Exiled Air Forces Fight For Freedom In World Skies
Early 400 awards honor the fighting men of the exiled Allied Air Forces. Poles, Czechs, Norwegians, Dutch, Belgians, French, Greeks and Yugoslavs fled oppression to join Britain and fly against Germany. From Battle of Britain onward they trained, formed squadrons such as No. 311, and helped bomber raids, coastal patrols, and Mediterranean submarine work as they fought to defend their own countries’ freedom.
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Europe
Asia Minor
North
Africa
Sweden
Russia
Syria
Egypt
Britain
Bomber Command
Boulogne
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Rhine
Ruhr
Coastal Command
R.A.F
Middle East
Mediterranean
High priced pies in Manitoba war service sale
Indian agent E McPherson reports from Selkirk Manitoba on a treaty payment tour that pies sold for as high as 23 dollars. Indians raised 180 dollars for the war effort. British local authorities establish more than 000 restaurants to serve nourishing meals to the public.
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Manitoba
E. McPherson
Selkirk
Man
British forces land on Sicily in Napoleonic era campaign
The article recalls how Britain eyes Sicily as a strategic prize in 1799 with Sir John Stuart landing two infantry regiments. Seven years later he crosses the Straits of Messina to invade Italy and defeat French forces at Maida, securing the island.
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Sicily
Napoleon
Lord Nelson
Sir John Stuart
Italy
Straits of
Messina
Etiquette for Young Moderns booklet urged for teen workers
A Winnipeg union notice promotes a 32 page etiquette guide for Canadian teens working on farms. It warns against loud nail polish, heavy lipstick, and strong perfume, urging polite behavior to earn social favor. Readers are asked to send 15 cents to receive the booklet by mail with name and address.
Latin name for the Mediterranean Sea tied to mid earth belief
The ancient Latins called the sea the Mediterranean because they believed it lay at the earth’s center. This naming reflects classical geography and their world view.
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Mediterranean Sea
Middle of the Earth
Mosquito Survey Work At Dauphin Air Station
The Meteorological Section of No 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin Manitoba uses a mosquito trap to collect specimens for a provincial health survey. Airwomen operate the trap nightly and ship live mosquitoes to a government laboratory for study. Collections run through September with four named airwomen including L A Lgren and Barbara McLennan aiding the effort.
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No. 10 Service Flying Training School
Dauphin. Man
Department of Health and Public Welfare
Eric H V._ Dexter
Provincial Dept. of Health and Public Welfare
Manitoba
Dauphin Air Station
RGAF
R.ca.f
Service Flying Training School
Dauphin
Man
Irene Menu
Pine Falls
Eric Dexter
Princess Royal Visits Canadian Signals Formation Demonstrations
Colonel The Princess Royal inspected a Canadian division's signals formation and observed cable laying, motor cycle riding and armored vehicle drills. She met Maj General F F Worthington and lunched with officers, with Sgt Joseph Fairbrother and C E Leech named among demonstrators. Lieut H A Whincup served as aide. Lake Titicaca is noted as the world’s highest navigable lake at 12 000 feet.
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Princess Royal
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
F. F. Worthington
Joseph Fairbrother
Asquith
Sask
C. E. Leech
Edmonton
Lieut
H.a. Whincup
Weyburn
Lake Titicaca
Bolivia
Small Lake Creature Baffles North Bay Resident
Rupert Carleton of North Bay found a two inch, olive-drab segmented aquatic creature in Lake Nipissing. It has six legs concentrated in the first inch, two sharp red pinchers, and is a strong swimmer. He speculates it a miniature Loch Ness Monster.
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Rupert Carleton
North Bay
Lake Nipissing
Carleton
Paper salvaged could make 500000 ammunition boxes
C A Peat notes daily London letter output, claiming salvaged papers could yield 500000 ammunition boxes. He cites efficiency of silicon steel sheets in generators and transformers. Historical figures include 1917 Russia with 856 newspapers, rising to 18500 by 1939.
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London
C. A. Peat
Ministry of Supply
Russia
Nazis Learn Truth Despite Nazi Censorship Across Europe
The piece describes how occupied Europe fights back against Goebbels and Himmler by using clandestine radios, secretly printed newspapers, leaflets, chain letters, and whisper campaigns. It highlights BBC broadcasts, anti Nazi leaflets in Oslo, and Czech resistance tactics, noting listeners face penalties yet remain hopeful.
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Gestapo
BBC
Europe
Oslo
Netherlands
BBC News
Hun
Britain
Railways Recalled In Biblical Exchange
A classroom tease turns on a child's quip about railways. Mary declares the first mention comes in Solomon's era, arguing the Queen of Sheba traveled with a very great train to Jerusalem. The teacher probes why she holds this view, eliciting further reasoning.
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Mary
Sheba
Jerusalem
Altitude and Tea Quality Across Elevations
The text notes tea quality improves with altitude, best above 7 000 feet while fine tea can come from as low as 3 000 feet. It mentions a historical belief that pure speed would stop a human heart if one traveled a mile a minute.
Controlling Colorado Potato Beetle Invading Victory Gardens
The success of Victory gardens hinges on early control of the Colorado potato beetle. Dusting with calcium arsenate or spraying Bordeaux mixture should begin as soon as young grubs appear, with repeated 10 day intervals.
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Victory Gardens
Colorado
Bordeaux
Personal Linens Always Distinctive Pattern 7573
Transfer pattern for six 4 by 5 inch frames and two 1% inch alphabets with simple stitching. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E, Winnipeg Manitoba. Include name address and pattern number. Mail delays may occur due to slow mail.
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Household Arte Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
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Czechoslovakia
Poland
Holland
Norway
France
Nelson
Home Service
Home Service Dept
McDermot Ave. E
Law L. M. Algren
Regina
Barbara McLennan
Calgary
Alta
M. C. Clark
Norwood
Law Irene Menu
McLennan
Law Algren
Law Menu
R.C.A.F
Mid-Atlantic
A.f
Churchill
Royal Canadian Air Force
U.S. Army Air Force
Canadian Northwest Atlantic Command
Occupied Territories
Hitler
Occupied
Goebbels
Himmler
Ici Londres
Solomon's
Alice Brooks
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