Canada Leads World in War Metal Exports
The wartime shift reduces civilian metal output as arms drive demand. Canada becomes the world’s largest metal exporter, supplying aluminum copper and nickel vital to arms and machinery. Magnesium aircraft needs rise with growing Canadian production. Mercury mining, centered in Canada since 1942, meets domestic demand and exports to Britain and the United States.
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Canada
United Nations
British Empire
Britain
United States
Supply Exceeds Normal Demand in wartime exports
Canada exported more than 1,000,000,000 pounds annually of aluminum, copper, zinc, nickel and lead to the United Kingdom at war onset, with increases after Pacific theater began and U.S. entered. Despite depletion, vast mineral deposits remain, especially in the North West, signaling future mining opportunities to replace exhausted supplies.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Pacific
United States
North West
Canada’s mining growth hinges on new sites and jobs
The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy reported that most active mines were found before 1910, with gradual additions since. Modern geologists use electrical detecting devices to locate deposits quickly, while mining historically employed 107,000 workers and supported about 1.2 million people, a tenth of the population.
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Canada
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Royal Tiger Tank Dominates On Front In Germany
Allied troops praise Germany's Royal Tiger tank and its supervelocity 88 gun. The King Tiger weighs 67 to 72 tons with six inches of front armor turning 75 and 76 mm shells. Side armor is two to three inches, back three to four inches. Despite 23 Royal Tigers knocked out, crews say success hinges on lucky shots or massed armor. The 88 mm gun features a shell nearly a foot longer than prior rounds and a 21 foot barrel.
Bamboo Cane Harvest Spreads Across Britain
A wartime bamboo cane boom grips Britain as supply from China and Japan wanes. Cornwall once the sole grower, now Britain markets vie for groves nationwide. Dealers travel far to buy full crops, grading and bundling canes on a special machine for shipment to support heavy fruit crops.
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Britain
Cornwall
China
Japan
Scotland
British Isles
Beethoven Showed Signs Of Deafness At Twenty Eight
The article notes that Beethoven began showing deafness at age twenty eight, marking an early stage in his struggle with hearing loss and its impact on his composing career.
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Beethoven
Milk Paste Heals Wounds In Soviet Hospitals
Soviet scientists create a paste from pressed milk with curative qualities for wounds. In Novosibirsk, novocaine, UV treatment, antiseptics, and perman ganate baths failed, but the milk paste produced rapid healing. The paste was also used during the Leningrad blockade in city hospitals.
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Novosibirsk
Leningrad
Ordinary freight pins among the scariest articles in Holland
A brief dispatch notes that ordinary freight pins are highlighted as among the scariest articles in Holland today, reflecting local concerns about shipments and safety. The item underscores anxiety over routine goods amid broader tensions affecting the city.
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Holland
Price Control And Rationing Information Must I turn my ration book in when I am to take up months' residence the U S A
Q and A style notice on wartime rationing explains when to surrender a ration book for long moves to the U S A and how to reapply after residence. It covers cranberry sauce coupon surrender, infant ration card procedures at hospitals, evaporated milk cards, and returning garments to stores before sending complaints to the Standards division in Ottawa. It urges sending questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices and requesting the Consumers' News pamphlet or Blue Book with price tracking.
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U.S.A
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
W.P.T.E
Standards Division
War brides immigration noted as Britain to Canada grows
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes about 21 500 war brides with 8 300 children remain in Britain and 400 to 500 British girls are added monthly to the number, signaling a substantial immigration movement to Canada and pledges a warm welcome for all newcomers.
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Britain
Canada
Brockville
RCAF
R.C.A.F
J. M. Mills
St. John
N.B
J.B Montgomery
Toronto
J. W. Mackvain
Montreal
L. G. C. Abbot
Camp Alice
Haney
B.C
R. L. Loveday
London
Ont
Evacuation Debate Over Channel Islands Dilemma
The Ottawa Journal notes the Channel Islands occupation since 1940 and the shift in strategic value as German garrisons become isolated. It weighs evacuating 7,000 troops with honors versus risking British lives defending or assaulting the islands, suggesting a possible return to Germany for the occupiers to spare civilian casualties.
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Channel Islands
France
Germany
London Daily Telegraph
Britain
Daily Telegraph
Ottawa Journal
Value Of Forests We All Depend Upon
The Vancouver Province urges forest conservation to protect livelihoods in farming and industry. It warns that neglecting firs pines and poplars could create a desert and erode living standards, citing historical examples of overcut forests and dust.
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Vancouver Province
Cedar chest oil kills moth larvae in storage
The volatile oil in a cedar chest acts to kill moth larvae present in stored textiles. This natural preservative effect helps protect fabrics and other materials from moth damage.
Tirpitz Afloat After Torpedoes and Bombs Then Sinks
The Tirpitz reportedly remained afloat after two torpedo hits and multiple bombings before foundering in shallow water. Air reconnaissance shows the hull sunken with keel exposed, suggesting salvage opportunities and a chance to study German resistance engineering. Wing Commander Tait and team confirm even massive battleships can fall to direct 12,000 pound bombs.
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Cmdr
Tait
Smile Awhile Punchline From a Sailor to a Soldier
A fragment from a humorous page features quick quips about marriage and manners. Jests include a neighbor’s line about Laura never pleasing anyone, a wife bearing the sin for her husband, a motorist misreading a village sign, and a dusky soldier explaining his role in the artillery. The item ends with a note about a yellow flag signaling danger at sea.
The Hotel That Did Not Rattle Its Latch
A traveler recalls an Oxford county hotel with a quiet desk, clean room, and thoughtful details. The lobby feels calm, the carpet protected, and the Bible fresh. a hint that the owner once slept in hotels too, expressing wish for all innkeepers to share that memory.
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Oxford
Morpheus
Lucky civilians in Metz receive vast Western Allied food booty
The United States 3rd Army released a large stock of captured German rations to Metz civilians. The winter reserve included 150 tons of frozen beef 20 tons of frozen corn 50 carloads of flour another 150 tons of flour stores of canned goods and substantial cheese.
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United States 3Rd Army
Metz
OWI Debunks Pronunciation Myths About R and L
The Office of War Information counters a popular belief by stating that the Japanese cannot pronounce the letter L while the Chinese have difficulty with R. The report labels the R mispronunciation claim as a fallacy and clarifies linguistic differences attributed to each group.
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Office of War Information
O.W.I
Tobacco used by Indians in Middle America as medicine and incense
The article notes that indigenous peoples in Middle America employed tobacco both as a medicinal remedy and as an incense in their religious ceremonies, reflecting its cultural and ceremonial significance.
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Middle America
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