Major Malone Captured Italian General Davet in Sicily
Major Richard S. Malone of Toronto Winnipeg and Regina credited with arranging the capitulation of Italian General Davet during the Medica operation in Sicily. Malone served as staff officer with the Canadian First Division and previously as Assistant Director of Public Relations at NDHQ Ottawa.
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Tim Little
Ottawa
Richard 8
Dick) Malone
Toronto
Winnipeg
Regina
Davet
Army
National Defence Headquarters
Adams Munro
Medica
Major Malone
Malone
Sicily
Hamilton
Ont
Halifax
Montreal
NDHQ
Vancouver
Royal Military College
Queen's Own Rifles
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
N.p.am
M.D. No. 10
Princess Patricia's
Regina Leader-Post
Sifton
Victor Sifton
Ordnance
Nd.h.q
Winnipeg Free Press
Parliamentary Press Gallery
Owen Sound
Xi.v. Preparatory School
Bristol
England
University of Toronto
Ridley College
St. Catharines
Richard S.dick Malone
N.D.H.Q
Beekeeper Demonstrates Queens From Matchbox
Grey-haired S W Gadge of the London Zoo claims you can keep bees anywhere and produces three queen bees from a pocket match box. He notes queens can fly sting and fight at birth and showcases stingless bees and beeless honey made from sugar and parsley during wartime. The note ends with a historic sight: medieval Persians wagered body parts on chess outcomes, with losers risking a finger or arm.
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S. W. Gadge
London Zoo
No Return Value In Scotland Collie Tale
An American tourist bids for a fine collie named Jock from an old Scottish shepherd. The shepherd refuses to part with Jock, claiming he couldna pairt wi' him because the dog couldna swim the Atlantic. A passing English tourist later buys Jock for less, prompting the American to protest.
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Scotland
America
Jock
Fliers Hit Dam and Factory in Record Bad Marksmanship
The New Yorker reports British and American air crews marked a record for poor aim last month. Each attempt to strike cultural targets ended up hitting facilities like dams factories and railroad yards.
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New Yorker
Untold Story of British U boat War Inventions
The Ottawa Citizen outlines how British researchers and inventors, led by Commander Charles Goodeve, developed countermeasures against U boats. It highlights civilian scientists, naval officers, and a dedicated team at the Admiralty shaping the sea war effort behind the Atlantic victory.
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Charles Goodeve
Winnipeg
Admiralty
Commander Goodeve
Goodeve
Hitler
Ottawa
Rent control office confronts tenant over unpaid rent
A worried man visits Memphis rent control with a landlord mystery. The clerk explains the landlord is the rent payer, sparking the tenant to reveal he occupied a vacant house for nine years without payment. He fears eviction if the roof is not fixed.
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Frank Sturm
Memphis
Tennessee
Yassuh
Victory Cupboard shows teen thrift and design flair
Irene Gougeon notes Ontario screenings of the Victory Cupboard Demonstration reveal a generation embracing reuse. Hand-me-downs are prized, with girls repurposing cast-offs into smart outfits, proving skill with a needle can outshine access to top shops.
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Ontario
Irene Gougeon
Prices and Trade Board
Fire alarm by mail in Esher reports extinguished coke blaze
Firemen in Esher England rushed to a reported coke fire prompted by a letter mail alarm. By the time they arrived the fire was out. Officials urged buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Surrey
Esher
Eng
Central Station Montreal Opens New and Old Bonaventure Compared
The Montreal Central Station opens as a modern rail hub while the historic Bonaventure Station of 1888 is shown in vintage photos. The new facility features a vast concourse, arc lighting, and three towers removed after a 1916 fire, reflecting progress and war effort mobility in Canada.
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Canadian National Railways
Central
Montreal
Bonaventure
William Notman
Dorchester Street
Old Bonaventure
Central Station
Canadian National
Canada
A Saner Vision Of Canada In War's Wake
Editorial argues Canada must embrace a confident postwar vision grounded in wartime industrial triumphs. It cites shipbuilding, munitions output, aircraft production, armor, and metal goods, highlighting Canada’s growth and self sufficiency and urging belief in peacetime plans and national capability.
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Canada
United Nations
Russia
Britain
United States
Joseph Lister Rutledge
Liberty
Coronation Scot Ends Up as Army Officers Quarters
The Coronation Scot, deemed the finest train in the British Empire, moved from Baltimore to Jeffersonville Indiana where it serves as quarters for army officers. The London Midland & Scottish Railway offered the eight cars to the US government after the locomotive and tender were shipped to England.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore
Jeffersonville
Ind
England
United States
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Scrap tobage and inquests shape factory culture
A British aircraft plant uses the term scrap tobage for careless work that creates waste. A second factory runs weekly inquests on scrap material, with findings reported to workers. The note references wartime shop floor practices and worker oversight.
Plastic Dishes Aid Air and Sea Crews aboard Bombers and Ships
The Navy adopts plastic tableware for bombers and PT boats to replace fragile crockery. Dishes are durable, non spillable, light, and portable, with cups and saucers fitting together. A crew of eight to 11 can pack a full set in a medium suitcase, reducing use of aluminum and stainless steel and saving over a million pounds of metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U.S.A
Water as a weapon in Ruhr dam bombings
Observers call the Ruhr attacks a flood of water that officials say is the largest disaster in Germany to date. The piece notes the dams as strategic weapons and warns of greater impact if a larger dam is breached.
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Ruhr
Germany
Europe
Make Slip Covers At Home And Save
The wise woman today makes her own slip covers to brighten shabby pieces and protect chairs and sofas. Step by step directions and materials tips are provided in pattern 7297. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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