Finnish parliament to hold first wartime election next March
The first wartime Finnish parliamentary election will take place on March 17 and 18. The event follows global conflict and reflects broad democratic processes during wartime.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1945
Page
4
Women Bargees Help Move War Material on Britain’s Canals
British wartime transport officials have added bronzed athletic women to canal crews. Six crews operate 140 mile Grand Union routes with 25 tons per trip, seven days a week twelve hours daily, aiding inland transport until peace. The workers praise canal communities and expect memories beyond the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Ministry of War Transport
Grand Union Canal
London
Saint John Harbor freighter cargo removal to continue
Work of removing cargo from a freighter aground in Saint John harbor since November 24 will continue perhaps until the end of March, officials said. Attempts to salvage the vessel must await removal of the cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John
Bath Springs Highlight Roman Resort City Origins
The springs at Bath England were the center of a Roman resort city developed during the first four centuries A D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
England
Hidden Dutch Refuge In Pine Forest Sabotage Camp Story
In a pine forest in Holland a band of Netherlanders hid from German occupiers for over a year. They kept 24 bunks, a dormitory, and a prison for eight pro Nazi prisoners in a large hut built by the refugees. They held sport meets, guarded shifts, and used a bicycle dynamo for power. A civil servant helped guide them to safety and supplies came from a nearby farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Netherlands
Gestapo
Germany
Good Place To Live People In New Brunswick
The Saint John Telegraph Journal notes many locals reach great ages in New Brunswick. It cites a harbormaster starting his post at 100 and later playing his fiddle at age 104, plus the oldest lighthouse keeper and a veteran stream driver with 55 years on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John
Richibucto
Halifan Squadron Drops Supplies to European Resistance
Early 1943 a Halifax based unit formed to supply Europe's resistance movements conducted 2679 sorties through November 1944, with 1688 successful missions. They dropped 5064 tons of supplies and 795 men. Separately, in 1871 rural Canadians outnumbered urban dwellers by more than two million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Europe
Canada
Loyal To Britain Prominent Canadian Urges Ulster Unity
Sir Ernest Cooper in Toronto argues Ulster’s strategic position amid World War II. He cites Churchill, notes Ulster’s control of crucial Atlantic convoys and bases near Clyde and Mersey, and warns against compromising ports. He urges Canada to influence any Irish division debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ernest Cooper
Northern Ireland
Britain
Winston Churchill
Expire Club
Ulster
Ernest
Clinton, Ont
France
United Kingdom
Mersey
Clyde
British Isles
mid-Atlantic
Sir Ernest
D-Day
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
America
Walter Lippmann
Gibraltar
Cape Town
Mother's Day founder Anna Jarvis in frail finances
Anna Jarvis, 83, founder of Mother's Day, is nearly blind and nearly penniless. Her brother Claude Jarvis left a $700000 estate in 1926 that has been dissipated by poor administration. Jarvis founded Mother's Day in 1908 to honor her mother. The note on grenades cites the French origin from pomegranate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jarvis
Mother's Day
Claude Jarvis
Miss Jarvis
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid Preview
Puzzle fragment lists clues with varying lengths and numbers such as 6 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 22 23 and 26 27 28 32 34 35 38 41 42 44 45 49 on topics from geography to verbs and nouns. It hints at a standard cryptic style with across and down entries yet to be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latvia
Cryptic Word Puzzle Clue Pack of Themed Terms
A dense list pairs cryptic style clues with potential answers across history geography science and arts. Entries include ancient country for kings entertainment plunder Irish capital primary sources and more, plus chemical symbol tellurium and related terms.
New Fibre Fortisan Promises World’s Strongest Material
British Celanese Limited claims the Fortisan fibre is the strongest in the world with wartime uses such as parachute canopies and cords for dropping supplies. It is extremely thin and highly insulating, ideal for covering electrical wire, with fabrics weighing 0.85 ounces per square yard. The text also notes the 17th century rise of snuff inhalation in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Celanese Limited
England
Six Officers and Nurses Honored Over Amsterdam Sinking
The War Office disclosed brave acts from the Amsterdam disaster off Cherbourg on August 7. Lieut Oliver Gray led the ward in the ship's stern hit and refused to abandon wounded. three nurses stayed aboard to aid evacuees as the vessel sank. Lily McNicholas was saved by a U.S. Navy cutter after drifting in the water. Four other British Empire Medal recipients from the ranks included sergeant Allistair Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Amsterdam
Cherbourg
Hfe
London
Oliver Gray
Glasgow
Norden bombsight reportedly aids long range bombing accuracy
The Ottawa Citizen notes the bombsight lets a marksman drop a bomb into a pickle barrel from 10 000 feet and jokes that with practice he could hit a nail keg at 20 000 feet, reflecting the device's famed precision.
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Norden
The
Ottawa Citizen
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