Leadership In War and the Role of Great Leaders
A reflection on wartime leadership across nations, praising Britain United States and the Allies while judging Axis rulers for predatory policies. The piece cites Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin at Crimea and calls for wise leadership to ensure lasting peace and prevent future aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Russia
United Nations
Cromwell
Pitt
Gladstone Drake
Wellington
Nelson
Britain
Crimea
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Veterans learn dress designing in Montreal course
Twenty five war veterans in Montreal have enrolled in a dress designing course proving they can translate military discipline into fashion craft. They plan to form a dress-designers branch of the Canadian Legion while not forgetting their active service backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Legion
Smile a While Jokes and Gags from Everyday Life
A collection of humorous quips and short exchanges ranging from polite misunderstandings to family life and office humor. The snippets feature lines about manners water safety misreads and playful one liners delivered in a light domestic tone. The piece captures a mid century comic sensibility through quick conversational setups.
Price Control And Rationing Information For Consumers
Q and A on ration book coupons for canning sugar and preserves, maple syrup orders from Eastern Canada, and notice requirements when selling a rented house. Details include coupon types and dates for canning sugar, converting preserves values, and six month notice rules for new buyers to tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Over The Falls Plan To Repeat Niagara Barrel Feat
William Hill Jr., son of famed riverman, intends to repeat his father William Hill senior’s Niagara River feat in a steel barrel on May 14, the third anniversary of his father’s death. He aims to raise funds for a monument near the river and notes his father held four life saving medals and recovered over 300 bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Red) Hill, Jr
Niagara River
Hill
William Hill
Royal Canadian Humane Society
Prized Venetian Glass Dish In Canada A Family Heirloom
Mrs E Murray of Edmontean owns a 439 year old Venetian glass pickte dish claimed to be unique in Canada. Passed mother to daughter through generations, it arrived 40 years ago from a Swiss family. The glass blends black violet purple and mauve throughout and experts say the original formula was lost 400 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
E. Murray
Edmontean
Switzerland
Edmonton
Women fill railway jobs once held by men in wartime
A survey shows 654 women employed across Canadian National Shops in roles from boilermaker welders to car porters. The Central Region has 373 women, Atlantic 124, Western 80, and 77 on US lines, with officials noting the women have helped ease war related labor shortages while men return from military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National
C.N.R
Atlantic
United States
E. R. Battley
Indians Build Hospital at Favorable Lake for Ill Native Patients
A log eight bed hospital at Favorable Lake near the Ontario Manitoba border, built by Cree people with Indian Affairs Branch support, treated two seriously ill native patients with continuous intravenous penicillin. Dr. L C Bartlett, who worked there for years, reported miraculous results and noted locals now bring the sick to him and care for patients under his supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Favorable Lake
Ontario
Manitoba
P E Moore
Indian Affairs Branch
Mines and Resources Department
L. C. Bartlett
Moore
Bartlett
CWAC transfers and enlistments in Regina Saskatchewan
The article notes Pte Christena Fraser transfer from No 3 C.W.A.C. to No 101 Depot London Ontario and details several Saskatchewan girls enlisting in Regina. It covers Pte Valdiia Abrahamson’s promotion, February 1942 enlistment, and mentions CWAC opinions on women in a post war army, plus a humorous pin up request from CWACs in Italy and a Lent exchange. It ends with a joke on electricity cost per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christena Doreen Fraser Brinferry
Sask
No. 3
C.W.A.C
T.C Kitchener
No. 101 Depot Company
London
Fraser
Borne
Nelson
B.C
No. 1 Navigation School
R.C.A.F
Rivers
Man
Winnipeg
Valdiia Hope Abrahamson
Elfros
Maple Leaf
Italy
Cwacs
Mediterranean
Carol Thompson Carnduff
Mary Reeves
Merritt
Mary
Isobel Lochhead
Calgary
Nancy Mercer
Manville
Alta
Pasteurization Proposed to Make Milk Safe
The article notes milk, while essential for energy, growth and bone health, is not a complete food and may carry disease risk. It cites Dr. John R. Fraser of McGill urging pasteurization to kill germs before bottling, as even clean milk can be unsafe without processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Fraser
McGill University
Montreal
Veal Stew With Cheese Rice Cereal Aids Menu Value
The article offers an economical Veal Stew recipe serving 5-6 with chuck veal potatoes carrots peas and bacon drippings, plus an oven popped rice cereal cheese accompaniment. It also notes the United States plans to ship Britain 30 000 temporary houses and cites ocean temperatures from 28 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Duncan Sandys
London
Polar
Tropics
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Vicks
Vicks VapoRub
Mecca
Johnny
Mrs. Giddy
Mr. Giddy
Sonny
Tommy
Littl
Jane
Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Saskatchewan
Regina
Sylvia Plotkin
Brooksby
Dorothy Jeffery
Kamsack
Estaire Loughins
Kinistine
Tillie Sippola
Shaunavon
Rosetta Wilton
Meskanan
Esther Knott
Leon Lake
Eva Murray
Moosomin
Ada Erickson
White Fox
Muriel Caplette
Delmas
Bernice Devlin
Calder
Canucks
Lana Turner
Greer Garson
Holland
Fort Osborne
Barracks
P.S
J. L. Costello Vancouver
R. Viccars
F. Meyers
Penelope C.W.A.C
Wea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Houses For
Ramsay Company
Bans Street
Ottawa
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