Air Force Graduations in Western Canada 1942 Pilots List
No 11 Service Flying Training School Yorkton Saskatchewan on March 24 1942 graduated pilots under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The list includes LAC J E Bater Baljennie LAC J M Binns Edam LAC R J Bryans Maidstone LAC S Coppin and many others from towns across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta. A second class at No 2 Wireless School Calgary on March 26 1942 under Group Captain E R Owen included Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba graduates named with hometowns and assignments.
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No 11
Yorkton
Sask
Saskatchewan
J. E. Bater
Baljennie
J. M. Binns
Edam
J. Bryans
Maidstone
S. Coppin
Kamsack
C. B Dixon
Maple Creek
J. D. Duncan
Antler
A. L. Forbes
H R. Gedd
W. E. Beatty
Fleming
W. R. Bluett Carruthers
C. M. Colquhoun
A. A. Currie
Netherhill
G. W. Duffield
Lloydminster
F. D. Ford
Gray
J. Gedak
Estevan
B. T. Hamill
Whitewood
Didsbury
B. E. Plumer
Bassano
Manitoba
W. D. Finlay
Killarney
No. 2 Wireless School
Calgary
E. R. Owen
Alberta
F. J. Patterson
Forestburg
W. G. King
Jeepee Creek
J. A. Banks
J. J. Belzil
Owlseye
E. R. Aldous
Lorlie
E. Hunter
Dinsmore
J. J. M Lambert
H. A. Muddagh
F. H. Banks
St. Cyr Lake
S. O. White
Celtuce: A Celery Lettuce Hybrid Flourishes Worldwide
The Brantford Expositor notes Celtuce, a Chinese vegetable tasting like celery and lettuce, rich in vitamins A B C and G. A leading American seed firm promotes Celtuce in the West, praising its easy growth and culinary versatility while cautioning that ancient remedies once deemed quackery are being reevaluated.
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Pacific
Nebuchadnezzar
Brantford
Canada mobilizes for total war effort and manpower plan
The piece notes Canada’s push toward all-out war mobilization, expanding armed forces and industries. It cites plans for selective service, shifts of workers to war production, more women in service, and two new divisions to defend coasts. It highlights targets: 100000 munition workers, 13000 navy, 90000–100000 army overseas, 70000–80000 air force, and a $120 million rise in RC A F costs.
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England
Canada
Churchill
A. Lo McNaughton
United Nations
Australia
Armed Services
Navy
R.C.A.F
RAF Ferry Command reports near perfect Catalina and Liberator delivery
John G. McConnell of Montreal serving as public relations officer for the Atlantic Ferry Command says the operation has a 100 percent record in delivering Catalinas and Liberators to Britain and has lost only about one percent of Hudson aircraft. He notes US pilots still outnumber Canadians but Commonwealth Air Training Plan graduates are increasingly piloting the planes. He reports no proven enemy interference to date.
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John G. McConnell
Montreal
Atlantic Ferry Command
Royal Air Force
Britain
McConnell
United States
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Dominion
Montrealer
Killer whales hunted in packs and lore of wolves transforms
The passage discusses orcas as highly social predators, compares them to wolves in hunting behavior, and notes Eskimo superstition that killers are wolves turned to sea animals. It also mentions the Marquis of Linlithgow and the Viceroy of India, Hope, alongside ancient furniture references.
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Linlithgow
India
Hope
Saving Resources While Bomb Shelters Ring Bells of Victory
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph notes daily wartime tradeoffs as examples of national thrift. It cites that not producing 24 autos saves material for a 27-ton tank, 700 autos save aluminum for a fighter plane, and tins for food packs, while a Boston museum shutters Japanese art galleries for protection and Australian slang defines a cossie as a swimming suit.
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Quebec Chronicle Telegraph
Armed Services
Horticulturalist Dehydrates Tomatoes For Powdered Shipments
H. J. Moore of Islington Ont says dehydration preserves quality and vitamins in tomatoes. A ton of fresh tomatoes becomes about 125 pounds of powder yielding roughly 2 000 quarts of soup, enabling easier shipment to Britain.
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H. J. Moore
Islington
Ont
Britain
Mr. Moore
Games and Stunts for Two or More booklet offer
Home Service promotes a 32 page booklet with 47 games and stunts for two or more players including Slapjack Gin Rummy and crowd games. It lists sub topics, pricing 15c each, and Winnipeg Manitoba distribution details plus related pamphlets on parties weddings dances rugs and writing. Finland note about brief summer appears as stray text.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
War presses: troops publish journals from Iceland to Abyssinia
A London correspondent notes the British BEF and Allied troops producing multiple journals. The Mid night Sun edited by Captain Gates in Iceland faced printer strikes, Icelandic firms print Daily Post for troops, and American forces issue White Falcon. Canadians, Crete troops under fire, and Eritrea Abyssinia campaigns also yield papers.
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B.E.F
Wipers Times
London
Ottawa Journal
Midnight Sun
Iceland
Singleton Gates
Daily Post
White Falcon
Spitsbergen
Crete
Tobruk
Eritrea
Abyssinia
Shortage of Jute Impacts Farm Sacks and Bags
Farmers advised to preserve existing sacks and burlap as war in the Orient disrupts jute supplies from India. Keep bags dry to prevent damp rot, mend holes with good material, and store away from rodents. Burlap and canvas stock needed for military use, so preserving farm bags is essential for a long period.
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Orient
India
Locust Swarm Observed Aboard Ship Far At Sea
Swarms of locusts were observed about 1,000 miles at sea, troubling crew and passengers as the vessel pressed onward. The unusual skyborne invasion prompted cautious measures and reports from the ship’s watch.
Bermuda Faces Horse Famine From Lost Oats Ships
Bermuda's colony faces threatened famine as two ships carrying oats for horses were lost. N. H. P. Vesey, chairman of the Colonial Food Board, warned the shortage is serious and said he asked New York for two carloads of oats regardless of origin, a rare move since Bermuda previously bought feed only from Canada.
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Bermuda
N. H. P. Vesey
Colonial Food Board
Vesey
New York
Canada
Kiwanis Magazine urges support for servicemen in training
The Kiwanis Magazine urges readers to stop feeling sorry for themselves and instead send cigarettes or homemade goodies to boys in camp learning essential military skills. It notes rock doves are real birds and parent stock of domestic pigeons, living on Europe’s rocky coasts.
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The
Kiwanis Magazine
Europe
Gelatin Protein Content Compared With Meat
Gelatin leads with about 85 percent protein while common meat contains around 25 percent. The contrast highlights gelatin as a unusually protein rich ingredient.
Thief Steals Trailer Undercarriage in Hamilton Ontario
A trailer in Hamilton Ont was stolen of its wheels tires and axles while the occupant slept inside. The owner woke up to a jacked up vehicle missing its underpinnings after the thief’s daylight theft reported to police. The note on gauze traces its name to Gaza Palestine.
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Hamilton
Ont
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Air Force
Western
Ontario
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Home Service
Finland
PRG
Bencar
Gaza
Palestine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Toronto
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