First Jerry Down In Flames Over France
Canadian airman recounts his first combat against a Heinkel bomber over France on December 12 1943. Flying Officer Johnny Johnson and navigator Jimmy Gibbons lead the attack as Kip and Pete Huletsky join, witnessing a dramatic aerial duel ending in the enemy plane’s fiery crash.
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Johnny Johnson
Omemee
Ont
Yorkton
England
London
Hardy Sons
Australia
New Zealand
British Empire
RCAF
Pete
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Jerry
Johnny
Jimmy Gibbons
Vancouver
Pete Huletsky
Montreal
France
Gibby
Goering
Ike
Kip
Europe
McGuire House Fire Prank Sparks Wild Street Dash
A group of men talking near a corner store are startled when a man bursts in shouting the house of McGuire is on fire. One man bolts away six blocks before stopping and insisting his name is not McGuire.
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McGuire
McNicol’s Prairie Tours Aid Canadian Affairs
Ontario industrialist and Toronto Davenport MP John R. McNicol travels through the prairie provinces to observe, question, and record findings. He then returns to Toronto to deliver speeches, including in the House of Commons, praising western contributions to Canada.
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Canada
Bay Street
John R. McNicol
Ontario
Toronto Davenport
Toronto
House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Regina
Slippery Driving Draws Familiar Skating Motoring Feats
A Dauphin Herald report notes a Winnipeg daily T Saw winner recounting a boy on skates riding a bicycle away. The piece cites local youths who have ridden bicycles in skates and even driven cars while wearing skate footwear, illustrating unusual motoring conditions.
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Daily
Winnipeg Tribune
Dauphin Herald
Dress Like Ladies St Louis Judge Objects To Women in Pants
Judge Eugene J. Sartorius in St. Louis scolded women witnesses for wearing slacks insisting they should dress like ladies for future appearances. He noted divorce actions grow harder to distinguish plaintiff from defendant when both wear pants. The judge contrasted federal judges in robes with women in trousers.
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St. Louis
Eugene J. Sartorius
Sartorius
Sartorious
Billion minutes in years and time scale
The article explains how a billion compares to minutes and years. It notes 1,440 minutes per day and estimates about 1,902 years per billion minutes, adding historical context that since Christ’s birth about 1,021,100,000 minutes have passed.
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Christ
Ontario legislature floor rug costs fifteen hundred dollars
A heavy rug for the Ontario legislature chamber has a floor price of 1500 dollars. Weighing about a half ton, the single section required twelve men to move, funded through War Savings Stamps regular purchases.
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Ontario
Britain and US must stand together against world aggressors
British consul general Sir Godfrey Haggard told the Canadian Club of Toronto that Britain and the United States have always stood together against aggressors and must continue to work in unison. He cited lend lease, destroyers for bases, and mutual support as essential to victory and postwar peace, praising Canada for wartime aid and the shared empire.
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Britain
United States
A Atn
Godfrey Haggard
New York
Canadian Club
Toronto
Godfrey
British West Indies
Newfoundland
Church Ul
Sir Godfrey
West Coast
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Panama
Greenland
Iceland
Canada
Dominions
United Nations
Largest Convoy Reaches North Africa Without Loss
The largest convoy of 148 ships, spread over 70 square miles, reached North African ports from Britain with no losses or damage. A German bomber attack along with depth charges against suspected submarines provided the only excitement during the voyage.
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North African
Britain
Atlantic
Untimely Death of a Staunch Worker in Canadian Congress Journal
A tribute notes a man praised as a model worker who planned many deeds yet died before he could act. The piece recalls his habit of writing letters each morning and his unfulfilled “to do” list, leaving a mountain of intentions behind.
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Canadian Congress Journal
War crews fly 166000 miles since the war began
The Toronto Globe notes RAF and U S crews have logged about 166 000 miles since the conflict started. It praises the daring and skill of the young aviators who appeared ordinary in peacetime but have proven extraordinary in war.
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Toronto Globe and Mal
R A.F
RCAF
Behind The Moustache New Telephone Gadget Testimony
Capt. Perry Cadogan of Glace Bay NS testifies to a growing season in Italy and notes the same old police presence behind a moustache. The report ties a field telephone device to wartime policing and Cadogan's experiences.
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Italy
Perry Cadogan
Glace Bay
Canadian Red Cross Parcels To Prisoners Include Dairy Aids
War prisoners receive weekly parcels from the Canadian Red Cross Society containing butter cheese and dry whole milk. Process cheese packets total a quarter pound each with 25000 pounds used weekly equaling 1300000 pounds yearly. Whole milk packs weigh one pound and require 100000 pounds weekly or 5200000 pounds yearly. Butter amounts match the cheese and milk totals. These exports, while modest, bolster Canada's dairy exports aiding the Allies and surpass domestic use.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
This Week's Needlework Slipovers for Chairs and Sofas
Easy to follow slipcover directions allow you to cut fit and finish chairs and sofas like a pro. Instructions 7397 provides step by step directions and material suggestions. Send to the Heimstad Art Department Winnipeg for pattern, write name and address and pattern number. Pattern delivery may be delayed due to nails delivery.
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Heushald Arte Department
Winnipeg
McDermot Avenue
Man
Nazi awards touted to spur weapons and labor saving drive
The DNE agency broadcast offered prizes to the German people for inventions to improve weapons, ammunition and implements for the armed forces or to save labor, raw materials and power, claiming the program would aid wartime effort.
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Hitler
Naz
DNE
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Indian Army Overseas Photo
Canadian Red Cross
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