Development of National Parks From West to Cape Breton
Canada plans postwar park expansion to boost recreation and tourism. Federal parks cover 26 areas over 29,704 square miles with potential extensions in Yukon near the Alaska Highway and new proposals from Quebec New Brunswick and British Columbia. A coast to coast chain offers scenic value and health benefits.
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Canada
Yukon Territory
Alaska Highway
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Cape Breton
New Comet Discovered by Dr van Gent in South Africa
A new comet moving toward Canopus was discovered by Dr H van Gent of the Southern Branch Leiden Observatory in South Africa. It was found by photography and will be observed until enough positions allow orbit computation and distance from Earth. It is his second comet discovery. The Wright brothers flight span is noted as about 120 feet matching a Flying Fortress wingspan.
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Dr. H. van Gent
Leiden Observatory
South Africa
van Gent
Wright Brothers
Farm Account Book Offered for Wartime Farm Records
The King's Printer in Ottawa offers a simple Farm Account Book to track yearly farm operations. No expert accounting knowledge required, and it can be obtained for ten cents.
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King's
Ottawa
Ignore Troubles, Find Relief in Small Steps
A brief column notes that neglecting problems can make them seem smaller, urging readers to address issues gradually. It emphasizes practical, low-stress actions and steady progress to reduce anxiety and regain control.
Women Architects in Britain Gain Wartime Recognition
The article notes rising female participation in British architecture with women students up from 20 to 50 percent since before the war. Women architects contribute to the war effort through factory, camp, aerodrome, hostel projects and camouflage for several ministries and plan postwar building.
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Great Britain
School of Architecture
Ottawa Citizen
Fats from Homes Aid War Effort in Canada
Wartime plea explains salvaged kitchen fats from east coast towns to BC logging camps can supply glycerine for explosives and soap for industry. Fats serve soap making, fabrics, leather, rubber, paints, lubricants, and war plant machinery, with some fats used in shell casings.
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British Columbia
Hitler
Uniform sling bags issued to British WAACs
The British Women's Army Auxiliary is set to receive uniform sling bags identical to those used by the Canadian Women's Army Corps. A Brazilian school of fishermen trains delinquent boys in the sea trade. Experiments suggest wild rabbits have keener eyes than tame ones.
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British Women’s Army Auxiliary
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Brazil
Allan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Italy
Sir Harold Alexander
No Easy Victory in War We Must Share Its Price
From Liberty Magazine the piece warns victory may come in 1944 yet demands bitter cost and national sacrifice. It cautions against complacency and urges readers at home to consider the boys at front and the shared burden of war.
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Esenhower
Hitler
Germany
Britain
Peyton C March
France
Senegambia
Japan
Russia
Ortona
Vimy
Passchendaele
Cambrai
Liberty Magazine
German Air Defenders Claim Big Bomber Losses
A German spoof claims that American and British bombers attacking hospitals and churches were intercepted and destroyed by a small Luftwaffe force. The tale, attributed to Franc Shor in Reader's Digest, asserts 300 enemy planes were shot down with 50 damaged, while none of the German planes were harmed and one city was missing.
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Germany
Dr. Goebbels
Reich
Reader's Digest
Nobility in France Wore Jewelled Eyewear Before Revolution
Nobility prior to 1789 wore highly decorative glasses with jewelled frames. Motion pictures are cited as the most popular entertainment in all armed services.
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France
Dalmatian Girl A Good Soldier Gains Noted Reputation
Anka a 17 year old Dalmatian girl known as Annie Oakley of Split has claimed to kill 52 Germans and several Italians near her home while fighting with Partisan guerillas since age 15. Allied soldiers at a Middle East refugee camp praise the refugees discipline and political awareness led by a five member committee governing the group. The chairman Peter Ivichevich and a veteran named Ahi recount wounds from earlier battles with Tito’s forces near the Green Mountains.
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Annie Oakley
Split
Anka
Annie
Faust
Spit
Dalmatian
Middle East
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Peter Ivichevich
Ahi
Josip Broz
Tito
Green Mountains
Army Girls C W A C Hopes for Post War Heaven
Ottawa survey of over 100 Corps members shows 60 percent favor domestic life after the war. Others mix uniformed duty with desired freedoms while some plan vocations. a few long for lemon meringue and caramel sundaes. One member vows to smash bugles in every music store in Canada.
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C.W.A.C
Ottawa
Canada
Mosquito Bomber Claims Fastest World Speed Estimate
The Mosquito is reckoned the fastest bomber, with a Swiss report showing speeds around 130 mph noted as unofficial. Malta pilots in 1943 logged long missions, destroying enemy targets as the design advanced from drawing board to record-setting flights. Linen thread production trials begin in Brazil at experimental stations.
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Malta
Brazil
Food Needed to Build a Battleship: 43,000 Acres
The article states that 43,000 acres of cropland supply food for workers who construct a single battleship. It highlights the scale of resources tied to naval production and the daily life implications for workers involved in large wartime shipbuilding programs.
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Coturntia
India
Allied Air Base
Bengal
Tibet
Ay Sous
Streala
Australia
Generalissimo Chiang, Kai-shek
Viceroy Wavell
Admiral Mountbatten
China
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southwest
Asia
Lord Wavell
Claude J. E Auchinleck
Chiang Kai-shek
General Auchinleck
North Africa
Rome
Fats
H.M.C.S. Chaudiere
Royal Canadian Navy
H.M.S. Hero
North Atlantic
C.w.ac
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