Edmonton Man Returns to Flight After Broken Back
Canadian Mosquito pilot WOM Simms of Vancouver and the City of Edmonton squadron shot down an enemy aircraft over a German airfield and damaged two more on the ground during an early morning mission. Simms recovered from a broken back 18 months earlier after three days on Snowdon Caernarvon Wales. Navigator PO Sharples of Toronto also recovered from illness after testing a new cure.
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Edmonton
Wom Simms
Vancouver
Simms
R.C.A.F. City of Edmonton
Caernarvon
Wales
PO. J. Sharples
Toronto
Sharples
Bride To Be Weds In Tragedy As Bomb Slays Groom
Elizabeth Smith prepared for her wedding to H. J. Elcomb when a bomb hit their London flat. The blast killed Elcomb and several relatives and guests who had gathered to escort the couple to the church. The bride received telegrams of congratulations amid news of the fatal attack.
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Britain
Elizabeth Smith
H. J. Elcomb
Elcomb
Ottawa Club Warns Members on Cigarette Danger
A club circular notes multiple incipient fires in recent months caused by gross cigarette carelessness. The Ottawa Journal says the warning holds moral value beyond club members, urging careful cigarette use.
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Ottawa
The
Ottawa Journal
World's busiest junction at Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction handles about 2500 trains daily, making it Britain's and the world's busiest junction. The extensive yard spans nearly 35 acres, yet its platforms are relatively short, the longest just over 700 feet, under half the length of larger stations.
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Clapham Junction
Southern Railway
Britain
Range of the early piano spanned four octaves
A historical note explains that early pianos possessed a range of about four octaves. The detail reflects early keyboard design and its musical implications.
World Happenings Briefly Told
Twenty five percent of Germanys imported laborers are women working from 15 to 153 hours daily. Capt Thomas West of the Royal Navy made 86 sallies into E boat alley during the war. Foreign Secretary Eden travelled 23.5 miles in Meacon Cairo and Tehran conferences in two months. Boeing Canada delivered 25 million dollars worth of planes last year. A 10000 ton American Liberty ship to be launched in July will be named Stephen Leacock. In four and a half years of war British lifeboats rescued 5547 lives 24 weekly. Rudolf Messerschmidt 70 from Switzerland applied to change his name to Rudolf Spitfire. In 12 months 15500 cadets of Britain’s air training corps trained in gliding. corps numbers 170000 cadets. Agriculture dept announced 115 million pounds of vegetables grown in 209200 wartime gardens in Canadian cities over 1000 population.
Runway Upgrades Challenge Builders Across English Airfields
Growth in plane size and performance strains English airfields. Heavier main runways require concrete 9 to 12 inches thick and 50 to 100 yards wide. Many fields include two subsidiary runways to handle varying wind directions.
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England
Railway Montages Hands In War But Signs Up For Victory Bond
Major Raoul Audet, formerly of the Chaudiere Regiment, lost both hands in a grenade blast overseas and, after recovery, returns to civil life as a Levis station agent for Canadian National Railways. In a Sixth Victory Loan signing photo he urges Victory First, detailing his adaptation to work with telegraph and hand devices.
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Canadian National Railways
Chaudiere Regiment
Audet
Major Audet
J. A. Trudel
Fijians Seen as Peaceful Yet Fierce War Record
The piece notes Fiji as peaceful after missionization yet capable of elite combat. It cites a Bougainville report where a Fijian battalion with US troops killed 125 Japanese for one Fijian death and two wounded, a record Kipling would not match.
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Kipling
Britain
Oceania
British Empire
Bougainville
United States
New York Times
West African tribesmen travel with livestock for long visits
When visiting friends or relatives for more than a couple of days West African tribesmen take nearly all personal belongings and livestock along.
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West Africa
Excerpt from Sunday School Lesson on Paul in Thessalonica
The lesson recounts Paul’s preaching in Thessalonica as described in Acts 17:1-10 and 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12, noting his methods, Jewish opposition, and the fleeing of Paul and Silas to Berea after tensions with the rabble led by jealous opponents. It includes context on Thessalonica’s location and early converts.
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I Thessalonians
Thessalonica
Philippi
Paul
Amphipolis
Apollonia
Salonica
Thermaic Gulf
Mount Olympus
Zeu
Jason
Luke
Jesus
Secundus
Aristarchus
Gaius
Arnot
Jeus
Silas
Beroea
Pub notice mocks Scharnhorst sinking
A Gravesend pub keeper posted a cheeky notice outside his establishment reading No beer no wine no Scotch no Scharnhorst to mark the news of the German battleship Scharnhorst being sunk.
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Gravesend
Scharnhorst
Crossword Puzzle Clues Read Like Silent Riddles
A readable crossword list presents across and down clues with numbers and partial phrases but missing grid details. Entries include references to rivers, monarchs, and common terms, offering a broad mix of wordplay prompts across various categories.
Russia May Buy Canadian Hydro Electric Equipment
Globe and Mail reports Ottawa dispatch that Russia negotiates via trade reps in Canada to obtain hydroelectric generating gear to replace Dnieper installations damaged in the German advance. Estimated cost around 25 million dollars with Canadian guarantees of low interest credits for manufacturers.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Ottawa
Canada
Historical Low Record in Rome Reaches 16 Degrees
A Rome weather note records the coldest temperature ever as 16 degrees above zero. The event marks the town’s extreme cold milestone, with no further details on date or season provided.
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Rome
Medal Awarded to Corporal Sullivan in Ramu Valley Fight
Corporal Joah Sullivan of the Australian Army earned a Military Medal for actions in the Ramu Valley. He was hospitalized in Melbourne when the medal arrived and the Colonel delivered it to his ward. A poker game continued as Sullivan whispered a request about finishing the band.
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Joah Sullivan
Ramu Valley
Wri
Melbourne
Josh
Francis Bacon on Excess Power and Knowledge in Charity
The quote attributed to Francis Bacon notes that excess in power and knowledge leads to downfall, while charity bears no excess and cannot bring danger to angels or humans. It presents a moral contrast between ambition and benevolence.
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Francis Bacon
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