Staff Sgt Chummy the Calgary Highlanders Top Dog at Mewata
A wartime canine profile of Staff Sgt Chummy a ten year old Boston Bull who patrols with Sgt William M. Smith at Hut 14 Mewata Barracks and has access to the Armouries tailor shop and Sergeants Mess. She wears unit insignia on special occasions and keeps rank beside her master while the old dog Peter rests in a grave near Bow River.
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Churmy
Chummy
Calgary Highlanders
Mewsta Barracks
Peter
Mezata
Merm
Chum
Mewata
William M. Smith
No. 13 District Depot
Sgt
Smith
Calgary
Alberta
Mewata Barracks
Wheat Surplus May Fade As Wartime Uses For Wheat Rise
Cecil Lamont of Winnipeg, vice president of the Northwest Line Elevators Association, reports at a Chicago conference that wheat is being converted into alcohol, motor fuels, and synthetic rubber. US plans 530 million gallons of alcohol from wheat in 1943, requiring 212 million bushels, while Canada aims to produce 14.6 million gallons from 7 million bushels. War needs include powders, rubber, torpedoes, medicines, and camouflage lacquers.
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North America
Cecil Lamont
Winnipeg
Northwest Line Elevators Association
Mr. Lamont
National Farm Chemurgic Council
Chicago
United States
Canada
Lamont
Cirrus Clouds Move Rapidly at 230 Miles per Hour
A meteorology note reports cirrus clouds traveling at a speed of 230 miles per hour. The figure highlights thin high altitude wisps commonly seen in fair weather.
Opening of Canadian Legion Club in Cartwright Gardens
The four Auxiliary Service Organizations led by the Legion YMCA Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus are praised for supporting Canadian forces in Britain. Lord Milne and Major General Montague lauded the work at the London ceremony.
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Canadian Legion Club
Cartwright Gardens
London
Legion
Y.M.C.A
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Britain
Canada
Old London
Lord Milne
Montague
Naval hero award for submarine commander Bryant
Commander Ben Bryant of submarine P211, with 29 Axis ships sunk, receives the Distinguished Service Order for Mediterranean service. He already holds the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in the North Sea.
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London
Ben Bryant
D.S.O
Navy expands air transport service overseas
The United States Navy said air transport of war cargo and personnel will greatly increase as naval air transport expands. The network facilities nearly triple as the service grows from three to 10 squadrons, seven commissioned, with $40 million Congress appropriating for the expansion across three divisions.
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United States Navy
Naval Air Transport Service
Congress
No Monotony in the Home Front After Rationing
A housewife who once found life dull now faces lively foraging duties as rationing and shortages reshape meals. Food gathering has become a daily pursuit, turning victuals into more than a simple household chore.
Saskatchewan oil hopes rise as drilling begins
Prof. F. H. Edmunds of the University of Saskatchewan says oil may be found in large quantities in Saskatchewan though current drilling is concentrated in shallow wells. A total of 114 wells have been drilled with uneven distribution, including Lloydminster and Kamsack areas, as two deeper wells start in the south and up to 20 more holes are planned before fall.
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Peace River District
Alberta
Saskatchewan
F. H. Edmunds
Geology
University of Saskatchewan
Edmunds
Lloydminster
Kamsack
TURN IN OLD PARTS POLICY SHAPES RADIO REPAIR PRACTICE
A War Production Board order requires that an old part be turned in when a new one is bought or installed by a repairman. The article notes tube-for-tube and part-for-part replacement and mentions cork quality improving as trees are stripped every ten years.
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United States
War Production Board
Curious Bresca Palm Sunday Custom in Bordighera
In Bordighera Italy the Bresca family may present a palm branch to the Pope on the Saturday before Palm Sunday. The custom stems from a 16th century incident when Bresca warned water was needed to dampen ropes during the Vatican obelisk relocation, averting disaster and earning reward for Bresca and descendants.
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Italy
Bresca
Bordighera
Sixtus
Vatican Circus
St Peter's Square
Fontana
No New Dresses Setting England Style for Wartime
Queen Elizabeth wore a re modeled five year old dress and hat at Easter with dressmaker Norman Hartnell. They spent two afternoons reviewing her 1939 North American trip wardrobe to pick items fit for Eastern salvage. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose had new utility outfits of coat and skirt, the last clothes obtainable on ration coupons until autumn. The Queen uses most ration coupons for shoes, worn at ship yards and factories.
