RCMP Role in Prosecution of the War Highlighted
Commissioner S T Wood notes RCMP ties to the Army since 1885 and through the South African and Great Wars. The First Provost Company, formed at Rockcliffe in 1939 with 106 officers and men, supplied 204 reinforcements and produced commissions in Canadian and British units. The force aided policing at home shores, guard duties for canals and bridges, cryptography and fingerprint work, with RCMP personnel serving with the navy and air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NWMP
South Africa
Department of National Defence
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Rockcliffe
Ont
W. R. Day
England
Narissa
Canada
Goodfellow
Army
Welland Canal
Montreal
Halifax
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Force
Newest Chair Set Says Home Sweet Home
Filet crochet pattern 7295 offers charts and directions for a cotton chair set with stitch illustrations. Materials list included. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Criticism of Gandhi Arises From Indian Observers
A London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal reports sharp Indian criticism of Gandhi. A critic questions Gandhi's non-violent stance amid Japanese threat and argues it implies surrender. The observer says the Indian National Congress now echoes Gandhi and lacks independent claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gandhi
London
Ottawa Journal
Mr Gandhi
Indian Congress
British Commonwealth
India
Indian “National Congress
By-products of the hog gain new value in science
After years of research into chemical control and production methods, the multitude of hog by-products, once treated as waste, are now valued in modern industry. China has only 10,000 physicians trained to western standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Sawdust and Shavings Prove Effective Building Insulation
A Forest Products Laboratories survey across Canada shows sawdust and shavings provide durable insulation for over fifty years in walls. Fire safety is among the top concerns, but evidence suggests these by products act as effective fire-stops, with regulations varying by city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Speculation on McNaughton Command for Invasion
The Toronto Evening Telegram quotes Stephen Early calling the report that London and Washington may offer General McNaughton command highly speculative. It notes the Canadian commander in Britain prioritizes material readiness over risky, ill prepared assaults and questions whether he would accept any such offer.
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Stephen Early
Roosevelt
London
Washington
McNaughton
Europe
British
War Office
Toronto Evening Telegram
Free French aims outlined in five point declaration
De Gaulle and resistance leaders endorse a five point Free French declaration based on the Atlantic Charter calling for a National Assembly after German defeat, punishment of Nazi criminals, protection of liberty, rejection of tyranny, and a new world organization for lasting mutual aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charies de Gaulle de Loes
France
Europe
de Gaulle
French Empire
War effort boosted by Canadian timber reserves and postwar London plans
The article highlights Canada's timber reserves aiding war needs, the Ottawa laboratories supporting war material and ship container design, and the use of wood in military camps and furnishings. It also notes postwar London reconstruction concepts led by Professor Aber Crombie and Alfred Bossom, envisioning a smokeless capital with air taxi infrastructure and rapid transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
Patrick Abercrombie
London County Council
Alfred Bossom
Bossom
Victory
United Kingdom
Defence Services
Department of National Defence
Lands Parks and Forest Branch
National War Services
Banff
Jasper
Kootenay
Prince Albert
Riding Mountain
Kananaskis Forest
Alberta
Petawawa Forest
Alien Internees Discover Ancient Isle of Man Dwelling
Internees on the Isle of Man uncover a wood faced with clay dwelling dating to about 500 AD. The site suggests early Manx people lived there in peacetime.
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Isle of Man
Notable honors and exotic imports across Britain and Europe
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton and Chinese ambassador Dr W K Wellington Koo received honorary doctorates from Birmingham University. A single ounce of fortified margarine in the United Kingdom reportedly contains more vitamin D than a typical egg. The first giraffes brought to Europe were nicknamed camelopards for their camel-like form and leopard skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G L. McNaughton
Britain
W. K. Wellington Koo
Birmingham University
United Kingdom
Europe
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S T. Wood
Canadian Army
North West Mounted Police
Royal North West Mounted Police
Siberia
G R Pearkes
V.C
Pearkes
Alice Brooks
Gandhi
Plexed
Tweed
Gaulle
Aida
Eugenie
Suez Canal
New London
Ottawa
Waterton Lakes National Park
Lake
Linnet
By Thurstan Topham
Canadian Railways
United Nations
West Indies
Canadian National Steamships
Lady Somers
Mediterranean
Atlantic
CNS
PA Keaty
Hawkins
Esly
Grahi
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