Odlum Sees Allied Victory Grounded in Faith and Faithful Officers
Brigadier-General Victor W. Odlum, veteran of two wars and commander of Canada’s Second Division, predicts final Allied triumph grounded in spiritual resolve and brave troops. He cites plans to field Canada’s best officers, speed up operations, and avoid interdivision rivalry while praising McNaughton and past Messines raid tactics.
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Victor W. Odlum
Odlum
A. G. L. McNaughton
United Church of Canada
Germany
McNaughton
Andy
Vic
Messines
No Man's Land
No Man’s Land
Romans Introduced Skating in Britain Discoveries in Winchester
Winchester Museum warden C J Mogridge reports proof of earliest British skating by Romans. A well preserved pair of bone skates from around AD 200 was unearthed in peat 16 feet deep in central Winchester. The bones, possibly horse or ox shin, show flattening for ice contact and toe turns with drilled holes for cords.
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C. J. Mogridge
Winchester Museum
Britain
Winchester
Changes in Western Ontario since igit suspenders to braces
The London Free Press notes changes in Western Ontario with phrases like suspenders becoming braces whisky turning to a cocktail and everyday items evolving. In Littlestone England an empty airplane hangar is repurposed as a church reflecting broader shifts.
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Ontario
Igit
The
London Free Press
Littlestone
England
Earl of Craven Prefers Navy Life From Grounded Trawler
The Earl of Craven, 22, served as third engineer on a trawler that ran aground and is aiding salvage. He says sea life suits him better than army footslogging and notes he has led crews before. He married Irene Meyrick in 1939 and holds estates in Berkshire and Yorkshire.
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Earl of Craven
Irene Meyrick
Kate Meyrick
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Germans Tour Norwegian Fjords Under Ley Guidance
The British are astonished by how familiar German Strength Through Joy members are with the Norwegian coast fjords. This knowledge stems from Dr Ley guiding the organization. During vacations they visit seashore resorts and bring cameras along.
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Dr. Ley
Joy Organization
Milk of the reindeer used for cheese in Norway and Sweden
Reindeer milk serves dairy producers in Norway and Sweden, where it is processed into cheese and other dairy products. Local herders and dairies integrate Arctic herd milk into traditional and specialty cheese offerings. The practice highlights Arctic livestock use and regional culinary traditions.
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Norway
Sweden
Electric interior opens up Gold Coast for mining and industry
British engineers install modern conveniences in the Gold Coast Colony West Africa. A new electric infrastructure powers dredges and a 60 mile distant generating station. Seven 1000 horsepower diesel generators feed workshops camps and homes as gold deposits are found in Ankobra river shallows.
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Gold Coast
West Africa
Ankobra
School Trains Acrobats in Manitowoc Wisconsin
The New York Post reports a Manitowoc Wisconsin school for embryonic acrobats run by famed retired clown William Schultz. The program covers bareback riding casting tumbling juggling clowning tight rope walking and trapeze flying.
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The
New York Post
Manitowoc
Wis
William Schultz
New RAF Line-Shooters Club Forms Among Officers
Officers of the Royal Air Force establish the Line-Shooters Club to foster modesty. Each squadron keeps a line-book recording boast and the man who shot the line. Members include an officer who says he never shoots a line and another who jokes about sharing crew seats. An air gunner notes the rear-turret claim of ship safety, while a flier recalls a near miss with a German plane described as two visiting cards apart.
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Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Deposit Policy Sparks Clash Over New Electricity Customer
A tenant Mr Levy faced a $10 deposit request from a contractor supplying electricity to a rental building. The rep admitted a practice of requiring deposits for new customers with common surnames like Smith Brown Cohen Jones Levy and Johnson, saying it avoids checking individual credit ratings.
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Edison
Levy
Smith, Brown
The
New Yorker
Star Arcturus Visible Across Earth Except Antarctic Circle
A celestial fact notes that the bright star Arcturus can be seen from almost all parts of the globe, with the sole exception of regions within the Antarctic Circle.
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Arcturus
Earth
Antarctic Circle
Endless Chain Quilt Pattern from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern 6564 offers Block Chart and piecing directions for Endless Chain quilt made from scraps. Includes color schemes, yardage chart, and quilt illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Gun Barrel Straightening At Bren Plant In Toronto
Four young men at John Inglis Co. in Toronto perform one of the most difficult tasks in Bren light machine gun production. They straighten gun barrels by eye with a conical shadow method, repeating the process as barrels drift from true during manufacturing.
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Bren Machine Gun Plant
John Inglis Co
Toronto
England
Canadians in England Celebrate Warm Welcome After Fitness Examinations
A group of about sixteen Canadians released from Aldershot medical boards return to Exhibition camp in Toronto. Most suffer rheumatism or arthritis from England winter. some admit their legs won’t support intensive training. They praise Britain’s fighting machine and report being treated like princes, with theatres and abundant care.
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Canada
England
Aldershot
Exhibition Camp
Toronto
Britain
Robert Garvie
Alfred Bond
48Th
Scientists Scale Up Rat Size For Study Purpose
After refining explosive power, researchers turn to biology and produce a rat twice the normal size for experimental study.
Christmas Belief Persists in Europe on Animal Speech
Some Europeans hold that animals gain the power of speech during Christmas. The view reflects lingering folklore about the season and animal folk tales across several nations.
Devonshire Hospitality Proven by Child Relocation Statistics
The piece highlights Devonshire as a hospitable county by noting it welcomed more city children as the program continued. While others saw declines in Cheshire Hertfordshire and Norfolk Devon increased from 6286 to 6392 participants, underscoring its reputed welcome.
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Devonshire
Long
Drake
Grenville
Devon
Westward Ho
Yorkshire
Cornwall
Westmorland
Cumberland
Cheshire
Suffolk
Kent
England
Hertfordshire
Norfolk
Christian Science Monitor
Socks Mended Signizes Caring During Camp Life
A placard reading socks mended? greets First Canadian Division troops at a YMCA house near the training area. English and Canadian women mend socks daily, supplying wool and needles while soldiers note name and regimental number. In the Himalayas there are unnamed 20,000 foot peaks.
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Y.M.C.A
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Young Earl of Craven
R.C.A.F
Equatorial
C.O.D
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