Recreation centres set up in Germany
Provision of adequate recreational facilities for CAOF personnel in Germany expanded with six major centres under Major General Chris Vokes. New and existing venues such as Brems Garten in Aurich and Eskimo Inn in Oldenburg offer lounges, reading rooms, game halls, theatres, and nightly cinema.
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Providien
CAOFP
Germany
Chris Vokes
CAOF
Brussels
Amsterdam
Varel
Leer
Aurich
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Oldenburg
C. S. Bowlsby
Toronto
Canada
Brems Garten Club
Brems Garten
Black Button Club
Patterson-Tutte
Tongue Twister Practice Echoes From Stage and Radio
A correspondent notes tongue twisters as daily drills for opera aspirants and radio announcers. A Detroit woman credits stammering cure to practice. The text highlights classic lines like Three grey geese and sodden phrases such as Amidst the mists and coldest frosts.
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Detroit
Canadian Speaker's Chair Suggested for British Commons
Speaker Gaspard Fauteux proposed to gift a Canadian replica chair for the rebuilt British House of Commons. The Fauteux chair, a replica of the Mother of Parliaments seat, was presented to Canada in 1921 by the Empire Parliamentary Association's British branch and now under consideration for London.
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House of Commons
London
Westminster
Canada
Gaspard Fauteux
Empire Parliamentary Association
Fauteux
Record-depth oil well drills in Western Texas
An oil well in Western Texas reaches a record depth of 12 786 feet, about two and a half miles, marking notable progress in subterranean drilling and human achievement in exploration and mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ancient Egyptian burial foods listed for the afterlife
A mummy case was placed with a prescribed Egyptian larder including 10 meats, 16 breads, 6 wines, 4 beers, 5 poultry types, 11 fruits, and various sweets to sustain the deceased in the next world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Firms Honored for Bomber Work in WWII
More than 7,000 Lancaster bombers built by six firms were flown on 156,000 sorties during the war. The disclosure came at a London dinner honoring the companies that constructed the aircraft used by Canadian and Allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Research Jobs by G Stuart in Ottawa Journal
A light column argues postwar research should focus on domestic issues. It lists three quirky topics: bread slicing by women, early Sunday waking by children, and reducing life of singing commercials. The piece playfully critiques advertising while proposing home-front research aims.
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G. Stuart
Ottawa Journal
China
Eve
Cain and
Abel
Tree of Knowledge
Daddy
Junior
Exonerated Man Confesses to Pig Misappropriation
A man on trial for taking a pig is exonerated after a witness testifies about the confession. The counsel asks for exact words. the witness states the prisoner said he took the pig, not specifying the speaker. The judge clarifies wording but the witness confirms the phrase used.
Rebuilding In Darkness In Finnmark After War Devastation
Erling Neorvik, acting Finnmark governor, describes stark postwar challenges as reconstruction struggles under Arctic night. Thousands of farms, homes, boats, nets destroyed. mines litter coasts. few telegraph stations remain. transport and supply delays hinder nails and caulking for boats amid continued darkness. Montreal Star reports from the ravaged Norwegian province.
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Norway
Finnmark
Erling Neorvik
Arctic Circle
Nord-Troms
North Cape
Oslo
Harstad
Arctic
Montreal Star
Untentanted Shelters In London Rail Stations Used For Troops
Three of London's deep air raid shelters at Camden Town Stockwell and Clapham are kept for troops unable to find accommodation at service hotels. No necessity for using them has yet arisen.
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London
Camden Town
Stockwell
Clapham
A Queer Custom Among Romans on Beards
The text notes Roman practice shaving the beard at age 21 as an offering to household gods and growing a beard afterward only as a sign of mourning.
Lean Clothes Scarcity Pressures Canada Britain Rivalry
The St Catharines Standard reports Britain faces its leanest clothes rationing of the war while Canada enjoys relatively better supply. Britons struggle to obtain suits and shirts as mills run full capacity but lack labor, with 240,000 wool workers prewar reduced to about 130,000.
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Canada
Britain
Board Cof
Great Britain
St. Catharines
Flame Throwers Use in Louisiana Cane Fields
Discarded military flame throwers are now used in Louisiana sugar cane fields to burn weeds between rows of young cane. The Department of Commerce notes operator skill rests on killing weeds without scorching the cane.
