Field Marshal Montgomery Eyes Historic Canada Visit
In a Germany interview Field Marshal Montgomery calls two Canadian-led battles the war’s sharpest, cites a planned Canada trip as the biggest event of his life, and says timing depends on London. He notes Canadian troops excel in fluid combat and hopes to meet soldiers and families in Canada.
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Field Marshal Montgomery
Canada
Ross Munro
Seld
Marshal Montgomery
Germany
Italy
Schelde
Holland
Dominion
Montgomery
Monty
Berlin
Guy G. Simmonds
Kingston
Ont
Netherlands
Simonds
Dieppe
Churchill
London
Mackenzie King
McGill University
United States
Atlantic
Sth
Rich gold reef found at Bellara Mines in Mysore district
A new gold bearing reef was reported at the Bellara Gold Mines in Tumkur district Mysore state. Mysore holds India's largest gold mines with details on extent width and depth of the reef yet to be disclosed.
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Bellara
Tumkur
Mysore
India
Canadian Woman Receives Imperial Order of the Crown of India
Mrs. Leopold Amery, born in Ontario and wife of Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, was honored by the King with the Imperial Order of the Crown of India. The rare award recognizes her daughter of Whitby heritage and decades of service supporting Canadian-Indian welfare and Anglo-Canadian ties. The Globe and Mail notes no other Canadian-born woman has received this distinction.
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Leopold Amery
Ontario
Amery
John Hamar Greenwood
Whitby
L. S. Amery
Dominions
Canada
Churchill
India
Buckingham Palace
Toronto Globe and Mail
Details Of Mussolini Rescue From Skorzeny
Lt Col Otto Skorzeny says he and 50 paratroopers lifted Mussolini from the Gran Sasso hideout on September 12 1943 after a high altitude jump. He describes landing near the Sports Hotel, overcoming guards, and delivering the Duce to a nearby airport before flying to Hitler’s headquarters.
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Otto Skorzeny
Hitler
Pietro Badoglio
Skorzeny
Rome
Gran Sasso Mountain
Appennines
Duce
Mussolini
Tlauce
Population Shifts Across Provinces From War Time
More than 134 000 Canadians moved to different provinces due to the war. Saskatchewan Manitoba New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island lost residents while Ontario Quebec British Columbia Nova Scotia and Alberta gained. New Brunswick shed 10 412 and Prince Edward Island 5 803. Manitoba 33 489. Saskatchewan 84 405. Ontario led gains with 152 275, followed by Quebec 54 416, British Columbia 54 171, Nova Scotia 22 153, and Alberta 20 314.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Birds Become Extinct in Australia and America
The record notes that historic extinctions of certain bird species occurred only in two continents, Australia and America, highlighting a rare geographic pattern of biodiversity loss.
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Continents
Australia
America
Cayenne Pepper Named After a Town in French Guiana
The pepper comes from a Capsicum species different from black and white peppers. Cayenne pepper uses pods from Capsicum varieties including Guinea pepper and spur pepper Capsicum frutescens. It is named for Cayenne in French Guiana, though the plants now grow in many tropical regions. Some link Rome’s name to a river as a rumor.
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Cayenne
French Guiana
South America
Iodized Salt for Manitoba Farm Livestock
Manitoba farmers are advised to use iodized granular salt for all winter rations. At Brandon's Dominion Experimental Farm breeding stock receive potassium iodide daily, two ounces dissolved in water per brood sow, mares receive double, and ewes get two ounces in salt per 100 pounds. Across Canada winter is the start of iodide feeding for breeding animals.
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Manitoba
Dominion
Brandon
Canada
Viscount Gort resigns amid war weary duties in Palestine
Field Marshal Viscount Gort V C resigns as British High Commissioner in troubled Palestine after years of arduous service. He led the BEF in France and Dunkirk retreat, then Malta and Palestine, earning a rest after a demanding war record. The piece notes Europe’s postwar recovery, coal shortages, food needs, and UNRRA efforts to avert starvation, with emphasis on Germany and Belgium’s mixed progress.
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Viscount Gort
V.C
Palestine
France
Dunkirk
Gort
Alexander
Montgomery
Britain
Malta
Brockville
Europe
Germany
Allied Control Commission
Berlin
Ruhr
Poland
Austria
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Balkans
Fourth Republic
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Greece
UNRRA
Winnipeg to host $10,000 open golf tournament next July
W C Bill McCallum heads a Winnipeg sports group planning a $10,000 open golf tournament to open July 19 with 18 holes on July 19 and 20 and practice rounds July 17. The event, approved by CPGA and PGA of the US, is expected to draw stars such as Byron Nelson Sam Snead Jay McSpaden and Ben Hogan alongside Canadians Ken Black Stan Horne and Bill Kerr. A special prize for the top Canadian pro is being sought and play may be limited to players of four handicap or better.
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W. C
Bill) McCallum
Winnipeg
McCallum
Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association
PGA of
United States
Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
Jay McSpaden
Ben Hogan
Canada
Ken Black
Stan Horne
Bill Kerr
Program in Far East Shows Allied Japan Gains
The New York Herald Tribune argues that Allied plans in Japan appear more effective than those in China and other parts of Asia. It questions why a sane, fuller reform program could not be extended to Korea Siam Indonesia or Indo China and urges broader adoption of Japan’s approach across Asia.
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Japan
Orient
America
China
Korea
Siam
Indonesia
Indo-China
Asia
New York Herald Tribune
Morden Station News Couples Long Hybridizing Rose Breeding
For 17 years the Dominion Experimental Station at Morden Manitoba has hybridized roses to improve hardiness on the Prairies. Budding has produced stock for extended testing from species across the Far East Western Asia Europe and two native varieties.
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Prairies
Dominion
Morden
Manitoba
Far East
Western
Asia
Europe
Forgetful Times Increase as War End Brings Losses
London Transport reports a rise in absent mindedness after the war ending, noting a growing loss of gloves, umbrellas and spectacles among the public as people misplace items more often.
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London Transport
Optimist Hopes Postwar Inventions Include Bath Tub Tele Disconnector
A reader imagines future tech with a combination bathtub and telephone disconnector after the war. The remark reflects wartime optimism about practical gadgets and everyday convenience.
Floral embroidery pattern 7157 offered by Winnipeg Union
Alice Brooks promotes pattern 7157 for transforming towels scarves and pillow cases with six motifs. The ad notes natural flower colors and simple stitchery, stating patterns average 4% by 1244. To obtain send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man and include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
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