Air Mail Service in Mediterranean Theatre Is Highly Organized
Royal Canadian Air Force mail service in North Africa, Gibraltar, Italy, the Middle East, Iran, Iraq and India is highly organized under Flight Lieutenant Al Davies. A 25-person office handles incoming and outgoing mail with strict address checks, unit sorting, and rapid dispatch while no record mail is kept 90 days before return. The system aims to deliver letters quickly to RC A F personnel and U S mail is also processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Mediterranean
John Clare
RCAF
North Africa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Algiers
Missing Persons Bureau
Beagle
al Davies
Prince Rupert
Davies
Yankees
R.C.A.F
Gibraltar
Italy
Middle East
Iran
Iraq
Farr
India
Lac Joe Doakes
Umpteenth Squadron
Somone
United States
British Columbian artist Lt Beulah Jaenicke guides Army art
2 Lt Beulah Jaenicke of the Canadian Women's Army Corps serves in the Promotion Section at National Defence Headquarters Ottawa crafting draughting lettering and art features to promote the Army. An accredited Western artist she has shown at the British Columbia Artists Annual Exhibition for four years and studied at the Vancouver School of Art. She enlisted in 1942 and earned her commission in 1943. After the war she plans to return to teaching and art specialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Jaenicke
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Directorate of
Army Recruiting
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Jaenicke
Frank E. Jaenicke
Luseland
Sask
British Columbia
Vancouver School of Art
Canadian Institute of Associated Arts
Vancouver
Gerald H. Tyler
Henry VIII imposes two-course limit at meals
The English king Henry VIII enacted a rationing rule restricting all to two courses per meal, with an exception allowing three courses only on feast days. The measure applied across estates and social conditions.
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Henry VIII of
England
Pair of ancient ivory sun glasses found in Alaska grave
Archaeologists unearthed a pair of prehistoric ivory sun glasses from an Alaskan grave. The fragile relic, dating thousands of years, offers a glimpse into early Arctic adornment and craft.
Liaison Officer to Tito Named Mrs William Jones
Mrs William Jones wife of Major William Jones serves as liaison to Tito in Yugoslavia She was formerly Helen Scott of Hamilton and works at the Small Arms plant in Long Branch Ontario.
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William Jones
Major William Jones
Tito
Yugoslavia
Helen Scott
Hamilton
Long Branch
Ont
Toronto
Henry Maitland Wilson
Digby
N.S
Douglas Jones
Edmonton
Alta
Jones
Marshal Josip Broz
Proper Procedure for Canadians Abroad during Wartime
Military authorities report thousands of Canadians married English women while serving in England. Soldiers who brought families overseas or who married there must apply to immigration authorities for proper procedure. The text notes technical details about diesel engines, stating no spark plugs and that ignition relies on heat from high compression.
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Canada
England
Useful Hobby Wife Transcribes Books Into Braille
Mrs. Ray Atherton wife of the U S ambassador to Canada visits the Canadian National Institute for the Blind to see the Braille Courier library and printing shop. She learned Braille during World War I era in England and used a Stains by Wayne Braille writer to transcribe technical books. She offered to continue transcribing for the CNLB when she returns to the United States.
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Ray Atherton
United States
Canada
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
England
British War Guests Return Home in Canadian Uniform
Many British war guests who arrived at the war’s outset are returning to Britain in Canadian military uniforms. Several girls who came to the Dominion four years ago have recently enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps.
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Canada
Dominion
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Overseas Red Cross runs about 350 clubs and centers
The Red Cross operates roughly 350 clubs and recreation centres abroad, expanding its outreach. Tobacco production began commercially in 1612, marking a key historical milestone in trade and industry.
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The
Red Cross
Speak Kind Words Now Praise While Alive
Poem urges giving praise and encouragement to people while they live. It warns that praise cannot be read on a tombstone and emphasizes that kindness strengthens and sustains others. The author is listed as unknown.
National Organizations Aid Armed Forces War Auxiliary Services
By agreement with army navy and air force defense departments six national groups run war auxiliary services in armed forces establishments. They provide recreation and wholesome activities for service members during off duty hours, addressing parental concerns for those away from home.
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Dominion
Army Navy
Air Force Defense Departments
Flowery pinafore pattern and wartime youth services
A pattern 7714 for a multicolor pinafore sized 24 and 6 is offered for twenty cents by the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. The piece notes wartime youth programs run by Canadian organizations providing recreation, education, and housing for service personnel, including YMCA, YWCA, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Knights of Columbus, and Navy League, with hostels, baths, and hostess houses to support families and prisoners of war.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Legion War Services, Inc
Canada
Legion
Red Cross
Salvation Army Red Shield War Services
Canadian Legion
Y.M.C.A. National War Services Committee
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A. National War Services Committee
Dominion
Navy League
Austrian physicist claims proof of magnetic currents in universe
Prof. Felix Ehrenhaft told the American Physical Society in New York that he had found proof that not only electric currents but magnetic currents flow through the universe. Fellow scientists at the meeting believed the claim could usher in a new era in power technology.
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Felix Ehrenhaft
Vienna
American Physical Society
New York
Secretary Requests to Destroy Old Files at Goldwyn
The Saturday Review of Literature notes Howard Dietz recounting a secretary who asked Samuel Goldwyn for permission to destroy correspondence over ten years old. Goldwyn agrees with one condition make copies.
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Saturday Review of Literature
Howard Dietz
Samuel Goldwyn
O.K
Goldwyn
Haiti and Liberia Stand as Only Negro Republics
In a survey of nations, Haiti and Liberia are described as the only states led by Black governments. The piece discusses historic roots and questions of race in global politics.
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Haiti
Liberia
Quebec Reveals Tree Planting Machine Experiment
A Quebec agriculture department report notes a Berthier trial where one machine planted 15 000 trees in a day across ten acres with four workers and a tractor. Built from a modified tobacco planter, the device aims to reach markets soon and may reforest moving sand lands.
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Quebec
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Department
Berthier
New aluminum slippers arrive for Mrs Shearing in Victoria
Mrs William Shearing of Victoria shows off a pair of shiny aluminum shoes with leather uppers and crepe rubber pads. The gift from her brother Corporal Ackie Smith of the Royal Canadian Artillery in active service in Italy mirrors presents sent to sisters Caroline Smith and Mrs KE Stapleton of Edmonton.
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William Shearing
Victoria
Cpl
Ackie Smith
R.C.A &C
Italy
Caroline Smith
KE. Stapleton
Edmonton
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J. W. Jones
Frontenac Apts
Corporal Jones
Lieut
Luseland, Sask
Army Paper
Immigration
U.S
Alice Brooks
Beagle Boys
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