China And The War The Profile Of The United Nations
China is highlighted as one of the nations most afflicted by aggression. Invaded by Japan before World War II, it resisted and endured severe hardship. After Pearl Harbor its Allied prospects looked up, yet since 1942 China remains largely cut off except for a perilous Himalaya air route. Heavy industry was seized by Japan, and Chinese forces faced equipment shortages while fighting courageously.
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United Nations
China
Japan
Europe
Pearl Harbour
Himalaya Mountains
Yangtse
Plants Set Up in Wilderness
It is hoped communications will soon be re established and China supplied with military materials by the United Nations as with Russia. Great efforts produced domestic supplies and remilia called a triumph of human endeavour over adverse conditions. A small amount of plant equipment moved before the Japanese advance and new industrial areas arose in regions once wilderness. Caverns tunnels and artificial caves along hillsides now house laboratories and machinery. many up to date plants are operated in these surroundings.
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China
United Nations
Russia
New resources discovered spur China’s early industrial growth
China reports new resource finds in the interior with iron ore gold coal and mineral oil being tapped. Power stations factories and railways are expanding as eighty percent of prewar industries remain in operation and plans target steel coal shipping and further growth amid hopes for a freer future.
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China
Britain
United States
Northwest
All Bran Promise Keeps Constipation Gentle
An advocate extols Kellogg's All Bran as a gentle daily remedy for constipation. By eating All Bran daily either as cereal or muffins with plenty of water, and making this a cereal habit rather than a medicine, wastes are prepared for easy elimination and regularity is maintained.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Looflon
Canada
Air liners to use caterpillar landing gear in postwar Britain
Britain plans caterpillar track undercarriages for postwar airliners to handle heavier loads from land bases. The concept aims to improve ground contact and operation from land bases, though it presents major engineering challenges.
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Britain
India Expanding Rubber Production in War Use
India’s rubber resources are expanding rapidly with an annual production of about 17,500 tons, nearly all consumed domestically for war needs. The Volga River, Europe’s longest, is navigable for 1800 miles.
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India
Volga
Europe
New Daily Ration For Shipwreck Castaways
A new daily ration devised by five conscientious objector volunteers on a Cape Cod life raft could save hundreds of shipwrecked lives. The plan replaces heavier emergency packets with ten butterscotch caramels and a pint of water, weighing one third as much and fitting smaller space. Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital endorse the ration, noting reduced water loss from salted tinned meat and the survival edge of water over food. Each caramel measures three quarters of an inch, weighs 10 grams, and contains 80 percent glucose and 20 percent fats.
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Cape Cod
Massachusetts General Hospital
Office of Scientific Research and Development
African Star Ribbon Shown by British War Factory Matron
Mrs. L. B. Dunster, matron at a British war factory, wears the African Star ribbon. She served in the merchant marine, was under fire during the Dunkirk evacuation, witnessed Jervis Bay engage, and stood by when the San Demetrio was struck.
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L. B. Dunster
Dunkirk
Jervis Bay
San Demetrio
Rationing Q and A for Tea Coffee and Purchases
Public wartime guidance explains daily ration limits for tea and coffee with coupons good for four ounces of tea or one pound of coffee. It details timing of coupons, how to track valid dates, and where to find calendar alerts in newspapers. It covers updating name and address with ration authorities, and the process to obtain permission for buying a milking machine through the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
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Focal Ration Board
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Strange Siege of Odessa Liberated by Underground Armies
After the last German troops fled toward Romania, Odessa reports reveal a vast subterranean resistance. Some fighters had endured underground for two and a half years in minestone chambers with offices presses wireless stations and kitchens. About 10 000 guerilla fighters and 3 000 refugees remained active as Slovak and French deserters joined. By day they hid, by night they attacked the occupying force.
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Odessa
Moscow
Romania
Gems of Thought on Companionship and Wisdom
A collage of aphorisms on choosing company, restraint, and growth. The quotes emphasize prudent association, respect, genuine fellowship, shared aims, intellectual improvement, and seeking wisdom in books when others falter. Notable voices include Jeremy Taylor Francis Bacon Lord Chesterfield Mary Baker Eddy Landor Andrew Lang.
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Lord Chesterfield
Landor
Andrew Lang
Fine wool yields 100 miles of thread per year
A single pound of high quality wool can produce about 100 miles of thread annually, illustrating the remarkable efficiency of fiber processing and the potential output from premium wool.
