Roosevelt’s unlimited wartime emergency declared in 1940s policy
The piece argues Roosevelt's declaration of unlimited national emergency will reshape war efforts, boosting U S production and aid to Britain, while urging Canada to intensify sacrifice and mobilize resources. It frames the move as an educational push to unite public opinion and accelerate home defense and Allied support.
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F. D. Roosevelt
United States
Western Hemisphere
Britain
Congress
Roosevelt
F.D.R
Atlantic
Canada
Japanese doubt grows over Axis tips in wartime
The Italian press cautions Japan that the United States may be shaping actions against them. Signs emerge that Japanese skepticism toward Axis allies' friendly tips is rising while Chicago inventor Sol A. Goldberg is linked to the creation of the crimped hair pin and the bobbiepin now common in use.
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United States
Sol. A. Goldberg
Chicago
Mercury in Food and Wool Consumption Data
Scientists at the University of Tennessee report tiny mercury amounts in most foods, usually from soil contamination, and note Canada consumed 32,301,000 pounds of wool in 1939.
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University of Tennessee
Canada
Origin of wallpaper through the ages and legends
The text traces wallpaper from cave drawings to ancient Greek draperies and noble tapestries, noting peasants used printed paper as cheap substitutes. It describes sequential shifts to painted and printed patterns, ending with a tale that George Washington and Lafayette hung wallpaper for Martha Washington.
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George Washington
Lafayette
Martha Washington
Switzerland Hopes Peaceful Role Amid Europe Tensions
Switzerland strives to be an island of peace and a center for international understanding while maintaining 500000 troops on its borders. Mountain passes, bridges, and tunnels are guarded and mined to deter intruders. The Red Cross HQ stands at Geneva as 64 countries join the Geneva Convention.
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Little
Switzerland
Europe
Little Republic
The
International Red Cross
Geneva
Tanks Taken To Libya As Axis Tactics Grow Bolder
Newsweek reports Britain fears stronger Axis armor on the Egyptian Libyan border. Axis tanks unseen counts show Nazis brought top machines and French Samoa medium tanks, the only Allied units effective in France. Britain won’t weaken home defences with heavy units. US tank production remains limited to light models for months.
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Newsweek
New York
Libya
French North Africa
Samoa
France
Egypt
U.S
Scout Turpin Receives Gilt Cross for Gallantry in Raid
Scout William Turpin 18, patrol leader, saved a mother and child during a raid. He recovered the baby's bottle crib and clothing from a bomb crater after nurses failed to quiet the infant, delivering the items to safety.
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William Turpin
Turpin
Roof thatching boom as women join in Britain
Demand for roof thatchers rises with evacuee cottage restorations. About 200 first class thatchers remain in Great Britain with many serving in the armed forces. Women are being taught thatching in local council schools to boost skilled labor, aiding restored cottages.
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Great Britain
Hitler Portraits Spoiled by Morning Grumpiness
In spite of Balkan victories photographs show Hitler looking sour, likely from waking each day on the wrong side of the Channel. A humorous take contrasts his triumphs with a perpetual frown amid wartime pressures.
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Balkan
Hitler
Postcard Record Set by Utah Writers Project
The Salt Lake City post office handled a large postcard 44 by 28 inches in size, seen as the largest ever processed by the Utah Writers Project. The item required 45 three-cent stamps for its postage and related details were recorded.
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Salt Lake City
Squirrels and forests sprout from buried nuts
The text notes that squirrels hoard nuts and often forget their caches, leading to unintentional forest growth from scattered plantings. It also asserts the Iranian oil field as the richest ever discovered, highlighting vast reserves. The sentence ends with a numeral reference 2415.
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Iran
May Start A Fashion
Viscount Castlerosse notes Churchill often avoids smoking before lunch while recently taking snuff. The piece compares Churchill to Birkenhead and recalling past habits of O Connor Beefsteak Club Beaverbrook and mentions Hitler as a non smoker and non drinker.
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Winston Churchill
Viscount Castlerosse
Lord Birkenhead
Mr. Churchill
T. P. O'Connor
Beefsteak Club
Lord Beaverbrook
Hitler
Economics Of Farming The Agricultural Division Of Dominion Dept
The Agricultural Economics Division acts as a fact finding body for production and marketing matters. It aims to reduce costs, improve merchandising, and foster understanding among producers, consumers, and trade. Its activities include research cooperation, farm and ranch management studies, costs of production, land use, farm mechanization, land settlement, farming types, distribution costs, handling methods, and factors affecting consumption of agricultural products.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Home Defence Against House Flies Promoted by Fly Pads
A wartime style notice urges residents to fight the annual house fly invasion from manure and garbage sites. It warns flies spread typhoid and infant diarrhoea, notes flies carry millions of bacteria, and promotes Wilson's Fly Pads as a humane, effective extermination method that also kills ant colonies.
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Wilson
Designers Bring Famous Artists To Tea Dress Prints
British women will wear cotton frocks printed with designs by renowned artists including Graham Sutherland Duncan Grant and John Farleigh The Cotton Board organized an exhibition after war era reliance on French textiles to spark fresh ideas and color More than 1000 designs were shown highlighting artist involvement in future exports.
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Britain
Graham Sutherland
Government Department
Duncan Grant
John Farleigh
France
Cotton Board
Bread Reverence Among Arabs of Morocco Stuns Traditions
A Moroccan custom treats bread as sacred, with a deep refusal to cut it with a knife. Locals honor bread by tearing it apart and sharing pieces, reflecting communal hospitality. Food rituals emphasize respect for staple sustenance and religious symbolism.
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Morocco
Light Has Gone Out in France Surrender to Nazi Demand
A stark meditation on France’s collapse under Hitler’s demand for collaboration. The piece laments the end of liberty, representative government, and the right to protest, warning democracies face a renewed threat as Petain’s cabinet collaborates in the “new order.”
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France
Hitler
Petain
Signify Different Ranks In North American Armies
Three stars on a Canadian officer denote a captain and second in command of a company while in the U S army three stars indicate a lieutenant general commanding a field army highlighting differing rank structures between nations.
Means The Same Thing Comitadji Bands Fight Germans
Means The Same Thing Comitadji bands of Serbians are still fighting the Germans. The word is commonly used in the Balkans for guerrilla forces, and came originally from the French comite committee. It was first applied to a member of a revolutionary committee, and later to bands of irregulars. Guerrilla is a Spanish diminutive form meaning a little war and was originally used only in that sense.
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Comitadji
Balkans
Comite—Committee
Rebuilding London Critics Question Postwar Polis Size
Capt. John Dugdale labels sentimental London restorationists as more dangerous than speculators while arguing for a new metro polis that would be considerably smaller, reflecting postwar urban planning debates and governance ideas.
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London
John Dugdale
Woman Volunteers as Hostess for U S Army Bomber
Ready To Serve The Second Corps area recruiting office in New York announced receipt of a letter from a young woman offering her services as a hostess for a U S Army bomber aircraft.
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Second Corps
New York
Iranians Abandon Turban and Veil
A historical shift is noted as Iranians discard traditional religious attire, signaling a move toward secular dress norms. The change reflects broader reforms impacting social and cultural expressions in the country.
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