Promotion of Group Captain C E Brookes to air commodore
World happenings brief notes several items including Group Captain C E Brookes being promoted to air commodore at the Toronto air training entry. Other items: plans to train 40000 American chemists for war, Navy orders 20 ships worth 3 861 003 312 dollars, De Gaulle government reports blockade from French colonies, Malcolm MacDonald appeals London households for furniture for bomb victims, US embargo concerns on Japan, and Canada winter air training to be as effective as summer with shorter days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E Brookes
Toronto
United States Navy
de Gaulle
France
Japan
United States
Domei
Canada
James 8. Duncan
Fatr
Pattern 4489 Dress by Anne Adams Featured for Speedy Stitching
Anne Adams presents Pattern 4489 a sewing guide for a fitted front-button dress with slim lines and panels to elongate the figure. Features include short sleeves with wide cuffs, a shaped collar, optional triangular pockets, and options for contrasting trim. Sizes listed reach 16 through 46 with yardage and 20c price. pattern order details copied to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Adams
Winnipeg Union
McDermott
Winnipeg
Invisible Paint and Camouflage in World War II Era Claims
The piece discusses rumored invisible paint and camouflage tricks used or proposed during wartime. It surveys claims of reflective coatings and secret coatings for aircraft, noting специалистs doubt their practicality and likening ideas to sensational wartime myths. It mentions historical debates on camouflage and the limits of paint in reducing visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Lyndon
Thackeray
Wall” Co
Aniny
Empire Stands Alone A Brantford Expositor Reflection
The Brantford Expositor cites Punch cartoon showing two sailors proclaiming Empire’s unity of five hundred million. It argues the empire is powerful, grows with conflict, and will seek Pax Britannica after peace, urging pride and fearlessness in greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fougasse
Punch
Seliers
Channel
From the Monitor to a Milwaukee extortion plot
The piece surveys the sunken ironclad Monitor and a Milwaukee extortion plot against Sears Davis. It blends historical naval photography aims with a crime tale of a bomb threat and a failed ransom scheme, then edges into a mid century golf anecdote and a doctor’s sugar study on fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck
Milwaukee
Davis
Fee
Lake Michigan
Sunday School Lesson From Proverbs On Wisdom And Life
Devotional reading excerpts discuss the value of parental guidance in Proverbs. The wise man warns that learning from teachers rather than personal experience shapes lifelong paths of uprightness. Emphasis on upbringing, discernment between good and evil, and the danger of neglectful early training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Maclaren
Selected Recipes From Old Pantry For Quick Sweets
A collection of vintage directions for candy and dessert bars. The file shows making honey rice syrup balls and a corn starch custard bake with spices, using Rice Krispies and corn syrup. Yield about twenty two inch treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg's
St Lawrence
Durham
Tangled Tale of Wedded Gift at Local Church
A church meeting decided to present Mr L with 25 pounds and a nurse as a token of esteem on his marriage. The curate announced the plan, noting the collected net purse was prepared by the curate’s wife. Meanwhile a second item notes US Agriculture planes capturing thousands of crop pests three miles up, charting habits to limit spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deven
Forest Hill Field Club
Bloomfield
Jack Hagen
Walter
Mar
United States Department of Agriculture
Aluminum for aircraft supply drive appeals to British women
The Lord Beaverbrook urges British women to donate aluminum cookware and household items for war use. Pots, pans, kettles and even household fittings should be handed to local Women’s Voluntary Service headquarters to help build Spitfires and Hurricanes. The appeal, echoed by the London Times, urges Canadians to follow suit to aid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bienheims
Wellingtons
Nce
Women's Voluntary Services
London Times
Britain
Canada
Great Britain
Please send me Dr McCulloughs articles on Cancer
The reader requests copies of articles by Dr McCullough focusing on cancer and asks for the sender’s name and address to be printed plainly for direct correspondence. The note references scholarly work and aims at direct access to specific medical writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCullough
Whittington VC Joins Thames River Patrol as Seaman
Lieutenant Commander Drummond VC, famed for rescuing survivors at Ostend in 1918, re-enlists as an able seaman in the Thames river patrol. Though wounded thrice and famed for carrying a kitten during action, the 54 year old WWI hero now serves aboard a motor launch scrubbing decks and washing dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penwes Wevthey Drummond
England
Thames River
Drummond
Ems
Ostend
Whittington VC
British islands go into defence as invasion fears rise
The British Broadcasting Corporation reports that the Shetland Islands join the mainland in a state of defence. Islanders toil from dawn to dusk to fortify the region, 10 chances meant to deter any German invasion.
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American Chemical Society
Malcolm MacDonald
London
Anne Aé
Raabs
Sica
Simone
Brantford
John C Kirkwood
Monitor
National Geographic Society
Paul Michael Twaiting
American
Sugar Co
Mak- Gia
R. F. Horton
Ital Remeer
W. S. McCullough
Health League
Lord Beaver
Bri
V.C
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