Foreign Legion Formed In RCAF Women’s Division From Many Nations
Some 1,606 women from outside Canada have joined the RCAF Women's Division since its start three years ago. Among nations represented are Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, Ukraine, Mexico, and New Zealand. Officers note diverse origins, with many wearing country shoulder flashes as they serve in Canada in various roles for the duration of the war.
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SMOST
Canada
RCAF
British Empire
United States
R.C.A.F
Foreign Legion
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
France
Great Britain
Newfoundland
Argentine
Ukraine
Mexico
Jernholm
Oziok Maazin
Proskouriakoff
Europe
Ruth Jernholm WD
Denmark
Winnipeg
Gertrude Fry
Peace River
Alta
Vulcan
Ferdinand Fry
Lucerne
Law Jacqueline Williams
Paris
New York
Jacky
Frances Cochan
Dryden
Ont
Poland
Jenny Ozipko
Holden
Elizabeth Anne Oleschuk
Winnipeg Beach
Man
Anna Maszin
Toronto
Helen Robinson
South America
Rc.a.f
Moscow
Cpl. Robinson
Helen Proskouriakoff
Edith Walker
Tampico
Air Force Headquarters
Ottawa
Law M. Asher
Western Air Command
Empire
British West Indies
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Bermuda
U.K
U.S.A
New Zealand
South Africa
W.D. “Foreign Legion
Air Force
Law Kathy Fleming
Burin North
Mary Card
Muriel Anderson
North Tonawanda
N.Y
USA
Mary van
Postwar Delivery Delayed Courage and Kind Nurses
A high speed salesman who joined the Army during the war returns from action wounded and delirious. After days of recovery he discovers nurses gathered around his bed offering him money for radios and refrigerators he had sold them while unconscious.
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Capper
Climate snapshot of Rome seasons and temps
The Rome climate shows warm sunny days with large day night temperature swings. December to February bring the coldest period averaging 47 degrees while July and August stay hot with a steady 75 degree average.
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Rome
Eisenhower Says Big Story Of Invasion Is Brotherhood
In remarks reported by the Christian Science Monitor General Eisenhower argues the invasion's true story will be men acting as brothers across nations. He says cooperation between US Britain and Canada disproves Nazi claims of racial superiority and upholds democracy and self government under God.
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Eisenhower
U.S
United Nations
Christian Science Monitor
London Observer
The
Observer
Europe
Anthony Eden
Britain
Eden
World Organization
Germany
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
British Commonwealth
China
von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Liberty Magazine
After The War Churchills to Live at Walmer Castle
Dover residents expect Mr and Mrs Churchill to settle at Walmer Castle near Deal after the war. The Premier holds a right of occupancy as Warden of the Cinque Ports in succession to the late Lord Willingdon. Mrs Churchill directs staff to keep furniture and decorations unchanged, preserving historic associations of Walmer Castle. The Cinque Ports have long included Sandwich Dover Hythe Romney and Hastings with Winchelsea and Rye added later.
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Dover
Churchill
Walmer Castle
Deal
Cinque Ports
Lord Willingdon
Sandwich
Hythe
Romney
Hastings
Britain
Winchelsea
Rye
Ike Prefers Western Thrillers in His Trailer Library
Eisenhower's aide notes his library highlights western thrillers with action and gunplay. The quote mentions three men killed in the opening paragraph and a hero with a smoking gun. The piece also clarifies the laughing jackass is a bird, not an animal.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Jackass
Germany's Oil Shortage Hits Luftwaffe Training
A Ministry of Economic Warfare spokesman said Germany now produces less than half its liquid fuel needs, halting Luftwaffe training and curtailing aerial activity. Allied air strikes drop oil to one third of normal output, threatening German mobility and potentially shortening the war this summer. The piece notes airpower as the Allies' secret weapon and recalls Allied paratroopers and gliders over Normandy.
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Germany
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Normandy
Europe
Hitler
New York Times
Rich Cape Town Fish Yields Vitamin A Rich Oil
Reports from Cape Town describe a 60 pound fish known as the bafaro or bloubiskop Polypron americanus. Its liver oil provides vitamin A in a thimbleful enough to feed a family for eight months, vastly surpassing cod liver oil.
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Cape Town
August Fur Trade Peaks Amid Busy Dealers
August stands as a peak month for fur traders, rivaling January for busiest period in typical years, signaling strong seasonal demand and active markets for pelts and related goods.
Eskimo Men Noted With Extra Ribs In Study
A scientific note reports that about one in seven Eskimo men possess an extra rib, a finding highlighted in a medical or anthropological context. The observation emphasizes human biological variation among Arctic populations.
Axis invasion risk shifts cited by German paper
A year ago a German newspaper claimed no unguarded place from the far north to the Bay of Biscay could host a landing or bridgehead. The Sault Daily Star notes that things seem to have changed, implying the Axis advantage in an invasion remains.
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Bay of Biscay
Sault Daily Star
Cork Oak Trees Reach Impressive Size and Lifespan
Cork oak trees live about 150 years and grow to 30 feet tall with trunks 3 feet or more in diameter, making them notable for longevity and sturdy, broad trunks.
Old Man Plows On In Normandy Under War Fire
A farmer bravely tends furrows near the sea as planes roar overhead, showing Normandy resilience. The piece ties his quiet toil to broader calls for peace and a strong home front, urging continued effort to secure a better future.
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Edna Jaques
Normandy
Such Is Luck: NBC War Correspondent Injured in Normandy
NBC war correspondent Joan MacVane landed with assault troops on Normandy beachhead and survived mortar, machine gun, and shell fire. He fractured an ankle two days after landing when he stepped in a hole, a minor injury in a perilous assignment. The article notes ancient medical records by an Imhotep physician to the Pharaohs.
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Joan MacVane
NBC
Normandy
Easily Memorized Calot and Purse Pattern 7103
An instruction item describes a calot trimmed with morning glories and a matching straw yarn purse. Pattern 7103 offers crochet directions for hat and purse stitches. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg with name and address and pattern number for the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Surrendering in Normandy Prisoners Pack Suitcases
BBC correspondent Stuart Mc Pherson reports German prisoners in Normandy surrender with suitcases already packed, obviously having no intention of leaving. The remark underscores a cautious surrender posture amid ongoing Allied operations.
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BBC
Stuart McPherson
Normandy
Remains of Arctic Walrus Found in Georgia
Archaeologists uncovered remains of an Arctic walrus in Georgia suggesting historic maritime trade or migration patterns. The discovery in a coastal site sheds light on ancient animal exchanges and regional subsistence practices.
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Georgia
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Winnifred Pitkethly
Molly Mulholland
Georgetown
Ontario
J. M. Growse
London
Imhotep
Alice Bevske
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