Czechoslovaks Remain Defiant in Nazi-Occupied Era
The article notes Czechoslovakia as among the first to fall under Nazi domination. Exiled leaders Eduard Benes and Jan Masaryk led the fight for independence. The twenty fifth anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s free status drew tributes from the United Nations as Czechs press for democracy despite occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Jan Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
United Nations
Long Struggle For Democracy in Czechoslovakia
The article recounts Czechoslovakia breaking from Austrian rule after World War I and forming a republic led by Thomas Masaryk. It notes democratic aims, pursuit of peace with other nations, and readiness to defend independence against Nazi invasion, though outmatched by Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Republic of
Thomas Masaryk
Europe
Small Nations Need Security
The piece laments Czech defeat and urges collective security to shield small nations from future German aggression. It argues democracies failed to stop the attack and calls for preventing Germany from rebuilding military power as Europe plans reconstruction. It notes Czechoslovakia and other oppressed countries seeking guarantees for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Our Boys And Girls On Active Service Exploits Of HMCS Morden
The article highlights HMCS Morden, a corvette from Morden Manitoba, earning awards for rescuing 102 crew from a torpedoed freighter and salvaging its gear. Lieut Douglas Watson received the British Empire Medal. Telegraphist Harry Taylor and Signal man Joe Shacter contributed to the operation. It also describes new Canadian Volunteer Medals, RCAF armbands, and Royal Canadian Navy sailors aiding farms in Northern England. It notes Lieut Donald MacRae aboard a minesweeper, convoy escort duties, anti-slave actions in the Gulf, and introduces waterproof protective suits for North Atlantic sailors. It ends with a Royal Canadian Navy wedding aboard HMCS Niobe and details on postal handling for troops overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morden
Manitoba
Douglas Watson
Harry Taylor
Gregg
Joe Shacter
Regina, Sask
Royal Canadian Navy
R.c.ln
England
Donald MacRae
Gulf
Persia
Stoker
Richard J. War
New Westminster
B.C
Hmcs
Regina
R.P.O. Bill Gibbs
Winnipeg
S.P.O. Herbert Popp
Foxford, Sask
Duet Squash Varieties and Serving Ideas
This article reviews winter and summer squash varieties noting Acorn Pepper Golden Hubbard Banana squash and others for winter storage at 50 to 60 degrees F. It contrasts summer squash high mineral content with low Vitamin A and suggests varied serving methods including desserts mains vegetables and soups with recipes like Squash Puff and a glazed squash dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Dept. of Agriculture
Belisha Beacon globes cost $1.25 to replace
London reports about 3000 Belisha Beacon globes broken in a short period with replacement costs around $1.25 each. The orange globes atop the crosswalks are the target of widespread damage and demand for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Belisha
London
Eczema Relief Claims With Emerald Oil Remedy
The ad urges immediate choice to treat eczema skin troubles. It promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as highly concentrated and long lasting with relief at first use, claiming itching stops and eruptions clear in days, mentioning feet and barber's itch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Doing Good Work Post Office Efficiency in Military Mail
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes the post office operates at high efficiency for military mail. It highlights the hazards of service mail, the long movements of soldiers at distant stations, and the remarkably low losses. It urges a vote of thanks to the post office for its dispatch and safety in wartime correspondence. It also encourages buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockville
Prices in Skagway Alaska Ahead of Hometown Tiresomely High
The Lethbridge Herald contrasts local price complaints with Skagway Alaska where milk costs 25 cents a quart bread 15 cents a loaf butter 72 cents a pound beef 70 cents a pound ham and eggs 1 dollar and an ice cream cone 20 cents illustrating comparatively lower grocery costs in the far north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge Herald
Skagway
Alaska
Cars Converted to Animal Drawn Vehicles Seen in Kingston
In Kingston Jamaica petrol driven cars have vanished and motor cars are now seen converted into animal drawn vehicles throughout the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Buckleys Mix ture promises fast relief for coughs
An advertisement touts Buckleys Mix ture as Canada’s largest selling cough and cold remedy. It claims rapid relief from coughing and chest congestion after the first sip, urging readers not to suffer another day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Buckley's
Wartime Gas Storage In Old Los Angeles Oil Field
An old Playa Del Rey oil field near Los Angeles California is repurposed as a natural gas reservoir. The 310 acre site holds about two billion cubic feet of gas in porous sands 85 feet thick, pumped into abandoned wells to address wartime storage needs amid scarce tank materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Playa del Rey
Smiles and Snippets From a Lively Page
A collage of light vignettes including a garage mechanic joking with a customer, an architect seeking needs, office humor about letters and firings, fashion quips about a ducky frock, and a family exchange over punishment and cake. Also a joke about honest travellers and a child’s prayer question. Ends with a note on Ecuador's agriculture supporting about 90 percent of the population.
