Park Knighted for Malta Air Defence and UN Role
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Rodney Park of New Zealand, a key RAF commander in the Mediterranean, is knighted for organizing Malta's air defence and aiding UN campaigns in North Africa. Born in New Zealand to Prof James Park, he rose from World War I service to lead No. 11 Fighter Group in the Battle of Britain and later became Air Officer Commanding in Egypt and Malta.
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Harold Hobson
The
Christian Science Monitor
Keith Rodney Park
Malta
Marshal Park
United Nations
Mediterranean
New Zealand
James Park
Aberdeen
Scotland
Professor Park
Keith Rodney
Auckland
Dunedin
University of Otago
Bernard Montgomery
Rustington Village
Sussex
Park
Royal Field Artillery
Royal Flying Corps
Britain
No. 11
Luftwaffe
No. 10
Number 12
Free World
R.A.F
Bath
Egypt
North
Africa
Europe
Sicily
Air Force
Dunkirk
Wartime Board Tightens Office Machinery Sales
The wartime prices and trade board bans sales of office machinery unless written permission is granted. Future purchases by Canadian businesses require proof of need due to a serious equipment shortage. Priority goes to armed forces government agencies war industries and essential businesses.
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Prices and Trade Board
Canada
Don’t Hesitate To Upholster Your Own
Compact ad style notice urging readers to repair and upholster furniture themselves. Promises simple instructions and a pattern offer for 20 cents. Provides mailing address at Winnipeg Newspaper Union and pattern number reference.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Hope in Home Fires Ushers Recovery for Stricken Nation
The piece emphasizes homes as beacons of resilience with love loyalty and faith sustaining a nation through darkest times. It links domestic stability to national recovery and divine support, noting fires burn bread is lit lamps glow and prayers rise as a source of hope despite hardship. The ad line warns worn spark plugs waste up to ten percent of gasoline.
Coastal Patrol Sinks German Sub Near Canadian Shore
Royal Canadian Air Force coast patrol aircraft scored a direct hit on a German U-boat off the Canadian coast in late 1942. Flight Lieut. M. J. Belanger led a crew that rained depth charges and fired 700 rounds of machine gun fire. Photographs and after-action notes suggest the submarine was destroyed, though no wreckage was confirmed. The incidents marked one of three attacks by Belanger’s crew in 113 hours.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
RSCAF
C. G. Power
National Defence
Major Power
Belanger
Cameron
Corp
Houser
Old Entertainer Coborn Regains Fame At Wartime Camps
Charles Coborn, now 90, entertains British troops in camps and war factories. Renowned since the 1880s for The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo and Two Lovely Black Eyes, he recalls past fame while reflecting on a salary dispute that briefly barred him from vaudeville chains.
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Britain
Charles Cobern
Monte Carlo
Charles Coborn
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Household Knife Use and Knife Design Insights
Consumer Information Service estimates housewives use knives about 130 times daily. Paring knife handles should fit fingers. tapering blades aid precision. A straight edge suits paring and mincing, while a serrated edge trims bread without crumbling. A heavy butcher knife eight to nine inches aids chopping vegetables and slicing cold meats.
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Consumer Information Service
India's Path to Dominion Status Hinges on Party Accord
Ottawa report quotes Sir Ram Swami Mudaliar on India’s desire for full internal control and the need for a national government based on agreement among all political parties. He notes Congress and Moslem League tensions, calls for checks and balances, and safeguards for Sikhs and minority groups amid postwar federation debates.
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India
TA Ramaswami Mudaliar
Ottawa
Sir Ramaswami
Indian National Congress
Japan
China
Farmers urged to stock replacement parts for farm machinery
Wartime Prices and Trade Board says Canada’s 1943 farm machinery output will reach only 25 percent of 1940 tonnage. Repair parts will be available and provision is made for 150 percent of 1940 replacement parts. Officials urge farmers to inspect equipment and order needed repairs now to avoid delays during seeding and harvesting.
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Canada
Prices and Trade Board
No Doubt About It Mother Of Montgomery Remembers Son
The 70 year old mother of Gen Sir Bernard L Montgomery recalls that as a boy he was very naughty. She notes some Berlin sources may still view him that way despite his wartime leadership against Rommel in North Africa.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Bernard
Berlin
Milk for Babies Stocks Remain For Infants In Canada
An official stated ample canned milk is available for infants in Canada despite fears that a board freeze would cut supplies. Only wholesale 16-ounce cans were frozen, with no retail stock action. Parents can obtain canned milk from retailers by specifying needs.
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Canada
Prices Board
Tea From East Africa Boosts Nyasaland Output
Nyasaland increases tea production to 14,000 000 pounds this year and aims for 15,000,000 pounds next season. All output will be sold to the British Ministry of Food as part of relief efforts reported from Dar es Salaam.
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Nyasaland
Dar-es-Salaam
Ministry of Food
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Alice Brooks
Crowell
R.c.af
Canadian
M. J. Belanger
Vancouver
B.C
J. H. Houser
Hamilton
D. C. Bullock
R. M. Cameron
Springhill
N.S
Bullock
Bert Beaver
Ottawa Journal
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Cook House
East Africa
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