Prince David Recessed for Invasion Work Pictured as Amphibious Vessel
Historic liner H M C S Prince David has undergone a drastic refit to serve as the nerve center of an amphibious invasion. The vessel now features reinforced decks, steel landing craft, fireproofed interiors, a modern sick bay with an operating theatre, and a battle ready crew with experience from Dieppe Sicily and North Africa.
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Purope
David
His Majesty's
Royal Canadian Navy
Navy
Dieppe
Sicily
North Africa
Woman bell-ringer guards Bartington clock in Canada
Mrs. William Wray of Newstreet serves as official Bartington bell-ringer four times daily from 7 am to 6 pm for ten years. She earns 150 dollars yearly and substitutes on Sundays and holidays when needed. She followed her mother in the duty and says ringing keeps her healthy and punctual.
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William Wray
Newstreet
Bartington
Ontario
Canada
Wray
Would Vote for Peace, Halifax Says
Viscount Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, stated that if a free vote of the German people were possible at that moment, a great majority would choose peace and accept peace at almost any price.
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Viscount Halifax
United States
Has Shown Her Worth Malcolm MacDonald Tells About Effect Of War
United Kingdom High Commissioner to Canada Malcolm MacDonald said in Toronto that Britain has shown quality during the war and will be spiritually richer but materially poorer after. He spoke to the Workers' Educational Association noting Britain’s democratic traits and the need to serve mankind with its gifts.
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Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Canada
Toronto
Great Britain
Britain
Workers’ Educational Association
MacDonald
John Bull
Vaccines For Colds Touted But Found Ineffective
An American medical group reports no clear protection from cold vaccines against colds and related respiratory infections in a five location trial among factory workers. The study, published in JAMA, confirms earlier Minnesota and military findings and warns against indiscriminate vaccine use to reduce industrial absenteeism.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
University of Minnesota
Budapest Twin City Of Buda And Pest
Budapest, Hungary is described as a twin city with Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east, separated by the Danube. The arrangement emphasizes two distinct boroughs forming a single metropolitan area.
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Budapest
Hungary
Buda
Pest
Spitfire Veteran Albert Houle Becomes Windsor Squadron Leader
Albert Houle of Massey Ontario a DFC veteran who served from El Alamein to Anzio has finished a tour of operations and becomes commander of the City of Windsor Spitfire squadron. His plane survived multiple hits while achieving nine enemy kills. Keiver Magee succeeds him as squadron commander.
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el Alamein
Tunis
Sicily
Anzio
Albert Houle
D.F.C
Massey, Ont
City of Windsor
Nettuno
Italy
Keiver Magee
Model Homes On Outskirts Of London To Save Labor
Ten British housewives will test 10 new houses on the outskirts of London featuring labor-saving design and modern equipment. After completion the families will live there, inspect, and critique, guiding the later building of 4,500,000 homes planned for the next decade.
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Londer
London
Ministry of Health
Britain
Walter Hunt's 1849 Safety Pin Invention
Walter Hunt devised the safety pin in 1849, creating a simple fastening tool that later influenced everyday hardware and garment fasteners. The compact device featured a hinged clasp and a coiled pin, marking an early advance in household hardware.
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Walter Hunt
A Smart Clerk Hires Experienced Chinaware Worker
A merchant tests an applicant with chinaware questions. The candidate boasts years of experience and describes repairing broken pieces by hiding them to be knocked over, then charging the customer. The merchant hires him on the spot.
Watch Crystal Cracked By Cold Warm Pocket Expansion
Bob Featherston of Lexington Kentucky wondered how his watch crystal cracked into a question mark shape. Jewelers concluded the expansion from placing a cold watch in a warm pocket caused the damage.
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Bob Featherston
Lexington
Synthetic wood from dust and chalk under pressure
A mixture of 50 percent saw dust with chalk and certain chemicals is compressed under heavy pressure to produce synthetic wood.
Battle of Berlin hailed as greatest air battle ever
Experts say the Berlin air war is the largest and most brutal, with Bomber Command led by Sir Arthur Harris dropping vast tonnages on Berlin as January ends. The article notes 250000 Allied air personnel involved at Britain’s bases, heavy losses among crews and ground crews, and estimates potential total figures for men, aircraft, and sorties to win the battle.
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RAF
Dominion
Germany
Berlin
Bomber Command
London
Britain
Arthur Harris
R.A.F
Nyasaland Native H K Banda Becomes Medical Practitioner
Houseboy to doctor H K Banda, a Nyasaland native, earned a medical degree in Edinburgh after earlier study in the United States where he earned philosophy and medicine degrees. He now serves as assistant medical officer in a county borough in England.
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South Africa
H. K. Banda
Nyasaland
Edinburgh
Scotand
United States
Leaf surface carbon exchange converts CO2 to O2 daily
A single square yard of leaf surface absorbs about two gallons of carbon dioxide each day and releases roughly the same amount of oxygen, illustrating the ecosystem’s role in balancing atmospheric gases.
Regional Counsel Owens Named for Canadian National Western Region
Regional Counsel Dalton C Owens K C has been appointed regional counsel for the Canadian National Railways Western Region succeeding Gilbert M Hair K C who relinquished the post after over 30 years in Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railways Hair will remain as consulting counsel based in Winnipeg Owens articled in Manitoba and served overseas in World War I He was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1918 and is also a member of the Saskatchewan bar He became a King's Counsel in 1935.
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Dalton C. Owens
K.C
Canadian National Railways
Western
Mr. Owens
Gilbert M. Hair
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hair
Winnipeg
Owens
Manitoba
Bar of
Saskatchewan
King’s Counsel
Needlework Dress Pattern 7720 for Young Sisters
Pattern 7720 offers a suspender skirt with transfer design on straps and pockets in sizes 2 4 6 8 or 10. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name and address and pattern number. Note mail delays may occur.
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Little Sister
Big Sister
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Queen’s Orders Close Buckingham Palace Rooms to Save Fuel
The Queen orders reduced heat and grit in the palace with large state rooms closed to conserve fuel. Notices posted in remaining rooms. A fuel officer will enforce the new rules across Buckingham Palace.
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Buckingham Palace
Palace
Fiji islands colonized and discovered history noted
The Fijis comprise about 250 islands, with 80 inhabited. Discovered in 1643, Fiji became a British crown colony in 1874.
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Fijis
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