Canadian Soldiers See Wide Leave Travel in Britain
Canadian troops in Britain have wide leave travel opportunities linking Strand to Edinburgh and Torquay, visiting famed English towns and Scotland. Seven days’ leave quarterly, six months’ travel warrants, and transport across England and Scotland enable soldiers to explore. London remains a primary stop with theatres, pubs, and ties to Canada House.
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Strand
Lendes
Princess Street
Edinburgh
Torquay
England
Army
United Kingdom
Churchill
Cansda
Scotland
London
Traffalgar Square
Canada House
Nelson
Haymarket
Piccadilly Circus
Leicester Square
Canada
Bengland
Windsor
Eton
Chinese migration fuels wartime industry surge in interior
The New York Sun notes that Chinese industry is moving vast machinery and factories to the western interior as Japanese forces threaten Hankow. About 600 factories with 20,000 workers and 16,000 small workshops have relocated since 1937, aided by rail, river and boat transport. Heavy industry grows to serve war needs while cooperatives and power plants rise rapidly.
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P. F. Yang
United China Relief
Hankow
Yangtze River
Szechuen
China
Mr. Yang
New York Sun
Darkly Taken Sweet Goods In Egypt Forces
Australian troops in Egypt found a clever way to double rations of golden syrup by secretly taking extra tins from a comforts fund store. A tin of syrup leaked during unloading, coating cases and causing a sticky spill as the scheme spread among soldiers.
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Comforts Fund
Egypt
A.C.F
Brandon Sun
Buffalo publicity plan touted by city board leader
Walter A. Yates, chairman of Buffalo Windsor Star publicity for the city, says newspapers yield more inquiries at lower total cost and lower cost per inquiry than magazines, urging concentrated newspaper advertising in 1941.
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Buffalo
Walter A. Yates
Municipal Board of Publicity
Windsor Star
General Georges Catroux Named Ally Asset in War Memoirs
General Georges Catroux heads Free French forces in Syria and is praised as a valuable asset to Britain and Allies. Lloyd George, seeking strong French support, admired him during a Western Front visit in World War I. He also recalls an accidental meeting with General Dutroux and pays tribute in his memoirs.
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Georges Catroux
Syria
Britain
Lloyd George
Western Front
Dutroux
Mount Washington Weather Record Reported In 1934
A 1934 report notes a wind velocity of 231 miles per hour atop Mount Washington New Hampshire. The fragment mentions porcupines and an unrelated remark about them not throwing.
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Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Furniture makers resist Astor call to aid Britain
A Lady Astor suggestion that the United States and Canada collect furniture to aid Britain after the war drew fire from the London Furniture Trades Federation. The federation stated English and Scottish manufacturers would be ready to resume full production for home and export markets, noting shops in many cities already hold suitable supply.
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Lady Astor
United States
Canada
Britain
London Furniture Trades Federation
Federation
New Immigration Policy Centralizes U S Visa Issuance
The U S state department announced a new immigration policy centralizing all visa issuance in Washington. Applications must be reviewed by interdepartmental committees from state war navy and justice departments. The reform, aimed at national defence suitability, took effect July 1.
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U.S State Department
Washington
National Defence Program
State
War
Navy
Justice Departments
Looked The Same Stoker Reflects On Past Day At Sea
A deck scene finds a crew member, described with old fashioned phrasing, reflecting that his condition and actions are unchanged from yesterday. The narrative voice preserves period diction while noting tensions on board and the voyage atmosphere.
Canadians' Great Sacrifice Echoes Historic War Pledges
Story traces Canada’s wartime giving from 1799 Quebec pledge to 1941 Victory Loan. Archives reveal Upper and Lower Canada signed to aid Britain with gifts not loans. Names in English and French show unity across regions as revenues and governors contributed, from sixpence to thousands of pounds.
