Air Training Plan Sustains War Effort In Canada
Deputy Minister James Duncan praised the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as Canada's key war contribution. He noted rapid expansion with 48 schools planned at peak, increased overseas airmen output, and the goal of completing airfields before frost. The speaker framed training as vital to victory and national defense.
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James 8. Duncan
National Defence
Air
Quebec City
Canada
Tife
Gerve
Dun
England
Air Force
Germany
France
Britain
Bren Gun: From Brunau to Enfield to Commonwealth Service
The Bren gun originated in Czecho Slovakia with early operation ideas, refined through Brunau and Enfield collaboration. Perfection at Enfield led to a light, simple, versatile weapon adopted by British Commonwealth forces since 1935, including Toronto production.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Brunau
Enfield
England
Brunau-Enfield
Toronto
British Commonwealth of Nations
Trade In Bulbs Hits Trade Shifts In War Years
Trade shipments of 900000 bulbs from Abbotsford in the Fraser Valley to Toronto show fewer growers adapting to war conditions. The text notes that if Holland regains export freedom it may be hard to win back bulbs trade with Canada and the United States.
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Abbotsford
Fraser Valley
Toronto
Holland
Canada
United States
Death of Nelson Tune Sparks Street Talk
A street musician with an accordion played a refrain heard by a passing urchin who asked the name of the tune. The player replied it was The Death of Nelson, prompting the boy to remark on its horrific ending.
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Urchin
Nelson
Eskimo Tribes Enforce Marriage and Punishment Rules
A historical notice notes tribal customs where marriage is compulsory and lying is punished by death among certain Eskimo groups. The excerpt contrasts strict social codes with everyday politeness and social expectations.
Dutch Bulb Industry Comes to England Amid Air Raids
In wartime Britain English bulb growers press a rapid expansion to win the Dutch bulb trade. Six thousand acres of daffodils, tulips and hyacinths are under cultivation in Lincolnshire with plans to extend. England offers US buyers 40 million English grown bulbs as Nazis disrupt Dutch production by burning crops and even feeding tulips to cattle.
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England
Lincolnshire
United States
Netherlands
Ottawa Journal
Churchill as Statesman and Phrase Maker
Ottawa Journal lauds Churchill as a magnificent leader in this hour of trial and duty. The piece celebrates his eloquence on the Washington agreement and his grim humor about air raid sirens. It praises his vision for U S strength and mutual aid between nations.
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Churchill
United States
Wse
Ulysses
Ottawa Journal
Holland's first dikes built by Romans
Early hydraulic works in Holland trace back to Roman engineers who constructed the initial dikes. Archaeological findings and ancient maps indicate coastal defenses formed the foundation of later Dutch water management. The Romans influenced engineering practices later generations expanded.
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Holland
Sunbonnet Linens Pattern for Simple Stitchery
Sunbonnet Girls on varied linens featured for easy stitchery tea cloths towels pillowcases and scarves. Pattern 6766 includes six motifs averaging 5 4 by 7 inches materials illustrations stitches color schemes and costs 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Generous War Pensioners Lead Canada’s War Effort
Hon. Ian Mackenzie notes 1914 1918 veterans with lifelong handicaps set an example by contributing to the war chest. Over 8 000 pensioners have asked deductions from monthly cheques for Canada’s fund, with total War Savings certificates at 732 000 yearly and many pledging outright gifts surpassing 1 000 annually.
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Canada
Dominion
Ian Mackenzie
Ottawa
War Chest
Mackenzie
Rand Mine Water Sale Surpasses Coal Revenue
In Johannesburg a Rand coal mine reports water sales now outpace coal output. Despite the mine no longer operating, it holds a government lease for coal rights and continues pumping water, generating revenue.
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Rand
Johannesburg
Sleeping car first built in Brantford Ontario claim
Fred Williams asserts the sleeping car originated in Brantford Ontario with a special car built for the Prince of Wales in 1860 and a palace car devised there during 1859 60. He notes a Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway shop foreman Thomas Burnley reviewed the design and others, and says George M Pullman began his railway coach designs after visiting Brantford.
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Fred Williams
Toronto Globe and Mail
United States
Brantford
Ontario
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Canada
Thomas Burnley
Buffalo & Lake Huron
Williams
George M. Pullman
Nantes Fined by Occupation Authorities for Telephone Line Cut
French authorities of the German army occupation levy fines on Nantes for disrupting a telephone line used by German officials the night of September 6 7. The city previously paid 2 million francs for a similar incident and Rouen was fined 3 million francs after a German sailor was killed.
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France
Nantes
Rouen
World War II Propaganda Figure on Nazi Death Toll
A World War II era assertion estimates that exterminating a tenth of Britain’s population would require killing about 1,000 people daily for 13 years, noting that the Nazis have achieved only partial progress toward that target.
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British Isles
London still stands tall in war weary memory
The New York Times column recalls London’s long history from Roman walls to Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. It links Britain's air training plan in Canada to a growing Royal Canadian Air Force, with thousands trained and dozens of establishments ready as winter nears.
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Westminster
London
Paris
New York Times
Radio sets with dial to switch stations and power off
The description notes radios are equipped with one dial for changing stations and another for turning off the power. This detail highlights basic control features common to radio receivers in the era. The wording suggests a simple, user friendly design emphasizing accessibility.
Station to be renamed Petain on CP main line
Canadian Pacific Railway officials announce that the Petain station 87 miles east of Vancouver will be renamed to Odlum. The name Petain, chosen in 1918 for the Verdun defender, honors Major-General Victor W. Odlum, commander of the second Canadian division in England.
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Petain
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Odlum
Victor W. Odlum
England
Verdun
Szyk: Hitler not sole enemy. Germans share blame
Arthur Szyk, Polish artist visiting Toronto to plan an exposition, says Germany’s people are not blameless as a nation. He compares Hitler to a mad dog needing removal and states his bond with England as a Pole. He served in Russia’s army. his son fights with French forces in England.
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Arthur Szyk
Toronto
Hitler
England
Szyk
General de Gaulie
Cats and Clover quarrel over crop health in England
Clover farmers in England warn London that a shortage of cats reduces field mice control, allowing mice to threaten humble bee nests. Fewer bees then lower pollen transfer to purple clover, risking crop yields.
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England
London
Man bakes ton of rich fruit cake for New Zealand forces
A Wellington man A Wilson began baking a cake for two cousins in active service and then expanded the effort to feed all New Zealand forces abroad. He has baked a ton of rich fruit cake so far.
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Wellington
N.Z
A. Wilson
New Zealand
Cornhusker Glove With Four Fingers and Two Thumbs
A historic glove reportedly used by a corn farming team features an unusual design with four fingers and two thumbs. The artifact raises questions about its origin and purpose in agricultural gear and local tradition.
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Thiiller
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Stiteberg
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Eglinton Hunt Club
North
Royal Canadian Air Force
Tacitus
William the Conqueror
Tower of
Edward the Confessor
Wordsworth
Earth
U.S
Herr Hitler
Legob
Royal Canadian Navy
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