Sea power remains decisive in modern warfare
Despite rapid scientific and social changes, sea supremacy still outvalues air power and land forces. Allied convoys between the continent, Britain, the Middle East, Murmansk, and the English Channel have ferryed troops and material to defeat Germany and cripple its air force, while sea power is breaking Japan’s empire and will decide its fate in the Pacific.
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Drake
Nelson
Britain
Middle East
Murmansk
English Channel
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Canada Seaborne War Effort Grows Significantly
Hon. J. A. MacKinnon outlines Canada's maritime expansion linking Royal Canadian Navy growth from 16 ships and under 2,000 men to over 700 ships and 85,000 personnel. Merchant Navy surges from 400 ships to six or seven times that number. Allied losses rise to 1,600 ships by 1943. He praises convoy crews for their bravery and sacrifices at sea.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Canada
Great Lakes
J. A. MacKinnon
MacKinnon
Shipping sale to Britain eyed by Washington officials
Washington officials weigh transferring a substantial portion of the U S merchant fleet to Britain as a wartime aid plan. Backing is strong and could become a major proposal to assist Britain and shape postwar U S maritime leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Washington
Wetego Legend Footprints Scare Northern Travelers
Indians near Moose Lake Manitoba report giant foot imprints in deep snow that they attribute to the Wetego a feared man eater from legend. four travelers spooked on December 27 retreating 35 miles to Cedar Lake after seeing 16 inch prints seven feet apart. Game Guardian Norman MacKenzie relayed the tale from the district.
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Moose Lake
Man
Pas
Norman MacKenzie
Cedar Lake
MacKenzie
Toronto photographer captures Princess Alice aboard training ship
Leading photographer Harry Scott of Toronto adds Princess Alice to his list of notables. He photographed her visit to H.M.C.S. Conestoga in Galt Ontario where she stood for twenty minutes during the parade as Wrens marched past. Scott notes her composure and recalls other figures he has photographed including Admiral Lord Keyes and President Roosevelt.
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Harry Scott
R.C.N.V.R
Toronto
Princess Alice
H.M.C.S. Conestoga
W.A.C.N.S
Galt
Ont
Scott
Navy
Lord Keyes
Roosevelt
Radio location helped Royal Navy in crushing Cape Matapan defeat
F B Duncan, chairman of the radio industries council, said that at Cape Matapan in 1941 radio location enabled the Royal Navy to crush Italian warships. He praised an unnamed device and predicted postwar use in automatic anti collision systems for ships and planes worldwide.
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Royal Navy
F. B. Duncan
Radio Industries Council
Cape Matapan
War cemeteries in theatres named by Ware
Maj Gen Sir Fabian Ware, vice president of the Imperial War Graves Commission, announced counts of war cemeteries: twenty in Normandy, thirty in the Middle East and North Africa, and twelve in Italy and Sicily.
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Normandy
Middle East
North Africa
Italy
Sicily
Fabian Ware
Imperial War Graves Commission
Russian Explorers Check Gulf Stream Route Through Arctic
Russian explorers charted the Gulf Stream course through the Arctic Circle, confirming navigable segments and oceanic currents. The expedition focused on map revision and potential new Arctic shipping corridors amid northern sea route research.
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Arctic Circle
Price Control And Rationing Information
Wartime guidance outlines that removing unvalidated ration coupons requires permission from the Administrator of Rationing. Isolated-area buyers may detach not-yet-valid coupons to substitute valid unnumbered ones. Also explains reasons for missing ration books, how to obtain tractor purchase permits, expected sandwich spread availability, and how to request the Consumers’ News pamphlet or Blue Book from local Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
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Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
War in Europe far from over says Labour Minister
Labor Minister Mitchell in a telegram to Allan M. Mitchell of the Unemployment Insurance Commission in Quebec said the war in Europe is far from over and will require great courage and determination from the United Nations to defeat their resourceful foe.
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Labor
Mitchell
Allan M. Mitchell
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Quebec
Europe
United Nations
Rowell Sirois Report backed as postwar program base
Premier Stuart Garson of Manitoba in Winnipeg declared the Rowell Sirois report the sole foundation for a sound Canadian postwar program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart S. Garson
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Orient offers vast market for Canadian goods says Banks
E Harold Banks of Toronto speaking at Oakville Rotary argues postwar Orient demand will rise for Canadian exports. He notes Vancouver as ideal gateway and Chinese credits to balance trade, highlighting British Malaya’s rail, road, sea and air networks and its rubber tin output.
