Brooke and Canadians Bond Strong in War Efforts
General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial Staff, is described as a close ally of the Canadian Corps. The piece outlines his wartime ties from Dunkirk through Vimy and Passchendaele, his support for Canadian units, and plans for new dress caps and uniforms reflecting unit colors. It highlights his faith in Canadian troops and the strategic importance of sea routes and theatres like Egypt and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Brooke
Imperial Staff
Canadian Corps
Whitehall
War Office
Imperial General Staff
G. L. McNaughton
H. D. G. Crerar
Sir Alan
Home Forces
Dunkirk
France
Brest
Brooke
Gus
Alan
Britain
Empire
Egypt
Sudan
Aden
Palestine
India
Hong Kong
Vimy Ridge
National Defence
Air Force
Navy
National Defence Department
Manitoba Mounted Rifles
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Lord Strathcona
University of Alberta
Canadian Officers
Canadian Dental Corps
Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Victoria Rifles of Canada
P D Armour’s Gift Leads to a Punchline Suit
A Christmas gift of suits to Armour’s office staff ends with a clerk noting a $100 bill for an evening suit. Armour confirms the charge then jokes that he has dressed many hogs but never dressing one in this way, highlighting the misunderstanding and rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P D. Armour
Woman objects to show as man buys tickets at theatre
In a brief incident the woman resists attending a theatre event insisting it is a Chinese play. The man points out the title on the front of the theatre and prepares to buy tickets. The exchange ends with a clarification about the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Sun
Davis Ego Deflated by Irving With A Simple Question
American war correspondent Richard Harding Davis once arrived at a London gathering in full military dress. Sir Henry Irving, unimpressed by the medals, counted them aloud and asked in a sly tone if they were for swimming. The moment deflated Davis's famed swagger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davis
Sir Henry Irving
Davis
London
Irving
Task Is Never Done In Vichy War Commentary
The excerpt portrays a grim wartime view from Vichy with vivid imagery of ongoing conflict. It argues Hitler cannot rest on conquered gains from Norway to Greece and must continually fight to regain what is lost. The piece likens his efforts to Sisyphus, depicting endless cycles of effort and setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Hitler
Europe
Norway
Greece
Sysiphus
Prairie Census Reveals Population Shifts in 1941
Trade Minister MacKinnon stated the 1941 census shows the three prairie provinces gained 45,000 people in a decade. Alberta rose by 57,000 since 1931, Saskatchewan fell by 34,000, and Manitoba grew by 22,000. In 1931 Manitoba had 700,139 residents, Saskatchewan 921,785, and Alberta 731,605.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKinnon
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Hand Adds Fresh Milk Startles Farmer
In a rural scene a town girl, new to farming, milks a cow and explains she reprocesses the milk because it seemed thin. The farmer confronts her, asking why she repeats the task, highlighting a comic misunderstanding on the cowshed scene.
Red Cross supplies aid Russia and allies from Canada
Canadian Red Cross Overseas ships medical supplies to Russia for Soviet troops in Crimea. Large consignments go to Jugoslavs and the Middle East with Czech and Maltese aid. In a month values reach 150000 dollars for quilts bedding and baby outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canadian Red Cross
Russia
Crimea
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Jugoslav
Middle East
Malta
Canada
Richest Woman In World Carried Her Economy To Extreme
Heiress Hetty Green known as the fabulous queen of Wall Street prided herself on never wasting a penny. She carried $200,000 in negotiable bonds in a bundle on a trolley and insisted the bank credit the sum to her account, lamenting that she could not afford a private carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
Wall Street
Behind the Rising Sun reveals Japan’s faceSaving dilemma in China
J R Young recalls conversations with Japanese prisoners in China noting no missing prisoners officially. those listed as dead receive death bounties. Face and family shame deter return, while death benefits burden the common soldier. Prisoners roam free, China fears no escape, and colonial powers hold no Asian mainland territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
J. R. Young
Cute animal transfer pattern for nursery decor
Delight a child with outline stitch animals and lazy daisy flowers. Pattern 7174 offers 16 motifs from small to larger sizes and lists 20 cents postage to the Household Arts Department of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Surpasses Schedule By Six Months
Air Commodore G. E Brookes told the Electric Club of Toronto that the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan has moved ahead of its original schedule by about six months. He described the plan as a billion dollar university of the air, noting rapid growth to 100000 R.C.A.F personnel and over 130 establishments, and emphasized Canada's major role in funding and manpower while defending its strategic purpose in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Dominion
G. E Brookes
No. 1 Training Command
Electric Club of
Toronto
R.C.A.F
University of the Air
Britain
Brookes
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Ottawa
Europe
Channel
Commonwealth
The Canadian Navy A World War II Maritime Rise
The piece lauds the Royal Canadian Navy’s growth from near obscurity to a 300-ship, 25,000-man force with aims for 400 ships in a year. It notes losses of five ships and over 400 men, but highlights victories in sinking or capturing enemy vessels and transporting over 40,000,000 tons of war materiel and food to Britain, in joint convoy efforts with British and American navies amid U boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Navy
United States
Canadian
Britain
United States Navy
Atlantic
Bible Sent to POW in Germany Arrives Censored
Mrs. Fred P. Clark of Brandon reports sending a Bible to her son P O H P Clark in Germany. The Bible arrived safely but is being censored at the camp, reflecting broader wartime censorship of prisoner letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canadian Prisoners of War Relatives’ Association
Fred P. Clark
Brandon
P.O. H. P. Clark
Germany
O.K
Paris bookshop displays dictators portraits in window
Travellers report a Paris shop cleared its window of books and displayed large portraits of two dictators with a tiny volume of Les Miserables. The display was shut after German officials discovered it. It mentions other wartime notes and a German battleship name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Paris
Victor Hugo
Tell it to the Marines origin explanation
The expression from naval days meant marines handle talk when sailors are busy or bored. Sailors would dismiss a talkative person by saying to tell it to the marines, freeing space for sea duties and quiet aboard warships.
Must Go Where Needed Say Canadian General
Lieut General Kenneth Stuart, chief of the Canadian general staff, says the enemy aims to sow confusion in Canada and divert troops from home defence. He adds the war will be won overseas and main forces must be sent to locations where they are most needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Stuart
Canadian General Staff
Canada
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Passchendaele
Will
Armour Packing Plant
Fiji Islands
New York World-Telegram
America
Netherlands
U.S
Asia
Pacific
Alice
Brooks
Chile
North America
Ireland
Field Museum News
Andes
Spain
Mexico
Peru
Japan
Manilla
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