Blitz buggy fear power in Canadian armored scouts
The Canadian army taps terrifying fast light armored scout cars with speeds up to 80 miles per hour. Parliament watchers at Petawawa Camp saw American and British models, lauding the blitz buggy as a new mobile force that could overwhelm German defenses in future campaigns.
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Petawawa Camp
United States
Petawawa
J. L. Ralston
F. D. MacKenzie
Neepawa M.P
B.T.R
Winnipeg Free Press
Nazi Christianity and the threat to Canadian religious liberty
A warning that Nazi ideology brands its own "Christianity" as God’s word and urges obedience to Hitler. The piece cites Mein Kampf and Polish deportations to warn Canadians that religious freedom could be crushed if Nazism prevails, urging vigilance and sacrifice to resist.
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Canada
Hitler
National Church
National Church Union of German Christians
Adolf Hitler
God
Germany
Nazi Germany
Poland
Polish Information Bureau
Nazia
German Reich
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Kutno
Piotrkow
Herr Hitler
Army Contract Shines Light on Camp Footwear
A six foot five soldier strides to a shoe-shine stand and declares I’ve got an army contract. He enlists help as Bert joins in to polish boots, signaling a sudden business surge amid military supply pressures.
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Bert
Writer Fears Sudden German Invasion Of Eire
A daily paper writer fears a rapid German invasion of Eire, noting the concern is premature since Hitler has not yet signed a non aggression pact with De Valera. The piece debates potential stakes and the mood of Irish neutrality amid wartime tensions.
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Eire
Hitler
de Valera
Not Superstitious On Friday the 13th
Marjorie Smith of Iowa says she is not superstitious yet has faced two auto accidents two surgeries burns from cooking an apartment burglary and the loss of valuables since getting her license two years ago.
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Marjorie Smith
Iowa
Schools Push Citizenship Classes Across Colleges
Many schools and universities offer citizenship courses as part of their programs. If you read the papers daily, pay taxes, and keep a positive outlook, you will graduate.
Census machines cut human error in early data intake
The article traces census evolution from 1880s Chicago beginnings to punched card tabulation. It notes Hollerith’s system saving time, Canada's 1911 adoption, and 1931 advances, highlighting six machines for 45 columns and a verifier that rejects inconsistent cards such as a married woman listed as head of family.
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Hollerith
United States
U.S
Canada
Still At Old Stand Baker Firm Battles Blitz
A. R. Baker, tall and dignified, told Montreal reporters that his firm, established in 1785, refuses to yield to the blitz. From an office near St. Pauls Cathedral in central London, he said the firm remains isolated yet continues operations after surrounding buildings were destroyed.
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A. R. Baker
Montreal
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Camels Have Eight Toes On Each Of Their Feet
The note states camels possess eight toes, two on each foot, a curious fact about their anatomy.
Selected Recipes Souffle With Marshmallow Mint Sauce
Chocolate souffle recipe using unsweetened squares milk sugar flour salt butter vanilla and eggs. It describes heating melting beating folding in egg whites, baking in a water bath at 350 degrees for about an hour and serving with Marshmallow Mint Sauce or cream.
Marshmallow Peppermint Green Sauce Recipe
A dessert sauce recipe to make one cup by boiling sugar and water to a thin syrup, melting marshmallows into the syrup, folding in stiffly beaten egg white, then adding peppermint extract and green coloring. The sauce is cooled and used as a green glaze.
Recipe to feed dogs during food shortage
Amid severe food shortages for English people the Dog Bulletin shares a recipe from the National Canine Defence League. Wash peels and greens, stew in water until tender, add bone or dripping, thicken with coarse oatmeal, stir briefly. Over 100000 readers have requested the recipe to shelter their dogs from hunger.
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Dogs’ Bulletin
The
National Canine Defence League
Royal badge for loyal service to invalided servicemen
A new badge approved by the King for invalided men and women of the fighting services features a Royal and Imperial cypher topped by a crown and inscribed for loyal service.
Children Help Collect Pins For First Aid Drive
Hoddesdon Hertfordshire school children organized a house-to-house canvass to cover a 1,000 pin supply shortfall in first aid and cleansing stations. They collected more than 1,500 safety pins from local shops and residents.
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Hoddesdon
Herts
Hylton Leads London Philharmonic Concert Tour
British band leader Jack Hylton stages a provincial swing for German fare and wartime Britons demand more. He tours with the London Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Dr. Malcolm Sargent, then returns to London to perform at the Coliseum in a vaudeville style concert run the capital crowds attend nightly.
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Jack Hylton
Hylton
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
England Welcomes Teenager Who Returned From War
Ian Hamilton, 15, evacuated to Canada last August, arrived home in England unexpectedly. He told his astonished mother he did not want to miss the war. After leaving his uncle’s home in Noranda Quebec on May 13 he hitchhiked to Halifax and signed on a freighter, hoping to set sail again.
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Ian Hamilton
Canada
England
Noranda
Que
Halifax
Ian
Victoria Cross Awarded Posthumously To Captain Fegen
The Victoria Cross for Captain Edward Fogarty Fegen of the Jervis Bay was presented posthumously to his sister Miss N. Fegen by the King at an investiture. Fegen went down with his ship in the Atlantic on November 5 while saving most of a convoy from a German raider, and the King noted meeting several of the 65 survivors and expressed being moved by the brother's heroism.
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Germany
Balkans
Atlantic
Reich
London Sunday Express
Edward Fogarty Fegen
Jervis Bay
Misa N. Fegen
Fegen
V.C
Immune To Flea Bites Grounded at SF Medical School
Immunity to flea bites developed in San Francisco by inoculation with an extract of ground-up fleas. About 200 persons were induced to gain this nerve-like immune response, the school reports progress in a milestone study.
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San Francisco Medical School
Hives of 17 of 26 Heart Wounded Saved Soon
Report states prompt medical and surgical care saved 17 of 26 individuals with heart wounds. Medical teams responded quickly, improving survival among the injured.
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