Navy Week highlights Canada’s naval power and Allied sea control
The Navy Week event sponsored by the Navy League of Canada and the Department of Naval Services emphasizes the British Empire’s need for naval supremacy. D. H. Gibson notes Canada’s naval personnel and merchant ships play a vast role in the war effort. The public learns how troop and supply movements rely on ships despite enemy opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy League of Canada
Department of Naval Services
Canada
D. H. Gibson
Navy League
Figures Show Rapid Expansion of Canadian Navy
Navy League figures reveal Canada grew from eleven fighting ships to over three hundred and a large merchant fleet since the war began. Shipbuilding employs more than forty thousand workers, making it the country’s largest industry as plans call for continued growth.
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Navy League
Canada
Britain
Dred
Navy routes show vast distances guarding allied fronts
The article highlights the large distances the navy travels from Halifax to Liverpool and Alexandria, and Vancouver to Melbourne, noting Canadian ships operate across Atlantic Pacific and Arctic waters. Sailors from all parts of Canada, including the Prairies, are praised for contributing to the war effort and the Allied victory plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Halifax
Liverpool
Alexandria
Egypt
Murmansk
Russia
Vancouver
Melbourne
Australia
Prairies
United Nations
King tolerates babies at investitures despite protest
In Buckingham Palace a royal investiture is interrupted by a crying baby. Officials consider banning infants, but the King declines a full ban and offers a softer rule that babies should not be en couraged at investitures, aiding mothers with limited options. Jamaica remains the sole source of pimento or allspice.
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Buckingham Palace
Lord Chamberlain
British News-Review
Jamaica
Ants as miners yield garnets and peridots in New Mexico
Prof Stuart A Northrop of the University of New Mexico states that ants mining through volcanic soil in New Mexico bring up garnets worth 50 to 100 dollars. He notes some of the finest garnets come from ant hills near Fort Defiance on the Navajo reservation and fine gem peridots also originate from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Stuart A. Northrop
University of New Mexico
Northrop
Fort Defiance
Navajo Indian Reservation
Quisling Bans Lutheran Hymn A Mighty Fortress in Norway
Norwegian authorities in London report Premier Vidkun Quisling forbids congregations to sing the hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God citing a problematic line. The ban aims to avoid provoking certain individuals and reflects the regime’s broader controls.
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Pathfinder
Vidkun Quisling
London
Quisling
Canadian Army expands junior officer training network
The Army Directorate of Relations announces two new temporary officer training centres to meet growing demand for junior officers. Three Rivers Quebec will host Infantry training led by Lieut.-Col. W. W. Mathers, and Camp Borden Ontario will train Armored Corps officers under Major W. E. Dunbar. Existing centres at Brockville and Gordon Head remain operational as temporary facilities until permanent expansion completes.
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Canada
National Defence Headquarters
Three Rivers
Quebec
Camp Borden
Ontario
Brockville
Ont
Gordon Head
B.C
W. W. Mathers
W. E. Dunbar
Jehovah Occurs Nearly Seven Thousand Times in Bible
A study notes that the word Jehovah appears about seven thousand times in the Old Testament, indicating its prominent presence in biblical text and religious scholarship.
Phoenicians First Importan t Commercial Seafarers
The Phoenicians are described as the earliest important commercial seafarers, highlighting their role in ancient maritime trade and navigation across the Mediterranean.
AIR TRAINING PLAN LIST OF GRADUATES
The list documents graduates from British Commonwealth Air Training Plan schools in Canada. Names span No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba and Alberta, No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery Dafoe and Winnipeg, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery MacDonald, and No. 38 Service Flying Estevan. Classes cover Air Observers Gunners Navigators Pilots with numerous hometowns across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Saskatchewan with ranks LAC and Sgt. and students from Paulson Winnipeg Edmonton Regina and other centers.
