Fishermen in Royal Canadian Navy patrol British Columbia waters
Fishermen from British Columbia join the Fishermen's Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy patrolling Pacific waters. Their halibut and salmon boats, worth about $25,000 each, serve as patrol vessels while crews train two weeks at naval school. They earn modest wages and have left prosperous peacetime earnings behind for service.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
British Columbia
Pacific
Naval School
William’s Head School
Vancouver Island
Navy
Weather front misnamed by modern meteorologists
Weather experts at a meeting of the American Philosophical Society admitted the so called cold front was known to Alexander Dallas Bache in 1841. Bache, Franklin's great grandson and a Penn professor, described the same phenomenon as a passage of a ne.
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Alexander Dallas Bache
Benjamin Franklin
University of Pennsylvania
F. W. Reichelderfer
U.S. Weather Bureau
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Franklin
Bache
United States deploys lighter than air blimps for coastal patrols
The U S uses blimps for in shore patrols against submarines and convoy work. Blimps hover over objects and cruise with speeds up to 75 mph, remaining airborne longer than planes. They can anchor to water to transship troops and supplies. Current craft are 250 feet long with 400000 cubic feet helium, weigh over 10 tons, carry 10 to 12 crew, and range beyond 2000 miles. They carry machine guns bombs and depth charges and link with shore bases and ships. Texas hosts the only helium deposits among major powers flags.
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United States
Texas
A Very Bad Habit What did you have for breakfast this morning
The Health League of Canada warns that skipping breakfast or delaying food after waking creates long morning fasts. It urges a morning sequence of fruit juice, then cereal with milk or a cooked dish like eggs or bacon, plus toast and ample milk.
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The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Smokeless Powder and Gin Threaten Ameri can Bars
Dr. C. S. Bonuff, technical director of a distilling plant, predicts gin will vanish from American bars as alcohol is needed to make smokeless powder for big guns. He explains the process uses alcohol as a carrier in making guncotton and the drying carriers, noting the material's jelly-like mass formed from cellulose nitrate mixed with alcohol and stabilizers.
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C. S. Bonuff
As Distilling Plant
Axis
Axis solidarity noted in Greece reports
Reports from Greece describe encounters where a Nazi officer is confronted by a higher ranking Italian. The Italian asserts disdain for both the Nazi rank and Italy’s regime, suggesting they should thank the Allies for Italy’s existence. The remark exemplifies persistent Axis tensions amid occupied territories.
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Greece
Italy
Axis Solidarity
Museum shuts Japanese art galleries over safety concerns
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts closed its galleries dedicated to Japanese art amid concerns it protects fragile objects. The move mirrors broader steps to safeguard cultural works, with officials citing preservation and handling safety as the primary reasons for the closure.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Axe 2 With The Invention Of Cannon In Europe
A historical note describes a period in Europe when gunpowder and cannons transformed warfare. Subsequent military tactics shifted as early artillery entered European battlefields, changing fortifications and campaigns.
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Europe
Jack Miner the Canadian naturalist and bird sanctuary pioneer
The Ottawa Citizen lauds Jack Miner as a founder of modern wildlife advocacy, noting his distinctive path from invention to a bird sanctuary on a farm. It credits him with shaping public thought on wildlife value and credits his enduring impact beyond earning millions.
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Jack Miner
Ford
Edison
Dominion of Canada
Watt
Bell
Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Egypt to Ship 320000 Tons of Onions to England
Egypt plans to export 320000 tons of onions to England this season as authorities aim to boost trade. The deal reflects growing agricultural commerce and cross channel demand for fresh produce.
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Egypt
England
Old Bank Notes Turned To Victory Bonds In Canada
The Canadian Bank of Commerce in Kincaid Sask holds old bills over 60 years old used to buy Victory Bonds. Notable pieces include Molson’s Bank two four-dollar notes dated 1875 a Dominion of Canada two-dollar note 1878 a Merchants' Bank one-dollar note 1878 and a Bank of Montreal five-dollar note 1871. Several bills are well preserved by a collector who now aims to fund the war effort.
