Canadian Air Forces Guard Aleutians Link Across North America
The Royal Canadian Air Force plays a crucial role in guarding the North Pacific and aiding the Aleutian defense. Canadian squadrons helped deter Japanese advances after Midway, joining U S forces to fortify Attu and Kiska and pave the way for a broader Alaska–Canada highway push.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Fas
North Pacific
David Griffin Ouive
Toronito
Montreal
Winnipeg
St. John
Aleutians
Alaska Peninsula
North West Pacific
Japan
Paramushiro
Attu
Kiska
North American
Alaska
Alaska-Canada
North America
Hirohito
O.K
U.S
Midway Island
Pacific
Dutch Harbor
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Seward
Edmonton
Vancouver
Seattle
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Ottawa
Britain
RCA F
R.C.A.F
Aleutian Island
United States
Ken Caldwell
Bill Stiles
Cornwall
Ont
Bob Kennedy
Glace Bay
N.S
W. E. Willis
U.S. Army Air Corps
Navy unveils new drydock in record time
The United States Navy opened a new drydock built in under a year one third the standard peacetime schedule. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz praised the achievement as magnificent for handling the fleet’s largest ships, built or building.
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United States Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
Autumn War Time Heating Tips for Canadians
This 1943 piece urges households to curb heat loss as winter approaches. It recommends weather-stripping doors and windows, caulking cracks, installing storm windows, closing dampers, drawing draperies, and keeping stoves in the kitchen to circulate heat. It frames frugal warmth as wartime duty.
In Russia German Soldiers Had No Hope Of Escaping
German prisoner Walter Kranzmann recalls the futility of escape as Russians fire on trenches. He notes many soldiers raised arms for slight wounds to honor the fatherland, with half his company and regiment aged and minimally trained in reserve units. He was made an ammunition carrier despite not knowing how to shoot, and none expected to survive in Russia.
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Walter Kranzmann
Russia
Canadian artists donate prints for armed forces canteens
Outstanding Canadian artists have donated prints of their work to be hung in canteens, mess halls and lounges of Canada’s three armed forces, enriching spaces for service members.
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Canada
New Truck Use Rules Clarify Wasteful Transport Prohibitions
The prices board revokes the April 1942 ban on using trucks to transport people beyond the driver and helpers. Under the new order passengers may ride in the cab only during trips to move goods. Exceptions include trips to places of worship and emergencies, with provisions for loading and unloading phases.
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the Prices Board
German army guide urges cheerful letter writing
A Swedish paper quotes a new German guide to letter writing telling soldiers to write home in a humorous vein. Morale experts say the guide names nothing specific to cheer troops, while Arbetet notes the guide urges 10,000,000 letters monthly to be a chorus of laughs.
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Stockholm
Arbetet
Bible Society tale linked to Churchill and a Brazilian
A Bible seller recalls a Brazilian at Fort Fifteen on the Matto Grosso side of the river asking if his Bible included Matthew seven seven. He says the Brazilian heard Churchill's message via wireless and was thrilled to hear Jesus words, leading to a sale and a sermon on salvation.
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The
Bible Society
Matto Grosso
Mr. Churchill
Archibald Wavell
Middle East
Lord Jesus
Condor Learns to Fly at Almost One Year Old
The largest flying bird, the condor, does not master flight until nearly its first year, researchers note. The finding highlights the species’ prolonged growth and development.
First Kentucky Derby Run at Churchill Downs in 1875
The inaugural Kentucky Derby took place at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky during May 1875. The event marked the start of a historic horse racing tradition reshaping American racing.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Oil Shortage Fast Tracks End Of German War Effort
Liberty Magazine argues dwindling oil supplies threaten Germany's ability to wage war. It cites 10 million tons needed by armies and 6 to 8 million for war plants, notes Russia, Africa, and Ploesti losses, and predicts Germany may fail as its synthetic oil lags behind demand.
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Germany
Caucasian
Caucasus
Rommel
North Africa
Britain
Goring
Luftwaffe
Russia
Africa
Hitler
Rumania
Hungary
Austria
Poland
Ploesti
Romania
Italy
Liberty Magazine
Reward program for BC Electric Railway workers
Motormen and conductors of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company receive a $5 War Savings Certificate after a year without an accident. This year 710 men have earned the reward, with more expected before December. Fifty seven men have completed ten years without an accident and each received a $25 War Savings Certificate.
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British Columbia Electric Railway Company
First Biblical reference to eggs as food noted
The statement in Job 6 6 suggests eggs as food by asking if there is taste in the white of an egg. This is identified as an early textual mention within biblical literature.
Alaska Highway Cost and Postwar Canadian Inheritance
The Alaska Highway, quoted at 115 million dollars by Gen. George C. Marshall, will become Canadian property within six months after the war and spans about 1250 miles from Dawson Creek to the Alaskan boundary. The Ottawa Citizen urges Canada to plan for oil development and waterways, noting wartime projects accelerate exploration of the Canadian northwest and calling for policy decisions to preserve wartime gains.
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Alaska
Dominion
Dawson Creek
Alaskan
Canada
Great Northwest
United States War Department
Northwest
Peace and Mackenzie River
Alberta Railhead
Norman Wells
Canadian Northwest
Ottawa Citizen
New Season Bedroom Decor Spread Pattern Offer
New spread collection invites spruced up bedrooms with smart bedspreads and dressing-table skirts and popular pillows. Instructions 7620 provide directions. patterns mailed from Winnipeg, include name address and pattern number. expect possible mail delays. Natural rubber had been adapted to more than 25 000 uses before the.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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D.S.O
KCAL
Lloyd V. Chadburn
D.F.C
Aurora
Chadburn
Churchill
RCAF
Photo
Europe
United States Congress
Sicily
British Ministry of Economic Warfare
British Columbia
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