Canada at War provides glimpse of Empire air training plan
The Canadian press tour reviews progress of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan with visits to Malton, Borden, Debert and more. It notes 90 training schools, 40,000 instructors, costs near 600 million to 1 billion, and Atlantic Ferry Service linking Canada to Britain.
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Canada
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Matton
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Malton
Air Praervers
Rupert Davies
The
RCAP
Camp Borden
Service Flying Training School
Borden
Yale
Harvard
ABS
Camp Debert
N.S
Coastal Command
Hudson
British Isles
Britain
Biltz
England
Continent
Empire Air
Australia
New Zealand
United States
C. G. Power
Defence
Air
Scotland
Power
Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
James Spence
Canadao House
London
Atlantic
Jimmy” Spencer
Ciliens
Sully
Trenton
Canuta
Tenner
Ralston
RF. C. A. FP
Howe
Wavell
Footwear of the Empire a Century and a Half Old
A London boot and shoe maker keeps a 20 000 last library of imperial foot shapes. Craftsmen have sent reps to the United States since 1899 studying feet of three U S presidents and other noted figures. West Point graduates have long been clients for boots. Even royalty visits headquarters. Indian princes once ordered 167 pairs with leather boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
London
Europe
United States
Price Callier
Payne Whitney
August Belmont
Gouverneur Morris
John Dred
the Barrymores
Foxhall Keene
Beechman
Gen. Pershing
Clarence Moore
Jay Gould
Andre Brewster
West Point
England
First Canadian Steamship Accommodations Built in Montreal
The first Canadian steamship Accommodations, built in Montreal by John Molson and launched in 1809, featured side-wheels and carried twenty passengers. Its maiden voyage Montreal to Quebec took sixty six hours, and it served between Quebec and Montreal during the War of 1812 14. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board commemorated the event with a bronze tablet at 167 Notre Dame Street East Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montreal
John Molson
Quebecc
Quebec
Historic Sites and Monuments ‘Board
Dominion
Notre Dame Street
Post discharge plan signals broader wartime transition
Ottawa reports a new post discharge plan for ex servicemen aims to parity with unemployed workers under the unemployment insurance act and provide living allowances for training. Mackenzie hints at wider schemes including absorbing war workers into peacetime industry and land settlement proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Harvey
Ottawa
Mackenzie
Armed
Alex. Walker
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Cannadian
Munitions and Supply Department
Canada
Howe
Alan H. Williamson
Canada Wheat For Guianans
Ottawa reports wartime trade shifts raise Canadian wheat exports to British Guiana. War era customs incentives boosted flour imports, making Canada the primary supplier as British Guiana relies on imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
British Guiana
Canada
Fall Hats Take High Stage In Montreal Fashion
Montreal fashion notes describe hats moving with forward or backward momentum yet remaining high in style. The piece notes skirts influence the hatline, with draped necklines and varied hats from small chortles to dramatic silhouettes. Synthetic materials and plastics gain use as designers align hats with skirt angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Indies
Doctors Reposition Fireman Heart Lungs After Bomb Injury
In London during the war a unique operation repositions Norman Daniels vital organs after a high explosive blast caused them to reverse positions. Surgeons inserted a firemans heart lungs and stomach back into proper placement in a rare procedure.
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London
Norman Daniel
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BM. P
Sarviss
the Navy
Carriere Uke
U.S.A
Acton ~ Bree
John Dauphined
Haley
British Columbia
Yesley
Hepburn
Ontario
Mie
Tisley
WAR Savings Committee
Mag Niheen Pear
Hitler
Bank Sledos
War Savings Bank
USA
Eveye
Pena
Cansole
Mons
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