Sir Harold Alexander to become Governor General of Canada
Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, aged fifty three, will be the seventeenth Governor General of Canada next spring. He is a distinguished British soldier and strategist who served in two world wars and led forces in Dunkirk and Burma, earning praise for his leadership and decisive actions.
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Baron Byng of
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Sur Harola
Earl of Calibon
County Tyrone
Ireland
Britain
Dunkerque
Alexander
France
Lord Gort
England
Burma
Claude Auchinleck
Sir Harold Alexander to be Canada's Governor General
The article praises Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander for leading campaigns in the Mediterranean and Africa that culminated in Tunisia surrender, planning D Day and Italian campaigns, and organizing battle training in Britain. It notes Canadians served under him, and highlights the welcome they will extend to him and Lady Alexander when they arrive in Canada.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Tunisia
Sicily
Europe
Italy
Marshal Alexander
England
Britain
Canada
Harold
Alexander
Prepare For Winter Next Winter Chill Prompts Heat Saving
Canadians face coal scarcity and must maximize heat this season. Clean furnace surfaces and boiler, scour the chimney and pipes, and renew weather stripping to keep the house snug as winter winds approach. The Moslem day begins at sunset and the Balinese day at sunrise.
Auto industry forecasts postwar civilian car surge
Postwar optimism cites removal of production limits. US auto industry expects 900000 vehicles this year and 6000000 yearly output within 12 months, with more workers than ever. Executives note parts and assemblies must ramp up before final assembly, delaying high employment versus full production.
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United States
Automotive
We must turn engines of destruction to progress
A New York Sun editorial urges turning wartime engines into tools for human welfare. It calls for hard work, self reliance, and ending dependence on government agencies, warning tyranny will be met with a national recoil.
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New York Sun
Newsprint Shortage Cited By War Production Chief
J Hale Steinman, director of the US War Production Board printing division, said on his return that the world newsprint shortage will persist for some time and that Scandinavian supply prospects are not good for the time being.
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J. Hale Steinman
United States War Production Board
Price Control And Rationing Information Summary
Citizens inquire about ration books for 60 days or more abroad, full leather soles on repaired shoes, a national used clothing drive to aid Belgium and other nations, canning sugar coupons that remain valid through year end, and where to obtain pamphlets from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices. The Board clarifies surrender requirements, shoe repair rules, and the donation guidance with regional contact details.
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United States
Canada
Ratin Administration
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Belgium
China
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Yugoslavia
Some Strange Cargoes From War Transport Flights
The war era saw odd items carried by British transport planes. Live frogs from South Africa, fleas from Sierra Leone, and guinea pigs for smallpox research reach destinations for study. A yellow fever vaccine carried with a 48 hour life label arrives in time.
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Britain
South Africa
Cairo
Sierra Leone
Medical Research Council
Gems of Thought: Quotes on Success and Perseverance
A collection of brief quotes from Longfellow Punshon Hodges and others on success requiring persistent effort patient energy and resolute determination. The authors Mary Baker Eddy Leigh Mitchell Hodges Henry Martyn Field and W Secker are cited for views on effort faith and blessing through losses.
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Longfellow
Mary Baker Eddy
Leigh Mitchell Hodges
Henry Martyn Field
W. Secker
CWAC and WAC news from Calgary to England
Headlines recount CWAC and WAC updates including Cpl Evelyn McVean of Calgary posting to No 12 District Depot and her radiography work, Cpl Constance Barker's Antwerp injuries and Germany postings, a CWAC all star softball travel from London to Germany, and notes on caps policy in Parliament and light conversational vignettes from Penelope and Buttercup.
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Evelyn McVean
Sceptre
Sask
Elsted
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Calgary
Vermilion
Alta
St. Annes de Bellevue
Que
N.co
McVean
Skinner Barracks
Toonto
Ont
Colonel Belcher Military
Regina
No. 12 District Depot Standing Medical Board
Cpl. McVean
Constance Barker
Ottawa
WAC
England
O. Campbell
Cardale
Man
M. Fletcher
Govan
Cpl
Allen
Unity
L. Willis
Stanley
Meredith
Battleford
M. Campbell
Hainsworth
V. Sokoloski
Pine Falls
First British Woman Chaplain Assigned to Germany
Miss Allison Harvey, a former Church of Scotland missionary in India, becomes the first woman army chaplain assigned for overseas duty in Germany. She will serve with thousands of auxiliary territorial service girls in the British 21st Army Group, offering counsel to women stationed with the occupational army in the defeated Reich.
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England
Allison Harvey
Church of Scotland
India
Miss Harvey
Germany
Auxiliary
21St Army Group
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