War News Briefs From Across the World
Lord Wootton urges Britons to cook vegetables as Pacific war strains meat supplies. Lord Croft warns against fretful criticism of the armed forces. Polish destroyer Kujawiak’s anti-aircraft fire helps a convoy through an air raid. U S Navy wagers 2.61 million dollars on salvaging the Normandie liner. Britain cuts clothes coupons by about a quarter starting June 1. B C plans a 22000 dollar bomb proof vault for irreplaceable documents. Francis Irene Du Pont, 68, noted U S chemist, dies in New York.
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Lord Wootton
Lood
Pacific
Preparing a Play Plan for Wardrobe and Promotion
A practical guide on budgeting costumes and props for a one act or three act play. It covers creating a costume plot with detailed outfits for each act and planning publicity, advertising, ticket sales, and cast involvement to ensure a polished production.
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Miss Creed
Individual Citizen's Army trains for war and peace
The article outlines four training phases for mechanized specialists in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. It describes how recruits progress from basic army life to Phase Four finishing schools, with emphasis on repair units, on-site field work, and postwar rehabilitation. It notes the program braces youth for skilled trades and civilian recovery after conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Army Trades School
Bhe
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Marconi
Pilots Graduate from No 11 SFTS Yorkton Sask 1942
A group of Western Canada homes graduates from No 11 Service Flying Training School Yorkton Saskatchewan on February 27 1942. The list names cadets including A F Avant F H Barrett B M Berven G Campbell A E Erickson J E M Gauthier D C Hansen W A Henschel J D W Hoey M Johnston Aee McCrady D J McMillan J M Mahon D K Malcolm W L Marcotte R J Pollock W O Rublee H Schmitt G G Smith M J Sunstrum V T Sylvester W R Torrance P G Weedon K Woodhouse and more from Alberta and Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
No. 11 Service Flying Training School
Yorkton, Sask
Saskatchewan
A. F. Avant
Hughton
F. H Barrett
Young
B. M. Berven
Qu'Appelle
G Campbell
Qu’Appelle
A. Davis
Prince Albert
A. E Erickson
Radville
J. E. M Gauthier
Tisdale
D. C. Hansen
Foam Lake
P. G. Heden
Halbrite
W. A. Henschel
Cabri
J. D
Arborfield
G. G Smith
Eastend
M. J. Sunstrum
Naham
V. T. Sylvester
Paswegin
W. R. Torrance Elrose
P. G. Weedon
Paddockwood
K. Woodhouse
Anne Adams Pattern 4000 Spring Shirtwaist Dress
Plan a new season version Pattern 4000 by Anne Adams in bright pastel crepe with short sleeves and extended shoulder line. Features center front panel pleats and bust darts, optional three quarter sleeves, available in seven sizes, 34 to 48. Send 20 cents and full mailing details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Massey Warns Against Maginotism Of The Mind
High Commissioner Vincent Massey told the Royal Empire Society in London that now is the time for a mental offensive. He warned that reliance on fixed defences like the Maginot Line creates mental inertia and a passive attitude that must be outflanked by ideas matching modern weapon momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Massey
The
Royal Empire Society
London
Maginot Line
France
The Rectory All Saints Day Meets The Methodist Manse Washing Day
A dignified Anglican rector writes from The Rectory on All Saints Day and receives a reply from the Methodist pastor headed The Methodist Manse Washing Day, signaling cordial churchly exchange.
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All Saints
Care Is Necessary: Do Not Poke Insects From Radiator Core
Car maintenance guidance warns against poking dirt or dead insects from the radiator core as it damages delicate cells. Lift the hood and flush out material between the cells with water pressure to remove foreign matter safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Burgess
Box
Regina
Sask
Transfiguration Lesson Reflections On Prayer And Faith
Sunday school lesson discusses Jesus mountaintop Transfiguration with Peter James and John. It emphasizes prayer as key to a larger life and inner life shift toward divine assurance, citing Luke 9 28 36 and reflections by A B Bruce and A S Peake.
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A. B. Bruce
Jesus
Matthew
Moses
God
Charles Brown
Luke
A. S. Peake
Oil from sunken ships harms Atlantic birds
Oil from sunk tankers and other craft in naval warfare is killing North American birds along the east coast. Waterfowl and sea birds wash ashore dead or dying as oil slicks persist for days, preventing flight and causing drift and death by cold or starvation.
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Atlantic
Department of Mines and Resources
Stars weigh a ton per cubic inch in dense space
The piece notes that extremely dense stars pack material so tightly that one cubic inch weighs a ton. It weighs the same on the ego as it does in a joke about egotists who boast about themselves. It also offers a wry line about the rumor factory, an industry that could shut down for the duration.
U.S. Consumes 80 Percent of Canada Newsprint Exports
In April 1940 the United States absorbed eighty percent of Canada’s newsprint exports, signaling strong demand and shifts in trade flow during wartime dispatches.
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United States
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Croft
War Office
Kujawiak
United States Navy
Hudson River
Britain
British Columbia
Francis Irene du Pont
New York
Queensland
Australia
Mickie
NEA Service, Inc
Ceylon
Tasmania
Madagascar
India
Africa
Sicily
Alberta
Lac
Roman Grabek
Nordegen
B. M. Harker
Magrath
M. C. Taylor
Blackfoot
Sive
By Fred Neher
Doc
Christ
Feller
Pussy Cat
Pinhead
Gene Byrnes
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