Prince David Reengineered for Invasion Role as Amphibious Ship
The former luxury liner HMCS Prince David has been converted into a key amphibious assault vessel. Its decks house landing craft and heavy hoists, with streamlined mess areas, fireproofed spaces, and a modern sick bay. Most officers and crew are battle seasoned, many having served at Dieppe, Sicily, and North Africa.
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David
His Majesty
Royal Canadian Navy
Gudgeon
Dieppe
Sicily
North Africa
Britain’s wartime greatness endures says Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom High Commissioner to Canada in Toronto says Britain has shown quality in the war and its marks of greatness will not fade after peace. He notes Britain will be simpler more democratic and spiritually richer though poorer materially, and that the blitz hardened the people and revived energy courage and loyalty.
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Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Canada
Toronto
Great Britain
Britain
Workers’ Educational Association
MacDonald
John Bull
Woman Bell Ringer Keeps Time in Burlington
Mrs William Wray of New Street serves as official bell ringer for Burlington Ontario. She rings four times daily at 7 am noon 1 pm and 6 pm for a $150 annual wage. For ten years she has signaled the clock in all weather with Sundays and holidays exempted. She follows in her mother’s footsteps and credits habit with her punctuality and health.
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William Wray
New Street
Burlington
Ontario
Canada
Woollld Vote for Peace by German People
Viscount Hetfax the British ambassador to the United States argued that if a free vote of the German people could be held at this moment a large majority would choose peace at once and peace at almost any price. He suggested such a vote might be possible.
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Viscount Hetfax
United States
Vaccines For Colds Questioned In Industrial Study
A five-location study of cold vaccines among industry workers finds no clear evidence that vaccination protects against colds or related acute respiratory infections. The group notes indiscriminate use of vaccine is not the solution to industrial absenteeism and cites earlier Minnesota and military studies.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
University of Minnesota
Budapest Twin City of Buda and Pest
Budapest forms a twin city with Buda on the hills to the west and Pest across the Danube to the east. The two districts span the river, each with distinct neighborhoods and sights, united as a single capital of Hungary.
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Budapest
Hungary
Buda
Pest
Spitfire Veteran Albert Houle Returns to Command
RCAF Spitfire veteran from El Alamein to Tunis and Sicily to Anzio has completed a tour and taken command of the City of Windsor squadron. Squadron Leader Albert Houle DFC of Massey Ontario credited with nine enemy aircraft destroyed and multiple damages. The new commander is Squadron Leader Kelver Magee.
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el Alamein
Tunis
The
Ital
Ian
Sicily
Anzio
Albert Houle
Massey, Ont
City of Windsor
Nettuno
Italy
Kelver Magee
Model Homes on London Outskirts Test Labor Saving Design
Ten British housewives will live in new outskirts of London houses as a trial of labor saving design and modern equipment. Built by government plan, their verdict will influence 4.5 million homes aimed for Britain in the next decade. The project begins with 10 houses and participant selection by the Ministry of Health.
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London
Ministry of Health
Britain
Clerk hires applicant with clever chinaware quip
A merchant tests a job applicant with a chinaware question. The applicant admits years of experience and jokes about breaking pieces and fixing them by placing them where customers will topple them, then the merchant hires him on the spot.
Watch Crystal Crack Mystery and Wood Making Method
Bob Featherston of Lexington Kentucky questioned how his watch crystal cracked and why the fracture formed a question mark. Jewellers blamed expansion from placing a cold watch in a warm pocket. A synthetic wood can be produced by mixing 50 percent sawdust with chalk and chemicals and applying high pressure.
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Bob Featherston
Lexington
Battle of Berlin Called Greatest Air Battle in History
Experts say the Berlin air campaign could be the largest and costliest, with Bomber Command aiming to destroy Berlin as the war nerve center. By January, raids had intensified, risking 500000 Allied personnel estimates and tens of thousands of tons of bombs, while to date about 3000 airmen have fallen.
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Berlin
TE Rlaf
Personhnel
Hiter
RAF
Bomber Command
Rots
Hitler
Germany
Flaming
No. 13
No 14
London
Britain
Arthur Harris
R.A.F
Regional Counsel Appointed for Canadian National Western Region
Regional counsel named for the Canadian National Railways Western Region is Mr. Owens, former assistant regional counsel. He succeeds Gilbert M. Hair KC, who leaves after over 30 years in the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railways. Hair remains consulting counsel with Winnipeg headquarters. Owens trained in Manitoba, served overseas in World War I, was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1918, and became a King's Counsel in 1935. Hair also belongs to the Saskatchewan bar.
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Canadian National Railways
Western Region
Owens
Gilbert M. Hair
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hair
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bar of
Saskatchewan
King’s Counsel
Nyasaland native earns medical degree in Edinburgh
H. K. Banda, once a houseboy in South Africa, now serves as assistant medical officer in an English county borough after obtaining his medical practitioner degree in Edinburgh. He previously studied philosophy and medicine in the United States.
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South Africa
H. K. Banda
Nyasaland
Edinburgh
Scotand
United States
Leaf Surface Efficiency Realities in Air Exchange
One square yard of leaf surface absorbs about two gallons of carbon dioxide daily and releases roughly the same amount of oxygen. This fact highlights the significant role of vegetation in balancing atmospheric gases and supporting air quality.
Needlework Dress Pattern 7720 for Suspender Skirt
Pattern 7720 offers a transfer design for straps and pockets with sizes 2 4 6 8 or 10. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg to obtain the pattern. Include name address and pattern number. allow extra time due to mail slowness.
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Little Sister
Big Sister
Houshhold Arts Department
Winnipeg
McDermot Avenue
Queen tightens light use at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace reduces lighting in large state rooms by order of the Queen to save fuel. Notices posted in other rooms. A fuel officer will ensure compliance. The Fiji Islands, comprising about 250 islands with 80 inhabited, were discovered in 1645 and became a British crown colony in 1874.
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Buckingham Palace
Fijis
Islands
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Hmcs
Fortrem
David Hed
Ehip
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Ture
Walter Hunt
Dalton
Owens, KC
West Coast
R.C.A.F
Pacific Coast
RCAF
Bertie Johnson
Evelyn Dingman
Edmonton
Jessie Casidy
Bethany
Man
Barbara W.ison
Saskatoon
Bernice Martin
St. Vital
Alice Brooks
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