Canadian Student Pilots Graduate From Swift Current Courses
Nine Canadians join a broad graduation of student pilots at Swift Current as wings are presented by R. E. Watts. The class includes Sgts Isted Mouat Goodall Love Macdonald and others from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba plus several Nav Bombers and Instructors at No 2 F L and No 2 AO S Edmonton and MacLeod Alberta. Airmen from India Australia New Zealand and the U K are also named among the graduates alongside U S citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Current
R. E. Watts
F.C
S.F.T
Poland
No 2 F.L
Pearce
Alta
South Africa
Australia
United Kingdom
Canadian
British Columbia
A. T. Dalgleish
PO. T. C. Palmer
Vancouver
PO. M. White
Hope
RA. Harper
Dawson Creek
M. L. Armitage
Kilkerran
Alberta
PO. W. F. Olson
PO. A. E. Lea
Calgary
PO. L. B. Ardal
Armada
PO. E. C. Ward
Edmonton
Manitoba
H. J. Marsh
St. Vital
PO. A. F. Snider
PO. L. G. Falconer
PO. J. C. Whitehead
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
PO. L. E
Summerberry
India
New Zealand
Tasmania
Canadian Provinces
No. 2 Air Observer School
H. H. Park
F. E. Walker
E. K. Lane
R. H. Rose
Victoria
J. A. Goff
C. O. Hansen
Beauvallon
W. A. Erskine
Leslieville
M. J. Christensen
Strathmore
Sgt. J. Cameron
Edamonton
U.S.A
MacLeod
Clayton S. Grant
Campbell River
Russell J. Glazier
New Westminster
John B. Gummow
Peachland
Raymond Lidgren
Trail
William L. Stanbury
Langley Prairie
Roberts. Shinnour
Patrick J. Flannigan
David A. Perry
Burnaby
James W. Stockdale
Irvine A. Cousins
John L. Hunter
William A. Christopher
Ernest L. Lee
Joseph D. Naples
Harry 58
Lytle
Herman J. Westman
Robert D. Lee
Carl T. Reiser
William R. Legg
South Kootenay
Lawrence L. Goble
Kamloops
Edward G. Varndell
Gleichen
Henry A. Grimsrud
Wembley
David B. Bullock
Taber
Carsten H. Ansen
Edgerton
James S. McKay
Turner Valley
Eldon R. Edwards
Burns W. Wood
Roland N. Page
Westlock
Paul F. Fanning
Cranbrook
William Francis Smith
Empress
Orson A. Davies
Cardston
Thomas A. Campbell
Drumheller
William L. Leavitt
Leavitt
Reinhard Frederking
Bruederheim
John A. M. Shields
Earl C. Dixon
Raymond B. Stewart
David L. Harvey
Lethbridge
Murray G. Hall
Donald L. E. MacCulloch
James G. Spalding
A Flying World Delivers Bold Postwar Air Vision
The Victoria Colonist foresees a postwar boom in civilian air passenger traffic surpassing all prior travel modes. It predicts continental crossings in eighteen hours and ocean crossings in ten hours, arguing future generations will accept flight as routine, comparable to boats trains and autos today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Kiel Canal Cleaves 60 Miles Across German Danish Neck
The Kiel canal cuts a 60 mile northeastward path across the neck of the German Danish peninsula shaping regional transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel Canal
Nature Study PortraitsWinter Coats for Wildlife
The northland prepares for winter as brown hares weasels and ptarmigan shed old coats and grow white fur or feathers. Royal Ontario Museum specimens show stages of this seasonal change explained as hair and feather replacement not mutations. Winter apparel for wildlife remains practical rather than fashionable.
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Northland
Royal Ontario Museum
Wartime Weather and the Myth of Weather Control
The article debunks the idea that heavy cannon fire can alter weather and explains that air movements dwarf military energy. It argues that firing into clouds cannot cause rain and notes that weather control remains beyond human capability. It also remarks that monopoly is dangerous whether held by labor or capital.
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Ontario
Senateiplagers
Aseir Crew
North Atlantic
Canadian Postal Corps Headquarters
Canadian Army
Post Office
Recorder and Times
Buckley
Ceam
Myles Nervine
Old
Dencker
Dept
L. Joyce Sub. P.O
Java
Horace
Pamela
Ecuador
Wings Parade
RCAF
BCATP
Douglas A. Whittaker
Moose Jaw
Jacob V. Boyczuk
Bayard
Sgt
C. E. Chapman
Ridgedale
Sgts
A. N. Glasson
Fisher Branch
J. Ss. Hayes
H. C. Tarzwell
Grandview
Renaud Laboratories
CLE
Eee
Nature
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vda Ford Care Tey
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