First Jerry Down In Flames Over France By RCAF Crew
Canadian airman recounts his first combat encounter during a training mission over France on December 12 1943. Flying Officer Johnny Johnson and navigator Jimmy Gibbons lead a Mosquito squad to cripple a Heinkel bomber while Pete Huletsky and Kip provide rear protection and secure a memorable victory.
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Johnny Johnson
Cmemee
Ont
Yorkton
England
London
Hardy Sons
Australia
New Zealand
British Empire
RCAF
Pete
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Jerry
Johnny
Jimmy Gibbons
Vancouver
Pete Huletsky
Montreal
France
Gibby
Goering
Kip
Europe
Kipp
Mock Fire Alarm Pranks Cause Crazy Name Mix Up
A crowd at a corner store hears a loud shout about a house fire aimed at McGuire. One man bolts away six blocks then stops and declares his name is not McGuire. The scene ends with a humorous misidentification.
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McGuire
McNicol the Prairie Visitor of Broad Canadian Vision
Ontario industrialist and Toronto Davenport MP John R. McNicol travels the West on extensive inspections of prairie interests. He records findings in notebooks, delivers insightful speeches in Parliament, and inspires gratitude from the prairie provinces as a committed public figure.
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Canada
Bay Street
John R. McNicol
Ontario
Toronto Davenport
Toronto
House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Regina
Slippery Driving At Winnipeg Skating Contest
A winner in the Saw contest recounts seeing a boy on skates mount a bicycle and ride away. Local youths have ridden bicycles while wearing skates and even driven a car to and from outdoor skating in these unusual motoring boots, according to the Dauphin Herald.
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Daily
Winnipeg Tribune
Dauphin Herald
Dress Like Ladies St Louis Judge Objects To Women Appearing In Court
St Louis judge Eugene J. Sartorius frowns on women wearing pants in court and orders witnesses to dress like ladies. He notes divorce actions grow harder to distinguish plaintiff from defendant when both parties wear slacks, while federal judges wear robes.
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St. Louis
Eugene J. Sartorius
Sartorius
Sartorious
Understanding a Billion Minutes Through Time
The note compares a billion minutes to years, estimating about 1,902 years when using 365 days per year. It states that since the birth of Christ, just over 1,021,100,000 minutes have passed, highlighting the vast scale of a billion.
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Christ
Costly rug dropped into Ontario legislature chamber
A rug now on the floor of the Ontario legislature chamber costs 1500 dollars. It weighs a half ton in a single section and required twelve men to carry it. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Ontario
Britain and U S Stand Together Against World Aggressors
Sir Godfrey Haggard, British consul-general in New York, urged Canada and the United States to remain united. He cited lend-lease, American destroyer deals, and empire ties, saying British strength equals American strength and praising Canada’s wartime support and gifts to the United Nations.
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Britain
United States
Bitain
Sir Godfrey Haggard
New York
Canadian Club
Toronto
Godfrey
British West Indies
Newfoundland
Churchill
Sir Godfrey
West Coast
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Panama
Greenland
Iceland
Canada
British Empire
Dominions
United Nations
Largest Convoy Reaches North Africa with Record 148 Ships
The largest ordinary cargo convoy ever to go to sea, totaling 148 ships over 70 square miles, reached North African ports from Britain without loss or damage. A four-plane German bomber attack failed as escorts dropped depth charges against suspected submarines.
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North African
Britain
Atlantic
Portrait of a Diligent Worker Erased by Death
A reflective verse notes a man described as the greatest of workers who planned many tasks yet died before achieving them. It laments his absence and the unfulfilled list of intentions, as the world never knew him before he faded from view. The piece appears in the Canadian Congress Journal.
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Canadian Congress Journal
RAF and RCAF crews fly vast wartime miles
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes that crews from the RAF and RCAF have accumulated some 100,000,000 miles since the war began. It emphasizes the astonishing distance as a measure of the daring and skill of these young men, who are described as ordinary fellows.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
RAF
R.c.af
Canadian officer testifies to Italian growing season
Captain Perry Cadogan of Glace Bay Nova Scotia known for his moustache discusses a successful growing season in Italy during overseas service with the Canadian Army. He notes the new field telephone device shares duties with the old police role while reporting progress.
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Italy
Perry Cadogan
Glace Bay
N.S
Dairy Aid Parcels for War Prisoners Reach High Volumes
The Canadian Red Cross Society ships 100000 weekly parcels to prisoners of war containing butter cheese and dry whole milk. Process cheese weighs a quarter pound per parcel with 25000 pounds used weekly. Dry whole milk ships one pound per parcel with 100000 pounds weekly. Butter matches milk figures. Total dairy exports to allies rise though home needs persist.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Slipcover Directions For Chairs And Sofas
Instructions 7397 give step by step slipcover directions and material tips for chairs and sofas. Send twenty cents in coins to Housheld Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number. Pattern delivery may take a few days longer due to mail slowness.
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Housheld Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Nazi Prize Offers for Inventions Aimed at War Effort
The German Nazi agency DNB announced prizes to German citizens for inventions that improve weapons, ammunition, and implements for the armed forces or that save labor, raw materials, and power. The broadcast highlighted these incentives as part of mobilization efforts during the conflict.
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Hitler
DNB
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Canadian Army Overseas Photo
Canadian Red Cross
Alice Brooks
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