Canadian Women in War Industry Take Active Roles
Canadian women join many war work sectors amid manpower shortages. About 29 000 women in war industry, forming 1 in 4 workers in munitions, handle tasks from streetcar and taxi driving to packing parachutes and assembling trains. Younger workers become telegraph operators. older women take factory and rest room duties, with 95 percent ready to work anywhere at any time.
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Jemat
Dominion
Canada
Alaska Postwar Tourist Wonderland Linking Roads Railways and Ports
The North Pacific Planning Project envisions Alaska as a postwar tourist paradise with a network of roads from Edmonton to Fairbanks and trunk lines under development. Rail links extend to seaports and inland centers while the Alaska Railroad expands to connect Mount McKinley National Park. New seaports and airports position Alaska as a key hub for postwar aerial routes linking Russia and Asia.
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North Pacific Planning
Alaska
Survey Bureau
American Express
United States
Canada
Bureau
North Pacific Project
Edmonton
Fairbanks
Mount McKinley National Park
Russia
Asia
Message to a Soldier Meets Allied Commander Reply
A young woman from New Westminster British Columbia sent a letter to the Allied commander in North Africa asking him to reach her father, a Canadian Army quartermaster sergeant. The commander replied he would try to locate and forward the message, signing Dwight Eisenhower with goodwill.
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Diam Brill
New Westminster B.C
North Africa
Dwight Elisenhower
One Nice Thing About a Polar Bear
A lighthearted quip noting a polar bear does not brag about the cold baths it enjoys. The line playfully contrasts bravado with simple natural comfort.
Bullets And Bayonets Train Soldiers At Shilo Camp
The Infantry Training Centre at Shilo Camp Manitoba conducts Battle Innoculation tests with Under Fire One Two and Three stages. Officers oversee crawling firing and bayonet drills amid explosions mud and night demonstrations to build initiative and discipline for future combat.
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Shilo Camp
Manitoba
Britain
Canada
Camp Shilo
Man
Governor of Fiji pays tribute to Allied rescue of Gilbert Islands
In a speech to Fiji's Legislative Council Sir P Mitchell praises American forces for liberating the Gilbert Islands by destroying a fortress thought impregnable. He mourns the allied dead and salutes their brilliant achievement.
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Legislative Council of
Fiji
Sir P. Mitchell
Gilbert Islands
Outdoor lights fascinate returning Canadian soldiers
One of the greatest sources of interest and pleasure to Canadian soldiers returning from battlefront areas are outdoor lights used at night. They are uncommon in war zones.
Mail for the Boys and Girls Overseas by Lancaster Flights
The Dominion Government Lancaster service via Trans-Canada Air Lines carried over 50 000 pounds of mail between Montreal and Great Britain in eight trips. The Royal Air Force security team loaded mail in nose and cargo areas while Miss Lena Desjardins helped load mail to Canadian troops overseas.
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Trans- Canada Air Lines
Canada
Montreal
Great Britain
Canadian Postal Corps
Dominion
Royal Air Force Transport Command
Lena Desjardins
T.ca
Hitler
Wide Uses Of Coal On The Home Front During War
A prominent coal man notes coal powers homes and fronts in wartime. He emphasizes the crisis and urges precautions as coal fuels both daily warmth and war efforts. The piece highlights coal's vital role across civilian and military fronts.
Sometimes Human and the Censor Versus Coal’s Hidden Role
A discourse on censorship and human privacy contrasts with notes on coal's critical wartime role. The piece discusses anonymous editors and hidden messages, then shifts to coal's importance for war materiel and everyday products from plastics to medicines, highlighting its broad industrial reach.
Diary reveals Japanese doctor- officer suicide after killings Attu patients
An Attu diary translated by Sgt. R. W. Sanders describes Acting Officer Tatsuguchi a Japanese medical officer who killed patients then killed himself during the May 12 29 1943 American attack. The final entry mentions sending patients to death by their own action and tasting a single fried thistle as a delicacy. He studied in Angwin California before joining the army in Japan.
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Attu Island
Nebui Tatsuguchi
Attu
An. Alberta
R. W. Sanders
RC A.F
Ndmoento
Tatsuguchi
Japan
Angwin
Cal
Deaf workers build air frames at Pullman-Standard Chicago
Nine deaf men at the Pullman-Standard Aircraft Division in Chicago assemble wings for fly ing boxcars. Supervisor Louis Rehak teaches sign language to direct them. They gain attention by tapping the wing and stop on vibration. In a year, none missed work, and they correct each other as a team.
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Pullman-Standard Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Louis Rehak
Ready And Willing Britain's Merchant Navy Invasion Support
Britain’s merchant navy will supply invading troops across the Channel and seamen were asked to volunteer for the western invasion. Replies poured in with unanimous affirmation, with only unfit men excluded.
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Britain
National Union of Seamenen
Chrstian
Embroidery Pattern Offer From Winnipeg House Department
This Week's Need presents a curious ad for a smile producing embroidery pattern. Send twenty cents in coins to House and Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 173 McDermot Avenue in Winnipeg Manitoba. Include name, address, and pattern number in plain writing.
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House and Als Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnnipeg
Man
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China
Old King Coal
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Rehab
Alice Brooks
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