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Louisiana
Department of Commerce
British Trademark Back Signals Return to Canadian Markets
Halifax received two ships with over 3,000 tons of British goods the first in six years. The cargo includes dressed leather items suitcases chinaware glassware and metal toys as part of the Made in Britain trademark revival.
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Britain
Halifax
England
Forest Tree Varieties and Uses in Canada
The article surveys Canada’s forest flora, noting 136 distinct tree species with 33 conifers responsible for three quarters of timber. It highlights tamarack as a hardy, durable eastern softwood used in railway lines and poles, and details poplar and birch uses in boxes, crates, excelsior, and basket components.
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Canada
Labrador
Rocky Mountains
Mackenzie River
Railways Reveal Wartime Role in Armament Production
A 60 page British Railways booklet details wartime output in 35 workshops where staff produced tanks aircraft guns shells bombs midget submarines landing craft Bailey bridge parts and barrage balloon gear. Five year plan aims to rebuild stations upgrade lighting and facilities raise dining standards and extend electrification with faster services and cheaper fares as stock allows.
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British Railways
London Transport
Caf
Frozen Orange Juice Expands Market For Areas Lacking Fruit
California oranges push into frozen juice markets with ten month availability. Product is frozen in 1 pound slabs, sealed in bags, and packaged in fibre carton for distribution to frozen food firms. It serves convenience needs and supplies fresh juice where fruit is unavailable year round. Six pound containers target institutional use. Lemon and grapefruit juice planned for this winter.
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California
British Bomb Unearthed After 191 Days Digging
British soldiers uncover a long buried unexploded bomb after 191 days of digging. A German plane dropped it four and three quarter years ago and water hampered the effort. The fins were touched to reveal the device was not a 2000 pounder but twice that size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Czechoslovakia sends 2000 tons of sugar to UNRRA
Director General Herbert H. Lehman announced a most welcome contribution of 2000 tons of Czechoslovak sugar to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. He noted that despite hardships Czechoslovakia can still think of neighbors and make sacrifices to help them out.
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Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Mr. Lehman
Czechoslovakia
Plague of Rats Prompts City Health Budget Request
Alderman Harold Fishleigh asked Toronto Board of Control for about $10,000 in next year’s Board of Health estimates to fund a rat control campaign. He cited injuries to schoolchildren bitten by rodents in their sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fishleigh
Toronto Board of Control
Board of Health
Malayan underground plan aimed at rear attack on Japan
A Malayan insurgent group prepared to strike the Japanese from the rear to synchronize with an Allied Malayan D Day landing, but Japan capitulated first, disclosures show.
Egg From Canada Sparks Britons Hopeful for Relief
DeWitt Mackenzie recalls a Canada mailed egg found in England amid wartime shortages. A police constable and wife describe ration constraints, bombing damage, and relief hopes tied to Anglo American loan talks. The egg becomes a symbol of renewed aid and improved US-UK relations.
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DeWitt Mackenzie
Canada
England
Lend-Lease
America
Egg
Jap Detector Koigi Credited With 80 Japanese Killed
Australian Army says New Guinea native Media Koigi used a skin sensor to detect Japanese troops. He claimed to sense enemies at close range and once alerted a group that led to a fatal ambush. Koigi received the Australian Award of Loyalty for his actions.
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New Guinea
Koigi
Japan
Royal tomb effigies return to London display
Wartime relocation of gilt royal effigies from Westminster Abbey has ended as they are shown again in London at the Victoria and Albert Museum along with stone figures from Henry V and Henry VII chantry chapels. The exhibit presents the reassembled royal relics before their reinstallation in Westminster Abbey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Westminster Abbey
London
Britain
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Swedish Temperance Society Membership in 1944
The Swedish Temperance Society reported about 300000 members in 1944, including 211000 adults and 88744 children and young people. Abstaining motorists reached 8655, railwaymen 3875, teachers 3245, and students 3125.
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Swedish Temperance Society
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Roosevelt
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Episcopal
New York
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Design For Living
Talburt
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