Gift Parcels for the Armed Forces Plans and Deadlines
Postmaster General urges early planning for Christmas gift parcels to Overseas service members. Suggested mailing windows target September 15 for Far East and October dates for Middle East and UK areas to ensure timely delivery amid crowded cargo space.
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Wm Po Mrlock
India
Burma
Ceylon
Middle East
Egypt
Iran
Rag
Syria
Mediterranean
United Kingdom
France
Parceas
Canada
Armed Forces
Important Changes in Canadian National Railways Promotions and Departures
Welter C Owens announces July changes in the Western Region effective August 27 including retirement of Sherman Smith from Calgary division and succession by L D Hickey. Gough moves to Prince Albert, Gray to Kamloops, Berner promoted to Smithers, and Smithers HQ shifts to Prince Rupert with new superintendent Carl Berner.
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Canadan National Railways
Welter C Owens
Western Region
Sherman Smith
Calgary
L D. Hickey
Prince Albert
D. C. Gough
Kamloops
George Gray
Smithers
Prince Rupert
Gough
Carl Berner
B.C
Grand Trunk Pacific
Rivers
Man
Edson
L. D. Hickey
Banning
Ont
Canadian Northern
Port Arthur
Rainy River
Hanna
British Columbia
Kelowna
Dauphin
Order of Railway Conductors
The Waiter’s Advice and Arctic Harbor Facts
A humorous dinner scene shows a mother ordering beef for eight while the waiter jokes about their noses sniffing a lift for more food. The piece then notes Petsamo in Finland remains ice free due to the Gulf Stream and mentions tattooing in Egypt as love charms and status signs.
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Bertha
Billy
Petsamo
Fintland
Arctic Circle
Egypt
World demand for books grows as wartime shortages bite
The allied printing and bookbinding industry faces a huge wartime backlog as paper and materials remain scarce. English book sales rose to 19,250,000 in 1943 amid high demand, with librarians strained by tight budgets and rising prices. Publishers struggle due to labor shortages and paper scarcity as supply routes shift from Scandinavian pulp to esparto grass substitutes.
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Ontario
England
Dickens
Trollope
Esparto
South Africa
Battleships’ End Uncertain As Air Power Fails To Sink Them
The article argues that claims of battleship obsolescence are premature. It notes that aviation has scored few decisive hits on heavy ships and that surface actions have sunk the few that did go down. It cites Norman, Mediterranean, and Pacific amphibious operations illustrating their continued roles.
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France
Pacific
Uninteresting Job at London Army Depot
The wife of a famous general, an unknown Tommy’s wife, and other women volunteers count cards in packs sent to troops at a London army comforts depot to ensure each pack contains 52 cards.
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Tommy
Army Comforts Depot
London
Soldier Etymology Rooted in Latin Solidus Meaning
A brief note explains that the term soldier derives from the Latin solidus, meaning a solid price or payment of money, outlining the linguistic origin of the word.
Remembering the murder vans and Berlin drive
Russians press toward Berlin as Ehrenburg recalls the murder vans used by Nazis. A mass funeral near Lublin draws 25 000 mourners for victims of the atrocity with a witness describing a camp’s mass slaughter. A British officer notes the German high command’s fear of Russian retribution, helping explain why the German armies cling to defeat.
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Berlin
Lublin
United Press Witness
Ottawa Journal
France
Ned Russell
New York Herald Tribune
Elderly Nazi Prisoner Captured in France
A 76 year old man resembling Emperor Francis Joseph was taken prisoner in France. He fought in both world wars and his white hair marks his age. The report notes his embrace of war and the Nazi doctrine may have ended with capture.
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Francis Joseph
France
Success of the Allied invasion credited to air force effort
In Ottawa, Rt. Hon. Harold Balfour credits years of Allied air force work for Normandy victory. He notes pre D-Day bombing of factories and transport, destruction of bridges, and air superiority that kept invasion forces safe. Emphasizes Allied training plans and US-Canada air facilities behind the effort.
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France
Harold Balfour
Air
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Lightning Pranks Reported Invarious Casualties And Oddities
A stormy day yields a string of curious lightning events. A woman’s gold bracelet vanished after a blinding flash as she closed a window. In Natal a man was found tied in knots by lightning but recovered. Norwich witnesses a tumbler rim lopped neatly and a clock hands jump four hours. A tree struck at night left apples cooked and ready for breakfast.
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Natal
Norwich
Cook
May Visit Americas Hint From London Daily Mail Column
Don Idden predicts Princess Elizabeth will likely visit Canada and the United States after the war. He notes strong American interest in the Princess and highlights Greenland’s ice cap covering four-fifths of the land. He adds that octopuses hunt nocturnally, carrying snails and crabs to their lairs.
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Don Idden
The
London Daily Mail
Elizabeth
Canada
United States
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Canadian National Railways
French Village
Normandy
Goebbels
Ilya Ehrenburg
R.C.A
Tophote
Bie
Maquis
Chartres
Air Ministry
Europe
Paris
America
Greenland
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