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No. 7
Paulson
Man
G. I. Kreckon
Emerson
W. A. Cousins
Silver Park
Dauphin
L. G. Martin
Winnipeg
No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School
Paulson, Man
Burwood
Calgary
Alta
J .A. Bens
Cudworth
Sask
G. Finlayson
Regina
St. Jacques
Roseray
Johnston
Birds Hill
W. Kohute
Stuarthton
A. A. McLaren
Edmonton
A. McLeod
Atta
R. Mercer
Clairmont
N. B. Morrison
Deloraine
F. J. M. Perron
Montmartre
J. Steenson
Marshall
P, F. Thomas
Lac la Nonne
W. J. Watt
Nanton
P. Zelisney
Yorkton
No. 5
Dafoe
Lac
W. F. Burton
Handel
T. Levinsky
Winnipeec
F. R. Young
Denzil
G. W. Askew
Cartwright
O. Clark, Winnipeg. Man. Lac. R. F. Collins
T. J. Unwin
Transcona
A. R. Watt
M. N. Werbiski
Borketon
MacDonald
P. Behiels
J. A. Coughlin
Saskatoon
FE Johnson
Indian Head
W. Moffat
R. W. Rushton
Auld
Dominion City
R. C. Brooks
Decker
F. Child
Darlineford
Mannix
Meota
G. Fu Leadheater
Pelly
H. T. Smith
Pointe Au Ross
A. F. Todd Zelma
H. Morris
Winniper
No. 38
Service Flying Training School
R.A.F
Estevan
Lac. D. Motherwell
Air Observer School
J. M. Bartlemen
Wolseley
Gems of Thought: Religion Guides Conduct and Perception
A collection of quotations on religion describing its all-encompassing influence on life. It frames faith as the sap of a living tree signifying conduct, outlook, and daily duties, with varied voices from Pen to Beecher and Eddy.
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William Pen
Beecher
Banana oil a coal tar product not from fruit
Banana oil is not derived from bananas or any fruit. It is among the many products obtained from coal tar.
Selected Banana Loaf Recipe Card
A midcentury style recipe card for banana loaf uses 2 eggs cups corn syrup cups mashed bananas and 2 cups combined whole wheat and all purpose flour. It includes 2 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon baking soda teaspoon salt optional chopped peanuts and sour milk. Bake at 350 degrees in a leaf pan lined with waxed paper and oiled with mazola.
Pride and Defeat Forever Mark Japanese Resolve
The piece notes Japanese pride after Coral Sea and Midway losses, insisting on maintaining honor and face. It suggests Guadalcanal retaking and driving out the Yankee as essential to avoid national shame, then shifts to a bird species count of about 20,000.
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Coral Sea
Midway
Asia
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Chicago Daily News
Corn Flake Macaroons Recipe Instructions
A dated recipe for corn flake macaroons using two egg whites one cup sugar vanilla extract two cups corn flakes chopped nut meats shredded coconut and instructions to mix fold and bake in a moderate oven until set. It notes cooling and pan-release tips and yields about 122 dozen macaroons two inches wide.
Plastic Seals Leaks In Lifeboats And Pontoons
A new pliant plastic material can be kneaded briefly to seal leaks in sinking lifeboats. It binds and hardens in water and has been adopted by the British Merchant Service. It is expected to benefit pontoons as well.
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Directorate of Relations Army
Kenneth Stuart
St. Jerome
Brockville C.O.T.C
Stuart
L'Esterel
Kemptville
University of Toronto
Canadian Army Cadets
Royal Canadian Army Cadets
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Col. C. G. M. Grier
Veterans Guard of Canada
Hmit
Men's Club
West Point United Church
J. Logie Armstrong
O.B.E
M.D. 3
Kingston
Mississaugua
Dan Whetung
Curve Lake
Peterboro
Petawawa
News of
Cat
Company
Lemited
J. F. Clarke
Anon
Mary Baker Eddy
Lydia
Moi
Sture
Cppleford Care
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
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