Will Be Prepared Jam Equipment For Pacific War
Ontario soil is used by National Research Council technicians to simulate Japanese jungle conditions for testing fabric and gear. Treated materials are buried for two to four weeks at 80 degrees to ensure rot resistance for Canadian troops in the Pacific.
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Ontario
National Research Council
Ottawa
Pacific
Victoria Cross winners by empire forces in the war
The tally shows eighty five Victoria Crosses awarded during the war with thirty one going to Dominion and Indian soldiers. Of army recipients, twenty six were Dominion or Indian and twenty four British. Australians lead with eleven VCs, Indians seven, New Zealanders five, Canadians three and South Africans one. In the air forces, seventeen VCs went to air crews with three to Australians and two to New Zealanders. Naval VCs total eighteen all to Royal Navy personnel. The first award went to Captain B A W Warburton Lee of the Royal Navy, who died aboard HMS Hardy after signaling to continue engagement at Narvik. Two British Expeditionary Force members earned the army’s first VCs during the Dunkirk retreat. S Sgt Harry Nicholls and Capt H M Irvine-Andrews earned VCs for actions in Belgium and France. Irvine-Andrews remains on active service. Gordland and Sgt T Grey of the RAF were the first airmen to receive the VC for a low-level attack on the Maastricht bridge in Belgium in May 1940. they did not return.
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Dominions
India
V.C
B. A. W. Warburton-Lee
Royal Navy
Nar‘vik
Hlm.s. Hardy
Dunkerque
S.cpl
Harry Nicholls
Grenadier Guards
Belgium
H. M. Irvine- Andrews
East Lancashire Regiment
France
FO. PD
EB. Gordland
Sgt
T. Grey
Royal Air Force
Maastricht
Albert Canal
Canadian Television Delayed Until After World War II
G W Olive chief engineer of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said television plans must wait until after the war when equipment becomes available. He commented on reports of a transmitter atop Mount Royal Montreal. He noted equipment likely unavailable for at least two years after the war and extensive coverage unlikely for at least ten years.
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G. W. Olive
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Olive
Mount Royal
Montreal
Canada
Britain’s Railways Strain Under Postwar Demand
Despite manpower shortages Britain's rail system moves more ton miles daily than before the war. It runs about 2,000 special trains weekly for troops and government work and handles around 900,000 loaded wagons weekly in freight yards. War Savings Stamps Fr.
Uniform Textbook Reform in Saskatchewan Grades I to VI
Education minister announces discontinuation of Highroads to Reading in 1945 after a year long study. A provincial committee, with help from Manitoba Alberta and British Columbia, seeks a uniform reader set. Inter provincial meetings in Calgary achieved broad agreement. a second conference mid June will finalize terms. The department provides readers free to Saskatchewan pupils. other texts sold through Textbook Bureau at uniform prices.
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Hubert Staines
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Calgary
Women Clean Victoria Coast Ships In Spring Overhaul
Primary workforce for British Columbia coast vessels shifts as 75 Victoria women take on ship cleaning duties. Facing aversion from men, they tackle barnacles, bilges, grime, and high ladders, keeping coast service ships and foreign docked vessels shipshape.
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British Columbia
Victoria
B.C
Chinatown
The
Coast Service
Smile Awhile Old Time Humour Bits In The Paper
A string of brief comic exchanges and quips appears here with punchlines about manners, money, insurance, and everyday woes. The snippets feature a policeman, a wife and husband, a doctor, a garden query, and a beggar, all delivered in a light farcical tone. Several gags hinge on misunderstandings and social observations common to late era humor columns.
Canada’s forest area ranks second worldwide after Russia and Brazil
The Sherbrooke Record notes Canada holds the globe’s third largest forested expanse, totaling about 1.5 million square miles. This area nears the combined size of the British Isles and several Western European nations while forest cover accounts for roughly 16 percent of Canada’s land, versus a global 35 percent.
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Canada
Russia
Brazil
British Isles
France
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Tuberculosis Germ Discovery Attributed To Koch In 1882
The germ causing tuberculosis was discovered in 1882 by German scientist Robert Koch. The brief note recalls Koch's identification of the bacterium that leads to tuberculosis, marking a pivotal moment in medical history.
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Robert Koch
Bermuda Makes Cattle TB Tests Compulsory
Bermuda enforces compulsory tuberculosis testing for cattle under new eradication regulations. The measures aim to curb the disease within the colony and protect livestock health.
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Bermuda
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Mary Baker Eddy
Salada
Molly
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Pardia
Joan
Simms
Grant
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Pinkham
Pedan
Tyoia E. Pinkham
Appleford
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