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Canadian Bank of Commerce, Kincaid, Sask
Molson's Bank
Dominion of Canada
Merchants’ Bank
Bank of Montreal
German Staff Officer Recalls Desert Capture
A German staff officer and prisoner in Cairo recounts being pursued by British armored cars while driving with General Rommel. He says he was knocked to the ground after Rommel warned there were too many in the car, leaving his exact capture unclear.
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Cairo
Rommel
London News—Chronicle
California scientist builds curved-sundial time indicator
A California scientist develops a sun dial featuring curved lines that guide the shadow of the pointer to indicate hours and minutes. The device adapts traditional sundial design to mark finer time divisions using a nonstraight gnomon shadow path.
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California
Excavations Reveal Ancient Indian Cities Flourished 5000 Years Ago
Excavations in recent years disclose that populous Indian cities flourished about five thousand years ago. The findings point to early urban centers and organized societies shaping trade, governance, and culture in ancient India.
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India
Increase flax acreage vital for wartime supply
London Times quotes urging a large raise in flax sowing as Canada faced oil shortages due to war. W G McGregor notes flaxseed remains the primary oil source outside soy areas, with linseed oil used in paints, linoleum and soaps. Despite 1941 production at 6.14 million bushels, 20 million more bushels could be absorbed in 1942 to meet drying oil demand.
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Canada
China
Manchuria
Orient
W. G. McGregor
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Hatred as a Tool in Battle According to Air Marshal Bishop
Air Marshal Bishop argues hatred can be a necessary adjunct to fighting. Quentin Reynolds notes that hatred drives fear from the fighter, calling it a useful emotion. The writer cites a psychology text as a milder alternative. Batavia, capital of the Netherlands East Indies, was founded in 1619.
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Bishop
Quentin Reynolds
Colliers
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Quote on Victory and Cost Remains a Cautionary Remark
The remark states that triumphs should not be weighed by price alone, arguing that the price of a Hitler victory would far exceed any victory here. It frames victory costs as a moral consideration in war against tyranny.
Buffalo and American Bison in North America History
Buffalo roamed vast interior plains across Canada and the United States in herds once estimated by Thompson Seton at twenty five million. The last large herd lingered west of Slave River and Peace River with a government funded reserve of over 17000 square miles called Weed Badiste Park. Elk Island National Park in Alberta maintains a welfare herd. Plains Indians depended on buffalo for clothing tents and food. after near-extinction in 1985 the tribes faced hardship and displacement due to the decline in buffalo numbers and changing protection regimes.
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National Parks of
Canada
United States
Thompson Seton
Lake Winnipegosis
Slave River
Peace River
Great Slave Lake
Elk Island National Park
Alberta
Fort Smith
High-Vitamin Flour From Canadian Milling Held for UK
British scientific advisers study Canadian high vitamin content flour produced by new milling methods. The process may cut costs by eliminating artificial fortification, with shipments to the United Kingdom possible once advisers report. Canada expects standards for vitamin rich flour and bread to begin April 15 under government oversight.
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British Food Ministry
United Kingdom
Agriculture Department
Canada
Soldier settlers in Saskatchewan face large debts after WWI
About 6164 soldier settlers landed in Saskatchewan under the Soldier Settlement Board after the First Great War, with 2308 still on the land. G. H. Castleden of Yorkton reported in the commons. Indebtedness of those remaining is 63,864,905, original indebtedness of all settlers was 25,576,332.
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Saskatchewan
Soldier Settlement Board
G. H. Castleden
C.C.F
Yorkton
Remarkable cold contrasts across regions in 1920s report
A fragment notes that the Ramale cold is more remarkable than the Capian prairies cold, claimed to be 20 dry and felt by the Poboty. It then briefly mentions Russians and Germans in Russia, implying contrasting cold experiences among peoples and nationalities.
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Capa@an
Poboty
Russia
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Gestapo
Himmler
London Times
Air Marshal Bishop
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