Diary February 21, 1941

Home Fronts

Canada: Sir Frederick Banting, discoverer of insulin treatment for diabetics and Nobel Prize winner, killed in air crash whilst flying to England; aged 49.
Italy: 50 per cent cut in rations of olive oil, cooking fats and butter.

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