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Confederation
Britain
Gustave Lanctot
Dominion
National Archives
Upper
Lower Canada
Quebec
Canada
Upper Canada
Maritime
De Valera and Menzies Share Irish Banter in Dublin
During the Irish visit, De Valera offered a refreshment to Australian premier Menzies. Menzies asked for a drop of old Irish, prompting a quip about not asking for old parts. Separately, bromine is present in seawater at 60 to 70 parts per million.
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Manchester Guardian
Two Secret Lend Lease Volumes Contain Britain Aid
A pair of restricted books hold United States lend lease records for Britain. Only Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins know the details, with microfilm tables added to save space. Postwar repayment is expected in goods like planes and tanks, though exact terms remain undisclosed.
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United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Hisitant
Lendlease
Britain
Lend-Lease Administration
White House
Get Off Your High Horse Origin Explained by Dr Goldberg
Dr Isaac Goldberg explains the saying Get off your high horse derives from social and physical hierarchy. He notes footmen and infantrymen were traditionally below riders and emphasizes infancy etymology signals inferiority.
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Isaac Goldberg
Dr. Goldberg
Army to Issue Heat-Resistant Candy Bar
The U S Army announces a heat resistant candy bar using oat flour to prevent melting. Milk solids and vitamin B complex are added to boost healthfulness.
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U.S
When The King Broke Tradition And Visited The House Of Commons
The article recalls Charles I’s 300 year old invasion attempt on Parliament and the tradition that no king may enter the Commons. It notes George VI’s visit, the Black Rod entrance ritual, and the Commons independence from outside influence, with a remark on the ceremony being postponed. The piece blends Swiss strategic notes with royal ceremony in a period voice.
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House of Commons
Charles I
England
Thames
Commons
George VI
House of Lords
Thiamessenger
Victor Cazalet
New York Herald Tribune
New Incendiary Bomb Jumps When Ignited
Herbert Scott of Eastbourne England special constable describes a new German incendiary bomb named the jumping Jack. He explains it carries an explosive charge in the base that detonates periodically like a firecracker, causing the bomb to leap several feet and complicating efforts to smother it.
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Jack
Herbert Scott
Eastbourne
England
Montreal
Dominion
Nights Bring Cool Evenings in Damascus Heat
Damascus sits at over 2200 feet elev allowing cool nights yet daytime heat remains intense. Visitors seek shade and rely on hotel baths for brief relief from the rising sun.
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Damascus
Influence Of War Expands Global Rationing Measures
War impact extends worldwide with rationing spreading to Chungking and Vatican City. Switzerland imposes restaurant meal controls to complete its national rationing plan. Sweden enforces meat quotas as the Pope and Vatican residents hold ration cards.
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China
Chungking
Switzerland
Vatican City
Sweden
California station splits sugar seeds to ease farm labor
The California Agricultural Experiment Station reports a method to split sugar seeds so each half yields only one or two plants instead of four. This reduces thinning blocking and hoeing tasks, cutting cultivation costs and easing labor demands on farms.
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California Agricultural Experiment Station
Asia Tiger Native Continent Fact
A concise note states that Asia remains the sole continent where the tiger is native. It contrasts with an image of two ants fighting for hours, implying endurance until one or both stop.
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Asia
Continent
College Diplomas Altered by War Conditions
William S. Hoffman, registrar at Pennsylvania State College, notes that 1941 diplomas are made from coarser sheepskin due to war. He explains American manufacturers source skins from English firms. younger sheep skins go to aviators. The 1941 diplomas show a yellow tint and lack of salt bleaching.
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William S. Hoffman
Pennsylvania State College
Hoffman
Another Nazi Trick Revealed in Crete Prisoner Tablets
British soldiers report finding mysterious white tablets on Nazis captured in Crete. The article suggests the Germans may have developed artificial drugs to blunt fear and boost aggression in their fighters.
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Crete
Welcome in Syria Against British Forces
The article notes natives welcoming the British in their Syrian campaign with smiles and shouts, contrasting with the reception Germans and stalemates received in dominated European countries, according to the St. Catherines Standard.
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St. Catherines
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