Germany built up metal supply for eleven years before war
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes Germany planned its conquest starting in 1952 and built a broad metal stockpile. It cites rising imports 1932–39 in copper, manganese, nickel and other metals, plus controlled zinc and lead output in 1840s periods, to meet armament needs while diverting civilian use. It highlights iron ore from Ukraine and Sweden, aluminum and other metals, and notes shortages in tungsten and nickel.
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British
United States
Germany
Charles Will Wright
United States Bureau of Mines
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Spain
Norway
Sweden
France
Italy
Hungary
Canada
Great Britain
Mexico
Baird Demonstrates Color Pictures Anew For TV Progress
Better Pictures Television announces progress toward three dimensional color images. Pioneer John J. Baird publicly demonstrates a hand holding bright colored flowers. The Aztec origin of the word cocktail is linked to a Teltec noble sending his daughter with a drink the king named zochtil.
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John J. Baird
Baird
Teltec
Reading facts from a distant past
The text cites large loan figures for public libraries in Canada in 1939 and claims women buy a majority of men neckwear. It also mentions numerous wars since history began. The fragment combines statistics on libraries, fashion, and war with minimal context.
Canada seeks new mineral sources for war needs
Government and geologists press exploration for strategic minerals as 1942 shortages loom. Canada, a top producer of copper, lead, and zinc from domestic sources, seeks manganese and tungsten to aid steel and munitions. Two New Brunswick sites operate but fail to meet war demand. Magdalen Islands exploration is launched with high grade ore reported.
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United States
Canada
New Brunswick
New Bruns
Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Reina
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Revels In Work Churchill Stands Up To Strain At Sixty
London correspondent notes British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, nearly seventy, endures immense strain with remarkable concentration. He works mostly overnight, naps in afternoons, and relies on sleep, army training, and polo to stay fit though he chain-smokes cigars.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Churchill
Winston
L. G
Mr. Churchill
Substitutes Considered as Rubber Tire Trials in Germany
A hospital scene shows a young officer and a nurse with a humorous exchange about a good night kiss. The article notes Germany experiments with paper based tires as a rubber substitute for bicycles, promising tires in about two months at low cost in marks.
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Germany
Tungsten from Slave Lake Lights Wartime Mining Drive
Canada vessels Hollinger and Coated Smelters near the Slave Lake tungsten find as the Federal Mines Department develops extraction methods. A high grade deposit yields ore shipments to Wah Chang Trading Co in New York while prospector teams survey Canada for a strategic mineral vital to munitions and mass production. The United States relies on imports amid a threatened supply from South China, underscoring Slave Lake’s potential Allied impact.
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Slave Lake
Canada
Hollinger and
Coated Smelters
Tts
Federal Mines Department
Hollinger
Phillips Property
B.C
Dominion
Be‘ing
Wah Chang
New York
South China
Burma Road
Britain
United States
Frozen Nazi soldiers found on Eastern Front in winter chill
Bodies of Nazi troops are discovered frozen in ditches and against fences amid snow on the Russian front. The harsh winter and wasteland conditions overwhelm the invaders, echoing memories of Napoleonic losses and the brutal toll of war.
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Russia
Doctor proposes five minute air raid broadcasts to steady nerves
Dr. A. E. Carver a nerve specialist suggests daily five minute broadcasts of air raid noises to immunize British nerves and bolster civilian morale during wartime.
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A. E. Carver
Abbreviation Xmas History in Parliamentary Library
A study in Ottawa’s parliamentary library traces Xmas from 14th century monogram usage to modern debates. Authorities note Christ monogram symbolism and medieval reverence, while a contemporary critic argues against the abbreviation as irreverent or lazy.
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Parliamentary
Ottawa
Crist
Wrycliff
Christ
Cristes Maease
Hat Scare Triggers Bomb Hoax in Saint Joseph
A Saint Joseph Mississippi bomb scare report triggered when a passerby warned of a bomb under a highway viaduct. Police found only a black derby hat shining in the sun, the source noting women’s hats are often blamed for frightful spectacles.
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Saint Joseph
Miss
Crochet chair set and patterns from Winnipeg issue
An article describes a Glet crochet chair set that suits homes with pets and also serves as scarf ends or buffet decor. It references Pattern 7154 with charts, directions, and stitch illustrations, notes materials, and asks readers to send for the pater lead via the Household Arts Department of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union, including the address at 175 Mc Dermot Avenue EF. It mentions an Alice Breeks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Breeks
Canada approves vitamin rich flour and bread standards
Standards for two new Canada approved types of vitamin B rich flour and bread were announced by Pensions Minister Mackenzie. Adopted by Order in Council, the regulations take effect February 2 1942 with a conference planned to organize commercial production. The program aims to protect consumers and support wartime needs by clarifying white and brown Canada approved products while allowing existing non white options under the Food and Drugs Act.
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Dominion
M Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Canada
Warning on liberty and emergency powers in wartime
The speaker denounces clamor for internment and release of aliens, pleads for consistent liberty for all, and warns against unprogressive elements urging limits on emergency powers despite fifth column threats, arguing the need to act decisively in defense.
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Isles of Man
Weir Project Studied for Niagara Falls Preservation
Canadian and United States officials study submerged breakwater options to protect cataracts and prevent ice jam shortages. Construction of a crest-above weir is planned to begin next spring with delegates including Major George R. Goethals, C. S. Cline, and Colonel William Kelly participating.
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United States
George R. Goethals
Buffalo District
C.S. Cline
Ontario Hydro Power Commission
William Kelly
Niagara Falls Power Company
Fun Worth Hay-J ing On Mackinac Island
A playful note asserts only amusing fun endures after morning rise and states that no automobiles are allowed on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
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Mackinac Island
Michigan
Handling Of Eggs For Transport To The United Kingdom
A War-Time Production pamphlet warns that rough roads and fast travel jars and jolts which break the egg contents reduce quality and render eggs useless. The pamphlet, Conservation of Egg Quality, notes yolk membranes rupture and mixing with whites, raising losses and costs. It is available from the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa.
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United Kingdom
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Panzer Means Armor in Plain English Usage
The London Spectator notes two panzer inquiries about meaning and usage. It says panzer equals armor and Germany’s armored divisions have been prominent since Russia invasion, so the term persists alongside Luftwaffe and U-boats as familiar shorthand. A medical recruit jokes about not being musical when asked about organic trouble.
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London Spectator
Russia
Luftwaffe
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Pacific
William Howe
C. D. Howe
Singapore
Hong Kong
Royal Navy
Livut Gavan Power
C. G.chubby
National Defence
Pandletorn Power
R.C.A.F
England
William
St. Joseph
Lacy Crochet
B.c’s
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
British Forestry Commission
Charles McFayden
Dominion Forestry Branch
Forest Service
Europe
McFayden
Trench
Herbert Morrison
Niagara Falls
Panzer
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