CWAC training shifts to Kitchener as Vermilion closes
Recruits from the west are redirected to Kitchener Ontario for four week CWAC basic training after Vermilion Alberta closes on May 15. Montreal CWAC members begin rifle training at Duke of York Armoury while three Smith siblings and Flying Officer Stewart Smith serve in the CWAC and RCAF. Winnipeg’s Lieut Isabel Chevrier returns with shrapnel souvenir ash trays and other keepsakes from overseas service.
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Canada
Kitchener
Ont
Vermilion
Alta
CWAC
Montreal
Duke of York Hussars Armoury
Thomas Smiths
Edmonton
Stewart Smith
D.F.C
R.c.af
Margery Smith
Margery
Helen Smith
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Rowena
London
Isabel Chevrier
Winnipeg
Man
Isabel
No. 43 Company
Hyde Park
The Doughnut Palace Love Triangle Ends In Dinner Plans
Kerrigan recalls childhood pals Mike Casey and Mary Grady as they rose through the police force and shared jokes at the Doughnut Palace. After a hospital crisis for Mike, Mary’s kiss sparks a plan to have Mike for dinner, cementing loyalty and friendship.
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Mike Casey
Mike
Mary Grady
Doughnut Palace
Palace
Mary
the Palace
Kerrigan
Phooey
Kerry
Measles Serum Shows Protective and Treatment Value
The University of Iceland reports convalescent measles serum may offer complete protection and also alter the disease course during a 1943 Iceland epidemic. It helps reduce fever shorten illness and lessen complications by using serum from recovered individuals.
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Department of Pathology and Bacteriology
University of Iceland
Reykjavik
Iceland
Lance Corporal by Ann MacDonald of Montreal
Ann MacDonald of Montreal is a versatile CWAC serving in Ottawa. She manages Army Public Relations and teaches Sunday School while contributing to the CWAC paper and pursuing studies in English and psychology. Born in London, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C G MacDonald now of Montreal.
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Ann MacDonald
Montreal
C.w.ac
Directorate of Public Relations
Ottawa
CWAC
London
Eng
Ann
C. G. MacDonald
Mont
This Week's Pattern R4746 Slenderizing Frock
This slenderizing feminine frock pattern R4746 features few pieces and a front button design for easy slipping without ruining hair. Suitable for office, home, or street wear, it comes in sizes 12 through 44. size 16 uses 35 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. name address size and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Flying fish glide long distances after surging from water
Flying fish accelerate in the sea and leap into the air where wind currents carry them. Through momentum and speed they can cover distances of about 500 feet.
Yellow Flag Signaling Plague Aboard Ship 2569
A yellow flag hangs from the halyard indicating pes tilence aboard the vessel 2569. The notice signals a health risk and prompts containment measures as authorities respond to the outbreak.
Britain’s postwar airliners test caterpillar landing gear
Progress is reported on adopting caterpillar track undercarriage for future civil airliners. The goal is increased ground contact to allow heavier loads and operations from land bases. While challenging, definite progress is being made on this engineering concept.
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Britain
Russian list places Romanian official on gallows list
A Romanian professor Aleksianu who governed Odessa under Axis occupation and ordered mass killings is ranked No 1 on the Russians gallows list. Moscow signals intent to punish war criminals with strong measures.
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Aleksianu
Odessa
Princess Pats Cookies Yield Royal Snack
A playful recipe for Princess Pats cookies uses eggs brown sugar All Bran flour nuts and butter. The directions guide beating eggs and sugar then folding in dry ingredients and bran before baking 32 bars from one pan.
Extra Rations for Seasonal Farm Help Announced
Wartime Prices and Trade Board permits extra rations for seasonal farm crews in Canada up to five meals per person daily. Applies to threshing silo filling woodcutting and similar work with forms noting daily meal limits. Officials expect the measure to cover most rationed foods though no sugar concessions are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
Canada
No Doubt About It Frontier Boundary Yet Visible
Anne O'Hare McCormick writes in the New York Times that the Canada United States boundary is as nearly invisible as any between nations. Yet border crossing remains restricted by currency rules and other limits.
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Brockville Recorder and Times
Anne O'Hare McCormick
New York Times
Canada
United States
Botanist Classifies Common Fruits as Berries
A botanist argues that bananas, grapefruits, grapes, lemons, oranges, tangerines, and tomatoes are berries. The claim hinges on plant biology definitions rather than culinary uses.
SS Plans to Go Underground If Germany Falls
Authoritative Naples report describes the Schutzstaffel as about 20 divisions with a pyramidal five man cell system. In defeat the SS would dissolve visible leadership, keep a secret structure, and rely on the Army and Junker class to regain power and revert to Neo-Nazism after the war.
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Himmler
Schutzstaffel
Naples
Germany
Hitler
Army
Junker
Canada’s Wheat Harvest Peaks and Valleys Across Years
The article notes Canada’s smallest wheat crop in 29 years at 180 million bushels in 1937 due to drought, and the largest at 566.726 million in 1928. Initial 1942 estimates favored a top crop, but final figures place it second at 556.654 million bushels. South America averages about twice the rainfall of any other continent.
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Canada
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Russia
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Basy
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