Flood of overseas mail from Canada becomes wartime staple
The Department of National Defence reports a record surge in overseas letters from Canadians to servicemen. The Base Post Office processes mail through a multi stage system with sorting, bundling, and tracking designed to speed delivery to the front. Major R. Stephen commands the Base Post Office with Capt E R Kightley and Lieuts Allen and McKinnon in key roles.
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Department of National Defence
Canada
Canadian Post Office Department
Canadian Postal Corps
C.W.A.C
C.w.ac
RCAF
Air Transport Service
R.c.af
Trans-Atlantic Air Service
R. Stephen
E. R. Kightley
W. R. Allen
R. McKinnon
Lisbon as War Beacon Hosts Grips Holm Passenger List
Ottawa Journal describes Lisbon as a unique wartime hub with the Swedish liner Grips Holm carrying nearly 1,000 passengers from diplomats to private citizens including several from internment camps in Vichy France. The piece highlights Lisbon’s airport, diverse travelers, and German presence amid Allied hopes as a listening post and gateway to Europe.
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Lisbon
Gripsholm
Germany
Vichy France
Hitler
Europe
Miss Florence Horsbrugh Plans Canadian Health Study Tour
British health official Miss Florence Horsbrugh, parliamentary secretary to the minister of health, will visit Canada to study hospital infant welfare nursing and nutrition methods. She will address gatherings arranged by the Public Health League on wartime Britain’s measures for women children and workers. She looks forward to meeting Canadians with different wartime conditions.
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Florence Horsbrugh
Canada
Public Health League
Britain
Churchill Defends Patience Over Eire Policy
Prime Minister Churchill says Britain showed patience toward Eire and condemns any presumption of precipitancy. He asks where neutrality would stand if Hitler’s air force had not been defeated in the Battle of Britain and questions Mr de Valera’s view of the current situation.
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Great Britain
Eire
Churchill
Hitler
Britain
de Valera
Eric
Rubber From Ceylon Dominates Allied Output
Ceylon's crude rubber production surpasses the combined output of all other territories accessible to the Allies, highlighting its crucial role in wartime material supply and industrial effort.
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Ceylon
Fatherland claim on German soldier in captivity
Windsor Star reports a captured Nazi parachutist in Italy still firing as he is wounded and blinded. He cites his soldier heritage, predicts his son will fight in future German wars, reflecting on the German education to conquer world power.
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Italy
Windsor Star
Germany
Mural Honoring RCAF Unveiled at Toronto Union Station
A massive and vigorously executed mural dedicated to the achievements of the RCAF was unveiled in Toronto Union Station. The artwork is believed to be the largest mural ever executed in a public space in Canada. Buyers were urged to purchase War Savings Stamps regularly.
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R.C.A.F
Canada
Toronto Union Station
War Activities Pictured In Railway Report
The Canadian National Railways annual report to the House of Commons shows war work across the system. It highlights transport of heavy materials and troops, shipbuilding, aircraft maintenance, naval gun manufacture, and wartime sea service. R C Vaughan notes full mobilization of manpower and facilities for the United Nations. Gross receipts reach 440,615,955 in 1943 with an operating ratio of 73.64 percent.
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Canadian National Railways
House of Commons
National System
Canadian National
Royal Canadian Navy
United Nations
R. C. Vaughan
Saga of a French sloop of war united nations style
A historical portrait of the French sloop Chevreuil showing diverse crew from France Australia Tahiti New Caledonia England and other territories. It recalls wartime rescues storms and battles with U boats and the ship’s endurance under three captains and a French Allied cause.
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United Nations
le Vaisseau
Chevreuil
British Isles
Haven
Atlantic
High Command
North Atlantic
Ensigne Bureau
Bureau
Lieut
de Vaissen
Francois Fourlinnie
de Vaisseau
Henri Kerez
Lieut. de Vaisseau
Pierre Villebois
France
Lieutenant Villebois
South Pacific
Lieut. Villebois
New Caledonia
Martinieue
French North Africa
Canada Food and Agriculture Urged for Postwar Peace
Dr. L B Pett director of nutrition services urged Canada to lead postwar development in food and agriculture at Toronto. He said national and international plans can foster cooperation and reduce conflict. Adequate nutrition would absorb dairy output while expansion is needed for domestic and export markets.
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L. B. Pett
Pensions Department
Toronto
Food and Agriculture
Pett
Canada
Spiders' Webs Used for Wartime Instruments
Spiders' webs are gathered for use in binocular sights and submarine periscopes due to their extreme delicacy and strength, meeting wartime precision instrument needs.
Exquisite Crochet Pineapple Doilies Pattern 7147
Exquisite crochet variation of a pineapple design offers doilies suitable for buffet sets and home accents. Pattern 7147 includes directions, stitch illustrations, and materials list. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 7147.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
National education plan for India with technical schools
A national education system for India aims to give all children a solid basic education. The plan includes a school for Artisans, technical high schools, and a three year diploma course for engineers.
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India
British air losses loom in wartime toll
The report tallies 38,300 pilots and air crew killed with 10,400 missing for Britain, along with over 10,000 aircraft lost in the ongoing war effort.
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British Isles
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Avenida da Liberdade
Victoria
Estonia
Oppenheim
Ottawa Journal
Dominion
Alice Brooks
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