Canadian Goods for Soviet Russia
Canada uses the Export Credits Insurance Act to back a sizeable Soviet purchase of mainly electrical and power producing equipment. Negotiations for larger deals and long term credits continue with Russia, the United States, and Britain. Projections suggest a high level of future orders for heavy industrial equipment to rebuild and develop Soviet industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Washington
London
United Kingdom
Science in Industry and War Fostering Britain’s Food Safeguards
A London Times summary notes Lord Woolton’s assertion that Britain’s wartime food security came from scientific policy. It reviews calls to remove barriers to research and apply science to daily life, citing Sir Lawrence Bragg on aligning aims with achievable science, and mentions Arabia with 10 million people across 1,000,000 square miles and no confirmed airplane fatalities from lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Woolton
British Association
Britain
Lawrence Bragg
London Times
Curtiss Wright Tests Ascender XP-55 Fighter
Curtiss-Wright tests the XP-55 Ascender a backward-flying, tail-first fighter with rear engine and pusher propeller. G W Vaughan announces a July 1943 first flight at Scott Field with secrecy lifted, highlighting speed, control, visibility, and a propeller dump device for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss- Wright Corporation
G. W. Vaughan
Scott Field
Lit
Curtiss- Wright
St. Louis
Curtiss-Wright
Canada Gazette Declares Measures to Block Axis Looted Gold
The formal declaration states Canada will block sale of Axis looted gold through neutral countries, refuses to recognize title transfers, and will not buy gold from countries with Axis ties unless proven not looted, maintaining strict nonrecognition policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Three Generations and a Cairn Terrier Ruse
A Scotsman, an Englishman, and an American argued over a Cairn terrier. The Englishman paid £4, the American £5, and the Scot revealed Jock could walk home but not swim the Atlantic. A short tale titled Three Generations humorously contrasts farm, garden, and can opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Aberdeen
Atlantic Ocean
Engineering Genius of Sir Henry Royce Founder of Rolls Royce
Frederick Henry Royce born 1863 in Alwalton rose from mill worker to engineer. He left school early, worked as a telegraph boy, then trained in railway shops and machinery. At 21 he started a workshop in Manchester with a partner, making electric lamps and dynamos, then designed a reliable car after disassembling a noisy foreign machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolls Royce Company
Frederick Henry Royce
Sir Henry Royce
Alwalton
Peterborough
England
London Sunday Express
London
Liverpool
Manchester
REAL GIRLS TOWN Ottawa Sees Women Outnumber Men
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Ottawa has 154,951 residents with 72 600 males and 82 351 females in a special compilation by statistician S. A. Cudmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
S. A. Cudmore
Dominion Statistician
Stabbed by a fish shocks Bayside sea incident
An Australian Army sergeant died after a cuttle fish struck while he swam under the surface at Bayside Melbourne suburb. He was helped ashore by companions but died from the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayside
Melbourne
Freezing Sees Great Growth In Frozen Fruits And Veggies
M E Davis and W R Phillips report at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association meeting that freezing offers the best close-to-fresh quality for fruits and vegetables. Frozen product use has risen, with 17.2 million pounds consumed in 1943, mostly by processors, hotels, and bakers, while home freezers begin to change consumption patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Davis
Dominica Horticulturist
W. R. Phillips
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Canada
United States
Mr. Davis
Ottawa
Allowances Head Wing Cmdr Curry Appointed National Director
Wing Cmdr. R. B. Curry of Kentville Nova Scotia has been named national director of family allowances. The 40 year old commander has served as deputy chairman of the Canadian Legion educational services for Canada and overseas. He went overseas in 1943 to organize remastering of ground crew to air crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Curry
Kentville
N.S
Canadian Legion Educational Services
Canada
Curry
Leading American plane designer predicts 1000 mph speeds
Peyton M. Magruder of Glenn L. Martin Co predicts aircraft will travel 1,000 to 1,500 miles per hour within 10 to 15 years. He notes jets or rockets will power future craft and argues the human body can endure high speed with proper acceleration and deceleration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Crystal Gazer
Peyton M. Magruder
Glenn L. Martin Co
Magruder
Soviet War Era Stamps Highlight Allied Unity and Heroic Themes
A wartime stamp design surge in the Soviet post age adds about 100 new issues. Early 1941 stamps feature a Red Army soldier with Be a Hero, while others honor the allied Anglo Soviet American bloc with flags of the USSR US and UK. A UN Day series appears for June 14, and Stalin’s quote hails the winning alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Marshal Stalin
U.S.S.R. Bulletin
First portrait sitting for Dionne quintuplets at studio
The Dionne quintuplets, photographed countless times at home, now had their first studio portrait sitting. The girls, nearly 11, wore purple princess coats with brown accessories and spent the afternoon watching their pictures develop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionne
Honor Russian Architect for Royal Gold Medal 1945
The King awards the Royal Gold Medal for 1945 to Victor Vesnin president of the USSR Academy of Architecture and architect of the Dnieper dam on the Royal Institute of British Architects recommendation. In Fiji the head is sacred and touching another's head is considered an insult at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Institute of British Architects
Victor Vesnin
Academy of Architecture of
Ussr
Dneiper
Fiji Islands
Indomitable Spirit of Canadian Navy
The tiny corvette Mayflower crew faced a formidable British battleship HMS Rodney in 1940 Atlantic waters. With eight depth charges, six rifles, one Tommy gun, one Lewis gun and three revolvers, they pressed on as commander G H Stephens signaled to “carry on.” The Rodney’s arrival never sparked battle, but the tale reveals the audacity and indomitable spirit of His Majesty's Navy and Canadian sailors aboard the Mayflower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Navy
Atlantic
G. H. Stephens
Canada
H.M.S. Rodney
Britain
Seven Seas
Nelson
Yorkshire Post
Leeds
England
Allied war chiefs plan D-Day invasion at St Pauls West Kensington
Montomery, educated at St Pauls, studied with service chiefs in a theatre map room before D-Day. A film will cover the event and show in Canada. Former bursar W H Priest recalls the field marshal as a shy schoolboy who grew into a formidable rugger player nicknamed Monkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
St. Paul's School
West Kensington
Canada
Field Marshal Montemery
St. Perl's School
Will Figare
O-Torre
Kine
Churchill
Normandy
W. H. Priest
Mr. Priest
Gems of Thought on Children from Historical Voices
A collection of quotes about childhood including Brayer on living in the present, Mary Baker Eddy on guiding thoughts, Joseph Joubert on models, Thackeray on feeling kindness, Emerson on solitude, and H. W. Beecher on self-reliance and learning from mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Joseph Joubert
Thackeray
British wartime thrift hits six billion in savings bonds
The Toronto Globe and Mail reports that despite hardships and war costs, the British people have deposited a record 6,000,000,000 in savings and war bonds at government post offices. This demonstrates resolve and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe and Mail
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soviet Russia
Arabia
Manila
Philippine
Great Automobile Company
Hitler
Indomitable Spirit
Brayer
Emerson
H. W. Beecher
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!