Halfway House Air Base Named A United Nations Station
A large RCAF base in Newfoundland referred to as a United Nations station supports vital North Atlantic ferry service. The command officer notes the rugged site has become a key air hub with bombers arriving from North American plants bound for Britain during the war.
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Newfandland
Aifield
United Nations
RCAF
Newfoundland
Newfounland
Air Force
Britain
Beveridge Urges Canada Adopt Marsh Plan With Hope
Sir William Beveridge told a Ottawa joint senate and house committee that Canada could adopt the Marsh social security proposal or a better system after the war. He argued conditions differ across nations and cautioned that idleness remains a major threat to employment.
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Willian Beveri
Senate
House of Commons
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Leonard Marsh
F Stene
United Kingdom
Britain
William
Russia
United
United States
Sir William
Horsehair and Pig Bristles Shape Canadian Brush Industry
A survey reveals brush makers seek alternatives to pig bristles as imports falter. Horse hair becomes key for brushes and cushions, prompting government price controls on horse tail hair and discussions of breeding hogs for bristles amid wartime supply disruptions.
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Canada
China
Soviet Russia
Pacific
Animal Kingdom
Rder
Barbers Raise Shaving Price Over Nazi Flagging?
Netherlands news agency reports Dutch barbers charge five cents more for shaves claiming Nazis grow longer faces these days, reflecting wartime mood and public sentiment.
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Holland Barbers
Netherlands
Marines Rescue Service Turns Into Mercy Mission
A Royal Navy ship donated high seas rescue for hundreds of bedraggled German and Italian sailors during a week long blockade. Prisoners of war or survivors, many youths, were dried and cared for as they muttered they would still win their war and criticized Allied air raids. The article notes worn boots, rough uniforms, and the paradox of rescue amid captivity.
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Tunis
Dunkirk
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Germany
Russia
Britain
United States
Europe
Britain cuts war brain injury deaths in half, cites sulfa drug use
Dr Geoffrey Jefferson of London told the American Surgical Association in Cincinnati that Britain slashed brain injury deaths from 40 percent to 20 percent during the war through the use of a sulfa drug and suction techniques. In several European countries slate remains a roofing material.
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Geoffrey Jefferson
London
American Surgical Association
Cincinnat
Britain
Informal And Friendly Meeting The King And Queen Thrifts
A young American corporal on home leave and in England for training rode his bicycle on a recent Sunday afternoon and met three friendly locals. A man, a woman, and their seventeen year old daughter spoke with him during the casual encounter.
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King and Queen Thrifts
England
Daugh
Elizabeth
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Thrilling Royal Encounter and Britain’s Steady CID Core
An eyewitness recalls meeting Queen Elizabeth and the King during a stroll and describes a cordial chat about origins and impressions of England. The piece then outlines Scotland Yard’s criminal investigation department, its top inspectors, leadership under Sir Norman Kendal, and the modest pay and allowances of senior officers amid wartime policing duties.
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Britain
Scotland Yard
Yard
Hatherhill
Salisbury
Beveridge
Greene
Thorp
Davis
Barratt
McDonald
Criminal Investigation Department
Norman Kendal
Whitehall
Laval Orders Scuttling if West Indies Occupied
Laval directs Admiral Georges Robert governor general of Martinique to destroy all military value in case American or British forces occupy the West Indies island. He is to offer only token resistance to avoid loss of life and property, and to protest formally if compelled to surrender.
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Pierre Laval
Vichy
Georges Robert
Martinique
West Indies
Robert
Link With The Earth In Plants and Potted Life
The Chatham Daily News urges readers to plant something this time of year to connect with the earth. Even small efforts like window boxes or a single geranium pot offer life and beauty, bringing people nearer to God in a worldly, sinful age.
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The
Chatham Daily News
Blood Serum Shortage Acknowledged After El Alamein
Surgeon Cmdr. Charles H. Best announced a new headquarters for mobile blood donor clinics in Toronto. He said eight thousand transfusions were given to wounded soldiers in one week after El Alamein and that more serum could have helped in Africa if available, estimating five months at Canada’s rate of 10 000 donations weekly to meet such a battle’s needs.
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Battle of
el Alamein
Charles H. Best
Toronto
Best
Africa
Bells Silence Sparks Backlash In Britain During War
The article notes many Britons enjoyed bell silence during invasion fears in 1940 and now protest the lifting of a ban on ring ing. It cites opposition to weekday bell pealing and concerns over sleep for war workers and siren audibility, with editorials from Daily Telegraph readers.
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Canada
Britain
England
Eighth Army
el Alamein
British Isles
Daily Telegraph
St. Catherines
Boredom and Morale Highlight Royal Canadian Air Force Talk
Sqdn. Ldr. Gregory Viastos addressed the Advertising and Sales Club in Toronto praising air crew morale humor and comradeship. He contrasted wartime boredom with occasional excitement, noted food affects morale, and described pilots insisting on crew credit even at personal cost.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Sqdn
Gregory Viastos
Toronto
Viastos
England
Atlantic
Germany
Sydn
Lair
Seeds From Canada Prolific Bean To Lincolnshire Gardens
Vegetable seeds from Canadian Women’s Institute members are being shared with Lincolnshire Women’s Institutes. Many women gardeners this year will test a Canadian bean said to be exceptionally prolific.
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Women's Institute
Canada
Women's Institutes
Lincolnshire
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Perope
William Beveridge
Canadian Army
US Army
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Almoost
WAAF
Moscow
George
of Duke of Kent
Frederick Banting
Banting Hospital
United Na
Marine Rescue Service
No. 1 School of Fighter Control
Battle of Britain
Taug
Rockcliffe Air Station
Criminal Investigation Force
Laval
Fingland
A. G. L. Meon
C. R. S. Stein
Naughton
Go.co-Inc
First Canadian Army
McNaught
Traill Lyall
Montreal
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