Royal Norwegian Air Force Training In Canada For War
The Royal Norwegian Air Force trains in Canada near Toronto at a camp named Lille Norge, with white frame buildings and red trim. The pilots, many veterans of earlier battles, fly Fairchilds and Curtiss P-36s, while Norwegians in the U S and Canada join the effort to equip Norway for a future clash with Germany. The operation is funded by Norway’s merchant fleet, earning income under British charter that purchases aircraft and supports training.
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Gestapo Haa
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Norway
Sweden
Canada
Moudsa
England
Toronto
Haskon
Lille Norge
Little
Lake Ontario
Oslo
United States
Army Air Corps
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Island
Worts
Hell
Ayers
Low
Royal Air Force
Royal Norwegian Naval Air Force
Vancouver
Pacific
Atlantic
Discovered By A Woman Mrs Clements Of Durham
One of the greatest discoveries by a woman was Mrs Clements in Durham England in 1720 who perfected a method of making mustard powder from mustard seed. Since then women have used mustard for many purposes including footbaths poultices condiments flavoring roasts and salad dressings. It has even been used in wine making for preserving clairying and removing musty smells.
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Clements
Durham
England
Anxious To Please A Subaltern Faces Mustache Talk
A young subaltern at a guard depot endures a grooming chat with the adjutant who orders a real moustache not a Chaplin style. The exchange ends with a quip about color choice as the officer seeks direction on appearance.
Dimpled Darlings vs Ugly Ducklings Stir at Senate Hearing
President Roosevelt’s label Ugly Ducklings for 60 emergency ships built for Britain drew a protest from Admiral E. S. Land, Maritime Commission chairman. He quipped we call them dimpled darlings to the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Admiral E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Prairie Sponges Reveal Ancient Sea Covering Vast Plains
Scientists note extensive sponge reef formations across midwestern prairies indicating ancient sea cover. The discovery supports theories of prehistoric marine environments shaping regional geology and fossil records.
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Midwestern States
Lorna Doone Defeats Three German Bombers in Battle
The paddle steamer Lorna Doone, serving as H M Paddle Minesweeper, engaged three Dornier bombers over the Isle of Wight. Bombs rained down but the old craft returned fire, two crew wounded, one German bomber set ablaze and forced to retreat as the other two withdrew.
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Isle of Wight
Lorna Doone
Dornier
No. 2
No. 3
Overseas Daily Mail
London Shelter Use During Blitz Remains Low
The article notes that only about three of every hundred Londoners use a public shelter at night during air raids. Even at the peak of the blitz the figure never exceeded 15 per hundred for a few nights, while day raids are largely ignored by Londoners.
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London
Hitler
Gardener’s Happiness: A Chinese Proverb Summary
A traditional Chinese proverb contrasts fleeting joys with lasting happiness. It suggests drunken revelry brings an hour, marriage three days, pig feasting eight days, while lifelong contentment comes from tending a garden. The piece emphasizes simple, sustainable fulfillment through gardening.
Germany says Alling gas stations fill 500 containers in eight hours
Germany claims each Alling station that supplies gas to trucks can fill 500 containers within an eight hour shift, illustrating the scale of its fueling network for commercial transport.
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Germany
Losses At Sea Heavy Toth Being Taken
London Spectator notes that publishing monthly merchant shipping loss figures is preferable to weekly counts. Weekly figures may mislead and reveal attack details, whereas monthly data better reflect global losses and the ongoing battle of the Atlantic with high danger from enemy actions.
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London Spectator
Efficient Ale Camera A United States Night Photo Device
A US developed night photography method using a specialized flash drops from planes to illuminate targets and activate airborne cameras. The informant says the technique surpasses all prior equipment in effectiveness for British raids over Germany. In 15 years, South Africa’s gold supply, which has supplied over half the world’s output, is projected to near exhaustion.
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Germany
South Africa
Needlepoint Pattern 6970 Promises Heirloom Quality
Pattern 6970 offers a transfer image of 2 9 by 12 inch needlepoint, with wool colors and stitch illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for materials and chart, to 175 Mc Dermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. No Alice Brooks patterns published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks Patters
Britain's New Battleship King George V Calls Secret Weapon
A Teletips correspondent describes the King George V as likely the mightiest war instrument yet built. It notes armor up to 46 inches, ten 14 inch guns in quadruple turrets, hydraulic gun mechanisms, and advanced fire control. The ship features secret instruments, a catapult aircraft gear, and tight watertight subdivision promising unsinkability with 152000 shaft horsepower and high speed.
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United States
H. G. Wells
Ome
America
Lord Halifax
Navy Department
Motoring and a Teen's Claim of Altered Nature
A seventeen year old told police and court officials that driving a car makes him lose his sense of right and wrong and leads to an uncontrollable urge to steal cars. The writer argues many men show rudeness and danger when behind the wheel, claiming driving can alter behavior and pose a safety risk to others on the road.
Churchill contrasts malignant Huns and free peoples
Mr Churchill underscores a stark division between a smaller group of malignant Huns and the much larger population of 200,600,000 in the British Commonwealth and the United States. He notes some in the former are curable while others are killable, a phrase now widely recognized in world consciousness.
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Mr. Churchill
Dust for recreation and RAF reconnaissance roles
Coastal Command planes perform reconnaissance but sometimes extend patrols to strike at enemy targets such as airdromes docks camps shipping factories or other objectives. The note mentions blood loss of up to a third from a healthy person without fatal outcomes and reports unusually large crabs found in Australia.
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RAF
Parcels For Overseas Damaged Goods Warn Troops Mail
Damaged parcels to overseas troops at the Base Post Office Ottawa show perishable items like maple syrup jars and eggs causing mail breakage. Officials urge secure packing, prepaid postage, complete sender and return addresses, and customs declarations for all parcels to Canadian Army Overseas units.
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Ottawa
Canadian Postal Corps
William P. Mulock
K.C
Parvela
Jeter
Canadian Army
World divides over two camps amid commandment clash
The world appears split between groups guided by the Ten Commandments and those aligned with the author of Mein Kampf, leaving unclear who should lead the choice for the future.
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Detroit Free Press
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