Valuable Help Circles Army Girls Before Discharge
CWAC servicewomen near discharge at No. 12 District Depot receive guidance from army counselors and veterans affairs for civilian life. Lectures cover social legislation, health services, housing, and recreation while courses range from clerical work to hairdressing. Final farewell with Capt. Lois Botterill marks return to civvy street.
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Canadian Women's Army
CWAC
No. 12
Army
Department of Veterans Affairs
Lieut. M. Nixon
CW A.C. Social Service Officer
Miss Nixon
Cv’ac
Miss B. Collins
The
Canadian Legion
Lois Botterill
No. 112 Depot Company
Civvy Street
Unconquerable Spirit Shines in British Merchant Air Service
A London letter notes the British Merchant Air Service kept 54,000 miles of routes from Arctic to India and Africa to America, flying nearly 19,000,000 miles annually. Capt L V Messenger dodged a bombing raid near Nantes, sharing lobsters with crew as bombs fell, epitomizing wartime grit and resolve.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Arctic
South Africa
Atlantic
America
India
Holland
Belgium
L. V. Messenger
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Nantes
Lisbon
Britain
Descended From A Slave Emma Clement Named American Mother 1846
Emma Clarissa Clement of Louisville Kentucky, granddaughter of a slave, is chosen as the American mother of 1846 by the American Mothers Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation. At 71 she is the first Negro elected and has seven children including leaders at Atlanta University, a physics professor, an English professor, and an army chaplain.
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Emma Clarissa Clement
Louisville
Printing’s Rise Since Gutenberg Shapes Modern Life
The invention of movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in 1450s sparked a printing revolution, transforming communication, knowledge access, and mass literacy across Europe and beyond, influencing education, science, and culture.
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Gutenburg
Sobac Group paints aid Britain's war aircraft and postwar markets
During World War II nine companies under the Sobac Group supplied nearly 40 million gallons of paints varnishes and dopes for camouflage markings and corrosion protection of British aircraft. They delivered without miss and are now resuming independent trading to meet exacting postwar needs.
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Britain
Society of British Aircraft Constructors, Ltd
Sobac Group
Ontario Education Push Targeting Gullibility in Radio Ads
Edwin C. Guillet of Eastern High School of Commerce told the Royal Commission on Education that only 6.36 percent of radio commercials examined were true. He cited Temple University findings and warned that misrepresentation in advertising has become a favored financial racket alongside circus tricks.
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Ontario
Edwin C. Guillet
Eastern High School of Commerce
Royal Commission On Education
Temple University
Philadelphia
Guillet
Gift of white kangaroos to Churchill from Australia
The Australian Stock Owners Association is shipping a pair of white kangaroos to London as a gift to former prime minister Winston Churchill. The animals, displayed at the Adelaide Zoo, are believed to be the world’s only of this kind.
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London
Winston Churchill
Australian Stock Owners Association
Adelaide Zoo
Value Of Advertising
Advertising is an essential modern tool supporting production distribution and lower costs. It drives consumption and supports high living standards and wartime success. It may encourage longing for unaffordable goods, yet for future growth it remains vital to foster new desires and national progress.
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Canada
British firms revive roundabout trade after war
Wartime shift ends as London Edinburgh Burton-on-Trent West Hartlepool and King's Lynn makers of roundabouts helter skelters and scenic railways resume busy production for traveling fairs with orders from the Empire United States Europe and Iceland. An organ is noted as among the most expensive built.
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British Isles
London
Edinburgh
Burton-on- Trent
West Hartlepool
King's Lynn
Empire
United States
Continent
Iceland
British Showmen’s Guild
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Last Edition of Maple Leaf Printed in Germany
The final Maple Leaf newspaper for Canadian soldiers rolled off the presses in northwest Germany on May 3. Editor Ma Norman C. Phillips presided at a closing ceremony. the eight page edition featured a casualty in army dress posting a closed sign. Staff included Capt Nathan Dreskin and S Sgt Sam Koffman with Ruth Carmichael among contributors.
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Germany
Maple Leaf
Norman C. Phillips
Toronto
Naples
Caen
Rome
Brussels
Amsterdam
London
Nathan Dreskin
Saint John
Sam Koffman
Ottawa
Ruth Carmichael
Collingwood
Ont
Miss F J Morgan Leads Ontario Veterinary College Class
Western graduate Miss F J Morgan of Kindersley Sask heads the 21 graduates at Ontario Veterinary College. She won first prize for general proficiency with the highest aggregate mark and received the college gold medal for highest honors in the best written examination.
