Canada Explores Postwar National Park Expansion
Canada plans a broad postwar growth of national parks from British Columbia to Cape Breton. Public bodies boost recreation budgets as demand for travel rises after the war. Yukon sites near the Alaska Highway and additions from Quebec and New Brunswick plus a sea level park in BC are under consideration.
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Lkely
Canada
Yukon Territory
Alaska Highway
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Cape Breton
Fats Salvage Supply War Effort Across Canada
The article explains how fats from households and hunting towns across the east coast and British Columbia can support the war by yielding glycerine for explosives and soap for industries. It notes fats are used in soap making, synthetic rubber, paints, lubricants, and various cleaning processes, with wartime demands reducing available fats.
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British Columbia
Hitler
British Auxiliary Army to Receive Uniform Sling Bags
The British Women's Army Auxiliary will be issued sling bags matching those used by the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Brazil operates a fishermen school to train delinquent boys in sea trade, while wild rabbits show keener eyes than tame ones.
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British Women's Army Auxiliary
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Brazil
A New Comet Discovered by Dr H van Gent in South Africa
A comet moving toward Canopus was found by Dr H van Gent of Leiden Observatory Southern Branch in South Africa. It was detected by photography and will be observed until enough positions exist to compute an orbit and distance from Earth. It is the second comet found by Van Gent.
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H. van Gent
Leiden Observatory
South Africa
Dr. van Gent
Wright brothers first flight span mirrors Flying Fortress wings
The 120 feet covered by the Wright brothers on their first flight is about the wingspan of a Flying Fortress.
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Wright Brothers
Farm Account Book Offered for Farmers During War
Ottawa King's Printer offers a simple Farm Account Book to record yearly farm operations. It requires no expert accounting knowledge and is available for ten cents. The publication aids war era farm management and transaction tracking.
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King’s
Ottawa
King's Printer
Ignore Troubles to Feel Bigger Peace
A reflective opinion notes that choosing to overlook problems can reduce their perceived weight. The piece argues ignoring difficulties may provide moments of calm while hinting at potential longer-term consequences.
Women Architects Gain Ground in Britain
The piece notes rising recognition of women in British architecture with female students increasing from 20 to 50 percent at the School of Architecture. It cites women designers aiding wartime work on factories, camps, aerodromes, hostels and camouflage, plus planning for post war buildings.
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Great Britain
School of Architecture
Ottawa Citizen
No Easy Victory in War Weighs on Canadian Hearts
From Liberty Magazine the piece warns victory in 1944 will demand costly sacrifice. It recalls past assurances versus harsh reality and cites Eisenhower and Peyton March. It urges Americans to face the toll, store courage, and consider how home choices affect soldiers abroad.
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Eisenhower
Hitler
Germany
Britain
Peyton C. March
France
Senegambia
Japan
Russia
Liberty Magazine
Dalmatian Girl Soldier Earns Allied Fame in Middle East Camp
Anka from Split, 17, nicknamed Anni Oakley of Split by Allied troops, claims to have killed 52 Germans and unknown Italians in two years of guerrilla fighting near her home. She is part of a Yugoslav refugee camp in the Middle East, noted for discipline and political awareness.
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Anni Oakley
Split
Anka
Annie
Middle East
Spit
Dalmatian
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Peter Ivichevich
Alac
Josip Broz
Tito
Green Mountains
Army Girls Kitchen Roles In Postwar Vision
Ottawa members of the C W A C survey reveal 60 percent favor domesticity after the war. Other groups value uniformed identity, trade training, or simple pleasures like lemon meringue and three meals daily while one member vows to smash bugles in Canada.
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C.w.ac
Ottawa
C.W.A.C
Canada
German reply spoof targets Allied bombers
The spoof story attributes a dramatic German claim to Dr. Goebbels about repelling a large Allied air raid. It describes a supposed interception by German fighters that destroyed hundreds of bombers and left many damaged, ending with the line None of our gallant German planes or pilots was injured.
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Germany
Dr. Goebbels
Reich
Luftwaffe
Reader's Digest
Nobility in France Wore Jewelled Eyewear Before Revolution
The article notes that French aristocrats prior to 1789 favored ornate eyeglasses with jeweled frames. It also claims motion pictures are the most popular entertainment across all branches of the armed services.
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France
Fastest In World Mosquito Bomber Sets Speed and Records
A Swiss report cites the Mosquito as the fastest bomber, with speed around 430 miles an hour. The first Mosquito achieved a record 22 months after design began. In January 1943 Malta pilots flew the aircraft nearly 200000 miles destroying enemy forces. A study notes a Brazilian linen thread project at experimental stations and small plantations.
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Malta
Brazil
Food need for shipyard workers equals forty three thousand acres
A wartime fact notes that feeding the labor force required to construct a battleship consumes about 43,000 acres of agricultural output. The figure highlights the vast logistical scale behind ship production and wartime industry.
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Auchinleck
Louis Rd Wavell
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Mountbatten
Southwest Asia
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
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H.M.C.S. Chaudiere
Royal Canadian Navy
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Allan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Sir Harold Alexander
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