Penicillin pioneers win Nobel Prize and world updates
Sir Alexander Fleming receives the Nobel for penicillin with Howard Florey and E B Chaim. Other items note Woolwich Arsenal orders, TV station outlook for 1946, Canadian war vehicle handover, holidays reinstatement reconsideration, French atomic plans, merchant navy losses, Japan population estimate, and census secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Howard Florey
E. B. Chaim
Sir Alexander
Worshipper's Vision and Call in Isaiah 6
The lesson explores Isaiah's vision of God in the temple and his call to service. It contrasts the unveiled holiness of God with Isaiah's sense of sin, leading to a willing response: Here am I, send me. The piece cites Isaiah 6 and parallels with Moses and Peter to illustrate a worshipper's path from purification to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
A. B. Davidson
Jehovah
Peter
Moses
Gideon
Jeremiah
God
Professor McFadyen
Major Mary McIlvena retires from CWAC after long service
National Defence Headquarters announces Major Mary L. McIlvena of Lethbridge Alberta retires from the Canadian Women's Army Corps after appointments in Calgary Victoria and Regina. She served overseas from 1943 to return as officer commanding No. 112 Depot Company Regina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defence Headquarters
Mary L. Mclivena
C.A
Mclivena
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Calgary
Victoria
Regina
Mcllvena
Canada
No. 112
C.w.ac
Sask
Major McIivena
Canadian Pacific Railways
Auxiliary Territorial Service
C.glt
1.C.C.E
McIlvena
Hugh McIilvena
Customs Office
Alta
CWAC
Lois A. M. Botterill
Red Deer
C.W.A.C
Botterill
Department of National Defence
Major and Private Buttercup Exchange in Offbeat Banter
A humorous exchange shows Private Buttercup mistaking the term intelligent officer for an intelligent officer. The Major corrects him, stressing the phrase and prompting a lighthearted misunderstanding about military jargon.
Regular Route Confusion In Small Town Traffic
A motorist on a main road in Stratfordshire narrowly avoided a collision when a coal cart ahead suddenly turned into a side street. The driver refused to indicate his turn claiming he always goes down that street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratffordshire
Early settlers find pumpkins growing in New England
The article notes pumpkins cultivated by Native Americans long before Columbus and records early settlers discovering pumpkins in the region that is now New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
America
New England
Sunken Tirpitz To Stay In Norwegian Fjord For Tours
Commodore Peter Breds dort says the sunken battleship Tirpitz remains in a Norwegian fjord near Tromsee after being damaged by British bombs. Salvageable material is removed, bodies still aboard, but the wreck is not worth scrap. Tromace could become a tourist site again with boat excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tromsee
Norway
Peter Bredsdort
Tromace
Coast Watcher Ruby Boye Earned Respect in Pacific War
Ruby Boye, honorary third officer in the Womens Royal Australian Naval Service, served on Vanikoro Island guiding Allied bombers with weather and enemy movement reports. Despite Japanese threats, her radio weather alerts aided Allied operations while coast watchers across the Pacific supported covert battles, capturing ships or rescuing airmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Ruby Boye
Royal Australian Naval Service
Vanikoro Island
South Africa
Indonesia
Malaya
Philippines
Im placable Visits Open Day Losses At Vancouver
The British carrier Im placable allowed public inspection in Vancouver on October 14. US cruiser Portland prevented similar theft at New York by stationing sailors at the gangplank. Visitors were met by bluejackets guarding exits and confiscating items as guests departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Portland
New York
Atlantic Ferry Service A Roosevelt Idea Turns Wartime Lifeline
The North Atlantic Return Ferry Service marks four years since its wartime launch inspired by President Roosevelt. From Britain’s need for planes to counter U boats, the service has carried over 20 000 passengers and about 3.5 million pounds of freight. Notable feats include a westward crossing in 12 hours 26 minutes and an eastward run in 10 hours 9 minutes. ten British pilots have each logged over a hundred crossings, one reaching 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
America
Great Britain
R.A F
United States
London
Ottawa Journal
Atlantic
Colonel Bogey Composer Ken Alford Remembered After Death
The article notes Ken neth J. Alford who wrote Colonel Bogey in 1914 and used the pen name linked to Major F. J. Ricketts R.M. It highlights the tune’s global spread among soldiers and bands and its origin on a Scottish golf course after hearing Fore and the two notes C and A. Tin forms many alloys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogey
Tipperary
Kenneth J. Alford
F. J. Ricketts
R.M
Radio Times
Scotland
Alford
Unknown Heroes of the Air Sea Rescue Service
The Air Sea Rescue Service of the RAF operated during the Battle of Britain and Dieppe. Equipped with small launches and aging aircraft, it rescued nearly fourteen thousand aircrew from the sea, including RAF RCAF and United States personnel, earning praise for mercy missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
English Channel
R.A.F
Channel
Dieppe
Air Sea Rescue
RCAF
United States
Halifax Herald
Veterans Thrive: Report Praises Returning Servicemen
The Committee on Rehabilitation of the Health League of Canada finds most veterans, especially combat returnees, energetic and conscientious at work. They show resilience, balance, and loyalty, aiding management with teamwork. A few need careful handling, but can be helped with practical foremanship and personnel work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Rehabilitation of the Health League of Canada
Airplane Must Fly At Or Above One Thousand Feet Over Contest Areas
Aviation rule requires aircraft to maintain a minimum altitude of 1000 feet above designated contest zones to ensure safety and crowd protection during events. Authorities enforce strict compliance with penalties for violations.
Jade Carving Techniques in Jade Work
The article explains that jade and other semi precious stones are shaped by sawing drilling or grinding using foot treadle driven tools fed with a water sand paste. Jade’s hardness requires fixed tools while the jade block is rotated to the work, demanding precision and skill from the carver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Mining Journal
Potatoes First Brought to Colombia by Spaniards in 1538
Historical note states that potatoes were introduced to Colombia by Spanish explorers in 1538, marking the crop's earliest recorded contact with white settlers in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
South America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woolwich Arsenal
Royal College of Physicians
Moxon
US Federal Communications
Martin
Ottawa
Paris Daily Mail
Sahara Desert
Merchant Navy
W. H. Coombs
Mercantile Marine Officers’ Federation
Mainichi
Japan
Home Ministry
Council of the Upright
Wac
Cw.a.c.s Overseas
M.D
SHELL
Pte
Buttercup
Tirpitz
G F Grimshaw
Tommy Burns
Mr. Grimshaw
Pacific
Atlantic Ferry Service
Major Ricketts
Colonel Bogey
By Fred Neher
Jim
Gene Byrnes
Sia
Gen. Eisenhower
G.I
S. W.ac. Pte
Betty Rising
Middletown
Conn
Betty
Germany
E Re
Sziaro
Gre
By William Ferguson
Alaska
Hugh Tarpley
Quincy, Illinges
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!