The British Empire Fights On In Commonweal War Fight
Paul Manning recalls four years of global World War II with emphasis on Commonwealth and Empire solidarity. He notes airfields in England, RAF pilots from Canada New Zealand Australia and more. He describes convoy battles to Africa Cairo and the Middle East and the shift to strategic bombing of Germany.
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Paul Manning
Poland
British Empire
Commonwealth
Empire
Ome
England
Europe
New
London
India
Africa
Mersey
Liverpool
Manchester
Middle East
Eritrea
Malta
Frritain
Cairo
Britain
Middle East General Headquarters
Sydney
Japan
Greece
Crete
Syria
Libya
North Atlantic
British Commonwealth
Guadalcanal
Stillwell
Burma
Wingate
Royal Air Force
Bomber Command
Ruhr
R.af
Empire Air Training Scheme
New York
San Francisco
Quebec
Ottawa
Durban
Capetown
Wellington
Bombay
Leeds
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Cardiff
United Kingdom
Seamen Wanted for Royal Canadian Air Force Navy Roles
Naval volunteers with seamanship knowledge are sought by the R.C.A.F. for seaman positions. Applicants must be under 50, pass medical tests, and demonstrate chart, compass, and boat handling skills plus basic beat repairs. Apply at No. 6 Recruiting Centre Winnipeg.
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Admiralty
R.C.A.F
Dairy Board authorizes butter shipments to Maritimes
The Dairy Products Board requires future authorization for shipments of first grade butter from Quebec Ontario and the four western provinces exceeding 5000 pounds into the three Maritime provinces to regulate stock supplies. Another order bans adding milk cream or other dairy products to ice cream or sherbet after preparation or at freezing.
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Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Dairy Products Board
Agriculture Department
Dominion
Canterbury Digging Opens After Bombing
A London writer reports that Canterbury, Britain's oldest city, sits above the Roman town Durovernum. Bombing cleared sites allow digging under the Ministry of Works and City Council to pursue fuller discoveries in a wartime effort.
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Canterbury
Britain
Durovernum
Ministry of Works
City Council
London
Geology Classes of Earth Rocks
Geologists classify the earths crust into three rock types igneous sedimentary and metamorphic.
Bear swims straight line to shore. danger to boat in path
A black bear in water travels in a straight line toward the far shore. If you are in that path it will crawl over a boat and upset it, but stepping out of the line keeps you safe.
Four-Year-Old Teddy Cartwright Leaves Cobourg Unit
Teddy Cartwright, honorary lieutenant colonel and mascot of a Cobourg hospital unit, bade farewell as the unit sails overseas. He earned three service stripes for parade devotion and was promoted to honorary lieutenant colonel, becoming Canada’s youngest to hold that rank. He will oversee the depot and await future needs.
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Teddy” Cartwright
Teddy Cartwright
Cobourg
Ontario
Cartwright
C. F. Abbott
Ont
General Hospital
Rp.c.a.mlc
Teddy
All
Canada
Canadian Scientists Drive Wartime Research At National Council
In Ottawa the National Research Council speeds wartime work across Canada. Teams tackle medical, food, materials, and engineering projects for navy army and air force. Innovations include bacon preservation, dried eggs quality control, linseed oil edible shortening, substitutes for silk parachutes, and new aircraft and submarine locating devices.
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Ottawa River
National Research Council
Armed Services
Services
Navy
Army
Air Force
Canada
Council
Pacific
Dancer Margaret Thompson Works at MacDonald Bros Aircraft
Margaret Thompson, once a ballet teacher, now trains at the MacDonald Bros Aircraft plant school in Winnipeg. She demonstrates a riveting jig and notes the job keeps her on her toes as her dance did.
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Margaret Thompson
Aircraft
MacDonald Bros. Aircraft
Winnipeg
Coincidental appearance of matching box cars in Winnipeg
Six years after they were built in eastern Canada, railcar Nos. 471901 and 471902 appeared together at a Winnipeg war plant loading platform. Experts say such a coincidence is extremely unlikely to recur, given the vast number of cars built since.
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Canada
Winnipeg
The King’s Order Over Lost Sixpences During Visit
During the Hore Fleet visit the King ate pudding and found two sixpences. He learned 25 sixpences were in the cake for 25 guests, but only 21 were recovered. He ordered a second helping to be served to officers who had not found a sixpence.
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Hore
Put Your Scraps On A Firm Feeting Pattern 7596
Crochet pattern instructions for rag cotton slippers in small to large sizes. Obtain by sending twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Write name address and pattern number clearly. Mailing delays noted.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
His One Mistake in a Parliamentary Candidate’s Speech
After the candidate’s first meeting two supporters debated the impression he made. One doubts if he spoke with enough fire. the other insists the issue was that he did not put enough of his speech into the fire.
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Lombard Ave
H.M.S. Rodney
H.M.S. Nelson
Straits of Messina
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Geant
Charles Cartwright
Joe McDonnell
Thomas Cartwright
Bowmanville
Toronto
Joe McDonnel
Charlie
Daddie
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the King's Order
Alice Brooks
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