English brides to learn about Canada at London sessions
About 50 English brides married to servicemen attended four days of lectures in London sponsored by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and Lady Tweedmouth. Speakers included Viscount Bennett and Canadian chaplains as they learned about life in Canada and farming realities.
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Canada
Britain
London
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire
Gendrone
Pte
Victor Gendrone
Creston
B.C
Ross Flemington
Michael O'Neil
Viscount Bennett
C.w.ac
C.W.A.C
England
Jack Miner
O.be
Kingsville
Ont
George VI of
Great Britain
George VI
United States
House of Commons
Japanese Air Losses Cited In Sino-Japanese Hostilities
A Chinese air force spokesman credited with air force day remarks that since July 7, 1937, Japanese aircraft losses exceed 1400 in China. He said 501 planes were shot down by Chinese air power and the remainder destroyed by anti aircraft fire and Chinese ground forces.
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China
Old Baby Carriages Get A Fatherly Fix Up
A light home project guides new fathers to repair a used baby carriage. Tighten loose screws and bolts to prevent future replacements. Paint non chromium plated gears and axles to prevent rust and refresh the look. Clean tires with soap and water and scrub the body and head with soapy cloth. Some suggest furniture polish for wooden bodies.
Honor Course Prompts a Sharp Witty Exchange
A mountaineer leads his son into a country school house and asks for Jarm in. The professor replies his department covers arithmetic algebra geometry and trigonometry. The father quips load him with trigger nometry as the family’s only poor shot.
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Jarmin
Atlanta Constitution
Women Make Up Sixty Percent of Royal Ordnance Factory Workers
Report notes that in Britain’s Royal Ordnance factories where guns shells and explosives are produced sixty percent of the workforce are women. This highlights the strong female contribution to munitions production during wartime.
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Royal Ordnance Factories
Britain
Sunken Log Problem Spurs Government Study
Ottawa Citizen reports officials press toward a timber solution as logs sink in Canada’s streams. War demand for timber and U N needs push a scientific effort to stop wastage from logs sinking on ring drives from timber limits to mills.
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Scientista
United Nations
Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Kangaroos Jump Fence Height Report
A report notes kangaroos can leap over an 11 foot high fence. The statement highlights the animal's surprising jumping ability and raises questions about enclosure limits.
Indian Sappers Build Sinking Span Bridge in Gulf
Indian Sappers execute an engineering feat in the Persian Gulf to ship war supplies from Basra to Russia. Severe river mud, 70 mph seasonal currents, and a 40 foot clearance challenge prompted a bridge on piles with a sinking center span. Tests convince Brigadier and critics the sinking span can endure.
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Basra
Russia
Charmian Tours Cornwall and Folkestone War Realities
Pte Charmian Sansom recalls leave moments in Cornwall including a cliff view and a thatched roof with a farmer from Ontario like speech. She describes Folkestone under shellfire, damaged gardens and trenches, and notes residents’ cheerful endurance. The essay covers Buckingham Palace investiture details and encounters with Ian Hunter and Winston Churchill.
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Dad
England
Ontario
Cornwall
Folkestone
France
Canadian Paratroop Training Aims To Defeat The Enemy
The article describes Canadian parachute troops training at Fort Benning and Camp Shilo with British and American methods, outlining German paratrooper doctrine, selection and training, and the plan to deploy a skilled, independent airborne force to drop behind enemy lines and seize key positions.
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Isle of
Crete
Fort Benning
Georgia
Canada
Ottawa
Lansdowne Park
Camp Shilo
Man
Germany
Rich Coal Deposits Near Hudon’s Hope On Alaska Highway
Goldwin Gregory of New York cites rich superior coal deposits in the Peace River area near Hudon’s Hope along the Alaska highway. He says there is enough coal to supply the west coast of Canada and the United States and notes remoteness has hindered development.
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Peace River
Hudson's Hope
Alaska Highway
Goldwin Gregory
New York
Winnipeg
Mr. Gregory
Canada
United States
Peter Pond
Athabasca
Gregory
Fort St. John
Edmonton
Night Drop Opens Sicilian Invasion
Allied airborne forces landed behind enemy lines in Sicily under cover of night marking the first such operation in history. Troops moved inland to seize key objectives and disrupt Axis defenses amid coastal assault and vehicle support.
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Sicily
Shaw Named Office Assistant to CN President
G W V Shaw is appointed office assistant to the President of Canadian National Railways based in Montreal. He has served in railroading since 1916 and has long association with the executive staff, including years as secretary to the Chairman of Trustees and as Assistant Secretary since 1938.
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G. W. V. Shaw
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Mr. Shaw
Canadian National Railway Company
Round Up Of Loafers For Compulsory Work Placement
National Selective Service director Arthur MacNamara says municipal provincial and RCMP are used in parts of Canada to seize young loafers and vagrants for compulsory work. Chronic unemployment over six months can trigger mandatory work or six months in a work camp. Police forces at times assist, with Fort William and Windsor Ontario noted for municipal involvement.
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Arthur MacNamara
National Selective Service
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
MacNamara
Fort William
Windsor
Ont
Unique Crochet Basket Flowers Pattern 7392
Easy needlework guide promotes crocheted basket flowers to decorate linens. The Pattern 7392 includes five motifs from 5x12 to 3x3 1/4 inches with crochet directions and required materials. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Man, with name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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