Canadians Overseas Soldiers Expand Education Opportunities
Thousands of Canadian soldiers abroad are returning to school under a broad education program run by the Canadian Legion. They study in British universities and technical schools, take correspondence courses, and attend lectures at Oxford and London. Courses are free and cover subjects from basic math to senior matriculation, with exams marked in London.
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Canadien Army
Britain
Canadian Legion
A. E. Shatwin
Saskatchewan
Douglas V. le Pan
University of Toronto
Harvard
A. G. L. McNaughton
Max Freedman
Edmonton
Battersea Polytechnic
London
Army
Oxford
Churchill
Canada
England
United States
Gilbert Murray
Richard Livingstone
Corpus Christi College
A. D. Lindsay
Balliol
Christ Church
John Lowe
Trinity College
Toronto
Castle for scrap metal on Heart Island revealed
Toronto News notes Boldt Castle on Heart Island is being stripped for scrap metal during the New York drive. The unfinished Rhine castle, costing about 2 million dollars, yields an estimated 40 tons of ornamental iron and heating equipment for salvage.
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Toronto
Casa Loma
New York
Boldt Castle
Heart Island
St. Lawrence River
Rhine
Toronto News
Prewar Tea Party At Bayreuth Hosted By Frau Wagner
Berlin report from Magyar News notes Frau Winifred Wagner hosted a prewar style tea at Bayreuth with 40 to 50 guests including high Nazi officials. Servants served goose liver, caviar and rich pastries without food coupons as sugar rationing remained in effect. Guests enjoyed abundant delicacies as no coupons were requested, marking notable hospitality for a Nazi era gathering.
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Winifred Wagner
Richard Wagner
Adolf Hitler
Bayreuth
Berlin
Budapest
Magyar Namzet
Frau Wagner
Wood replaces metals in Maine manufacturing
Maine shifts to wood as a substitute for scarce metals and plastics in items from lipstick holders to truck bodies. Over 75 wood turning plants operate across small communities where wood firms often stand as the sole industry. The Maine Development Commission matches users with wood suppliers and coordinates plant conversions as needed.
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Maine Wood
Maine Development Commission
Commission
Smart Mascot Pattern 7123 Promises Cute Winnipeg Toy
Small tots love the cuddly Scottie mascot and bigger people call it a grand mascot. The easy to make dog pattern 7123 includes directions and requires little material. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name and address and pattern number.
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Scottie
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Toronto Art Collector Plans Auction Over Government Post
Col J W Flanagan a wealthy Toronto art dealer will auction his 500000 dollar collection now in his Toronto home to take a Washington post as adviser on Latin American relations. He is pictured with a King Henry VIII flagon from the collection.
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Col
J. W. Flanagan
Toronto
Washington
Henry VIII
Ribbentrop Builds Restaurant Empire Amid Trade Boom
Ribbentrop expands into the restaurant business by taking control of a 24‑restaurant chain in Berlin and other cities. The German restaurant trade grows amid rationing stringency, aligning with his recent stake in the Italian wine industry. Cuba’s population is 4,228,000 with 68 percent native white. Send Your Dollars To War.
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Ribbentrop
Berlin
Germany
Cuba
Seaman Welfare Pioneer Clifford N. Taylor Leads Halifax Home
Clifford N. Taylor heads the Allied Merchant Seamen's Home in Halifax, a Navy League of Canada hostel for civilian sailors. He coordinates care for hundreds to thousands daily from diverse backgrounds, acting as employment agent, adviser, and nurse, describing it as his war-time contribution. He has a long record in social welfare work since arriving in Montreal 31 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford N. Taylor
Halifax
Navy League of Canada
Taylor
Montreal
England
Y.M.C.A
Veteran CP engineer Tom Fleming signs for Third Victory Loan
Tom Fleming, veteran engineer who pilots the Brandon local between Winnipeg and the Wheat City, becomes the first man on the Canadian Pacific Railway Portage division to sign up. George McDonald, Local 76 chairman, leads CPR Winnipeg Victory Loan committee among 3,500 Manitoba volunteers soliciting business employees for the drive.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Portage
Canada
Tom Fleming
Brandon
Winnipeg
Wheat City
George McDonald
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
McDonald
C.P.R
Manitoba
Safety On The Farm Aims For Preparedness And Care
The article argues farm safety is crucial as farmers face hazards from ladders nails machines and tools. It urges farmers to inspect work areas prevent accidents and protect essential manpower for national defense and food production. It also mentions historical notes on wandering and rising islands in the Pacific.
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Britain
Canada
Little Old Lady Defies Air Raid Shelter Rules
86 year old Mrs A E Rayner strolls the South Coast prom amid gunfire and military guards. An armed sentry bars her from an enclosure she has long visited, provoking her to prod with a parasol. An artillery colonel urges shelter and offers coffee, but she refuses.
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A. E. Rayner
London Daily Sketch
Don’t Forget Your Tea Sugar When Visiting Canadians
The piece urges visitors to bring tea coffee and sugar, suggesting ration cards and limited supplies. It promotes guests bringing a small contribution from their rations to help hosts, noting one ounce of tea per week or four ounces of coffee per person and half a pound of sugar per person per week, reflecting scarce commodities.
Albany Boy Seeks Seed For Macaroni Growth
A Albany boy asks where to obtain macaroni seed and receives a reply from Ed Mitchell of General Electric farm forum. He explains macaroni seed is sold under the trade name of wheat and notes wheat on rich soil grows tall but must be processed into macaroni. The letter cites a Roman population figure of 1,950,000 homes in the Christian era.
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Albany
N.Y
Ed. W. Mitchell
General Electrics Farm Forum
Mitchell
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Alice Brooks
Selis
Merchant Seamen's Home
C.P
Pacific
Falcon Island
Tonga
Sarah Ann Island
South America
Augustin Island
Kamishak Bay
Anchorage
Alaska
Bouvet Island
South Atlantic
Bouvet
Captain Cook
Thompson
Hydrographic Office
Steel Voyager
San Diego
Plymouth
Eng
St. Andrew's Church
Council Tower
Rome
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