Keeping A Close Tab On Axis Submarines In North Atlantic
Flying Officer SL Tilley RCAF reports that members of the Women's Division RCAF are assigned to secret operations rooms to track positions and courses of all aircraft ships and submarines near Canada s rugged North Atlantic coast. They maintain a constant watch on every Allied convoy crossing the Atlantic in support of wartime efforts.
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North Atlantic
SL. Tilley
RCAF
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.F
Jeanne Robertson
Toronto
Lois Husby
Women in blue guard Atlantic approaches from secret RC A F rooms
The text describes RC A F clerks operating in Eastern Air Command rooms along the North Atlantic coast. They monitor aircraft and submarines via telephones and maps, coordinate with Aircraft Detection Corps observers, and report ship and convoy movements. Entry requires high marks, strong character, and strict secrecy. A separate note explains the origin of the word trousseau.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Labrador
Air Force
Blue
R.C
Eastern Air Command
R.ca.f
North Atlantic
RCAF
Aircraft Detection Corps
Navy
Army
Atlantic
Quebec
Maritime
F.C.A.F
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada Eyes 50 000 Women in King's Service by 1943
Canada aims to enlist about 50 000 women across three services by year end 1943. The plan targets roughly 25 000 in the Canadian Women's Army Corps and air force division, and 5 000 in the Royal Canadian Navy women’s service, lifting totals from current levels.
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Canada
Canadian Women's Army Corps
R.C.A.F
Royal Canadian Women's Naval Service
Air Force
Army
Navy
Driving instruction in schools raises safety concerns
A high school principal in an English city teaches boys to drive as part of a training ground beside the school. After lectures, students drive with a supervising peer, switching roles after mistakes. The piece notes the contrast with British driving tests and warns about permissive learner permits in the country. The article also mentions the Tunisian dervish swallowing live scorpions for holiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Saint John Telegraph Journal editor named Chief Public Relations Officer
Post Lieut Colonel Francis X. Jennings editor in chief of the Saint John Telegraph Journal and Evening Times Globe has been named Chief Public Relations Officer Directorate of Information Army with Herbert Sallans as director.
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Francis X. Jennings
The
Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Evening Times- Globe
Directorate of Information
Army
Herbert Sallans
Public health manpower in Canada under strain during wartime
Dr J J Heagerty says most provinces fall below minimum public health staffing as enlistments drain personnel. The Canadian Medical Procurement and Assignment Board conducts a nation wide survey to determine absolute needs and possible roster protections, with central and western leads named for Manitoba and Ontario.
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Ottawa
Canada
J. J. Heagerty
Department of Pensions and National Health
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Fred Jackson
Winnipeg
Manitoba
John Phair
Toronto
Ontario Department of Health
Nova Scotia
Heagerty
Rockfeller Foundation
Halifax
New Brunswick
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Dominion
Vancouver
U.S
Orient
San Francisco
Dr. Heagerty
Pre-War Memory in German-Occupied Holland Reported
A traveller reaching Madrid on a Lisbon route describes Holland under occupation as a sad, war-torn place. He notes high prices for meals and liquor, scarce supplies, and a macabre habit of reusing bones for soup and scraps for sandwiches, reflecting dire conditions.
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Holland
Madrid
Lisbon
Amsterdam
Hague
Rotterdam
Easter Parade Baby Quilt Print Patterns
A thrifty baby quilt idea features thrifty chick and bunny prints on a six inch brickshop quilt using varied animal appliques. Pattern 7495 includes block chart pieces directions yardage illustration and mail order details from the Household Arts Department Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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Brandon Sun
United Nations
Trousseau
R.C.A.F. Operations Room
Britain
Banff
Andian Pacific
Banff National Park
Stoney Indian Reserve
Morley
Taos
Alice Brooks
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