Indian Aircraft and Ship Building Drive War Effort
Government statement details rapid growth of India's aircraft and ship building sectors during the war. Aircraft maintenance units and private firms now produce parts and assemble aircraft, while 56 shipyards build ocean-going vessels and repair work totals tens of millions of tons. Over $3 million in government aid supported expansion and labor training programs.
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Hindustand Aircraft Factory
India
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Poverment
England
Directorate General of Shipbuilding
Government of
York air freighter achiev es record flight at Malton
Victory Aircraft reports the York holds its first flying trials at Malton Airport. Captain Ernest Taylor leads the crew including Don Rogers and Walter Duncan as the four engine freighter reaches 220 mph at 5000 feet and is expected to reach 300 mph at 12000 feet. The high wing monoplane is designed for freight rather than bombing and features a 60 by 9 foot cargo bay capable of carrying a Hurricane fighter without its wings.
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Canada
Malton
Victory Aircraft, Ltd
York
Ernest Taylor
Don Rogers
Walter Duncan
Victory
Britain
Dominions
Pacific
Europe
Africa
Atlantic
India
North Atlantic
United States
Japan
Band Plays On After Park Bomb Blast
A robot bomb struck a park near a band stand where a military band played. The blast uprooted saplings and stripped leaves from trees while observers noted the band never stopped playing despite the attack.
Papanek Urges Economic Role For Small European States
At Albany Dr Jan Papanek minister plenipotentiary of the Czecho Slovak Government urged that small European countries be given some of the German industrial functions to become the stabilizer in Central Europe.
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Albany, N.Y
Jan Papanek
Germany
Europe
King Sees D-Day Plotting Room Under Portsmouth Command
In a 4 30 am tour the King viewed the underground plotting room where the naval side of the invasion was planned. Commodore Bellars and Admiral Little accompanied him as Wrens and WAAF served at telephones around the table with a map showing convoy routes and landing craft positions.
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Western
Europe
Portsmouth
Commodore G. Bellars
James Little
Wrens
W.A.A.F
Channel
Wren
Perfect British Car to Serve Russian Official in Moscow
The London Daily Mail reports a secret British built car valued at $20,000 destined for a high Russian government official in Moscow. It features an eight cylinder engine Sedanca de Ville body with open driver area and closed air conditioned passenger compartment. The car includes electrically heated windshield wipers and anti-freeze provisions for Moscow winter conditions. The Russian official's identity was not disclosed and the design has reportedly been destroyed to prevent duplication.
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Moscow
London Daily Mail
Mail
Soviet U S and Russia diplomatic ties marked 11th anniversary
The Soviet press celebrated the 11th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with the United States, calling it the most important date in the history of relations between the two great democratic nations.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United States
Reunion of Wounded Husband and Army Nurse at the Front
A Davenport Iowa couple meets at the front in France in a rare reunion. Lieut Richard K Sunderbruch, Signal Corps photographer, wounded in Aachen, and his wife a lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps serving at an evacuation hospital behind the lines. The moment is their first meeting at the front. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Edwin J. Beattie
Leyte
Mindamao Islands
St. John
U.S
France
Richard K. Sunderbruch
Davenport
Iowa
Signal Corps
Aachen
Army Nurse Corps
Canadian CWAC officers admitted to war staff course at RMC Kingston
Five officers of the Canadian Women's Army Corps join the Canadian War Staff course (junior wing) at Royal Military College Kingston Ontario. The three month program remains rigorous with same training, administration and supply studies. Officers report to RMC December 13. Maj F E H Carter Ottawa Camp Borden Capt A Jean MacLennan Victoria Pacific Command Capt Eleanor C Riley Winnipeg HQ M D 10 Capt Jessie Millar Victoria HQ M D 4 Lieut Jane M Johnson Oshawa HQ M D 2.
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Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Canadian War Staff
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Defence Headquarters
C.W.A.C
Canada
Russians Win Return of Soviet Citizens From Europe
Britain transfers ten thousand Soviet war prisoners and civilians to Murmansk with thousands more to follow as transport allows. The dispute over handling Russians captured with German troops highlighted tensions between Soviet and British Foreign Secretaries.
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Russia
Europe
Murmansk
Britain
Foreign Office
Eden
Christmas Seals support tuberculosis prevention in Manitoba
Manitoba illustrates public health effort through Christmas Seals revenue funding Travelling Tuberculosis Clinics and x-ray surveys. The drive supports sanatoriums, clinics, and rehabilitation, with 50,000 Manitobans x-rayed this year, financed by the sale of Seals.
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Manitoba
Canada
Brandon
Dauphin
Portage la Prairie
Selkirk
Sanatorium Board of Manitoba
Sanatorium Board of
Ninette
Post War Education Calls for Grants in Canada
Ottawa inspector of schools Robert Westwater urges generous grants to support post war adult education in Canada to keep pace with advances by armed forces personnel.
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Robert Westwater
Ottawa
Canada
Hippopotamuses Stay Under Water Up To Five Minutes
A zoological note states that hippopotamuses can remain submerged for roughly five minutes. This underwater duration aids in cooling, protection from predators, and feeding strategy. observations reference hippo behavior in riverine habitats.
Remember The Lesson Warned by German Radio To Youth
The London Sunday Chronicle quotes a German radio message to Hitler Youth workers in East Prussia declaring future war. The editorial warns the public to study German tactics and remain vigilant, arguing the foes will come again with deceit and tears for mercy.
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East Prussia
London Sunday Chronicle
Quilted Boots Pattern Offer From Winnipeg Households
Woman oriented knitting pattern ad offers quilted boot designs in small to large sizes with cheerful color options. Send twenty cents in coins to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man for Pattern 72%6 along with name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Matsis
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