Admiral Ramsey Still Commands Convoys From New York
Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey, retired at 60 after 45 years in the British Navy, returned to service for convoy duty. Now a Commodore second class, he leads Atlantic escorts, praises fast escorts over heavy guns, and stresses production pace as the decisive factor against submarines. He emphasizes coordination through shared language and personalities.
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Charles Gordon Ramaecy
Rosyth
Scotland
Admiralty
Sir Charles
Atlantic
New York
George Ritchie
the Sun
Ministry of Information
Ranmsey
Harwich
Royal Naval Reserve
George V
Second Battle Squadron
Nature
Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey Returns to Active Duty
In New York City between convoy voyages, Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey resumes service after retirement. He accepts the helm as commodore of convoys, stepping down from his former rank to lead duties again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey
New York City
Fortress named by Peter the Great as key from German Schluessel
Schluesselburg a strategic Lenin era fortress was named by Peter the Great after the German word Schluessel meaning key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schluesselburg
Leningrad
Peter the Great
Schluessel
Meat rationing will not hurt Canadian nutrition says official
Dr L B Pett director of nutrition services at Ottawa says the meat ration is adequate to meet nutritional needs. He notes early Canadians relied on wild game and that rationing will reduce meat consumption, especially among higher income groups, while total animal protein remains sufficient with milk cheese eggs fish and poultry. Canadians will adjust to changes in eating habits.
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L. B. Pett
Ottawa
Canada
Advisory Committee On Nutrition To
the Foods Administration
Dr. Pett
Radio frequency riveting replaces hot irons in aircraft work
Du Pont engineers propose using radio-frequency energy to control rivet temperature during explosive riveting in aircraft production. The radio unit provides instant temperature control at the firing tip and reduces time spent heating irons, but is suitable mainly for large-scale production. electric riveting irons remain preferred for many tasks.
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du Pont
New York Times
Harvested Destroyers Gather 35 Old War Vessels
Forty five women from the British Ministry of Works toured Britain to locate disused farm gear and scrap metal, harvesting 35 destroyers worth of idle scrap metal totaling 35,558 tons.
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Ministry of Works
Britain
Alaska Highway plan aims for orderly development across nations
Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes announced a joint effort by the United States and Canada to manage the Canadian Alaskan Highway. The National Park Service and War Department will study scenic protection and park areas along the route, with Canada reserving 10,160 square miles on its side and proposals for an international park near the St Elias Mountains. The project seeks recreational value, settlement access after the war, and a broader study of industrial and commercial opportunities along the corridor.
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Canada
United States
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
National Park Service
War Department
Alaska
Ickes
St. Elias Mountains
Northwest
Interior Department
Committee On
Bert Morton and Churchill as sub editors in a bygone paper era
The Wolverhampton Express and Star’s Bert Morton, once a sole sub editor, handled every paper edition with a solo effort except Saturdays. During a Boer War era Conservative slump Winston Churchill helped to open telegrams and draft headlines, impressing Morton with his speed and skill.
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B. W
Bert”) Morton
Wolverhampton Express and Star
The
Express and Star
Winston Churchill
Captain Guest
Bert
Cecil the London Zoo lion dies at age twenty
The long lived Cecil the oldest lion at London Zoo has died at age 20. Known for a distant and savage demeanor toward visitors he earned the nickname The Artists Lion for posing with artists.
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Cecil
London Zoo
Allied Air Forces Superior to Any Enemy Could Send
An air correspondent notes the Allied air forces led by Britain and the United States are superior in speed climb range and fire power. Spitfire Typhoon Mosquito Fortress Lancaster Beaufighter and Beaufighter examples are cited with high performance figures and daylight Berlin raid success. The piece asserts Allied air power as essential to total victory while warning against complacency.
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British Isles
United Nations
Britain
Berlin
Middle East
France
Germany
Great Britain
U.S.A
Ingenuity of Women Workers Cited by Perkins in Montreal
United States Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins praised women workers for outstripping past production records in some occupations. She recounted a U.S. plant where women increased airplane parts output by 150 percent in three weeks versus long‑time male workers, and cited time-saving devices devised by women as evidence of their initiative. Perkins noted 15 million American women at work, including 1.75 million in munitions, compared with 1.5 million in Canada, urging continued effort to match Canadian war production.
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Frances Perkins
United States
Montreal
Womens Committee On International
Miss Perkins
Canada
Beurling Prefers Spitfire To Tank Ride
Flight officer George Buzz Beurling, famed DFC ace with 29 Axis planes down over Malta, rode a Ram tank at Camp Borden. He praised tank crews but argued tanks offer cramped space and questioned serving in them, while wishing for the tank’s heavy cannon in a Spitfire.
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George “Buzz Beurling
D.F.C
Malta
Camp Borden
Fascinator Returns To Spring Fashion In Crochet Style
The fascinator, a Grandma’s day headpiece, leads spring fashion in a simple crochet mesh using rayon thread for lustre. Priced under a dollar with a double ruffle edging, pattern 7518 provides stitches and materials. Send twenty cents in coins to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 7518 with name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Important Duty Nutrition Knowledge for All Canadians
Britain faces an uninteresting diet yet maintains efficiency through good nutrition. As food shortages loom, the article stresses that this knowledge should be shared with everyone in Canada to ensure enduring resilience.
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Britain
Canada
Baskatoon Star-Phoenix
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