Grateful Empire Honors Canadian Heroes From Dieppe Raid
Defence Minister announces that 17 percent of the Dieppe decorations go to Canadians. Lieut Col Merritt wins the Victoria Cross for bravery on the beach while others receive the Distinguished Service Order Military Cross and Mentions in Despatches. Citations praise calm leadership and selfless risk across officers and soldiers from Vancouver Kingston and Montreal regiments.
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H G Maclean
Vimy Ridge
Ypres
Paeeschendsele
Somme
Dominion
Defence
Ralston Has
Dieppe
Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt
Vancouver
Belleville
Yypes
J. H. Roberts
Kingston
Ont
Hollywood
C. I. Merritt
V.C. Winner
Merritt
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Dollard Menard
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
James Porter Browne
Canadian Chaplain Service
George A. Alfred
John H. Mizon
Essex Scottish
Pte Mizon
George T. Nungent
Cameron Highlanders
Fie
Oliver Q Fenner
Victoria Cross Winners From Dieppe Raid Highlight Canadian Valor
Excerpts from citations praise Lieut Col Merritt and other Dominion troops in the Dieppe raid. Descriptions note bold advances by Pte Fenner and L Cp Berthelot, and displays by C S M Gouk and L Sgt Hickson. The passage lauds Canadians from diverse backgrounds as heroes of the August 19 operation.
Has God Got a Lot of Chairs A Sunday Question
A six year old visiting Sunday school asks if church is God s house and wonders if God has many chairs. The Leeds Yorkshire Post notes the boy’s playful reflection on furniture in sacred space and his mother s gentle reply.
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Leeds Yorkshire Post
Bible carried through wars by Wayne Fellows kin
Wayne Fellows recalls a 00 year old Bible carried by his grandfather in the Civil War and by an uncle in the First World War now in his possession at an army camp on the west coast. The Nile delta yields large quantities of cotton sugar cereals and fruits.
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Wayne
Nile Delta
Women Race to Lead War Effort as TUC President
Miss Anne Loughlin of Leeds elected president of Britain's Trades Union Congress urges equal pay for equal work and greater female participation in war work. She warns against withdrawing women from industry, calling for organized labor to ease postwar transitions.
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Anne Loughlin
Britains Trades Union Congress
Leeds
T.U.C
Miss Loughlin
Prophecy on Tsaritsyn and Stalin in London letter
A London Times letter recalls Peter the Great’s prophecy about Tsaritsyn later called Stalingrad. The author notes maps misidentify Stalingrad and links the fate of the city to the Tsar’s warning, recounting a tale of authority and resilience. The piece closes with a juror’s quip about a chicken theft case.
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Stalingrad
Stalin
New Zealand Sgt. Keith Elliott Wins Victoria Cross
Keith Elliott of New Zealand earned the Victoria Cross after leading B Company in a bold charge at Ruweisat in the Alamein line Egypt. His men faced enemy tanks on three sides. Elliott’s force captured an anti-tank gun five machine guns two additional machine gun posts and a German machine gun nest with only one wounded. He led 19 men in the assault and secured 132 enemy prisoners and four gun positions.
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Pte
Fenner
Guy Bernard Berthelot
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Berthelot
C.S.M
George Gouk
D.C M
Cameron Highlands
George A. Hickson
D.C.M
RCE
N.c.o.s
Hickson
Dominion
Alvin York
Keith Elliott
New Zealand
Ruweisat
Alamein
Egypt
Elliott
Rush
Favorite Pineapple Crochet Doilies Pattern 7389
Eager readers can obtain pattern 7389 for pineapple shaped crochet doilies in 18, 12, and 6 inch sizes. Includes stitch illustrations and material list. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Include name and address.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Tremendous Rise in Britain's Home Grown Food Amid Obstacles
British agriculture leader outlines major gains in home food production from wartime levels to about 70 percent of wartime needs, aided by the Women’s Land Army and imported tractors and fertilizers. The Farm Radio Forum linked Canadians to the effort, noting government guidance and farmer initiative.
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Great Britain
Cleveland Fyfe
National Farmers’ Union
International Farm Radio Forum
London
CBK
Watrous
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Fyfe
Britain
Women's Land Army
Canada
Canadian Farm Radio Forum
Anthony Hurd
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Hurd
British Isles
Hurd
Farmers’ Organization
The
Victory For Corvette in North Atlantic U-boat Battle
Admiral Alexander recounts a fierce naval engagement where a corvette hunted a U-boat for nearly three hours amid rain and darkness. After repeated ram attacks and depth charges, the U-boat sank following a fourth collision as the corvette unleashed all its guns in a 19 minute fight.
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A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
North Atlantic
Japs Launch Three A Campaign in Dutch East Indies
Netherlands East Indies reports Japan pushes an three A campaign to project Nippon as light mother and leader of Asia. The slogan frames Japan as the Asian beacon to offset UN V for victory.
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United Nations
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Nippon
Asia
Stand-Sit Seats to Expand Washington Transit
Washington transit cars and buses will gain 25 to 70 percent more seating by replacing rows with high bench like stand sit units. Passengers stand and sit in a half upright position with a hand rail and footrest for stability on curves.
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Grateful Empire
V.C
C. S. Merritt
Seaforth Highlanders
Women In Industry
Trades Utnion Congress
National Tailors and Garment Workers’ Union
Annie
Fearitsyn
Ernest Oldmeadow
Temple Fortune Lane
London Times
Joshua
York
Alice Brooks
Bolivia
Latin America
Central
South America
Beni
la Paz
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Corvette
U.S
Washington
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