Mail for Servicemen Rated National Morale Matter
Ottawa Journal notes mail handling for men overseas and in Canada is a morale priority. The Canadian Postal Corps trains at Ottawa Base Post Office and distributes mail via England to units. most complaints prove unfounded though some shipments are lost at sea. Air force mail proves harder to trace. officials emphasize continuing letters boost spirits and strengthen bonds with loved ones.
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Canada
Nces
Ottawa
Canadian Postal Corps
Navy
Air Force
Postal Service
Colone W Ross
England
Johnnie
Atlantic
Airnen
Air Force Personne
Royal Canadian Air Force
C.W.A.A
Corps
Odd Cup From Cactus Wound Used by Indians
In the southwestern States woodpeckers bore into cactus causing wounds that quickly seal with a hard fiber. natives remove it and fashion a cup to hold water. In Egypt the pyramid of Cheops reportedly contains about 4,000,000 tons of stone.
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Cheops
Egypt
A Matter Of Habit Sugar use in wartime Canada urges restraint
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board calls for less sugar in daily meals to avoid shortages. Home makers are urged to replace granulated sugar with fruits and do without icing, noting health benefits and preservation of essentials.
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Prices and Trade Board
Canada
World famous photographer Tan Pirie MacDonald dies at 75
Tan Pirie MacDonald, renowned photographer who never allowed women in his New York studio, has died at age 75. He earned initial fame photographing women but refused to portrait them, saying women would not sacrifice vanity for true camera portraits. Brazil remains the source of about two thirds of global coffee production.
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Famoas
Tan Pirie MacDonald
New York
Exclusive Stitchery Pattern Offer from Winnipeg Union
Easy baby carriage embroidery pattern using simple stitches features Bunny motif and posies. Includes 13 by 14 inch main design with five smaller motifs, color schemes and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Bunny
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Flying In The North Edmonton
Edmonton’s airborne frontier is described as a thriving air capital with key pilots and companies shaping the far north routes. The article notes the region’s reach across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic, Yukon, Alaska, and northern British Columbia, detailing Norseman operations, break-up challenges, notable pilots, and dramatic northern duties including freight, precious metals, and fox fur shipments.
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Northwest Territories
MacKenzie River
Arctic
Northwest
B.C
Yukon
Territories
Yukon-Alaska
Vancouver
Edmonton
Fort St. John
Watson Lake
Whitehorse
Alaska
Yellownife
Eldorado
Great Bear Lake
Dec McNeil
Prince Albert
F. E. Mencke
J. K. Potter
W. J. Windrum
Mackenzie
Canadian Pacific Air Lines
McNeal and
Meinicke
McNeal
Ile A la Crosse
Eldorado Mine
le A la Crosse
Windrum
P.C.M.P
Nie A la Crosse
Russian muzhik ponders railroads from Moscow to St Petersburg
An old peasant in Russia travels by third class rail to Moscow, shares dinner with a friend at Logologo s midway, then realizes the voyage has carried him away from his destination. The tale ends with a remark on railroads and a cruiser hull’s weight comparison.
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Russia
Muzhik
Moscow
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
Ivan
Better Than Rubber Raincoats From Limestone Powder
Canada s armed forces will wear raincoats made from limestone powder transformed into a polymerized vinyl resin. The resin coats cotton fabric in navy air force blue or khaki, creating a "better-than-rubber" fabric claimed to be as good as or superior to rubber.
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Canada
Substitute horsehair praised as brush material source
L S Hewes of Wartime Prices and Trade Board notes Canadian horsehair as a strong substitute for Chungking bristle used in brushes. Chungking bristle, sourced from Chungking region, is praised for brushes but limited by supply. Manufacturers now use up to 50 percent horsehair, improving durability and availability. Arthur quotes dialog about an independent new job.
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Chungking
L. S. Hewes
Burma Road
Hewes
Birthday Cake Mischief Sparks Plural Greeting
A married couple shares the same birthday and orders a cake with "Happy Birthdays" to mark two birthdays. The baker notes the request as "Happy Birth days plural" and delivers the cake accordingly. The New Yorker comments on chivalry at home as answering the phone seven times with patience.
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the New Yorker
Darin g Operation By French Canadian On Norwegian Sailor
A report discusses a daring operation involving a French Canadian and a Norwegian sailor rescued by a Corvette. The piece also analyzes the origin and spread of the term Nazi, noting its Austrian roots and usage in English.
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Third Reich
Vienna
Munich
Austria
Manchester Guardian
Resourceful Airmen and a Russian Language Fix
RAF airmen lacking Russian speech improvised by using Engliski Aero planski to reach their No. 151 Wing headquarters. Florent Morin, a 23 year old Canadian, saved a Norwegian torpedo victim aboard a Canadian Corvette using fish hooks as clamps and horsehair as thread during a three hour field operation. The rescued man survived, Morin earned the Order of the British Empire, and Morin recalls the daring incident with modest pride.
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R.A F
Russia
No. 151 Wing
R.A.F
Engliski Aeroplanski
RAF
London Times
Florent Morin
Sherbrooke
Que
Morin
Ireland
Vancouver
Canadian Wool Board Bans Binder Twine for Fleeces
The Canadian Wool Board rules that wool tied with binder twine or sisal must be penalized with a one cent per pound deduction. Paper string is preferred but allowed only if no other option exists. otherwise fleeces must remain untied. Twine harms wool quality, slows production, and distracts from wartime needs.
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The
Canadian Wool Board Ltd
Australia
New Zealand
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Montreal
Grant McConachie
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Air Observer
Flatbush
Brooklyn Dodgers
Vic Rowe
Canadian Pacific Air Services
Mid-West
Department of Munitions and Supply
Horeshair
China
Arthur
Albert
Paris
Iceland
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