Britain and allies freighters to be built in Groton yards
A fleet of fast freighters to be built at the Groton Iron Works ship yards in Old Groton Conn for the common cause of Britain and her allies. The plan accompanies broader war effort notes including Australia needing 70 000 additional factory workers within six months and Alberta hotel men pledging 25 000 annually for a win the war fund.
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Britain
Old Groton
Alberta Hotel Association
Food Ministry
United States Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ernest Lapointe
A. F. Ewing
Edmonton
Supreme Court of Alberta
A. A. McGillivray
Hull
United States
Great Britain
Arctic Tourist Traffic Grows With Northern Travel Boom
The Department of Mines and Resources reports rising tourist visits to the Mackenzie District as modern air and water routes open access to mining towns. Peak season runs June to August with year round air service, while boats and land routes connect Fort Smith Yellowknife Resolution Aklavik and Great Bear Lake. Major operators include Mackenzie Air Service Limited and Canadian Airways Limited with connections from Edmonton and Prince Albert to Yellowknife and port links to Coppermine and Port Radium.
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Western
Arctic
Department of Mines and Resources
Mackenzie District
Northland
Fort Smith
Yellowknife
Resolution
Aklavik
Mackenzie Air Service Limited
Canadian Airways Limited
Territories
Edmonton
Alberta
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Goldfields
Port Radium
Great Bear Lake
Coppermine
Coronation Gulf
Waterways
Athabaska
Slave Rivers
Great Slave Lake
Mackenzie River
Hudson's Bay Company
Northern Transportation Company
Yglowknife
Yukon
Alaska
Pacific
Conant
Influenza study signals hopeful path to control
The Expositor Brantford reports two influenza viruses. One mild form causes mild symptoms. the second deadly strain from 1918 remains dangerous. Vaccines against the dangerous type are being developed and tested, with Sirnanilamide derivatives also examined for potential use.
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North America
United States
Canada
The
Expositor
Brantford
How to Make Slip Covers Pin-On Furniture
Home Service promotes a 32 page booklet How to Make Slip Covers with step by step pin on method for chairs and sofas. Includes diagrams and color advice with 15 cent price to Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Also lists other 15 cent booklets on rugs painting glass curtains skiing manners and more. Snow rollers are described as wind forms of snow.
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Fountain of Youth
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Club Woman's Guide
A boss arrives late when you are early and early when you are late
A pithy saying defines a boss as someone who shifts timing to contrast workers, describing a paradoxical leadership style that blends delays with punctuality. The line reflects workplace humor on management habits.
Old War Cry Of Marathon Echoes Worldwide
Estia Montreal quotes a Greek monthly reflecting national pride as Greece joins the modern struggle for freedom. It recalls Marathon and invokes the old cry as Britain and the United States back the holy cause, proclaiming Long Live Greece.
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Greece
Hellas
Great Britain
United States
Marathon
Estia
the Hearth
Montreal
India gears up as wartime arsenal for empire
The article describes India's pivotal role in the Suez Singapore theatre. It notes rapid wartime production including rifles, machine guns, ammunition, shells, anti aircraft guns, armour plating, bombs and mines. It cites vast output: 100 million rounds, 200000 shells, 6000 rifles, 4.5 million sandbags, and other supplies for Middle East and Iraq needs.
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Suez
Singapore
Australia
New Zealand
India
Burma
Malaya
Suez-Singapore
Middle East
Iraq
Back To Ancient Times Morale Of Galley Slaves
The Sydney Post-Record reports garbled and spurious Churchill speeches printed by Mussolini’s papers. It portrays a Fascist regime that forces Italians to fight under threat of execution while keeping them ignorant of aims, comparing current morale in Albania and Libya to ancient Rome’s galley-slaves.
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Sydney Post-Record
Churchill
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Albania
Libya
Youthful Wraparound Frock by Anne Adams
Pattern 4626 shows a wraparound dress with a V neckline and double protection front. Easy to wear, suitable for various sleeves, available in misses and women's sizes, size 16 requires 444 yards of fabric and 1½ yards incrac, order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Anne Adama
Aine Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Cannot Buy Much Under Norway Clothing Ration
Berlin digest in Deutsche Zeitung says Norway limits per person to one new suit and shirt or equivalent per year. Clothing ration card set at 300 points. suit 240, shirt 60. warm coat 200 for women. cotton summer coat 150. wool dress 120. stockings 15.
