Paris Escapes Major Damage as Allied Bombers Hit Target Areas
Allied raids around Paris focused on military targets with limited civilian harm. Renault works and Vincennes yard suffered heavy destruction while central Paris including the Eiffel Tower area remained largely intact and historic buildings avoided damage.
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London
Paris
United States
Renault Motor Works
Germany
Renault
Villeneuv-St. Georges
Vincennes
Fiffel Tower
Birds Of Prey in a Cold Morning Bargain
Ellen Carroll feeds a stranger on a cold Elm Street morning. Her neighbor Mrs. Murphy warns of birds of prey as a tramp returns, testing Ellen’s trust. The knock at the back door reveals a safety lapse and a lesson about judging those in need.
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Mrs Carroll
Mrs. Murphy
Jim Carroll
Ellen
Jim
212 Elm Street
Birds of Prey
Dearie
Big John
Carless
Buckley Field Private Mistakes Clock For Meal Time
A Buckley Field private rushed to the chow line only to be told by a sergeant he had been watching a clock in the War Information room. The clock gave Eastern War Time instead of Mountain War Time, delaying his meal by the difference.
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Buckley
War Information Room
Young and adult birds differ in migration timing
The text notes a mystery in nature as to how juvenile birds learn routes when their migration timing differs from adults. It highlights ongoing questions about navigation and instinct guiding young birds.
Book of Remembrance by Vancouver artist for Canadian Engineers
Grace Melvin, Vancouver artist and head of design at the Vancouver Art School, completes a 2004-name Book of Remembrance for the Military Engineers' Association of Canada. The 40-page red morocco volume honors 2004 Canadian engineers who fell in the First World War and will be housed in St Paul’s Cathedral London.
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Grace Melvin
Vancouver
Military Engineers' Association of Canada
Ottawa
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Miss Melvin
Morocco
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Dominion
Infants Immunized Simultaneously Against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
Health League of Canada cites a Journal of the American Medical Association report by Illinois researchers who immunized 649 infants with three doses at three week intervals. Diphtheria immunity reached 97 percent and pertussis 72 percent after the initial series, rising to 95 percent for whooping cough after a booster. Reactions were mild and transient, and no infant vaccinated in five years is known to have contracted either disease.
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The
Health League of Canada
Illinois
Journal of the American Medical Association
Telegraph and Telephone Wires Weigh 208 Pounds Per Mile
Wires laid along highways average about 208 pounds per mile, as reported for the telegraph and telephone line installations. The figure highlights the substantial weight of modern communication cables used across the outlying roadways.
Canadian Soldier Finds Leave In Rome After Campaigns
Private Stegg Yuremchuk of Endeavor Saskatchewan spends a well earned leave in Rome after fighting through the Sicilian and Italian campaigns. He served in England for two and a half years.
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Stegg’ Yuremchuk
Endeavor, Sask
Rome
England
Canada’s Maple Leaf Emblem Seen as World Trade Banner
Canadian officials foresee the Maple Leaf becoming the global banner for trade with Canada. They suggest exports carry the emblem alongside manufacturer marks, and U.N. relief aid items or mutual aid goods also bear Canada markings. The goal is a universal emblem to stimulate postwar purchases and recognition.
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Canada
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
U.N.A.R.A
Alligator Jaws So Strong Yet Man Can Clamp Shut
A vivid note on alligator bite power showing jaws crush nearly anything while a man can pin them shut with one hand once closed. The contrast highlights the animal's strength and human finger dexterity.
Protect children from preventable diseases urged after tragedy
A wartime editorial argues that many British and Canadian children die or suffer from preventable diseases like diphtheria. It urges parents to immunize, noting four weeks of 2,420 cases in England and Wales with about 10 percent fatality and lasting complications for survivors.
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England
Wales
Squash Meat Loaf Baked Within Hubbard Shell
Recipe notes a 2 lb Hubbard squash halved and baked, then filled with a pork and ham meatloaf mix including egg cracker crumbs pepper mustard and corn syrup, baked until cooked. Serves 8. Dessert idea uses graham crumbs applesauce custard and cherries as a wartime time saver.
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Mazda
Polish Soldiers Thank Canadian Red Cross During North American Tour
Three Polish soldiers Edward Lech Thomas Dobieski and Tadeusz Kaniewski on a tour of Canada and the United States express gratitude to the Canadian Red Cross Society for its generous support of Polish relief efforts.
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Edward Lech
Thomas Dobieski
Tadeusz Kaniewski
Canada
United States
Canadian Red Cross Society
Ezra Seven Verse Seventeen Contains Full Alphabet
A Bible verse from Ezra chapter seven verse seventeen is noted for containing every letter of the alphabet. The claim highlights the count of letters within the verse as a pangram style observation.
Civil Air Letter Service Extended To Civilians
Postmaster General Mulock announces civilian access to special air letter facilities previously for forces. From Sept 11 civilians may send air letters to many Commonwealth countries at a 10 cent rate. Mulock says this could begin a new era in civilian trans ocean air mail.
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Mulock
Armed Services
Commonwealth Countries
Junior Miss Frock Pattern 4577 Ad
Pattern 4577 features a slick date-bait dress with side front closing and back flounce hat in sizes 11 13 15 and 17. Requires 3 yards 39 inch fabric for size 13 and 1 4 yards for the hat. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Delivery may be slower due to mail. order plainly with size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Earth Day Lengthening Slightly Over Centuries
The earth is slowly decelerating in rotation causing days to lengthen by about one thousandth of a second per century. This gradual change reflects long term tidal and rotational dynamics affecting timekeeping.
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ROYAL
Lydia E. Pinkham
Conroun
Canadian Army Overseas Photo
Pete” Jasieniux
Krydor, Sask
P.P.C.L.I
Italy
British Isles
RED Cross
Haarlem
Frock
Ogilvie
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