A Name That Will Ever Occupy A High Place In Britain's Stirring History
Harold J. Laski hails a British Prime Minister as a towering, relentless leader. The piece praises his courage imagination and leadership qualities while noting faults yet arguing his devotion to Britain and freedom defines the hour. It lauds his ability to unite loyalties and drive ideas to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Chatham
Harold J. Laski
London New Statesman
Nation
Portrait of an Airman Captures Attention at Royal Academy Exhibition
A posthumous portrait by Frank O Salisbury of an unnamed airman draws wide notice at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters show at the Royal Academy. Painted from a snapshot, the work carries a note from the airman to his mother about sacrifice. It will hang in the Royal Air Force mess while the war continues.
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Frank O. Salisbury
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Royal Academy
Royal Air Force
Cork Oak Cultivation Moves to California During War
War era pushes cork production beyond traditional regions as the US Agriculture Department starts trials to grow cork oaks in Southern California. Cork shortages affect Canada and fuel war industries including gas mask and gasket components. The piece notes cork’s diverse uses and the long distance from Gibraltar to the Syrian coast.
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Ferdinand the Bull
United States
Spain
Portugal
North Africa
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Department of Munitions and Supply
Britain Wins Race to Build Ships Faster
Britain’s shipyards slash build times for 10000 ton steamers and motorships. Parts welded inland and assembled at yards cut lay-to-launch to five and a half months. Concrete for small craft saves steel. ferro concrete barges free skilled labor for ocean tonnage. Standardized economies boost tanker and liner output. No two solar eclipses are closer than 177 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Great Britain
Admiralty
British Industries Bulletin
Continent Seen as One Vast War Production Area
The article notes joint wartime production ties between Canada and the United States under the Hyde Park agreement of 1941. It highlights mutual work on defense, resource sharing, and economic coordination, plus the creation of bi national commissions and air fields from Edmonton to Alaska to speed aircraft mobilization.
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Boundary Line
North American
Mexico
Canada
United States
Washington
Ottawa
Hyde Park
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
Joint Board of Defence
Edmonton
Alaska
Aleutian Island
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Manitoba and Alberta Boys Earn Wings at Dauphin Flight School
Graduates at No 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin Manitoba receive Pilot’s Wings on Friday December 19. Squadron Leader C F Herington presents the awards. Names of the young pilots from left to right are listed.
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No. 10
Service Flying Training School
Dauphin
Manitoba
Alberta
C. F. Herington
Rabbits Turn Income Source for Saskatchewan Farmers
In northern Saskatchewan fields rabbits, once a pest, have become a major income stream. Hunters in Loon Lake and Meadow Lake collect thousands of pelts sent to markets by large trucks. One Loon Lake farmer reported 365 rabbits in a week yielding $27.89.
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Saskatchewan
Loon Lake
Meadow Lake
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Cork
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Windsor Star
W. H. Alison
University of California
Flying School
A. J. Dolding
Winnipeg
Man
D. M. Matheson
Brandon
D. W. McLachlan
Virden
H. A. Stackhouse
Holden
M. C. Hyslop
J. W. N. Harley
L. W. Woolf
Hill Springs
J. K. A. Haslop
R. G. Tighe
A. W. Sterrenberg
Consort
J. W. Millar
J.C. Leslie
Calgary
E. G. Booth
Mr. J. Boulton
Lethbridge
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