trade support. Emphasis on U S and Canada markets, lighter open frame machines, and American style features like coaster hubs and wider tires. A trade mission led by Lord Willingdon promotes Britain as a stock producer for prompt overseas supply while South American buyers show demand. Green goggles and chameleon color notes appear as stray non-summaries but do not affect the main trade story.
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