Canadians in Sicily Echo Dieppe Fame and War History
A long feature links Canada's wartime exploits in Sicily to earlier Great War victories. It notes Maj Gen G G Simmonds and Sir Arthur Currie parallels, praises the Canadian Corps after Amiens, and recalls Ludendorff’s black day remark. It also touches on local historians and community planning in Acton after wartime effort.
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Dieppe
Sicily
Jeash
Britain
G. G. Simmonds
Bernard Montgomery
Arthur Currie
Antiens
Passchendaele
Unes
France
Foch
Amiens
Liddell Hart
Battle of
Hart
Sir Henry Rawlinson
Erich Ludendorff
Somme
Luce
Casal
Canada
Acton
Wolf Cubs
Y.M. C.A
War Service League
Small town weeklies praised for daily life impact
A New York Times editor lauds country weeklies for focusing on everyday local issues such as tax rates and fire hose conditions, arguing these items affect individuals more than sensational big stories. The piece notes metropolitan papers overstate global events, while country papers reflect neighborhood life and voter outreach via print photos.
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Times
New York Times
New York
Italy
the Times
Ameer
Afghanistan
Amesiec Women Running Farms
Sydney reports on women in Australia managing farms under war demands. Wives and widows plow, drive tractors, harvest, grade, pack, irrigate, and care for households. Some support family units while others shoulder full farm duties alone amid military conscription pressures.
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Sydney
N.S
Australis
Ube
Pela
Cuckoos Help Fight Tent Caterpillars in Ontario
Rural readers learn that white webs from tent caterpillars damage orchards and forests. Black billed and yellow billed cuckoos tear open tents to feed, aiding control. The Royal Ontario Museum notes earthworms’ reintroduction and thriving bait trade. fishworms peak in July and August, supporting local jobs and Ontario families.
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Tholaghts
Royal Ontario
Royal Ontario Museum
Ontario
City Bay
Toronto
Migration Home When War Ends Impacts Alberta Travel
Edmonton CP report says many Albertans want the first postwar steamer to the Old Country. Ren W Greene of Canadian Pacific notes numerous letters requesting reservations for the initial boat crossing after the war, but the company is not taking bookings now.
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Edmonton
Old Country
Ren. W. Greene
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Neeu
Boagh
Australian coins minted in United States for Australia
Canberra reports that Australian jewel coins totaling 7.6 million dollars were minted in the United States and shipped to Australia, a first for a British country to have coinage produced in another nation. More than 1,000 men from the British forces express intent to study for church ministry after the war, including some in German prison camps pursuing courses to aid after release.
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Canberra
United States
Australia
London
Haave
Britain reports record low maternal mortality rate
London officials announced at the Association of Supervisors of Midwives annual meeting that Britain's maternal mortality rate last year reached a record low. The rate per thousand live births stood at 2.47, down from prior years, reflecting improved maternity care nationwide.
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London
Ernest Drown
Association of Supervisors of Midwives
Britain
Swordfish Air Crew and Walrus Fleet at Royal Naval Station
A Royal Naval Air Station operates the biggest squadron for catapult aircraft including Walrus seaplanes. Naval airmen, often around 22 years old, must master a dozen aircraft types such as Stukus Moon Fulmore and Swordfish. They ferry aircraft, repair ships, and rotate air personnel as Swordfish gunners serve across the Fleet Air Arm.
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Royal Naval Air Station
1.M.S. Sparrowlawk
Ion
British Fleet Air Arm
Dorothy Kirby urges women to take up part time factory work
Mrs Dorothy Kirby of Cambridge says becoming a factory worker made her happier, while she also runs a home for a family of nine. Her remarks were made in an address inviting women to seek part time employment.
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Cambridge
England
Dorothy Kirby
Minister urges prompt attendance for elder Jones paper
The minister announces this evening's gathering and asks members to be punctual as Elder Jones will present a carefully prepared paper on a serious subject, titled The Devil, stressing the importance of attentive listening.
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Elder Jones
Brother Jones
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Corer Frederick
Delelone Ip
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Putdic Daxuer
Xenneth
M. Langdon Marrider
Talicitur
Notary Pudic
Georgetown
Gregory
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Seynuck's
Hoquest
Vetenuany
B.D. Young
V.S
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Brookvills
Milton Wort
F. G. Oakes
EV .Sc
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Knox Avenue
Actan
Charles Nirset
Rugsell Johnson
H.R. 2
Canadian National Railways
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Qgolag East Vue
Oaesau
TMNK
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