RCAF Headlines Rise With Canadian Airmen in 1944
In 1944 Canadian airmen dominated war headlines as over 40 Canadian squadrons in the theatre supported Allied advances. Canadians served in British units, with fighters shooting down numerous German planes during Arnhem battles. Flight Officer Walter Degiels of Rivers Manitoba likely struck the Tirpitz in a daylight raid, and Lt. David Hornell of Mimico earned the first Victoria Cross of the war posthumously after sinking a submarine. From war start to November 1, Canadians received 52 DSOs 1916 DFCs and 423 DFM’s.
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RCAF
Arnhem
Walter Degiels
Rivers
Man
Canadien
RLCAF
David Hornell
Mimico
Ont
New Fly Sprays From War Research Aid To Kill Flies
Entomologists for the U S Department of Agriculture report two new chemicals developed during the war augmenting pyrethrum. One compound from a Mexican plant proves more poisonous on contact. DDT will remain effective on walls and screens for up to three months. After the war flies may invade homes factories and barns at their own risk.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mexico
Giant Flags Curtain Seattle Storefront Roof
Two enormous flags drape a Seattle department store roof, one the U.S. flag and the other a war bond flag. Each measures 66 by 100 feet and weighs 625 pounds, with 800 yards of 36 inch material. The flags required a month of work and are among the largest on the Pacific Coast and in the United States.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
United States
Lists of Axis subjects in British and American ranks
The London Daily Mail reports officials are compiling lists of British and U S subjects living in Axis territories and funded by Axis sources. Up to 50 British traitors and about as many American quislings are identified. Recordings of enemy radio broadcasts are to be used in court when Britain prosecutes traitors after Germany's defeat, with the Treachery Act potentially applying.
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U.S
London Daily Mail
No New Cars In Canada For Extended War Time
Canadian motorists must continue using existing vehicles for the foreseeable future. Information from the munitions department and other sources indicates that wartime demands will delay any early restart of passenger car production, halted in early 1942.
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Munitions Department
Memorial Fund Planned for Brighton and Hove Heroes
Brighton and adjoining Hove in England launch a 450000 dollar memorial fund to honor servicemen home guards police and medical and nursing organizations.
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Brighton
Hove
England
Amazon Basin: World’s Largest Tropical Jungle
The Amazon basin is described as the planet’s largest tropical rainforest. Its vast area spans multiple nations and supports extraordinary biodiversity and climate significance.
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Amazon River
How Fish Reached High Altitude Lakes, Says ROM
Scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum explain that anciently higher Great Lakes waters submerged vast regions. Fish swam to outlying basins when floods receded, leaving water still connected basins while outlets ended in falls. This accounts for fish in Lake Nipigon, Lake Nipissing, and other high altitude waters.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Great Lakes
Lake Nipigon
Lake Nipissing
Scotsman’s excuse lands him in court over lone service
A Scotsman claimed he was not drunk when found outside a kirk and knelt on the steps, saying he held a private service. The magistrate noted the act as a makeshift ritual and ordered a seven shillings sixpence penalty. The note on color and Amber ends with a puzzling line about color meanings.
Metal Mirrors Through the Ages at Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum showcases ancient copper and bronze mirrors from Egypt and China, with some dating to 2400 B.C. and 2000 B.C. Others bear engravings and bronze handles, while a Roman glass mirror reflects later artistry. The article notes glass mirrors overtook metal ones, until modern military use revived interest in metal mirrors.
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Royal Ontario Museum
China
Etruria
Egypt
Predictions of future fabrics let men brave storms in light wear
A Kingston Whig Standard note envisions fabrics enabling men to walk in storms with lightweight slacks and a slim sweater, while observing women have done so for years. The Atlantic near Puerto Rico reaches 44,000 feet depth, and good hay delivers about two-thirds the digestive nutrients of grain feeds.
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Kingston
Whig-Standard
Puerto Rico
Atlantic Ocean
Glossary of Advertising Fashion Terms From a New York Store
A Saint John Telegraph-Journal note reviews a newly published glossary of unfamiliar advertising terms for women’s apparel. It lists gossamer as near nothing and better in blacks and explains pink shades like bois de rose and teaberry. It defines mink and sable via a social glance and labels knick knack and bibelot as small items and costly trinkets.
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New York
Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Whitechapel Bell Foundry Offers Free Recast of Liberty Bell
The London Sunday Times reports the Whitechapel Bell Foundry offered to recast the cracked Liberty Bell free of charge to celebrate Anglo American friendship. The original bell, cast in 1752, is in Independence Hall Philadelphia and cracked in 1835 during John Marshall’s tolling.
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London Sunday Times
Whitechapel
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
John Marshall
Liberia Rubber Industry Exploitation Began in 1898
The report notes that European powers first exploited Liberia's rubber industry in 1898, marking the start of intensified colonial resource extraction. It discusses early firms and the shift in local labor and trade patterns during that period.
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Liberia
Drought Lessons From Australia and Canada
The piece compares Australia’s 1930s dust storms with Canadian farming, noting the top six inches of soil as crucial. It quotes the Primary Producer of Perth on vast dust storms sweeping across states and the need for soil-preserving farming like trash cover, fallow, and strip methods learned in Canada to reduce drought impact.
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Saskatchewan
Perth
Australia
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
Commonwealth
Sydney
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Chinese captain in Scots Guards promoted to major
Captain Ling Chieh Kung of the Scots Guards has been promoted to major at age 22. He is the son of Dr H M Kung China’s former finance minister and nephew of Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek. He reached England via Lisbon from German officer training and was commissioned two years ago.
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Ling Chieh Kung
Scots Guards
H. HM. Kung
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
England
Lisbon
Germany
Success of Air Training Plan in Canada
The Yorkshire Post notes the Canadian air training plan produced many trained air crews in months of training and hospitality. It highlights welcoming Canadian families, holidays in backwoods cabins, and warm English memories. The piece sees wartime bonds strengthening Empire unity for postwar years.
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England
Canada
York Shire
Dominion
Yorkshire Post
Big Ben Replaced Suspension Spring After Eighty Years
The famous clock in London underwent an operation in the Houses of Parliament to replace its eighty year old pendulum suspension spring weighing six cwt. A new spring was fitted and Big Ben resumed timekeeping at 9 p.m. though briefly ran thirty seconds fast before settling.
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London
Big Ben
Queen Victoria
Houses of Parliament
British Commonwealth
British Broadcasting Corporation
Two Canadian Privates Honored for Courage in Fire Rescue
No citation given for two C W A C privates Grace A New man and Helen Kovachuk who received a commendation for brave conduct in the King's New Years honors list. They salvaged cars from a burning Ottawa service corps garage last summer. An army spokesman recalled them during a $2,000,000 Lansdowne Park fire that sent them from barracks to move army vehicles to safety amid explosions.
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C.W.A.C
Service Corps
Ottawa
Grace A Newman
Waterford
Ont
Helen Kovachuk
Cleveland
Army
Lansdowne Park
Gafety
Government Grade Marks for Canadian eggs explained
The government mandates Grade Marks on all eggs sold in Canada with grades A B and C in Large Medium and Pullet sizes. A limited Grade A-1 label denotes the finest quality from government inspected flocks.
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Canada
Pickled Pets Across Cultures Mentioned in Brief
A historical note states French peasants once ate cats as rabbits and that the practice persists in some areas. It also mentions that in China both cats and dogs are pickled whole and eaten.
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China
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