Bakers In Battle Dress Feed The Army In Canada
Canadian Army bakers, trained from top confectioners to green apprentices, endure long shifts and strict hygiene to deliver vitamin rich bread. In field bakeries near military and air bases, daily output reaches 6 000 loaves plus 500 doughnuts and hundreds of rolls, under close NCO supervision.
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Canada
Dominion
N.C.O
Army
Newfoundland
Air
United States Air and Army
Parker House
Ralph Webb
P. J. Oliver
Montreal
Webb Hall
No. Drums
Toronto
Womay
Evacuees Move Again from Gib to Northern Ireland
Seven thousand evacuees who fled Gibraltar in 1940 and had lived in London are evacuated again, this time to Northern Ireland during the Mitz movement.
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Gibraltar
London
Northern Ireland
Dickens Forced to Work in Factory as Youth
The author Charles Dickens, born 1812 and died 1870, endured child labor when his father was imprisoned for debt, shaping his early life and later writings.
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Charles Dickens
Taos Indians Wear Seasonal Blankets in New Mexico
The Taos people in New Mexico display distinct blanket colors by season with white blankets in summer and red and blue designs in winter reflecting tradition and climate influenced dress.
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New Mexico
Alaska Highway Seen as Last Frontier by US Official
Robert English, second secretary at the US embassy, told the Ottawa Rotary Club the Alaska highway area is America’s last frontier. He noted settlement postwar, with a strong psychological pull for adventure, and described cooperation between Americans and Canadians in building the highway plus four integrated defensive projects.
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Robert English
United States
Ottawa Rotary Club
America
English
Edmonton
North America
British Columbia
Yukon
Alaska
Ottawa Citizen
German Troops In Norway Given Humor Textbooks
A Swedish report notes Germany distributes humor manuals to troops in Norway. The texts aim to boost morale through pep talks by stressing cheerful resolve and self-deprecation as a philosophy, claiming humor can improve the soldiers' conduct and interactions.
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Norway
N Mitteilungen
Stockholms Tidingen
Brandon Sun
Gardiner Named General Passenger Traffic Manager at CN
Albert A. Gardiner is appointed general passenger traffic manager of the Canadian National Railways by vice president Alistair Fraser. Gardiner, 47 years in rail service, succeeds retired C W Johnston and has served as assistant general passenger traffic manager since 1930. He has worked in various posts, met Churchill, and aided rail transport for the Quebec Conference. Gardiner’s three sons have joined the Canadian Armed Forces overseas. A muskrat yields about one and a half pounds of edible meat.
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Albert A. Gardiner
Canadian National Railways
Alistair Freser
Mr. Gardiner
C. W. Johnston
Somerset
England
Mr Gardiner
Indian Civil Service
Canada
India
Grand Trunk Railway
Bonaventure
Gardiner
Montreal
Churchill
Quebec
Plan For Re Adjustment In Ex Service Men Rehabilitation
Health League of Canada official Stanley E. Caldwell stresses rehabilitation goes beyond federal aid and needs personal readjustment, sympathetic guidance, and tolerance from relatives, friends, employers, and coworkers. He warns 1940 schoolboys returning from service may seek new work with forged characters and urges coordinated effort among management, supervisors, and medical staff.
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Stanley E. Caldwell
Health League of Canada
League
Industry
Johnny
Caldwell
Ontario
Government plans to sell surplus stocks after war
Government schemes to liquidate war surplus begin as soon as hostilities cease. Parachutes no longer fit for use have been repurposed into coatlike coverings for barbers, described as attractive and practical by officials.
Heartbeat mystery puzzle still mystifies scientists
The mechanism of the heart remains remarkable and unresolved as researchers seek to understand what regulates its rhythmic beats.
Building an Air Base in Dutch New Guinea Swamps
Allied engineers expand bases along New Guinea’s south coast. Australian troops spearhead rapid air strip construction through swamp, reaching eight days for a 36 square mile drained zone despite tides, mosquitos, and supply challenges. The phantom force occupies one of the world’s largest swamps with growing health precautions.
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South Pacific
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Netherlands East Indies
Torres Straits
Abolishing Monopoly of Elite Schools Suggested by UK Committee
A two year inquiry led by Lord Fleming proposed keeping Harrow Eton and other private schools but allowing up to 25 percent working and lower middle class students. State funding would cover their costs based on elementary records showing readiness for advanced education. The plan risks worker child stigma and potential opposition, and includes girls' schools.
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Harrow
Eton
England
Britain
Lord Fleming
Kiev Rebuilding Effort Harnesses Youth and Adults
The Soviet Information Bureau reports seven thousand youths and about 3,000 adults aiding restoration of Kiev's Kreshchatik. Andrei Sakharov, deputy to the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, has spent 15 Sundays on the project, 150 percent of his quota. Clean pavements emerge and damaged walls display notices seeking singers and dancers for local performances.
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Soviet Information Bureau
Kreshchatik
Kiev
Andrei Sakharov
Supreme Soviet of the Ukraine
Supreme Court of the Republic
Dumba
Alexander the Great's Birth, Death, and Burial Hemispheres
A historical claim notes Alexander the Great born in Europe died in Asia and buried in Africa, reflecting a cross-continental life story. The snippet presents a geographic outline of his life without additional context.
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Alexander the Great
Europe
Asia
Africa
Pilgrims Drink from Hippocrene Fountain in Greece
A reader recounts a journey to Helicon where the Hippocrene fountain, sprung from Pegasus hoofprint, is said to grant poetic feeling to drinkers. The tale notes the water is sweet though the spring itself is unremarkable, likening it to water sipped from a dipper on a hot day.
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Greece
Helicon
Hippocrene
Pegasus
Peterborough Examiner
Rugs You Can Make At Home Pattern 7133
Instructions 7133 provides directions for 9 rag rugs weaving hooked crocheted and braided patterns. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man for pattern number 7133 with name address and pattern details.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
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