Invisible army ties down Axis divisions in Europe
King Peter II of Yugoslavia says an invisible army of countrymen pins down 2 to 40 Axis divisions. In Bengal October cyclone deaths exceed 11,000. Delhi votes 89,600 rupees for air raid shelters. Canada introduces pork loaf and ham roasts under rationing. Dutch conscription begins for ages 26 to 45. Warsaw fined about 145 600 dollars for acid attacks. Tirana guards kill 16 and wound 25 during protests. Britain signposts may return to towns with limits.
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Peter 11
Yugoslavia
Delhi
India
Crochet Your Own And Be In Style Pattern 7416
Advertisement for a crochet pattern offering a soft hat and scarf made entirely in single crochet. Includes instructions, illustrations, and options for embroidery, tassels, and cords. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg for Pattern 7416.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Mickie Says Ads Push News Copy Late
A scribbled note notes that last minute advertisements slow the press and spur late night efforts to publish the newspaper. The writer expresses frustration with rushing to get the paper out.
Death Lurks at Crossings Courtesy Canadian Pacific Railway
The Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada reports 219 railway crossing accidents in the first eight months of 1942 with 87 deaths and 255 injuries. In the same period in 1941, 219 accidents caused 83 deaths and 286 injuries despite rationing.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Board of Transport Commissioners For Canada
First Aircraft Flights From Warships Start in 1911
The article recalls Lieut C R Sampson flying a Short biplane from the bows of H M S Africa at Sheerness Harbour, with a runway built on the ship. A follow up flight used a seaplane fitted with wheels from H M S Hibernia. The first real aircraft carrier was H M S Hermes, commissioned in June 1913 with aircraft operating from forecastle and quarter deck. Bay War Savings Certificates.
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Lieut. C. R. Sampson
H.M.S. Africa
Sheerness Harbour
England
Lieut. Sampson
Lieut. Malone
H.M.S. Hibernia
H.M.S. Hermes
Rubber substitutes eyed as 1944 supply solidifies
William M. Jeffers national rubber administrator told the National Association of Independent Tire Dealers that by mid 1944 the U S would have adequate rubber substitutes and be free from Malayan crude rubber dependence. He urged auto drivers to cooperate to bridge current shortages until synthetic production peaks. A warplane is built from millions of precise parts, each contributing to overall efficiency.
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William M. Jeffers
National Rubber
United States
Malaya
National Association of Independent Tire Dealers
Jeffers
Medical department roles in early illness detection
Canadian industrial plants stress the duty of medical departments to detect illness at onset and prevent contagion. Prompt reporting of communicable diseases to plant physicians, on site diagnostic services, and access to clinical, laboratory, and X ray tests reduce absenteeism and speed return to work.
Intrigue in the Home Genesis 27 1 45
Sunday school lesson recounts Isaac’s blessing deception with Jacob. Rachel outfits Jacob to impersonate Esau to obtain the blessing, causing Esau’s anger and Jacob’s flight. The passage explores why God chose Jacob despite his flaws and the moral lessons of family deceit and divine election.
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Jacob
Bethel
Isaac
Esau
Rachel
Haran
God
Former TCA Pilots Win Recognition in Air Force News
Three former Trans-Canada Air Lines pilots figure in recent coverage. Wing Commander Marlowe Kennedy received the Air Force Cross for wartime service in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and piloted the Duke of Kent’s plane across Canada in 1941. Wing Commander Bruce Middleton helped locate a disabled flying boat crew in northern Quebec. Flight Lieutenant A F Madore supervised 7 047 flying hours in January 1942 with no accidents and is praised for advancing elementary flight training.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Marlowe Kennedy
Bruce Middleton
A. F. Madore
T.C.A
Canada
National Air Line
Kennedy
Air Force Cross
R.C.A.F
Duke of Kent
Madora
Virden
Manitoba
Middleton
Ottawa
Quebec
Fort Erie blacksmith keeps busy in his 90th year
The Toronto Globe and Mail recalls David Plato, a Fort Erie blacksmith, still working at 90 as he did 75 years ago. The tale notes how war reshapes work and how the village smithy drew community interest with the forge glow and the bond between horse and man.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Fort Erie
David Plato
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Holland
Polish Telegraphic Agency
Warsaw
Tirana
Albania
Alice Brooks
Mickie
ALLIS
Reg'lar
Roughrider
Mom
Gene Byrnes
Fanny Sen
Sampson
Bay War Savings Certificates
U.S
By Fred Neher
Mrs. Pip's
Rolls Royce
de Havilland Design
de Havilland
Air Force Awards
O T. Larson
Trans-Canada
Tc.a
Island
Malta
BY William Ferguson
Eve Pats
NEA Service Inc
Low
Nelson
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