Training for Paymasters Under Canvas in Canadian Army
Paymasters of the Canadian Army Overseas trained under canvas in December in a scheme to prepare for battle conditions. Brigadier P Kelly visited with British formations exchanging ideas as Colonel H T Goodeve led the exercise. Claims were checked and settled within 24 hours aided by Signals Corps with unit despatch riders. Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps prepared to handle British Military Authority Money in occupied territory.
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H T. Goodeve
Lieut -Cokmiel
Signals Corps
Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps
Limestone Raincoats For Canadian Army And Air Force
The article explains limestone raincoats issued to Canada's army and air force. Limestone powder mixed with resin oils creates a beige or khaki coated drill cloth that is baked multiple times to form a lightweight durable fabric. The coats resist extreme cold to 60 below and heat up to 180 degrees with no collapse.
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Canada
Army
Air Force
Got His Five
Dan Kaplan of the U S Marines visits a Chicago servicemen centre seeking his five. He explains after 20 months at sea he was told at home there are five girls for every sailor. The centre assigns five hostesses to keep him company until his train departs hours later.
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Dan Kaplan
U.S
Chicago
Kaplan
Density on altitude: half sea level at three and a half miles
The statement notes that at an elevation of 3.5 miles the atmospheric density is about 50 percent of sea level. It implies significant thinning of air with altitude, relevant to aviation and high altitude physics.
Paratrooper Recalls Five Days Behind Enemy Lines
Guardsman Pardon, a former Guardsman, jumped into action over North Africa. His parachute failed, he hit the ground head first, and lay five days in combat before amnesia erased those days. He recovered memory in England but not those five days behind enemy lines.
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England
No. 1
Pardon
Wartime patent exchange between Britain and United States
Washington announces a two year old agreement between Great Britain and the United States to freely exchange new inventions aiding the war effort. The policy aims to speed technical cooperation and reduce friction, showcasing quiet collaboration among the great powers.
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Great Britain
United States
Washington
Kingston Whig-Standard
Endurance of Poon Lim The Chinese Steward Survives Four Months At Sea
A BBC Radio News Reel recounts Poon Lim a Chinese steward who survived four months adrift after his ship was torpedoed by Axis forces. He endured two lifeboats alone amid oil slicks fish rainwater and starvation until rescue by fishermen earning the British Empire Medal.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
William Allison
Tropics
Poon Lim
Prince George Chavchavadze’s superstition and penny routine
Prince George Chavchavadze, a Russian pianist, observes a monthly ritual bowing nine times to the new moon and flipping coins for luck. The note also advises buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Prince George Chavchavadze
Voluntary Service highlights in Canadian towns
In Prince George B C volunteers staff canteen and salvage work with officers wives of the 6th Division active in WV S projects. Peterborough Ontario reports 64 volunteers joined war savings stamp sales and clerical help to compile lists of local service members. Saskatoon Saskatchewan notes 1000 CBC programme copies distributed to Block Leaders to boost listening audiences.
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Prince George
B.C
6Th Division
Peterborough
Ontario
Citizens’ Committee
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
CBC
Aircraft workers save nation millions in production gains
Canadian aircraft workers have saved over 200000 in direct costs since January 1943 with their suggestions. The Aircraft Industry Relations Committee reports a single worker’s idea saves 5625 man hours per hundred aircraft, indicating large indirect savings as well.
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Canada
Aircraft Industry Relations Committee
R C A F Oversea mail service expands air and ordinary mail
Air mail will carry in addition to regular mail under the new R C A F T C A Overseas mail service when space permits.
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R.C.A.F.T.C.A. Overseas Mail Service
Food Scarcity Under Nazi Control Described by Dutch Citizens
Report on Holland reveals severe food shortages under German occupation. Rationing limits eggs to one or two per person weekly, meat every two weeks in tiny portions, and rampant black market trading with prices ranging from six dollars per pound of butter to sixty five dollars for coffee. Dutch households resort to substitutes like bulbs ground into coffee and ersatz meals, including a cake made from chestnuts carrots potato peelings and bulbs.
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Holland
Centrol
Britain at war population and female workforce figures
The Chicago Daily News reports Britain has 46 750 000 people with 33 100 000 aged 14 to 65. Of these 22 750 000 are in full employment through armed forces, essential industry or civilian defence. 10 350 000 run one man businesses or manage households. Women 18 to 59 in armed forces and industry exceed wartime totals from the last war. Among women 18 to 40, 91 percent of single and 80 percent of married childless are in service or essential work. 9 percent of single women are not due to infirmity, family duties, or study.
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Britain
Chicago Daily News
Unknown War Echoes on the Russian Front
A quoted New York Times passage references Winston Churchill and his work The Unknown War to illustrate the vast scale of the Eastern Front. It describes brutal winter campaigns, massive casualties, and the enduring suffering of soldiers and civilians across central Europe.
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Winston Churchill
Europe
New York Times
First Shilling Minted in 1504
The English shilling originated with its first minting in 1504, marking an early milestone in British coinage. This brief note records the coin's formal appearance in early Tudor monetary history.
Why We Fight The Soldier’s Top Five Reasons
An excerpt from the Canadian Press contest winners lists Sergeant Collingwood Schreiber’s five reasons for fighting. They emphasize home and family, voting rights, education for all children, freedom to worship, and helping ensure a postwar world of peace and security.
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Canadian Press News
Fleet Street
London
Lord Bennett
Vincent Massey
C. B. Price
Collingwood Schreiber
Toronto
Great Britain
J. F. Withrow
No. 4
C.B
Sgt. M. Mousseau
Three Rivers Regiment
Sgt. Schreiber
British Commonwealth of Nations
Toronto Telegram
Turkish Air Chief Bans Monday Operational Flights
Leonard Lyons recounts how Turkey's air force chief grew alarmed by accidents in flight. British officers investigated and found most crashes happened on Mondays while Sundays were spent in celebration. The chief ordered no more operational flights on Mondays to fix the issue.
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Leonard Lyons
Turkey
Canadian Women Excel in Telegraph Service During War
Canadian telegraph companies shine as women take on roles from typists to teletype operators. Uniformed, skilled workers replace telegraph boys who have enlisted or shifted industries. These women demonstrate speed and efficiency in daily duties across towns and cities.
Army Show expands cast to five units overseas
The Army Show has been enlarged and split into five units now deployed overseas to entertain troops in the United Kingdom. The expanded company aims to boost morale among service members stationed abroad.
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Army
United Kingdom
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