Women Employed More in Canadian National Railways Shops
The railway announces rising female hiring across the Motive Power and Car Equipment Department in Western Region shops and roundhouses from Regina to Vancouver. About 30 women have stepped into roles once held by men who joined the armed forces, with many serving as coach cleaners and engine watchmen on routes such as Jasper to Prince Rupert.
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Canadian ‘National Railways
Regina
Saskatoon
Pace
Canadian National Railways Express
Canadian National Railways Press Services
Homer Finds Marcus's Ring and Home in Ithaca
Homer, overwhelmed by Marcus Macauley's death, grapples with grief and duty. Spangler counsels patience, urging strength through love. A veteran hermit of memory, Tobey arrives with Marcus's class ring, revealing a future of support. Together they face loss, returning home to family and legacy.
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Tom Spangler
Mr. Grogan
Grogan
Homer
Spangler
Marcus Macauley
Bess
Mary
Matthew
Marcus
Ithaca
Presbyterian Churc
Ithaca High
Macauley
Ulysses
Tobey
Family reunion brings a final note of love in song
The text describes a joyous moment as a family becomes complete again. Music fills the Macauley home with exultant sounds that express human love. The passage ends with a tender note, "E. END."
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Macauley
Norwegian Women Escape to Britain for Refugeal Training
More than a thousand Norwegian women fled to Britain after Germany overran Norway in 1940. They joined a nascent education system set by the Norwegian Government in Great Britain, leading to the formation of the Norwegian Women's Auxiliary Corps. Many trained in nursing, ambulance and truck driving, office, kitchen, canteen work, with some receiving full army training.
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Britain
Norway
Great Britain
Norwegian Women's Auxiliary Corps
London University Summer School Organised for Service Personnel
London University has set up a co-educational eight day summer school to aid leave problems of serving men and women from overseas. Lectures by famous speakers will run in the mornings with afternoon visits to places like the Law Courts and the Royal Academy. Primarily for Dominion and Allied personnel, it is open to UK servicemen and servicewomen as well. An airgraph from Canada notes rapid delivery to London.
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Smmer
Dominion and Allied
London Univesity
Law Courts
Royal Academy
United Kingdom
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Emacs
Ema
Mer Goldwyn-Mayer
Beatrice Cammer
Lowi
International Red Cross
MacDonald
WAR Department
W.W. C. MacDonald Inc
China
Danny Yee Clun
Sask
Danny
London University
Canada
London
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