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Morgan of
Kindersley
Ontario Veterinary College
F. J. Morgan
Sask
Land girls rehearse for Princess Elizabeth inspection
About 150 land girls rehearse for an official inspection by Princess Elizabeth. Their drill instructor, a sergeant major, commanded “eyes right” and then “eyes front” causing one girl to keep turned, injuring a dislocated neck vertebra. Doctors said the injury is temporary.
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Princess Elizabeth
Trees Of Liberty Planted Across Netherlands May Fourth Liberation
May 4 marked the Netherlands liberation anniversary with widespread planting of trees of liberty and an 11 am minute of silence as church bells rang. Queen Wilhelmina spoke at Vught near Tilberg thanking the Allies for sacrifices. Pierre Dupuy, Canada's minister to the Netherlands, praised strides in postwar economic rehabilitation.
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Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Vught
Tilberg
Pierre Dupuy
Churchill War Memoirs Still Unwritten Yet
The Belfast Weekly Telegraph notes that Winston Churchill has not begun his war memoirs. It highlights his central role in World War I history, his deep involvement from start to finish, and his unique historical insight making him ideal for a personal record of a pivotal era.
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Churchill
Belfast
Phoney Jail Vanishes From Fort Alcan Alaska Highway
A jail built at Fort Alcan near Fort St. John on the Alaska Highway has disappeared. The clay and paper structure with painted iron look fooled many prisoners, but the fort which once housed 5 000 troops is now Canadian property after U.S. abandonment.
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United States Army
Fort Alcan
British Columbia
Fort St. John
B.C
U.S
Automobile of Future May Use Gas Turbine Engines
Packard official George T. Christopher predicts the auto industry is on the threshold of the gas turbine age. He says cars with gas turbine engines likely won’t appear next year or within five years, but could arrive in 10 to 15 years.
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George T. Christopher
Packard Motor Company
Canada Holds Half World Fresh Water Area
The Kingston Whig Standard states that more than half of the world’s fresh water area lies within Canada and invites water fishermen from around the globe to try their luck here.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Canada
Australian soldiers may wear uniforms after discharge
Australian soldiers may continue wearing their military uniforms after discharge if civilian clothes are hard to obtain. The army requests they remain tidy as if still serving, reflecting a continued standard of appearance.
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Army
Grave of Mike O Day Highlighting Right of Way Duty
A poem notes the grave of Mike O Day who died maintaining his right of way. It honors his clear right and strong will, contrasting his sacrifice with the notion of being wronged.
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Mike O'Day
Canada ships long line of livestock for export
An estimate calculated that if shogs, beef cattle, sheep and lambs shipped from Canada in November were placed nose to tail, the line would stretch about 32 miles.
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Canada
Governor General Finds Painting a Relaxation Hobby
The Governor General like Churchill paints for pleasure on his voyage to Canada. Lord Alexander notes painting is a personal sport that excites the imagination and provides quiet recreation. He contrasts amateurs who keep paintings private with public displays, praising the personal effort and satisfaction painting brings.
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Churchill
Canada
Lord Alexander
Truman
F. D
Enjoys His Home Anthony Eden at Home in Sussex Manor
Ex-Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden remains a busy figure even after electoral defeat. He spends weekends at Binder ton House near Chichester, tending flowers, stocking the fireplace logs, and sharing quiet moments with his dog, in a house built in King Charles I’s era between the South Downs and the English Channel.
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Anthony Eden
Chichester
Sussex County
Binderton House
Eden
Charles I
South Downs
Lunar Amblings on Moon Radar Contact and Jumps
University of Kentucky physicist Dr William Webb questions moon missions, noting radar contact and claiming little appeal beyond a runner’s exaggerated moon jump. He cites radar technique detecting signals after long space travel and jokes about track meets as the moon’s only lure.
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William S. Webb
University of Kentucky
Webb
Dr. Webb
Earth
Moon
Anglo French alliance would stabilize western Europe
Commentary warns that renewed Franco British unity could deter German aggression and restore balance in Western Europe. A stronger Anglo French alliance tied to broader commerce would bolster Europe’s security and unity, the News of the World argues.
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Europe
News of the World
London
Ostrich Drumstick Weighs About 34 Pounds
A historical note states that the drumstick of an ostrich weighs roughly 34 pounds, illustrating the remarkable size of the bird's leg bone.
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