Canadian Army Need for More Men Urges Victory
Major General BW Browne, BC Adjutant General, back from the United Kingdom, tells Canadians that when battle comes our corps will weigh heavily in victory. He warns manpower is grave and urges mothers, wives, sisters, and sweethearts to support expanded recruitment to avoid breaking point. There are no prepositions in the Finnish language.
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BW Browne
United Kingdom
Canada
Browne
Britain
Western Canada farming outlook for 1942 offers price hope
The Agriculturist's Outlook argues Western Canadian farmers may see better profits over the next year as Britain agrees to buy more livestock products at higher prices. It cautions wheat markets remain weak for bread grain and links inflation control, naval supply lines, and export access to improved farm margins amid wartime constraints.
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Dominion
Great Britain
Gardiner
United States
Atlantic
High Seas
Roosevelt
Britain
Sundials Provide Exact Time Only On Four Dates
The article notes sundials show accurate time solely on four dates each year April 15 June 14 September 1 and December 24, indicating reliance on solar alignment and calendar specifics rather than continuous precision.
The Good Deed Neighbor’s Bees Sting Mother-In-Law
A fable style exchange has a neighbor asking about bees in the garden. Brown replies the bees produced little honey but twice stung his mother-in-law, delivering a light domestic punch line.
Builders of Aircraft Since 1909 At Martin Plant
The Glenn L. Martin Company built its first airplane in 1910 in an old church. A Spanish province has floated a tax proposal targeting bachelors among priests and monastic orders.
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Glenn L. Martin Company
Wagon Stage Returns to Bermondsey in Wartime London
In 1941 Bermondsey's housing estates host the Ber mondsey Players a mobile theatre revived from medieval wagons. A decontamination squad builds a small stage as wardens bring benches from shelters and residents gather on balconies and courtyards to watch comedies and melodramas for pennies. The troupe recruited from ARP and River Emergency Service performs for the community and moves nightly to the next estate.
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London
BBC
Ber- Tondsey Players
Mquada
Guild of Tanners
Goldsmiths
Bermondsey
A.R.P
River Emergency Service
Very Dangerous Habit Driving Smokers Cause Fatal Crash
The St. Thomas Times Journal reports a wet pavement crash near Chatham in which a car burst into flames after the driver smoked a pipe. The driver died from burns and a passenger was slightly burned as gasoline ignited from the lit tobacco. The piece notes Norway bans driving smoking and argues smoking in cars is dangerous for all aboard.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Chatham
Norway
Striking Galician Artist Picture On Axis Defeat Prophecy
A Galician artist’s painting depicting Hitler Mussolini Goering Goebbels and Streicher at a drunken orgy is on show in London. Painted in 1937 it has twice been saved from the Nazis since its creation and survived the artist’s bombed London studio. The wall bears a Belshazzar’s feast inscription Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin signaling the fall of Babylon. The piece foreshadows the Axis defeat for England viewers.
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Axis New Order
London
England
France
Hitler
Mussolini
Goering
Goebbela
Streicher
Daniel
Belshazzar
Babylon
Property first aid aids Britain’s bombed homes
A government led effort labeled property first aid repairs bomb damaged houses across Britain. Nine of ten repairable homes are fit to live after a raid with work starting once skies clear. In London 95 percent and elsewhere 90 percent are restored by registered contractors and army mobile gangs using salvaged materials.
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Britain
First Aid
Ministries of Health and of
London
Women of WAAC Take Over London Balloon Barrage
Balloon crew reassigns to women after taking over the London barrage balloon unit. The group includes Winnie from Bow, Diana in charge, Sergeant Selina, and Corp oral Lena. They handle lifting and tethering, with Wan patches totaling over 400 balloons mended by Winnie. A group captain predicts the women may lose fewer balloons than men.
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London
Gloria
Romeo
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Winnie
Bow
East End
Diana
Selina
Peckham
Lena
Liverpool
Plaque of French defeat in Moscow scene in Winnipeg collection
A souvenir plaque depicting Napoleon's grand armee defeated by Russians in the retreat from Moscow is in a Winnipeg collection and is believed to be the only one in North America. It notes chairs designed to sit, not stand, upon and offers guidance for overhead work using a ladder at home. It also mentions the Suez Canal being nearly twice as long as the Panama Canal at 2430.
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Canadian Shredded Wheat Company. Ltd
Grand Armee
Moscow
Winnipeg
North America
Suez Canal
Pariama Canal
Not All War Material Exports Listed for First Half Year
The U S commerce department reported diverse exports in the first six months of the year not linked to war. Items included wick lanterns worth 353 834 dollars padlocks 587 734 dollars false teeth 557 789 dollars horseshoe nails 328 901 dollars chewing gum 627 162 dollars toothbrushes 457 913 dollars lipstick 423 240 dollars and coin operated phonographs 371 618 dollars. Also noted October as the wettest month in much of England.
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U.S. Commerce Department
Spitfire Donated for Canadian Air Force in Britain
A Spitfire piloted by Sqdn Ldr P B Pitcher of Montreal joins the Royal Canadian Air Force in Britain. The fighter, costing £5000, was donated by Viscountess Byng in memory of her husband, a former Canadian governor-general, with the wish it be flown by a Canadian.
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Byng
Vimy
Ldr
P. B. Pitcher
Montreal
Royal Canadian Air Force
Britain
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Viscountesa Byng
Canada
The Easiest Path to Your Own Way Is to Act
A compact aphorism urges initiative and self direction through decisive action. It emphasizes taking steps now rather than waiting for circumstances to align. The message champions personal agency and practical steps toward goals.
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Ogden
Oguer
P. S. Gerbrandy
Netherlands
Perio
Pinktam
Pinkhem
King Victory Emmanuel III
Italy
America
Viscount Byng
Ara-Pam
Appioford
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