RCMP Plays Key Role in Prosecution of War
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have long supported the Canadian Army. Since 1939 the First Provost Company was formed at Rockcliffe under Supt Day with 106 personnel. RCMP officers reinforced units, aided in policing, security, and prisoner handling, and contributed specialists in fingerprints and cryptography.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Department of National Defence
R.C.M P
Rockcliffe
Ont
W. R Day
England
R.C.M.P
RCMP
France
Canada
G R Pearkes
Pearkes
RCALP
Narissa
Goodfellow
Army
Newest Chair Set Says Home Sweet Home
Filet crochet pattern 7295 offers charts directions and illustrations for a cotton chair set. Requires 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba with name address and pattern number clearly written.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Criticism for Gandhi sparks Indian splits in Britain
A London correspondent in the Ottawa Journal reports sharp Indian criticism of Gandhi from former admirers. An Indian critic questions Gandhi's non-violent stance against a Japanese invasion and the Congress stance on independence, suggesting Gandhi dominates the party.
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Mr. Gandhi
London
Ottawa Journal
Mr Gandhi
Indian Congress
India
Indian “National” Congress
Pork by-Products and Modern Chemical Control
Years of study and laboratory work have established chemical control methods for hog by-products, transforming what was waste into valuable products. China has only 10,000 physicians trained to western standards.
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China
Insulation from Sawdust and Shavings Gains Steam in Canada
A Forest Products Laboratories survey of architects engineers builders and lumbermen across Canada finds dry sawdust and shavings used extensively for home and building insulation with periods exceeding fifty years of service. Western Canada shows growing adoption though fire safety regulations and lack of standardized preparation hinder wider use. Some municipalities use pulverized shavings where raw material is banned.
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Canada
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Speculation on McNaughton Command for European Invasion
The Toronto Evening Telegram quotes Stephen Early calling the report of McNaughton leading an invasion force highly speculative. It notes the unnamed source claims British and American wishes align. McNaughton would only accept if fully prepared, reflecting his belief wars win with equipment over human sacrifice.
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Stephen Early
Roosevelt
London
Washington
McNaughton
Europe
War Office
Toronto Evening Telegram
De Gaulle's Free French declaration outlines postwar aims
The text presents five points including election of a National Assembly after German defeat, punishment of Nazi collaborators, guarantees of liberty and dignity, destruction of totalitarian systems, and creation of a world organization for lasting solidarity. It notes underground support and ties to Atlantic Charter principles.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Europe
de Gaulle
French Empire
Postwar London plans and Canadian timber aid to war effort
The article outlines a vision of a rebuilt London as the Victory Capital with broad streets and air taxi facilities, planned by Alfred Bossom and others. It also details Canada’s timber reserves supporting the military, including lab research in Ottawa Montreal and Vancouver aiding wooden camps ships and packaging, and internment and conscientious objector programs in national parks during the war.
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Canada
London
Patrick Abercrombie
London County Council
Alfred Bossom
Bossom
Victory Capital
Forest Products Laboratories
Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
United Kingdom
Army
Department, of National Defence
Lands Parks and Forest Branch
National War Services Regulations
Banff
Jasper
Kootenay
Prince Albert
Riding Mountain National Parks
Kananaskis Forest
Alberta
Petawawa Forest Experiment Station
Ancient wooden dwelling found on Isle of Man dating 500 A D
Internees on the Isle of Man uncovered an ancient wooden house faced with clay dating to about A D five hundred. The discovery suggests early Manx lived in peacetime in a settled community.
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Isle of Man
Notable Honoraries at Birmingham University
Lt-Gen A G L McNaughton and Dr V K Wellington Koo received honorary doctor of laws degrees from Birmingham University. A royal decree announced a fortified margarine sold in the United Kingdom contains more vitamin than a standard egg. Early European giraffes were dubbed camelopards due to their camel like form and leopard like gait.
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A. G. L. McNaughton
Britain
V. K. Wellington Koo
Birmingham University
United Kingdom
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South Africa
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Welland Canal
Halifax
Alice Brooks
Gandhi
General de Gaulle
Aida
Eugenie
Suez Canal
New London
Land, Parks and Forest Branch
Department of Mines and
Waterton Lakes National Park
Lake Linnet
By Thurstan Topham
Canadian Railways
United Nations
West Indies
Canadian National Steamships
Lady Somers
Mediterranean
Lady Hawkins
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