Legion War Services Keeps Troop Morale During War
Lt. Col. MacIntyre reports on the Canadian Legion War Services aiding troops with canteens, concerts, and writing paper. The program includes 40,000 Canada and 12,000 overseas in correspondence study, 15 overseas canteens, 23 recreation huts, libraries, and a Welcome Home service.
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Hal Miller
Alex Ross
Yorkton
Lask
Canadian Legion War Services
General Ross
Auxiliary War Service Organization
Old Sweats
D E. Macintyre
Ottawa
Legion
Ita
the Legion
Canada
Canadian Legion Educational Services
Wilfrid W. Bovey
Montreal
RCAF
United Kingdom
Newfoundland
Jamaica
England
Veterans Guard
Britain
London Leave Club
MacIntyre
Adequate tea and coffee supply eases panic buying
Canadian tea and coffee drinkers need not fear shortages for months. Wholesalers say seven months of tea remain even if no new imports arrive, while coffee supplies rely on South American and Brazilian cargoes to meet demand. Officials discourage hoarding and note rationing is not planned.
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Far East
South America
T. K. Wade
Canada
Mr. Wade
Seeds and war loans in a mixed historical note
The excerpt discusses seed borne diseases like smuts and root rots in cereals and the spread through planting infected seed. It compares Allied war expenditures, noting Britain's daily outlay and Canada and Australia figures, then touches on religious liberty in Finland and a rainbow seen from an airplane, finishing with a note on a lighter coat for Rocky Mountain big horn sheep and tire shortages.
Russians Brace for Spring Offensive as Nazis Hold Ground
The Buffalo Courier-Express compares Germany’s Russian winter reverses to Napoleon’s 1812 retreat and urges support for the Soviet drive led by Marshal Timoshenko. It cautions against premature triumphalism while urging aid to Russia and broader action against Hitler’s forces.
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Buffalo Courier-Express
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Timoshenko
Russia
Middle East
Africa
Hitler
Napoleon
One Great Change in London Life
The London correspondent notes the decline of cabmen shelters in London while horse troughs regain prominence. Many shelters were picturesque and located in squares and Inns of Court, but were fragile and damaged by distant bombs. Now horses outpace motors, leaving scarce troughs and occasional queues of cars and lorries waiting for a drink.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Inns of Court
The Flight Of A Cat Timmy In Flying Boots Gone Airborne
A cat named Timmy belonging to the RCAF Hurricane squadron led by Sqdn Ldr Bob Morrow of Vancouver found a hole in a wing and rode thousands of feet aloft for an afternoon. Ground crew spotted Timmy the next morning peering from a lamp panel and a saucer of milk returned him to normal.
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Timmy
R.c.af
Sqdn
Bob Morrow
Vancouver
Canadian rail and port routes to speed Alaska war aid
Ottawa officials say First Canadian railways and Pacific ports will play a key role in delivering U S war supplies to Alaska. A near route via Canadian ports could cut shipping distances to Aleutian ports and save time. US engineers are surveying a pioneer road to link with a broader highway, with 1 200 miles of terrain to be prepared for winter use.
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Pacific Coast
United States
Alaska
Ottawa
Alecks
Seattle
United States Engineers
United States Engineering
Slippers In Cotton Rug Pattern 7226 Debuts
Crochet slippers pattern 7226 offers two color options and sizes small to large with illustrated stitches and materials. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, for instruction. Also notes that building one of 10,600 ton cargo boats in 17 Canadian yards requires over a mile of steel ship plate.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
The Axis Grand Strategy and Nazi World War Plan
A 1942 time frame is explored with the Axis grand strategy outlined by Ladislas Farago. The piece discusses how German and Japanese plans foretell swift offensives, invasion tactics, and deception to achieve global conquest, drawing on military writings and wartime projections.
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Axis
Japan
Hitler
United Nations
Ladislas Farago
Committee For National Morale
Arthur Upham Pope
Karl von Clausewitz
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Europe
Russia
The
Orient
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Bomb casualties in Britain reach tens of thousands in war years
The record notes 43,235 civilians killed by bombs in Britain from 1939 to 1941 and nearly 1,000 of 54,123 seriously wounded remain in hospitals. It cites the total losses across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and mentions additional minor injuries treated at first aid stations.
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Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
British Library of Information
Melilot taint in wheat lowers grade and value
The odor from sweet clover can taint wheat grown with it, now called melilot taint. All tainted wheat is graded reject or discounted from its normal grade. The note also mentions Peru’s candor, a large flying bird weighing up to 262 pounds.
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Peru
Panama Withdraws New Paper Money Circulation
Panama withdraws its newly issued paper currency after public dissatisfaction. The government halted circulation and cited public dislike as the primary reason for the withdrawal.
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Panama
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Finland
Australia
Sydney
Lion
Rocky Mountain Big Horn
Timoshenko
Pioneer
Water of Alaska
Alice Brooks
St. Thomas Times- Journal
American Dialect Society
S College
Samuel Johnson
Roger
Great Britain
Canadian Legion Mobile Canteen
Anthony Eden
Victor Odlum
Canadian Legion
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