British Women At War Tribute At Albert Hall
A wartime gathering at the Albert Hall drew six thousand women from across the United Kingdom and Allied nations. Prime Minister Churchill and many cabinet members attended as Ernest Bevin spoke of the critical role of women in industry and services, warning that any slack could threaten victory and national effort.
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Albert Hall
Churchill
United Nations
London
Ernest Bevin
National Service
Mnister
Women Assumed New Positions In Britain War Effort
The Ministry of Information details Britain's mobilized womanpower during WWII. About 7 million women are in full time paid war work, with 60 percent of Royal Ordnance and 40 percent of aircraft industry workers being female. Post offices, railways, and agriculture also show large female labor participation. The report notes widespread shifts across occupations, underscoring Britain and other nations' united wartime effort.
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France
England
Britain
British Ministry of Information
Ministry of Information
Royal Ordnance Factories
United Nations
High Society Cows and Names Stir Farm Folk
A Stratford Beacon Herald note humorously compares prize cows by fanciful names like Springbank Snow Countess and Susie Corndyke Fayne Lass. The column praises dairymen's pride and affection as farmers call cows to pasture, imagining Cream-filled high steps and social style.
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Springbank
Glenview Pontiac
Dora de Kol
Doreen Francy Ray Apple
Susie Corndyke Fayne
Doreen Francy
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Promise of
Iran to refinery oil pipelines stretch 1150 miles
A description notes pipelines carrying oil from Iranian wells to refineries spanning 1,150 miles. The message also urges readers to buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Iran
New Ottawa Rules For Sending Messages To Enemies
Ottawa announces new procedure for personal postal messages to relatives in enemy occupied areas. Messages must use official forms, include a 23 cent postal note, be limited to 25 words, written in block letters, and cover family news. Air mail adds 30 cents. delivery not guaranteed. exclusions apply to POWs and internees abroad.
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Ottawa
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Canada
Far East
Humorous Exchanges in Public Life and Theater Mockery
A collage of light quips and exchanges spans a castle tour, a discharged prisoner’s joke, a landlord pun, marriage foibles, nervousness as aging, a boy’s arithmetic bet, and a movie theater audience moment. The snippets capture social humor and everyday ironies with period newspaper tone.
Our Boys And Girls On Active Service
Canadians of Jewish faith were given leave for the New Year and chaplains held services. Lt.-Col. Charlie E. Bailey returns to organize a unit of stevedores in the Canadian Army. Western men populate 41 Canadian Engineer sub-lieutenants with the Royal Navy. Alberta Saskatoon and Manitoba officers receive decorations for bravery in Sicily and Italy. A Wrens party arrives in London to patriotic welcomes from the capital.
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Charlie E. Bailey
M.C
Vancouver
Kamloops
Thompson Rivers
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Alan M. Cameron
Saskatoon
George Irvin Loucks
Invermay
Sask
Arnold Sobering
Gretna
Manitoba
E. L. Park
Edmonton
Lilac
W. C. Klassen
D.F.C
C. W. Paddock
Elkhorn
Man
PO. G. W. Duffield
Lloydminster
Wrens
Royal Canadian Naval Service
London
United Nations
Empire
Allied Tank Hulls Shift From Riveting To Welding
L E Carr, technical director of the British Ministry of Supply mission to Washington, told a joint meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Ex Institute of Canada in Toronto that welding and casting are replacing riveting in constructing tank hulls in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.
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L E Carr
Ministry of Supply
Washington
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Ex Institute of Canada
Toronto
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Raccoon Noted as Unique American Mammal
The raccoon stands out as one of the few native American animals without a direct European counterpart, highlighting its distinctive evolutionary path.
Honey sources and winter bee health warn against certain nectars
The article notes clover honey from northern regions is better for wintering bees than southern nectar. It warns dandelion honey is fatal to bees and that honey from herd maple alfalfa and white goldenrod granulates so hard in combs that wintering bees cannot use it.
New Wartime Rule Cuts Towels to Standard Sizes
The wartime prices and trade board imposes a towel standardization order effective Oct 5, cutting production by 175000 yearly. Luxury towel sizes banned. plain terry limited to 24 inches wide. jacquard towels max 45 by 24 inches. wash cloths 12 by 12 inches. duck towels 17 by 32 inches. huck towels 20 by 36 inches. bath mats limited to two sizes. patterns frozen to last six months to prevent changeover losses.
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Prices and Trade Board
Gems of Thought on Enthusiasm and Earnestness
A compact collection of quotations extols enthusiasm as the driver of truth and action. Notable voices include Bulwer-Lytton, Pascal, Dickens, Emerson, Mary Baker Eddy, and others urging ardent sincerity tempered by reason in all serious pursuits.
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Bulwer-Lytton
Pascal
D'ckens
Emerson
Mary Baker Eddy
Tuckerman
Applicant cites wife’s work as reason to haul gasoline
An applicant explains the motive for hauling gasoline by stating that his wife works, implying the action is linked to supporting employment. The record notes the rationale as presented by the individual seeking approval.
Four Nations Have the Most to Contribute to a Better World
Ambassador Lord Halifax argues in World Affairs that the United States, Britain, Russia, and China hold the most to contribute to rebuilding after the war. He says great powers must share responsibility to prevent discord and inertia from undermining world security and to start the needed recovery.
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Lord Halifax
World Affairs
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Farm Animal Diseases and Official Control Powers
The Health of Animals Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture administers control under an act of Parliament. Diseases listed include anthrax, glanders, hog cholera, swine plague, rabies, mango lesion, and sheep scab. A stray note mentions Sheba and a cotton fibre yielding oil.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
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