Women Doctors Serve Overseas With Canadian Army
A group of eight Canadian women doctors serve as medical officers overseas in England and Europe. Captains Deborah Hannay Marion Ross and others aid in anaesthesia surgery and pathology in Canadian General Hospitals, with roles ranging from anaesthetists to ward in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
England
Europe
Canada
European
Italy
Deborah Hannay
Kitchener
Ont
Marion Ross
Barrie
Hannay
RAMD
Army
Parrie
Ross
Christ's Hospital
Horsham
Sussex
Miss Margaret Ross
Toronto
Lytton Blvd
Viola Rae
Hamilton
Alberta
Rae
Medical Corps
Leida Sestrap
Eckville
Alta
Weyburn
Sask
Vic Railton
Port Colborne
Gardner Cooper
Lestrap
Saskatchewan
University of Alberta
University of Toronto
Captain Merritt
Louisa Merritt
Spadina Road
Wrens Cwac
Rcaf WD
Margaret Donnell
Haileybury
C.w.ac
Regina
Donnell
James A. Donnell
United Church
Prince Rupert
University of Saskatchewan
Helen Howell
Howell
School of Medicine
Leeds
RCAMC
Canadian General Hospital
James H. Howell
Galt
Mary Newman
Windsor
Newman
CWAC
Shirley Fleming
Roma Merritt
Charles W. Fleming
Fleming
William Milligan
Cornwall Out
Canadian Army
Leyda Lestrap
Herve
Marjorie Elizabeth Edmands
Winnipeg
Cooper
Tea and coffee consumption across Britain Canada and the United States
A Combined Food Board report compares tea dominance in Britain with higher US coffee use, notes Canada’s shift toward coffee during wartime, and shows cocoa consumption trends with Britain highest and Canada lowest while wartime supply declines persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
U.S.A
United States
Combined Food Board
Ocean drop would connect Australia and New Guinea by land
A hypothetical scenario suggests lowering sea level by 50 feet would expose land connecting Australia and New Guinea. The idea highlights regional geography and potential changes to coastlines and travel routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Guinea
Forests and safety lines in our lives say it all
Financial Post notes many jobs have varying accident risks with one in 100 for explosives plants and one in 570 for pedestrians. It stresses forests underpin recreation, fishing, hunting and tourism, noting their broad role in water power, fur trapping and industry, urging awareness of forest fire risks for future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Washington
Financial Post
Sault Ste. Marie Star
Pretty Pansies Embroidery Pattern 7421 Offer
Beginners can stitch pansies on table linens and towels using Pattern 7421 which includes twelve motifs sized about 2 to 3 by 12 inches. Send twenty cents in coins to the Household Arts Depart ment of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number for mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg Man
Simple Statement about Truman Plowing a Straight Furrow
A New York Times letter cites a mother’s remark that her son Truman plowed the straightest furrow in boyhood. The anecdote is offered as reassurance about how he will handle the presidency and how others may feel confidence in his integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Truman
Port of London’s 2000 Years of Trade and War Service
A sweeping history of the Port of London detailing its strategic position on major European trade routes, its growth from Roman times to a modern 45 mile network, and its role in Britain’s empire and wartime logistics, including the Blitz and invasion plans. It notes royal commissions, Dock authority honors, and peak prewar trade of about £600 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of
London
Elba
Scheidt
Britain
British Empire
Germany
Tacitus
Londinium
Bede
William the Conqueror
Tower of
London Pool
William
Normandy
Flanders
Italy
Spain
Royal Navy
Willoughby
Chancellor
Russia
Woolwich
India
East India Company
John Smith
America
Virginia
Pilgrim Fathers
Gravesend
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
Australia
New Zealand
Port of London
Kingdom
United Kingdom
Dunkirk
B.E.P
Goering
Millwell
Limehouse
Rotherhithe
Tower Bridge
Surrey Docks
Thames
Port of London Authority
H.M
United
Navy League Cadets gain approval at Calgary convention
Plans for a national youth training movement similar to Sea Cadets were approved at the Navy League of Canada annual convention in Calgary. The Navy League Cadets will teach good citizenship and patriotism regardless of creed and provide leadership to youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Cadets
Navy League of Canada
Calgary
Navy League Cadets
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Clarence Dowse
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Royal Canadian Navy
Esquimault
Detroit
Scotland
Malta
Gibraltar
The
Canadian Pacific
C.P.R
J. C. Jones
Stoker
Dowse
Alice Brooks
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