Soldier Poet of Laurier Gains Fame with Songs
Bob Sharpe of Laurier Manitoba known as Lance- Corporal Robert H Sharpe joins the Canadian Army Service Corps. He wrote Meet Me Tonight In The Moonlight performed on major networks and received a congratulatory letter from John Scott Trotter. His poem My World appeared in the New York World's Fair Anthology of Verse. He was born in Manchester in 1898 and enlisted in 1941. He and his wife have ten children. the family is musically inclined at their Laurier farm.
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Bob Sharpe
Laurier
Manitoba
Dauphin
Robert H Sharpe
The
Boys
Canadian Army Service Corps
Shilo Camp
John Scott Trotter
Kraft Muse Hall
Lance-Corporal
Sharp
Manchester
Lancashire
England
Canada
Winnipeg
Corporal Sharpe
Robert H. Sharpe
Supplies Cut Off as Allied North Africa Entry Impacts Axis
Dingle M Foot said in the British House of Commons that Allied entry into North Africa cut off key Axis food and industrial supplies. He cited seven months of imports to France and Italy totaling 2,400 tons of rubber, 271000 tons of minerals, 1000000 tons of phosphates, 157000 tons of oil seeds, 1600 tons of wool, 9800 tons of raw cotton, 2000 tons of hides, and 850000 tons of foodstuffs, much requisitioned by a Marseilles based German Italian purchasing commission. Foot added that the invasion may have halted Axis plans to boost food production, noting sufficient tin plate was found to can a year's catch of fish.
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North Africa
Dingle M. Foot
Ministry of Economic Warfare
House of Commons
France
Italy
Marseilles
Foot
War Boss Credit For Africa Victory
The Buffalo Courier-Express applauds the Allied campaign in North Africa, praising British forces for defeating Rommel at El Alamein and lauding Churchill and the war cabinet for sending relief to Africa in 1940. It argues the Axis would dominate Africa without that support and warns against overconfident armchair strategists.
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Buffalo Courier-Express
French North Africa
French West Africa
Suez Canal
Egypt
Churchill
British Isles
Africa
Axis
Army Camp Trials Horse Drawn Vehicles In War Service
The Munitions and Supply Department buys horses for general duty at Petawawa Military Camp. The first batch from Gilbert E. Arnold of Grenville Quebec includes grade draft bred horses from Ontario and Quebec amid gas and tire shortages.
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Munitions and Supply Department
Army
Petawawa Military Camp
Gilbert E. Arnold
Grenville, Que
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
A. C. Burt
Simcoe
Dominion Veterinary
Major T. Rodger
P.L.D.G
Gilbert Arnold
Arnoldwold Farms
Grenville
Que
L. K. Crabb
Department of Munitions and Supply
Graham Maybury
Ottawa Horseman
Canadian Merchant Navy Heroes Of War At Sea
The Canadian Merchant Navy earns its new name by facing perils similar to warships without protective gear. Men aboard torpedoed vessels endure submarine warfare risks, with many losing their lives. As Canada builds vast 10 000 ton ships and sends them to sea, the crews endure shell and torpedo threats, proving their heroism in the war effort.
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Merchant Marine
Merchant Navy
Canada
Toronto Star Weekly
No Change In Sight For Tea And Coffee Rationing
Food supply officials say conditions are no better than when rationing began last August. The one ounce tea or four ounces coffee weekly ration remains due to global shipping hazards and prioritization of vital war supplies. UK buys tea for the United Nations with London allocations to recipient countries.
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India
Canada
South America
United Nations
United Kingdom
London
Dieppe Veterans Emphasize Mail From Home
Seventeen Canadian Dieppe veterans express that mail from home outranks pay as the most important support for soldiers overseas. St. Marys Journal-Argus highlights the interview and its message to home front readers.
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Dieppe
St. Marys
London Embraces Friendliness Before War
A prewar United Church Observer piece notes London shifting from reserve to openness as strangers are greeted with eager help in shops and on buses. It highlights acts of friendliness from a bus conductor and a student offering candy, urging city dwellers to emulate rural chats about weather and news.
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France
London
United Church Observer
Do rats eat soap says the Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum answers a reader about soap disappearance in a Toronto washroom. Professor J R Dymond notes rats sometimes eat soap, reflecting the museum's broad focus on animal life from near to far lands.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
J. R. Dymond
Inquirer
Christmas seals aid safer living for our boys and girls
Christmas seals are presented as helpful factors promoting safer living for children. The message emphasizes community support and preventive care efforts directed at youth safety.
Grapefruit Origins Remain a Mystery to Experts
Experts struggle to identify the grapefruit's origin noting no clear record of its invention. The fruit may have appeared unexpectedly and become a common breakfast staple without a known provenance.
Meat posters puzzle shopper at Cornwall butcher shop
A Cornwall housewife faced odd signs urging not to ask for pork while meat trays showed abundant pork cuts and scant beef. She chose a chicken instead, reflecting shoppers’ confusion at the shop on a recent Saturday.
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Cornwall Standard
Cornwall
Library of Alexandria Fire Claims 700000 Books Myth
The claim that the Library of Alexandria held 700000 books after a 47 BC fire is a widely cited figure but modern scholarship challenges the exact count. Historians suggest the number was probably far smaller and estimates vary.
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Alexandria
One Sago Palm Feeds Native for a Year in Dutch East Indies
A single sago palm yields enough edible starch to sustain a native for twelve months in the Dutch East Indies. The note highlights the palm as a staple resource in local survival and diet, illustrating its significant role in regional food security.
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Dutch East Indies
Britain Treats War Prisoners Keeps to Rules, Says Former Officer
A anonymous former British officer who worked among Nazi captives writes in the Daily Herald that Britain feeds and houses prisoners well while keeping them in camps. He notes medical care and Red Cross books, with two daily roll calls and lights out at 10 pm. Prisoner categories include cooperative, Nazi loyalists, and bluffing ones, with many fading from view after arrival, while others insist on anonymity or lie about their identity.
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Britain
West States
Daily Herald
Dieppe
Germany
Sne
Red Cross
Scotland
Farm Woodlot Management for Fuel and Fence Posts
Dominion forester D Roy Cameron urges farmers to develop woodlots of about 20 acres to yield one cord of fuelwood per acre annually, with five cords for fencing. Mixed stands of hardwoods and softwoods are ideal, including maple and birch for fuel and pine or spruce for lumber.
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D. Roy Cameron
Dominion Forester
Prairie
Cameron
Dominion
Provincial Forest Service
Fight Against Sues by Admiralty Claims 530 U Boats Sunk
The British Admiralty asserts that no fewer than 530 enemy submarines have been sunk or damaged in the war, portraying a relentless at sea campaign against the Hun. Hitler’s U boats remain, but much of his underwater fleet and crews are said to be on the bottom.
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