Group Of Aegean Islands Once A Cultural Center In History
October reports note German seizures in the Aegean with battles around Cos Leros Samos Patmos and other islands. The piece recounts Samos Cos Patmos Chios and their links to ancient figures Polycrates Pythagoras Hippocrates and Homer, highlighting their strategic and cultural importance.
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Aegean Sea
Berry
Manitoba University
Ottawa Journal
Bland
Cos
Leros
Samos
Saince
Patmos
Ycaria
Furni
Lipase
Dodecanese
Italy
Asia Minor
Mount Mycate
Polycrates
Arvean Sea
Anacreon
Hera
Aesculapius
Epidaurus
Greece
Hippocrates
Mausolus
Caria
Knights of St. John
Rhodes
John
Elba
St. Helena
Nero
Scala
Chios
Glaucus
Mediterranean
CBC to inaugurate second national radio network
CBC plans a second national network to boost Canadian programs and artists with spending rising to over 1 million dollars in a year. Dr Augustin Frigon says the Trans Canada network will run 16 hours daily with 28 private and 6 CBC stations while the Dominion network will run three hours daily with 24 private stations and a CBC outlet until a permanent schedule starts next autumn.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Augustin Frigon
CBC
Trans-Canada
Dominion
National
Laugh It Off When Food Coupons Run Short
A doctor counsels that hearty laughter boosts spirits when meals are scarce and coupons run out. The quip suggests humor as practical relief in lean times.
Forest Coverage in American Samoa Rises to Major Share
About seventy percent of American Samoa’s land area is forest, shaping land use and conservation priorities. The vast woodland supports biodiversity and watershed protection while informing development planning and environmental policy.
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American Samoa
Thrives On Danger Churchill’s lifelong war footing and peril
The New York Times notes Churchill’s perilous career from youth to war correspondent and frontline service. It highlights how danger shaped his life from falling from a tree at 18 to dodging bullets in multiple conflicts and finally joining the trenches with the Grenadier Guards. It also states 1314 tons of chocolate were distributed to Canadian troops in the Mediterranean during a recent month.
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Churchill
New York Times
Afghanistan
Sudan
South Africa
Grenadier Guards
Mediterranean
Heart Drug From Hedge Apple Found Near London Ontario
University of Western Ontario researchers at the medical school developed a new heart stimulant from hedge apples or osage orange fruit. The compound, a flavone glucoside described chemically, increases heart action and capillary resistance without raising pulse rate, showing strong potential for heart lapse treatment.
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London
Ont
University of Western Ontario
Texas
Oklahoma
Tuberculosis Deaths Hit Canada At Rate Of Sixteen Weekly
Canada faces a weekly toll of sixteen deaths from tuberculosis. Health officials warn of ongoing spread and emphasize vaccination, screening, and treatment efforts to curb mortality and protect vulnerable communities.
Fat Saving in War Effort Boosts Air Defenses
The piece urges Canadian housewives to save kitchen fats and deliver them to dealers or salvage depots. It explains ten pounds of fat can produce enough explosives for 49 anti aircraft shells, and a hundred pounds yields glycerine for twenty pounds of nitroglycerine used in bombs.
Canadian Army's Four Years War Drives Demobilization and Reorganization
After four years of war the Canadian Army shows concrete results in Sicily Italy and Kiska. The 1st Division led by Maj Gen Guy Simonds shifts to an armored role as Brig Gen Chris Vokes takes command of the 1st Division. The army ends expansion plans, disbands the 7th divisions, and restructures into brigade groups to sustain overseas reinforcements.
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Frank Flaherty
Sicily
Italy
Italan
Kiska
Diiay
High Command
Britain
Pacific
Alaska
Northwest
Canada
Guy Simonds
Chris Vokes
Kingston, Ont
Essential Whistle Aids Coast Rescue In North Sea Crash
The tiny silver plated whistle used by air crews saved lives after a Boston bomber crashed in the North Sea on return from a raid. Navigator Keith Reynolds of London Ontario and FO Jackie Taylor of Vancouver survived the sinking by using the whistle to signal rescuers. Fishermen later found Reynolds after 90 minutes while Taylor was rescued soon after.
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Keith Reynolds
London
Ont
Reynolds
Boston
North Sea
Jackie Taylor
Vancouver
Taylor
Music writer dead composer of Alice Blue Gown and Rio Rita
Thomas Joseph McCarthy aged 58 died recently in New York. He wrote the lyrics for classic tunes including Alice Blue Gown and Rio Rita, contributing to early 20th century American musical theater.
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Thomas Joseph McCarthy
New York
Lady Jane Grey Reigns Nine Days In 1553
Brief note recalls Jane Grey as queen of England for nine days in 1553 reflecting a short Tudor era episode. The snippet mentions the brief succession and the political shift surrounding Edward VI's death and Mary I's rise.
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Jane Grey
England
Ottawa pilot son battles cold with axe at RAF base
Keeping Fit Son of Canada's top fighter pilot in the last war Air Marshal W A Bishop V C Flying Officer W A Bishop Ottawa smiles as he swings a hefty axe in the battle of the fire box a continuous campaign to keep warm at an RCAF fighter base in Britain.
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Canada
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Ottawa
R.C.A.F
Britain
Postwar agriculture to remain vital for Europe and beyond
The article argues that agriculture will stay central after the war, with food producers tasked to feed millions who are starving and to replenish livestock and horses killed in the conflict. It emphasizes the enduring importance of farming in the global recovery.
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Europe
Crochet Hats Pattern 7665 From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Readers can obtain pattern 7665 for crocheted hats including a Dutch cap and scalloped beanie with sequined flowers. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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