Canadian airwomen command fighter aircraft in battle
Airwomen of the Royal Canadian Air Force direct fighter squadrons in combat from secured command posts. Trained at Canada’s wireless school under Group Captain W. G. Webber, they read maps, relay bearing and altitude data, and guide pilots to intercept marauding Nazis. The system, once secret, matches real fighter operations.
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Canadas
RCAF
Canada
Ube Devenkoen
England
Ops B
Ops B Angels 15
Angels 15
Blue Two
Toops
North American
W. G. Webber
K. R. Patrick
Means Great Saving in Clothes Rationing Saves Britain
Clothes rationing, now two years old, has saved Britain 500000 tons of shipping and more than 2.7 billion dollars in clothing costs, while freeing thousands for war factory work. The Board of Trade notes the average clothing expense for a family of four dropped to 45 dollars annually from 135 in peacetime.
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Great Britain
British Board of Trade
Norwegian farmer jailed by Nazis for aiding families of prisoners
A Norwegian farmer arrested by the Germans for contributing to a fund aiding families of imprisoned Norwegians defended his actions saying he did not know it was wrong. He previously sheltered four undernourished German children after the war, providing home and care. He remains imprisoned.
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Norway
Home for Sailors HMS Connecticut Hosts British Seafarers
In Exsarx Connecticut a white cottage acts as a second home for British sailors. Mary Starr supplies lodging since a meeting in Boston eighteen months ago. Over 800 sailors, including torpedoed crews and Newcastle sailors, have stayed, with February a record month of 97 guests. The sailors named the home HMS Connecticut and sent a white ensign to fly outside.
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HMS Connecticut
Exsarx
Connecticut
USA
Mary Starr
Atlantic
Favourite Casserole From the Dominion Cookery Page
A meat rich casserole uses hamburger or roast remains with onion tomatoes peas and biscuit dough. Sear meat with onion add seasonings and tomato then thicken with flour and water. Cover with rolled biscuit dough and bake at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Gems of Thought on Brevity and Speech
A compact collection of maxims on saying only essential truth and speaking plainly. Quotes from Fenelon Steele and others emphasize brevity, order, and composed speech. The remarks trace Brevity as a valued trait across authors and eras.
Oldest English wheelwright Abel Pierce retires at 89
In Arundel England Abel Pierce regarded as the oldest wheelwright there retired at age 89 after a long career making wagon wheels. His eyesight had begun to fail forcing the decision.
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Arundel
Eng
England
Abel Pierce
Churchill 1917 Air Power Statement Foresees Bombing Limits
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Churchill wrote in 1917 that terror bombing cannot force peace. He argued air power should target transportation, factories, and war infrastructure. The Blitz tested the warning, while Allied bombing supports the strategic focus.
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Winston Churchill
England
R.A.F
Hitler
Churchill
Washington
West Middlesex Board saves fuel oil via methane
The West Middlesex Drainage Board in England reports saving 1.267 million gallons of fuel oil and 2 800 gallons of petrol in a year by using methane, a by product of sewage purification, to power operations.
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West Middlesex Drainage Board
England
Feathers From Barnyard Biddies Aid War Warmth
The article notes farm feathers and down from geese ducks chickens and turkeys will supply warmth for armed forces. A. C. Guthrie bans destruction of feathers over 25 pounds without permission and limits on storage to ten days for specified totals. flock feather handling rules govern poultry dealers and farmers.
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Thelma Craig
A. C. Guthrie
Prices Board
Germans accused of stealing Westphalian Peace Treaty document
Dutch sources allege that German agents have stolen the original 1648 Westphalian Peace Treaty, the charter recognizing Dutch independence from the Habsburg realm. The claim links the theft to Nazi-era motives and seeks confirmation from archives and authorities.
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Netherlands
Germany
Holland
Heat Resisting Glass A Wartime Game Changer
Heat-resisting glass, invented in 1913, remains vital in kitchens and war production. It resists cracking under heat, aiding chemical pumps, ship parts, bombsights, telescope housings, engine tubing, and other high temperature uses. Pay War Savings Stamps regularly.
Boys and Girls Doing Their Bit in Wartime Canada
Canadian youth including Brownies Guides Rangers and Cadets have taken active wartime roles after school ended. The Girl Guides report 20 000 handmade Red Cross articles and 1 700 monthly donations to bombed out children in Britain since last November showing widespread youth participation and self organized projects.
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The
Dominion
Canadian Girl Guides Association
Ian Eisenhardt
Wartime Information Board
Ottawa
Canada
Girl Guide
Red Cross
Girl Guides of Canada
YMCA Aid By Prisoners Of War Camps In Germany
A returned YMCA official reports on relief efforts for prisoners of war in German camps. He details education programs with 300 candidates, chaplains visiting camps, sports fields, a watch repair scheme via the Swiss Legation, and vocational guidance to aid careers after the war. The health of prisoners is generally good and aid covers spectacles and artificial teeth.
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Y.M.C.A
Germany
Legation
Switzerland
YMCA
Waste paper collection in UK 1939 to 1942 totals near 20 million tons
The United Kingdom collected almost 20 million tons of waste paper between November 1, 1939, and August 31, 1942. To transport this quantity, about 450 ships with 5,000 ton cargo capacity would have been required.
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United
Kngdom
Italian Prisoners Ready for Harvest Work in Britain
Britain expects 30000 to 40000 Italian prisoners of war to be used for harvest labor this year. The plan aims to ease shortages in agricultural picking and packing across the countryside.
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Britain
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