Commercial Aviation in Canada Joins War Effort
The Canadian aviation sector has shifted almost entirely to war work since 1939. Ninety percent of activity supports military needs, with mergers forming a single large system and air travel prioritised for the war. The industry has expanded freight, aircraft shortages persist, and civilian firms train personnel for the RCAF and allied commands.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Trans-Canada Airlines Instrument Repair and Testing Bureau
Winnipeg
RCAF
Royal Air Force
Ferry Command
Dominion
Haileybury Ont
Rouyn Que
Plastic Army Cap Badges Replace Metal In War Effort
Britain advances plastic army cap badges that require no polishing. One million units can be produced in two to three days using cellulose acetate, saving metal and solder. Each ten badges weigh one ounce, with one ounce of metal replaced by the molded attachment.
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Britain
British Industries Bulletin
Bananas Scarce at Home Despite Supply Belt In War
American soldiers in Britain write home about missing bananas as Uboat warfare and ship diversions reduce imports. North America previously received 50 to 60 million banana bunches yearly, once so plentiful a Beaumont Texas ship even used bananas for grease. The fruit originated in India, spread worldwide, and reached this continent seven years ago from Jamaica.
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British Isles
St. Thomas
Beaumont
Texas
India
Jamaica
War effort uses spent bulbs to forge metals
Burnt out light bulbs yield copper, brass and zinc for wartime needs. Copper and brass from a thousand bulbs supply enough metals for forty compasses. Zinc from the same bulbs yields material for twenty three 37 millimeter shells.
Artemus Ward Author Charles Farrar Browne
The noted humorist Artemus Ward was born Charles Farrar Browne. The writer gained fame for his satirical sketches and stage persona in the 19th century.
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Charles Farrar Browne
Artemus Ward
Goebbels on Europe invasion and British role
Goebbels predicts a world audience hearing the clash of arms as Germany advances toward Berlin and implies British involvement. He states a cordial welcome to Britain and hints at Americans joining, framing Europe as forbidden territory for the Yankees. The piece recalls WWI plane speeds of 100 to 135 mph for fighters and 99 to 100 mph for bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goebbels
Europe
Das Reich
Berlin
Britain
Stalin
Ration Book Use and Control for Canadian Indians
Wartime rationing extends to Indian communities with coupons required for tea and supplies. Indians on reserves or remote posts must show ration books, while Eskimo and northern traders have special access. Indian agents act as retailers needing distribution accounting.
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Mrs. Jones
Indian Affairs
German Exploitation of Holland Reported by Goering Paper
The Essener National Zeitung reports that in the first two years of occupation Dutch industries supplied 30 million reichsmarks worth of finished products to Germany, excluding raw materials and farm produce. Shipments covered 30 percent, shipping related goods. 20 percent electrical supplies. 15 percent heavy machinery. 10 percent aircraft. 25 percent building supplies textiles wood pulp and chemicals.
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Holland
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Essener National Zeitung
Netherlands
Germany
Advertising as essential in free society says Jones
A Vancouver Sun piece argues that advertising drives peacetime commerce and wartime morale, enabling new products, industries, and scientific advances to reach people. It contrasts free society with slave society, where citizens receive what is offered without inquiry, and asserts advertising is a vital ingredient of freedom.
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Jones
Vancouver Sun
China
Yellow River
Canada
Far East
Joseph
Grew
U.S
Tokyo
Toronto Star
Stuyvesant Sets Albany Bounds by Cannon Fire in 1652
Peter Stuyvesant marked Albany limits in 1652 by firing cannon balls north and south. He then claimed the land between the two shots as within the city's jurisdiction.
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Albany
New York
Peter Stuyvesant
Growth of Canadian children heightens postwar prospects
Dominion Bureau of Statistics surveys of 78 000 Toronto elementary pupils show average heights and weights rising from 1923 to 1939. Compared with Britain and the United States, Canadian children gain two to five percent in height, with notable inch and pound increases by age seven to 18.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Toronto
Britain
United States
Glasgow
Scotland
Australian VC Hero Quietly Wins Respect in Hotel Rotunda
In a Toronto Telegram tale retold by Eric Baume, Australian airmen James Allen Ward and a boastful comrade meet in a hotel lobby. Ward, a VC recipient, calmly answers boasts with 11 flights, prompting a bold challenge that ends with the hero’s quiet dignity and a punchline about courage and humility.
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V.C
James Allen Ward
R.a.af
Eric Baume
England
Toronto Telegram
Germany's Air Force Strength Surges Before World War II
Germany's air force, not officially formed until February 26, 1935, grew by outbreak of war to outpace England France and Poland combined. The Korean flag term Tai-keuk signifies the supreme ultimate or greatest utmost.
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Germany
England
France
Poland
We're In The Army Now In Stitchery Too Pattern 7373
A stitching reminder highlights six embroidery motifs sized about 5% by 7 inches each. Pattern 7373 includes transfer drawings, required materials, and stitch illustrations. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Norway’s War Losses Shrink Nation’s Fisheries
The Montreal office announces that Norway’s vast prewar fishing fleet and 120000 fishermen have been decimated by Nazi plundering, leaving the country with only a small ration of fish for its people.
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Norway
Montreal
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