RCAF Task in Guarding the North Pacific
An analysis of Canada’s role in the Aleutians explains why the Royal Canadian Air Force is deployed in the North Pacific. It describes the strategic position of Attu and Kiska, the Alaska highway, and how Canadian squadrons supported American forces to halt Japanese advance, with RCAF fighters now joined by more squadrons to defend against bombers.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
North Pacific
David Griffin
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
St. John
Aleutians
Alaska Peninsula
North West Pacific
Aleutian Chain
Japan
Paramushiro
Attu
Kiska
North American
Alaska
North America
Hirohito
O.K
U.S
Midway Island
Pacific
Dutch Harbor
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Seward
Edmonton
Vancouver
Seattle
Alaska-Canada
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Ottawa
Britain
RCAF
Rca.f
Navy unveils new drydock for largest ships
The United States Navy completed a new drydock in under a year, about one third the usual peacetime schedule, enabling maintenance and construction of the fleet’s largest vessels.
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United States Navy
Autumn War Time Heating Tips for Canadians
An article urges frugal home heating during wartime 1943. It advises weather-stripping doors and windows, caulking cracks, storm windows, and closing dampers to save coal. It also suggests drawing draperies, pulling down shades at dark, and using open doors to circulate heat.
War prisoner recalls improvised wounds and low training in Russia
Walter Kranzmann, a German prisoner, notes soldiers in trenches feigning injuries to aid the fatherland. He describes many conscripts with minimal training, assigned to roles like ammunition transport rather than shooting, and says few expected to survive the Russia campaign.
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Walter Kranzmann
Russia
Canadian artists donate prints for armed forces canteens
Outstanding Canadian artists have donated prints of their work to be hung in canteens, mess halls and lounges of Canada's three armed forces.
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Canada
New Truck Use Order Clarifies Wasteful Use Provisions
A new order revises the April 1942 ban on using trucks to transport people besides the driver and loading assistants. Under the updated rule, passengers may ride in the cab only during trips to move goods, with exemptions for travel to places of worship and for emergency or specific operating circumstances.
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the Prices Board
German Army Letter Guide Urges Cheerful Mail Home
A Swedish paper quotes a German army guide advising soldiers to write home in a humorous vein. The guide, noted by the Stockholm daily Arbetet, urges turning ten million letters a month into a chorus of laughs despite lack of specifics from morale experts.
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Stockholm
Arbetet
Bible Sales Tied to Churchill Message at Fort Fifteen
A Bible Society representative recounts a Brazilian at Fort Fifteen on the Matto Grosso side of the river asking if a Bible included Matthew seven seven. He heard Churchill’s cable to Sir Archibald Wavell via wireless, boosting the sale and sharing the Way of Salvation.
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The
Bible Society
Matto Grosso
Mr. Churchill
Archibald Wavell
Middle East
Lord Jesus
Churchill
Public Skepticism and Its Effects on Trust
A reflection on how many people choose to believe the worst about others despite proof or its absence, highlighting the hollow impact of suspicion on social relations and community trust.
Condor Learns Flight At Nearly One Year Old
The condor, the largest of all flying birds, does not learn to fly until it is almost a year old. Researchers note this delayed fledging as part of its development and behavior study.
First Kentucky Derby Debuts at Churchill Downs in 1875
The inaugural Kentucky Derby was staged at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky during May 1875 marking the start of a famed American horse racing tradition.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Oil supplies and the air war hastening Germany's end
An analysis from Liberty Magazine argues dwindling German oil resources limit air power and military campaigns. It cites the Caucasus, Rommel in North Africa, and Ploesti as crucial factors, noting Germany’s synthetic oil is now insufficient to cover losses.
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Germany
Caucasian
Caucasus
Rommel
North Africa
Britain
Goring
Luftwaffe
Russia
Africa
Waring
Hitler
Rumania
Hungary
Austria
Poland
Romania
British Ministry of Economic Warfare
Alaska Highway valued at 115 million in wartime report
Gen George C Marshall cites 115 million as the Alaska Highway cost in a two year war report. The War Department once budgeted 90 million and predicts Canada will own the 1250 mile route after the war. Ottawa Citizen notes Canada will gain oil developments and river improvements tied to wartime Northwest projects.
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George C. Marshall
U.S. Army
U.S. War Department
Alaska
Dominion
Dawson Creek
Alaskan
Canada
Great Northwest
United States War Department
Northwest
Peace and Mackenzie River
Alberta
Norman Wells
Canadian Northwest
Ottawa Citizen
Reward for British Columbia Electric motormen
Motormen and conductors with the British Columbia Electric Railway Company earn a $5 War Savings Certificate after a year without an accident. This year 710 men have qualified, with more expected by December. Fifty seven men have ten years accident free and receive a $25 certificate.
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British Columbia Electric Railway Company
First mention of egg as food in biblical Job
The text notes Job 6 6 asks if there is any taste in the white of an egg and marks this as an early reference to eggs as food.
New Bedroom Linen Night Collection Promises Fresh Style
New season begins with a complete set of bedspreads dressing-table skirts and popular pillows. Instructions 7620 provides patterns for spreads and accessories. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number. Pattern mailing may be delayed due to slow mail.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Rubber's War-Time Adaptations Surpass 35000 Uses
Prewar analysis notes natural rubber had been adapted to more than 35,000 uses across industry. The figure highlights rubber's versatility and wartime importance as engineers and manufacturers repurpose materials.
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Lloyd V. Chadburn
D.S.O
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Aurora
Ont
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Photo
Aleutian Island
United States
R.c.af
Ken Caldwell
Bill Stiles
Cornwall
Bob Kennedy
Glace Bay
W. E. Willis
U.S. Army Air Corps
Hether
Europe
United States Congress
Sicily
Ploesti
Italy
Liberty Magazine
Combia
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