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England
Elizabeth
Norman Hartnell
Margaret Rose
Diplomatic Row Children Grow Up in Canada’s Capital
In Ottawa’s diplomatic community, young interns from eleven countries shape life here. Mario Harrington born in Madrid and son of Cuba’s consul general has lived in 18 countries in 23 years. He serves as private secretary to Chilean Minister Eduardo Grove, skis at Camp Fortune, teaches Spanish at Carleton College, and pursues a Ph.D. with aims for a diplomatic post or corporate executive role after the war.
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Canada
Mario Harrington
Madrid
Cuba
Mario
Eduardo Grove
Camp Fortune
Carleton College
Sir Harry Lauder Still Entertaining From Strathaven Home
From his snug Strathaven home Sir Harry Lauder 72 remains active in wartime work and keeps his stage charm alive. Sam L McKinlay of the New York Sunday Times notes his robust health and habit of wearing the Maclennan tartan tied to his mother’s name, joking he could have been Maclennan Lauder.
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Lauder
Maclennan
Maclennan Lauder
Harry Lauder
Yarn Scarcity Hits Denmark Textiles
Denmark faces a textile shortage as yarn runs short and scraps are unraveled from old clothes. Copenhagen reports that available garments are 85 percent cellulose wool, with other spun materials making up only about five percent.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Wel come Stranger Nugget Found Near Moli gul
The largest gold nugget ever recorded weighed between 2 250 and 2 500 Troy ounces and was named Wel come Stranger by its discoverer who found it in a shallow rut near Moli gul Victoria on February 5 1867. Overweight parts on planes amounting to 300 pounds reduce the amount of gasoline that could otherwise be carried by 50 gallons.
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Moligul
Victoria
Australia
CWAC forms nucleus of pipe and military bands in Canada
The Canadian Women’s Army Corps announces a two-band structure a 21 piece military band and a pipe band forming in Pacific Command with training at Curry Barracks Alberta. Sergeant Lillian Grant leads the nucleus alongside pipers from across the Empire.
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Canadian Womens Army Corps
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Pacific Command
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Curry Barracks
Alberta
Lillian Grant
Victoria
B.C
Inverness
Scotland
Highland Lassies
Victora
Grant
C.w.ac
Lancashire
England
Doris A. Macdonald
Courtenay
Mary Barrick
Navy
CWAC
New Westminster
Patricia Wintemute
California
Jean Tyreman
Essendale Mental Hospital
Wintemute
Vancouver
Bright C.W.A.C
Brandon
Manitoba
Helen N. L. Stephens
Port Alberni
Canadian Scottish Regiment
Marie Ginnevar
Harworth
Notts
Alberni
Royal Canadian Signal Corps
Regina
Sask
Lorna FE. Doull
France's 12 sailors freed to go to Canada for Gaullist fight
The New York Herald Tribune reports Attorney General Francis Biddle dropped the case against 12 French sailors held since March 9 for deserting French warships in U.S. ports. This clearance allows their departure for Canada to join Gen. Charles de Gaulle's Fighting French forces.
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The
New York Herald Tribune
Francis Biddle
United States
Canada
Charles de Gaulle
New York
Richelieu
Halifax
Britain
Henri Giraud
Seychelles Islands Chronicle Allocation
The Seychelles group with 92 islands in the Indian Ocean has a colonial history from 1742 French occupation to 1794 British capture and 1810 formal assignment to Britain.
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Seychelles Group
Indian Ocean
Britain
Salvation Army Work Continues in Occupied Lands
In London General George L. Carpenter international leader of the Salvation Army described how the Army’s relief and aid efforts persisted in Italy and France despite occupation. The report notes the ongoing mission and mentions the number 2514 in connection with the meeting.
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Italy
France
Salvation Army
George L. Carpenter
London
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Pte
Pipes
Norwegian Air Force
Gravenhurst
Ont
Norway
Oslo
Sweden
Siberia
Japan
Canadian Legion
Naval Hero Award
Air Transport
U.S
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