Weekly Red Cross Food Parcels Shipped To Prisoners Of War
A prisoner of war calls Red Cross parcels lifesaving as reports show all POWs back the program. Each parcel supplies about 2 000 calories with items like milk powder butter jam meat and tea. Canada runs five packing depots with volunteers packing and shipping parcels to Geneva for distribution amid rising costs and limited pay.
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Red Cross
Germany
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
Winnipeg
Windsor
Hamilton
Montreal
Canadian
Far East
International Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
Delayed Christmas at Churchill House After Moroccan Return
London correspondent notes the Prime Minister, once an invalid, held a delayed Christmas celebration on his London return from Morocco. A jolly party featured a turkey kept in cold storage and Winston Churchill pulling crackers. Attendants reported he has never been in better form.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Churchill
Morocco
Turkey
Winston
Women workers raise funds for Smokes for Soldiers at Bell Aircraft
At Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls N Y women assembly workers posted 18 on a P 39 Airacobra fuselage for the Smokes for Soldiers Fund. Six days later the plane rolled off the line carrying contributions from pennies to 100 dollars totaling over 4000. Holland’s vast empire is described as 70 times larger than its area. A 456 mile Ethiopian railway took nineteen years to complete.
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Bell Aircraft Corp
Niagara Falls N.Y
Wartime Taxation and Savings in Britain During War
The report shows total wartime savings in Britain reaching 29,008 464 720 dollars by November 30, 1943, with tax and war savings funds supporting most expenditures. It notes a major redistribution of purchasing power, a rise in high earners, and that inflation could be checked if high earners channel more income into war savings.
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Great Britain
Britain
Different Today Earl of Selborne Sees End Unlikely
Earl of Selborne, Britain’s Minister of Economic Warfare, said at a press conference that Germany’s army and people are bound to the Nazi system, and that the war’s end cannot be reached through crushing military defeat alone. He contrasted today with 1918.
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Earl of Selborne
Germany
Best Known Canada Draws European Interest
Emil Ludwig the exiled German author arrived in Montreal and was officially welcomed by Mayor Adhemar Raynault, highlighting Canada’s prominence among British dominions and attracting European attention.
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Canada
Emil Ludwig
Montreal
Adhermar Raynault
United States Army Flyers Locate Orinoco Headwaters
British Guiana base command reports locating the source of the 1500 mile Orinoco River in a jungle mountain gorge between Venezuela and Brazil. The watershed defines the boundary for both nations, moving the line east and transferring about 1000 square miles of territory.
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United States Army
British Guiana
Orinoco
Venezuela
Brazil
Amazon
Japanese policy on language in Malaya noted in Windsor Star
W L Clark reports from Windsor Star that despite Japanese rule during occupation Malaya residents still use English for business. Japan tolerates English usage under the name Koango Asia Development Language with face-saving aims.
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Malaya
W L. Clark
Windsor Star
Origin of Albuquerque Name From White Oak Meaning
The name Albuquerque in New Mexico derives from albus meaning white and quercus meaning oak, though no White oaks exist there. The city was named in honor of the Spanish Duke of Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Air Cadet Training Builds Canada’s Future Aircrew
Squadron Leader W J Saverant details Air Cadet training across ten subjects including administration signals and meteorology. The program, run with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Air Cadet League, prepares youths for enlistment, with about 28 000 cadets in 570 squadrons and an 80-85 percent pass rate from 20 000 examinations. Camps at RCAF stations, visits to flight hangars, and a focus on discipline and service life enhance readiness for actual flying.
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W J. Saverant
RCA
Aiview
Royal Canadian Air Force
LTS
RCAF
Air Cadet Leagiuie
Mavaoing
Esprit-Descorpe
Thorsle
Munnings
Tim
Tpith
Sehoo
Canada
Air Cadet League of Canada
Canadian Air Force
Wellington Street
Ottawa
Lights of London Shine After Dark in Wartime
In Brockley Southeast London Sheila Doreen Terry and Michael gaze at 400 watt lamps in Malpas Road as electricians test street lighting. The children discuss rationing and a wartime future with brighter days when Churchill orders London to “put on the lights.”
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Mummie
Malpas Road
Brockley
London
Sheila
Doreen
Terry
Michael
Malpas
Churchill
Patterned rag doll delights at home sewing desk
The advertisement offers Pattern 7064 for a rag doll with freckled face and yarn hair. Dress options come from a kit in a bag. Send twenty rents in coins to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg with your name address and pattern number.
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Houshold Arts Department
Winnipeg
McDermot Avenue
Vwinsipesg
Man
Vicuna Wool Described as Soft Highland Fiber
A historical note explains vicuna wool comes from a small two foot high camelid living in the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes. It is related to the camel and provides the softest known animal fibre.
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Bolivia
Peru
Peanut-Based Product Count Reported at 206
A local business survey identifies about 206 products derived from peanuts. The figure reflects a wide range of edible and industrial items produced using peanut ingredients.
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Ethiopia
Orinoco River
Washington
RCCAF
United States
Capitol
Capitol Steps
Missin
RAF
RAAF
RNZAF
Very
Haskins
G. C. Haskins
Smiths Falls
Ont
Jame Stevenson
A. Stevenson
Vera Rogers
S. Rogers
Wawota
Sask
Beth Rowand
Jamies S. Rowand
Bethune
Alice Brooks
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