Air Training Plan graduates list from Winnipeg and Manitoba bases
The source lists graduates from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan associated with No. 5 Air Observer School in Winnipeg and No. 7 Air Observer School Portage la Prairie. It names Air Bombers, Air Navigators, Pilots, and various LACs and sergeants with hometowns across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, including Winnipeg, Brandon, Saskatoon and Edmonton, with numerous posting towns.
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No. 5 Air Observer School
Winnipeg
Man
A. Corder
Kinsearth
Dewda St. James
E. F. Emmett
Weer
Sack
MacMurchy Viscourt
Sask
Set
W. Newby
Wetaskiwin
W. G. Parker Welwyn
H. J. Rafferty Wienigte
H. Smith
J. T. Neaie Winniper
Air Observer
Portage la Prairie
J. Gilmour
Brandon Man
F. le Mithurn
Vital
Service
Saskatoon
Lac
J. A. Badesey
Melfort
A. Benikowsky
Jansen
E. E._ Bowden
Kindersley
J. J. Brake
Royalties
Alita
T. Clark
Isabella
A. J. Daiken
R. W. Gallager
Winnipes
G. L. Green
C. B. Healand
Watrous
Edmonton
Alta
Lambourne
R. H. Laurence
Edson
D. H. Lee
Deloraine
Bay
Lemmerick
Hillside Beach
W. J. Lovett
R. N Merrell
G. N. Miller
J. Ass- Semple
J. A. Smith
Regina
G. M. Smith
North Portal
Bren guns become standard for reserve army
Defence HQ in Ottawa says Bren gun carriers are now standard equipment for the reserve army. Malta-born British subject Carmelo Borg Pisan is sentenced to death in Valetta for being an enemy agent. Dominion finances say $205 million in Dominion of Canada deposit certificates have been redeemed prior to maturity. Prices board tightens leather footwear styles to conserve war materials. Dr J A Polman dies at 63 in The Hague. Randolph Churchill fights in North Africa with a British unit. London GPO notes air raids boost post office savings deposits in bombed towns.
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Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Carmelo Borg Pisan
Valetta
Jisley
Dominion
Dominion of Canada
Prices Board
Netherlands Radio
J.A. Polman
Court of Justice
Hague
Reuter
Randolph Churchill
North Africa
General Post Office
London
Post Office
British battleship Anson built at sea in five years
The 35,000 ton battleship Anson, announced as built at sea, required five years to construct and its electrical equipment was sized to power a 280,000 city and its factories.
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Anson
Mickie Promotes luxuries for common folk from old holl and buggy
A fragmented item notes advertising that promoted people from the holl and buggy life were urged to reach for luxuries once out of the cratcher barrel. The text suggests a social commentary on promoting wealth and luxury to the common people.
Mystery stories draw Rockefeller to quiet New York bookshop
A gray haired man visits a small New York bookshop, buys a detective novel, and leaves unnoticed. The proprietor confirms the customer is John D. Rockefeller who prefers not to be recognized. The anecdote highlights his steady taste for mysteries over biographies or history.
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John D. Rockefeller
New York
New
Eden Calls Germany a Postwar Problem and Hitler’s Legacy
Anthony Eden warns that Germany remains the key postwar challenge. He says Hitler was not an accident but a symptom, noting the dictator’s doctrine was ingrained in German youth and will persist after the war.
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Anthony Eden
Germany
Hitler
Eden
Postmaster Mulock Allows Airgraph Messages in Street Boxes
Postmaster General Mulock announced a public convenience allowing airgraph messages to be placed in envelopes and posted in street letter boxes instead of requiring handoff at post office branches.
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Mulock
Anne Adams Pattern 4233 for Misses Sizes 12–20
Pattern 4233 offers a buttoned sheath style frock with soft feminine yokes pockets and ruffle accents. Includes back panels and waist insets. yardage listed for size 16 314 yards fabric 39 inches and 115 yards ruffling. order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson Reflects on Unity in Christ
Golden text from I Corinthians 12.27 states you are the body of Christ and its members. The lesson covers Acts 2 37 47 4 13 and 1 Corinthians 12 12 31 Colossians 3 1 17 with a devotional reading from Romans 12 313.
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Christ
Sullivan Finds Address by Listen E Flat in Odd Walkabout
A lighthearted tale recalls Sir Arthur Sullivan searching a street for a house number. He tests each door’s boot-scraper until he finds the place, uttering Listen E Flat as the cue. The item is followed by a note that Italian schools will close for fuel shortages with 173 working days next year.
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Arthur Sullivan
Italy
Lower Nile's rising season peaks in late summer
The text notes that the lower Nile begins rising in June and reaches its high-water crest in August or September, outlining the annual flood cycle and its timing.
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Lower Nile
Canada’s Official Food Rules for Daily Nutrition
Health-protective foods listed with daily serving guidelines for milk cheese fruits vegetables cereals bread meat eggs and vitamin D guidance. Adults and children have specified minimum intakes including milk 15 pints for adults and more for children, vegetables two servings daily, and weekly liver or kidney.
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Canada
England's Day Under Montgomery Turns Tide In War
A Watertown Times editorial praises General Montgomery for dislodging an elite German force from a strong position and forcing a rout. It credits England with resisting Dunkirk and holding the fort, then notes the turning point as English troops under a British commander change the war’s momentum.
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Rommel
Montgomery
England
Dunkerque
Hitler
America
Russia
British Isles
Watertown
N.Y
Times
Traveling salesman insists on territory despite risks
A salesman, speaking to his sales manager, asserts a desire to keep his territory even amid uncertainties. The remark underscores confidence and personal stake in territorial control during a turbulent period.
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Essful
Hitler
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