Grateful Empire honors Canadian Dieppe heroes and leaders
Defence Minister Ralston lists 178 Canadians decorated for Dieppe as Victori a Cross to Lieut.-Col. Merritt and a mix of DSOs MCs and Mentions in Despatches highlight the unit and individual bravery. Citations praise courage at the casino and under heavy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H G MacLean
Eppe
Vimy Ridge
Ypres
Hill
Passchendaele
Somme
Dominion
Defence
Ralston
C. C. S. Merritt
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Dieppe
Vancouver
Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada
Canadian Raiders Honored For Daring August Raid Valor
Excerpts from citations highlight Pte Fenner L Cpl Berthelot and C S M Gouk and Sgt Hickson as examples of courage during the raid. They fought under heavy fire on an open hill, advancing with Bren gun fire and explosives to neutralize enemy positions. The passage lauds all Dominion soldiers as a cross section of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pte
Fenner
L.cpl
Guy Bernard Berthelot
D.C.M
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Berthélot
Tirty
C.S.M
George Gouk
Cameron Highlanders
George A. Hickson
R.C.E
N.C.O
Hickson
Dominion
Child asks if God has many chairs in church
A Leeds Yorkshire Post item humorously recalls a six-year-old boy attending Sunday school for the first time. The child ponders religion and asks his mother, Hasn't He got a lot of chairs, provoking a lighthearted reflection on sacred spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Bible Passed Through Wars Carried by Family
Wayne Fellow holds a 100 year old Bible in an army camp on the west coast. It was carried in the Civil War by his grandfather and in the First World War by an uncle, linking three generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Women in Industry: Anne Loughlin Heads Britain Trade Union Congress
Anne Loughlin of Leeds becomes president of Britain's Trades Union Congress and champions equal pay for equal work. She urges women to expand war work and gain a voice in reconstruction, recalls early strikes, and warns against displacing conscripted men while restoring jobs for those affected.
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Britain
Trades Union Congress
Anne Loughlin
Leeds
T.U.C
Miss Loughlin
Prophecy Ties Stalin’s New City to Tsaritsyn Legend
In a letter to the London Times Ernest Oldmeadow argues that Stalin’s new grad refers to the old Tsaritsyn. He recalls Peter the Great’s 1722 gift of a stick and a warning that no one would oust Tsaritsyn, linking historic authority to contemporary claims.
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Ernest Oldmeadow
Temple Fortune Lane
London Times
Stalingrad
Stalin
Tsaritsyn
Peter the Great
Negro pleads own case over legal aid in theft case
A Black defendant argues for self representation to save legal fees and calls Joshua as the chief witness. He asks where he was during the chicken theft, implying his innocence and challenging the need for a lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua
New Zealand Soldier Earns Victoria Cross at Alamein
Sgt Keith Elliott of New Zealand led B Company in a decisive break near Ruweisat in the El Alamein line. Enemy tanks closed in on three sides as 19 men remained, yet Elliott charged forward capturing an anti tank gun five machine guns four more machine gun posts an anti tank gun a German machine gun nest and 130 German prisoners with only one wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin York
Keith Elliott
New Zealand
Ruweisat
Alamein
Egypt
Elliott
Rush
Favorite Pineapple Crochet Doilies Pattern 7389
Pineapple shaped crochet doilies offered as pattern 7389. Includes directions with stitch illustrations and required materials. Available for twenty cents by mail to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Britain's Home Grown Food Rise Amid Obstacles and Air Freight
The Farm Radio Forum from London reports Britain now produces about sixty to seventy percent of wartime food, aided by the Women's Land Army and imports of tractors and fertilizers. Bolivian beef moves to La Paz by air, while Britain expands oats, root crops, milk, potatoes, and wheat. County and district committees supervise farming, with prices controlled to reflect costs and farmers advised or ordered as needed.
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Great Britain
Cleveland Fyfe
National Farmers’ Union
International Farm Radio Forum
London
CBK
Watrous
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Capt. Fyfe
Britain
Women’s Land Army
Canada
Canadian Farm Radio Forum
Anthony Hurd
British
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Hurd
British Isles
Hurd
Farmers’ Organization
The
Victory For Corvette in North Atlantic U-Boat Battle
First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander recounts a three hour chase of a U-boat by a corvette in heavy rain and darkness. After four ramming attacks and depth charges, the U-boat sinks as the corvette endures 19 minutes of furious gunfire and wireless chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
North Atlantic
Japs Launch Three A Campaign in Dutch East Indies
The Netherlands East Indies reports Japan has begun a three A campaign. The three A's stand for Nippon as the light of Asia, Nippon as the mother of Asia, Nippon as the leader of Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Asia
Nippon
Stand-sits promise bigger capacity for Washington transit
Washington transit tests new stand-sit benches removing traditional seats to increase capacity by 25 to 70 percent. Benches spaced fourteen inches apart use a hand rail and footrest to keep riders secure on curves while half standing and half sitting.
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Washington Street
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Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt
Belleville
Yypes
J. H. Roberts
M.C
Kingston
Ont
Hollywood
Co. C. I. Merritt
V.C. Winner
Merritt
Dollard Menard
D.S.O
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
James Porter Browne
Canadian Chaplain Service
W. A. Ewener
Casino
Paul P. Loranger
L.C.T
Ernest R. Thirgood
Royal Regiment of Canada
Thirgood
George A. Alfred
John H. Mizon
Essex Scottish
Tron
Pte. Mizon
Fr O. Fenner
V.C
Women In Industry
National Tailors and Garment Workers’ Union
Annie
York
Alice Brooks
Bolivia
Latin America
Central
South America
Department
Beni
la Paz
Pines
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Corvette
U.S
Washington
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