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Canada
E. Harold Banks
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rotary Club
Oakville
Ont
Mr. Banks
Vancouver
Dutch East Indies
British Malaya
China
Banks
Pot Of Gold Vast New South African Goldfields
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer says vast goldfields almost certainly exist in the Orange Free State centered around Odendaals and Rust areas. Intensive prospecting covers 3,000 square miles with at least four great mines foreseen. Each mine would require about £4,000,000 to reach full production at current costs.
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Orange Free States
Ernest Oppenheimer
Odendaals
Rust
Blind workers run intricate machinery in Britain war plants
A record 2,000 blind men and women are employed in essential war work in Britain. Sightless workers control machinery across well over 100 war industries. Jobs once deemed beyond them are open now due to touch, concentration, and adaptability in operations like drilling and moulding.
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Britain
Trees Transform Rathwell CPR Section House
Photos compare the Rathwell section house 1929 with its present look, illustrating 15 years of tree planting along the LaRiviere subdivision. Project led by E. D Tully and later W. Smart shows how careful arbor care beautifies CPR right of way and supports annual garden contests with prizes.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Prairies
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rathwell
Winnipeg
LaRiviere
E. D Tully
W. Smart
Changing Times and the Names We Use
A reflection on evolving job titles from cobbler to shoe surgeon and garbage men to sanitationists. The piece cites a Calgary Herald letter advocating prestige in language, noting terms like dentifrice and social planners as upgrades for common roles.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Richard J. Needham
Calgary Herald
Incomplete British Merchantmen at War booklet misstates roles
The first edition of Britain's Merchantmen at War omits Royal Canadian Navy efforts in the North Atlantic convoy system, claiming the Royal Navy and US Navy handle the duty. J L Hodson, editor and Fleet Street figure, notes the omission and suggests possible correction in a future print.
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Britain
Ministry of Information
London
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
United States Navy
Pulp Wood Cutting Farmed by U.S. Firm in Manitoba
A U.S. firm has established a pulp wood cutting operation in northwestern Manitoba with headquarters at The Pas. One hundred thirty men are employed, having cut 6000 cards to date, with a monthly payroll of 15 000 to 20 000. Operations span three northern districts, near the Saskatchewan border and at Barrier and Clemenceau, with wood sent to Canadian mills and peeled wood to the United States. E. C. Dawley, the contractor, also holds Pine Saskatchewan holdings at Candle Lake and Carrot River districts.
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Manitoba
United States
Pas
Man
Saskatchewan
Barrier and
Clemenceau
Wisconsin
Carrot River
E. C. Dawley
Prince Albert
Candle Lake
Big River
Meadow Lake
Compulsory Insurance Proposed by Saskatchewan Transport Group
Resolutions adopted by the Saskatchewan Motor Transport Association call for compulsory insurance for all motor vehicles using provincial highways and an increase in the Saskatchewan allotment of new trucks for essential purposes.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Motor Transport Association
Trafalgar Square crowd cited in London protest report
Ottawa Journal questions the significance of a 20 000 strong Trafalgar Square protest against Greece policy. The editorial suggests crowds can be stirred easily and mocks the perceived impact of such demonstrations.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Greece
Nelson
Ottawa Journal
Smile a While Comic Dialogues and Quips
A collage of quips and light dialogue from a humor page. Jokes touch on marriage money work and social miscommunications. Snappy lines include a car conductor exchange a hospital scene and a bill collector joke. The item captures a vintage stage or period humor tone with brief punchlines.
White turkey feathers supply for Indian war bonnets
A Denver turkey raiser P. M. Serce provides Sioux in western Nebraska and Navajos in New Mexico with white turkey feathers for their war bonnets at four dollars per pound under a standing order.
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P. M. Serce
Denver
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
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American Shipping
Alee VT
Rowell-Sirois Report
Lydia E. Pinkham
VICKS
British Information Ministry
Canadian
J. L. Hodson
Fleet Street
R.C.N
Great Britain
North America
John
Dearest
Jack
His
Egypt
Jilly
D. D. D. Prescription
THE
Famsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
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