Air Force Graduations Marked Across Western Canada
The No 1 Service Flying Training School Yorkton Saskatchewan hosted March 24 1942 graduations for British Commonwealth air trainees with named LACs from towns across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta. A second graduation at No 2 Wireless School Calgary on March 26 featured graduates led by Group Captain E R Owen with numerous names from Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and beyond.
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No 1 Service
Yorkton
Sask
Saskatchewan
J. E. Bater
Baljennie
J. M. Binns
Edam
J. Bryans
Maidstone
S&s. Coppin
Kamsack
C. B Dixon
Maple Creek
J. D Duncan
Antler
A L. Forbes
R Geddes Gren
Owlseyve
E. R. Aldous
Lorlie
E. Hunter
Dinsmore
J. J. M Lambert
H. A. Middagh
F. H. Banks
St. Cyr Lake
St. White
Brooksby
A. G Long
Kelliher
FE. Rutski
McKim
Manitoba
A. G. Thomson
Balmoral
Celtuce Grows Readily with Vitamin Rich Value
A Brantford Expositor report notes the Chinese vegetable Celtuce, tasty like celery and lettuce, rich in vitamins A and others, and now promoted by a major American seed firm. The piece links Celtuce to ancient diets and modern vitamin guidance, suggesting broad appeal for health conscious readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Nebuchadnezzar
Brantford
Canada mobilizes for total war effort abroad and at home
The article details Canada’s enhanced wartime role with manpower mobilization plans. It covers selective service, expansion of army to two new divisions, navy and air force growth, and shifts in industry and agriculture to support Allied efforts.
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England
Canada
Churchill
A. G. McNaughton
United Nations
Australia
Armed Services
Navy
R.c.af
Atlantic Ferry command touts perfect Catalina delivery record
John G McConnell Montreal public relations officer for the Atlantic Ferry command of the Royal Air Force says the organization maintains a 100 percent record delivering Catalinas and Liberators to Britain and has lost only about one percent of Hudsons flown United States pilots still outnumber Canadians but Commonwealth Air Training Plan graduates are increasingly piloting planes to Britain and Dominion crews rise in the service No proof of enemy interference has emerged Killer whales hunt in packs and Eskimos fear wolves transformed to sea beasts The Marquis of Linlithgow’s family name is Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G McConnell
Montreal
Atlantic Ferry Command
Royal Air Force
Britain
McConnell
United States
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Dominion
Montrealer
We Are Saving Not Produced Items And A Museum Closure
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph notes that not producing autos saves resources for war. It cites rubber and steel saved for tanks, tin for food cans, and aluminum for a fighter plane. It also mentions the Boston Museum of Fine Arts closing Japanese art galleries to protect objects from fanatics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec Chronicle Telegraph
Armed Services
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Powdered Tomatoes Dehydration Method For Britain
Ontario horticulturalist in Lington outlines a dehydration process that preserves quality and vitamins when turning tomatoes into powder for shipment to Britain. He notes a ton of fresh tomatoes yields about 125 pounds of powder and 2000 quarts of soup.
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Lington
Ont
Britain
Moore
Popular card games and home party stunts guide
A Winnipeg paper Home Service offer promotes a 32 page booklet "Games and Stunts for Two or More" with 47 activities for two or more players including Slapjack Gin Rummy and crowd stunts. It lists other booklets and notes Finland's short summer from two to two and a half months.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
War era troops publish journals from battlefronts overseas
A London correspondent notes the British Expeditionary Force and allied troops produce a variety of wartime papers. The Mid night Sun edited by Captain Gates comes from Iceland amid a printers strike. Icelandic and American troops issue Daily Post and White Falcon. Canadians, Crete forces, and Eritrea Abyssinia campaigns also yielded under fire publications.
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B.E.F
Wipers Times
London
Ottawa Journal
Midnight Sun
Iceland
Singleton Gates
Daily Post
White Falcon
Spitsbergen
Crete
Tobruk
Eritrea
Abyssinia
Shortage of Jute Sparks Farm Bag Preservation Advice
The article warns of limited jute supplies due to wartime disruption and urges farmers to protect sacks by keeping them dry, mending holes, and storing burlap and canvas material. It stresses that jute, vital for bags and cordage, may be unavailable for a long period.
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Orient
India
Locust Swarms Traveled 1,000 Miles at Sea Observed
Swarms of locusts were observed far at sea approximately 1,000 miles from shore, signaling unusual migration patterns. Sailors reported the insects appeared in the open ocean, prompting interest from maritime observers and researchers.
Bermuda Faces Oats Shortage as Two Ships Lost
Bermuda's horses, vital for transportation, face potential famine after two ships carrying oats were lost. N H P Vesey, chair of the Colonial Food Board, described the shortage as serious and said he requested two carloads of cats from New York to feed horses, a drastic shift from Bermuda's usual Canadian feed supply.
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Bermuda
N. H. P. Vesey
Colonial Food Board
Vesey
New York
Canada
Kiwanis Magazine urges support for camp boys via gifts
The Kiwanis Magazine urges readers to send cigarettes or homemade goodies to boys at training camps learning to operate planes or machine guns. It notes rock doves are real birds and their role as parent stock for domestic pigeons, living on European rocky coasts.
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The
Kiwanis Magazine
Europe
Gelatin Tops as High Protein Food
Gelatin is described as the highest protein food with about 85 percent protein, compared to meat at around 25 percent.
Thief Steals Trailer Undercarriage in Hamilton
A thief in Hamilton Ontario removed the entire undercarriage wheels tires and axles from a trailer while the owner slept inside. The owner reported the rocking trailer and woke to find it jacked up and stripped. The report notes the incident in a local police filing. Gauze reportedly traces its name to Gaza Palestine.
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Hamilton
Ont
Gaza
Palestine
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Ontario
Air Force
Western
Marquis of Linlithgow
Hope
Abe
Home Service
Finland
Ae Ase Lacey
Canada Starch Home Service
Syrup Canada
Starch Companiy Timirso
Lydia E Pinkham
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Meso
Toronto
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