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Norway
Berlin
Deutsche Zeitung
Fountain pens endure all but a borrower's brief use
The latest writing instruments are praised for exceptional durability, claiming to survive most conditions with the exception of a borrower’s few minutes of use. The remark highlights improvements in pen quality and suggests limits on shared writing tools.
Banana Bran Nut Bread Recipe Card
A compact bread recipe for Banana Bran Nut Bread. It combines all bran, mashed bananas, chopped nuts, vanilla, shortening, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda. Cream shortening and sugar, add egg, mix in flavors and fruit, fold in dry ingredients, then bake in a greased loaf pan about one hour at 350 degrees. Yield one loaf.
Sunday School Lesson January 3
Sunday School lesson for January 3 emphasizes Luke 15 with the golden text from Luke 19 10 declaring the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost Devotional reading centers on John 10 11 18 and Luke 15 guides the lesson focus
Parable of the Lost Sheep and Lost Soul Restore
A compact sermon outlines Luke 15 and 19, describing how God seeks the lost and celebrates repentance. It cites Jesus’s parables of the lost sheep and the prodigal, compares joy in heaven to a mother’s relief, and warns Pharisees that many people stray inadvertently due to deception and worldly allure. The piece attributes reflections to Charles Brown.
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Jesus
Mark Twain
Charles Brown
Strange Situations in Trade Policy and Law
A Chicago Daily News column highlights odd U.S. trade rules and lending quirks. It notes ships can ship to Japan but not Canada, Japanese and Russian buyers gain better terms than Canada and Britain, and loans to Englishmen are restricted despite rubber-cheque debts. The piece argues laws reflect political favors and urges Congress to clean the lawbooks as a defense step.
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Washington Business Review
United States
Japan
Canada
Russia
Great Britain
Congress
Chicago Daily News
Titania’s Palace: Sir Nevile Wilkinson’s Fairy House
The late Sir Nevile R Wilkinson created Titania’s Palace after retirement from the Coldstream Guards and Boer War. A Dublin wood encounter inspired a dollhouse world with 4000 pieces of furniture none more than four inches high. The miniature palace could be disassembled and shipped in boxes.
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Sir Nevile R. Wilkinson
Titania's Palace
Coldstream Guards
Dublin
Nevile
Vatican Observatory in Rome, Europe’s oldest
The Vatican Observatory in Rome is recognized as the oldest existing astronomical observatory in Europe, marking a historic centerpiece of scientific study within the Vatican.
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Europe
Vatican
Rome
Dried Blood Plasma Promise A World War Aid
Dr Charles Best and Connaught Laboratories introduce dried serum plasma as a durable transfusion aid. It permits use regardless of donor recipient blood type, saving countless lives. Vacuum drying process enables large supply from 2000 donors, with students volunteering.
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Bruce Robertson
Toronto
France
Connaught Laboratories
Charles Best
Best
America
Secret device used to spot enemy planes over Britain
Prof E F Burton of the University of Toronto discusses a secret device trained Canadian students operate to spot aircraft and pinpoint range. He notes it uses advanced radio knowledge, is not a weapon, and is crucial for Britain’s defense. Dr P A Sarjeant cites eleven graduates now using the device to deter Nazi invasion threats.
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University of Toronto
Great Britain
E. F. Burton
Britain
Prof. Burton
P. A. Sarjeant
Riverdale Kiwanis Club
1784 law cited in acquittal of guard accused of theft
A home guard faced charges for stealing gear from a German airman and was acquitted after a 1784 judgment stated the subject was entitled to whatever he could take from the King's enemies. The ruling was used to justify the defense.
Ocarina: A Terracotta Wind Instrument Known as Sweet Potato
The ocarina is a small terracotta wind instrument that produces soft flute like tones and is popularly nicknamed the sweet potato for its shape and gentle sound.
President Garfield died young at forty nine
Only one U.S. president died before fifty, James A. Garfield, who was assassinated at age forty nine.
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U.S
James A. Garfield
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Brefly
North
Home Service
Marcthon
Empire
Anne Adam
Titania
Sir Nevile Wilkinson
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