Publicity For Canada Gains Attention In Britain
Reports from Britain in recent months show rising interest in the Dominion of Canada driven by Canadian troops and airmen training in the U K. Coverage of the Dieppe raid and Defense Minister Ralston’s parliament remarks highlighted Canadians’ role with eye witness accounts and photographs.
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Great Britain
Dominion of
Canada
Dominion
Dieppe
Defense
Ralston
Interest In Canada Grows
In peacetime British papers rarely covered Canada unless disasters or politics stood out. Now multiple stories appear daily with full time Canadian correspondents in major outlets such as the London Times and Manchester Guardian. Paper shortages shrink British newspapers to four pages, yet interest in Canada rises.
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Canada
The
London Times
Manchester Guardian
Reuter
United States
Canada War Effort Admired by Britain Draws Broad Support
Britain shows sincere admiration for Canada's war effort and the exploits of Canadian forces. The article notes appreciation for airmen and Canada's role in the Atlantic and logistics with food and munitions. It also highlights potential postwar immigration interest and Britain's growing interest in Canada's rich resources.
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Canada
Britain
Great Britain
Canadian wood workers shift to wartime aircraft parts
Canadian laborers from peacetime trades, including a Kitchener plant, convert to war production. They now fabricate aircraft components such as wing and tail assemblies and stabilizers and produce plywood seats for the Cornell trainer, leveraging skilled plywood work to enter aviation manufacturing.
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Kitchener
Ontario
Cornell
Solomon Islands Population Note
A report cites an estimated population of about 15 000 natives in the Solomon Islands.
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Solomon Islands
British road and rail network praised by Windsor Star
W L Clark notes British road and railway systems as vital for wartime. He cites 1,300 miles of Middle East railway linking Tobruk to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, plus 4,600 miles of maintained roads and 20 operating ports to keep troops in fighting trim.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Middle East
Tobruk
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Iraq
Belladonna Relocated from Central Europe to North America
Belladonna, a plant formerly cultivated in Central Europe, is now being cultivated in North America. The move reflects broader horticultural transfers and regional adaptation efforts by growers seeking new growing conditions and markets.
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Central
Europe
North America
Air Training Plan graduates listed from Canadian schools
A compiled list of graduates from No. 38 Service Flying Training School Estevan and No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson followed by No. 11 and Yorkton units. Names include pilots and navigators such as G F Conk, Resnett, W Ching, Paxon, Henson, Levine, Prowse, Russell, Aikenhead, and many others across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Ontario training centers under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The document records their postings and home locations in Canadian provinces.
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Service
Estevan
Sask
R.A F
Lethbridge
Atta No
Paulson
Man
Resnett
Winnier
Wo Ching
Tetineford
Pekin
Priepot
Pixon
Moocomin
H. Peeuid
Treherne
Warrison
North Battleford
WM. Henson
Windviner
H K Menry
Melfort
Keest
Retin
BR. Levine
Heeeelt
A. Lecevk
Winnines
Peretown
Pateel Heenbolst
Sack
Wickerhauser
Watson
Canadian composers race for sixth annual scholarship
The Canadian Performing Right Society announces its sixth annual scholarship competition for Canadian composers under 22, with a top prize of a $750 Toronto Conservatory of Music scholarship. The Junior Division for under 16 also offers three $50 prizes. Closing dates are March 1, 1943, with forms from the head office in Toronto.
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Dominion
Canadian Performing Right Society
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Toronto
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
Leo Smith
J. J. Gagnier
Montreal
Godfrey Hewitt
F.R.C.O
Ottawa
Hector Charlesworth
Henry T. Jamieson
Society
Firemen Find Unusual Fire Cause in St Thomas Home
Firefighters in St Thomas Ontario responded to a blaze in a northeast home where an Indian family had attempted to improve a room by surrounding stove pipes with wallpaper, which ignited and worsened the fire.
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St. Thomas
Ont
Royal Bank of Canada 74th Annual Meeting Highlights
The Royal Bank of Canada reports assets over 1.291 billion with a strong liquid position as Sydney G. Dobson notes record totals and a dividend cut from 8 to 6 percent. Morris W. Wilson argues free enterprise can meet postwar challenges while warning against radical change.
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the Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Sydney G. Dobson
Royal Bank of Canada
Dobson
Canada
Tribute to fallen Canadian service members in company meeting
The statement notes Canadian branches and over half the male staff under 45 enlisted during the war. It expresses hope for safe return of those serving, and honors thirty four young men who died for Canada, their names recorded in the meeting proceedings and held in honour.
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Wilson
Canada
Remarkable Feat Over Calcutta As Bomber Raid Is Broken Up
A British fighter crew claimed three Japanese medium bombers shot down over Calcutta in a raid. Frt. Sgt. Maurice Pring, 21, of Birkhamstead England, credited with the extraordinary interception and already with three enemy planes to his credit.
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Calcutta
Frt
Maurice Pring
Birkhamstead
England
Gems of Thought on Prudence from Notable Authors
A collection of quotes by John Mason Samuel Johnson Mary Baker Eddy Epicurus Jeremy Collier and Burke emphasizing prudence. It frames prudence as conformity to reason truth and decency guiding pleasure avoiding envy and vice.
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John Mason
Samuel Johnson
Mary Baker Eddy
Epicurus
Jeremy Collier
Burke
Four Aces Anger Draws Posture in War-Era Poker Banter
A Tennessee soldier in a poker game with British troops holds four aces. After a pause a Brit offers one pound, and the American retorts with a boastful raise, claiming his hand counts as a ton.
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Tennessee Hills
Tennessee
Revised The Sign about wartime railcar shortage humor
A Pennsylvanian Railroad sign explaining wartime car shortages was humorously altered by a passenger who blacked out the word under in the word understand. The tweak changed the tone of the closing line to imply shared understanding of seating limits.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Gleichen
Sita
Fennery
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Alta
Frese
Okotoko
D. Gordon
Edmonton
Hetherington
Reemna
Winnipes
Man O. EL Wilmer
Davidson
No. 11
Service Flying Training School
Yorkton Sask
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Neelin
J. Tiair
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Rustock
Taher
PW. Burgess
Drumheller
T. Caine
G. Campbell
Ghost Pine Creek
Chelev
Liewdminster
H. OW. Free
Brandon
RJ. Geeres
Stranmer
L. M. Gossen
Edson
Heloway
F. O. Hanson
W. R. Hewetson
Saskatoon
T. Kiez
Oakburn
L. A. Mann
Portage la Prairie
WJ. McArther
Winnipeg
Niagara Rapids
Great
Niagara Falls
Associated Screen
Prudence
Lydia E. Finkham
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