War news and wartime home front items from the period
Reports show 11 000 UB Indians entered fighting ferens and 10 million tires turned in under the idle tire purchase plan. Obituaries note Dr J W Browning of Exeter Ontario dies after a heart attack. ILA Col Lord Apsley reported killed in Middle East air crash. Polish navy gains a submarine named Dark Boar. Six spies shot at Constantine Algeria. Winnipeg air force donates 1300 used RCAF greatcoats to Aid to Russia program. Coats stripped of insignia before donation.
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Interior Department
Inlan Service
Price Administration
J. W. Browning
Cansole
Exeter
Ont
Ila Col
Lord Apsley
Bristol Central
Earl of ‘Bathurst
Middle East
Constantine
Algeria
French Africa
Winnipeg
RCAF
No. 7
Russia
In Service Again 1 Hiedgkineon Is The Second Leg
RAF story follows Jess Pilot in the force as Coling G Hodgkin loses a leg in a crash three years prior and remains determined to fly again. Obscure names and fragmented details reflect damaged OCR text.
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Hiedgkineon
Jess
RAF
Lagrees
Colin G
Hodg
An Adams Pattern Aprons and Supplies Listing
Advertises Anne Adams apron patterns 4205 and 4265 with color options and sizes from small to extra large. Describes yardage for view B 35 inch fabric and ricrac trim, price two nickels per copy, and ordering details to Winnipeg Manitoba with address at 175 McDermot Ave. Includes a stray statement about a metal heating temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Man
Five Allentown Friends Become Marines in World War II Saga
The article follows five Allentown, Pennsylvania school chums who enlisted as Marines after graduating in 1989 and trained at Parris Island and New River. Two saw combat on Guadalcanal in July and another unit secured a beachhead reinforcements landing in November, as the men endured the Pacific campaign.
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Allentown
Pearl Harbor
Parris
New River
Guadalcanal
New York Flying Boat Still On Secret List
Robert Perkins of the Conservative Party revealed in the British House of Commons that Britain has a new large plane in production called the York. He suggested that releasing 20 Yorks and 10 Sunderlands could allow Britain to challenge Pan American Airways. The York remains secret but implies a passenger and freight capable vessel.
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Robert Perkins
House of Commons
Britain
Perkins
Air Control
Pan-American Air
Emotional attitudes affect nutrition says NYC pamphlet
A New York City Committee on Mental Hygiene pamphlet asserts emotions influence eating and digestion at every stage. It notes anger and fear can suppress appetite, while pleasurable emotions may boost digestion and health, urging balance between emotion and diet amidst war-time concerns.
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New York City
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Fred Nebel
Ig'lar Pellers
the Hero
Uel
Gene Byrnes
Canada
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