Gagship Switch and Global War Reports
The King George VI becomes the Duke of York battleship in the home fleet. Stalin-backed move restores the Orthodox church to pre revolutionary status. British naval losses in Sicily include two submarines three motor torpedo boats and one motor gun boat. Over 260 books recovered in a London library salvage drive. Polish refugees killed in July reported by the Montreal Polish consulate. British Columbia fisheries value hits 38,059,559 in 1942, up 6.3 million from 1941. Canadian whalers report 42 whales caught by Aug 14, down from 127 last year. Sgt. Leslie Thompson who was blinded at El Alamein imagines the investiture through his wife’s eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Fisheries Department
Leslie Thompson
el Alamein
D.C.M
Five new 35 000 ton battleships replace RN losses
The Ottawa Citizen reports that the Royal Navy has replaced its wartime losses with new 35 000 ton battleships. It notes more than 80 destroyers were lost but double that number were built to replace them. It also mentions six carriers at war start, only Furious surviving after three years, and several RN carriers in North Africa during American landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Citizen
Britain
H.M.S. Furious
North Africa
Pinafore or Jumper Pattern 4373 by Anne Adams
Two styles from one pattern 4373 offer jumper and saucy pinafore with back buttoning. Pattern available in children sizes 2 4 6 8 10, yardage listed for jumper blouse and pinafore. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg to order. expect possible mail delay.
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Annne Adams
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Britain reports 1943 aircraft output up 44 percent
Air Strength Captain Oliver Lyttelton announces British aircraft production in the second quarter of 1943 rose 44 percent from a year earlier while total munitions output grew 25 percent. He says allied output is three times the Axis and will reach four times next year as wartime production concentrates on high-impact equipment. Britain plans further aircraft expansion in the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lyttelton
United Nations
Axis
Lyttelton
Britain
Wax Crayons Used to Repair Small Floor Cracks
Small cracks and chipped areas in linoleum can be fixed by melting a color-matching wax crayon and filling the gaps. The method provides a quick, simple, and inexpensive touch up for vinyl floors.
Beveridge on Postwar Planning for a Better Future
Sir William Beveridge argues that public discussion and opinion must shape postwar policy, rejecting a return to the old days of mass unemployment and economic and military wars. He advocates moving forward to a stronger security framework and lasting reforms.
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Sir William H. Beveridge
King Sweyn Relic to Return to Thetford Chapel
A stone coffin long buried in Thetford Norfolk gasworks yard after 35 years is to be re interred in The Canons chapel at Thetford. The coffin is believed to hold the remains of King Sweyn father of Canute.
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Thetford
Norfolk
Sweyn
Canute
Automobiles in Sweden Fueled by Sewer Gas Cylinders
Professor William Holford told a London luncheon of the Anglo Swedish society that during his Sweden visit he observed sewer gas compressed into cylinders being used to power automobiles for locomotion.
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William Holford
London
Anglo- Swedish Society
Sweden
Sin of Moses and Aaron at the Wilderness of Sin
Sunday School lesson outlines the forty year journey, Miriam’s death at Kadesh, and the people’s rebellion. Moses and Aaron seek Jehovah’s aid, then Moses disobeys by speaking to the rock with the rod, leading to their denial of entry into the land.
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Israel
Kadesh
Miriam
Milton
Children of Israel
Moses
Aaron
Tabernacle
God
Rarest tale of poetic justice in dusty Texas
Wes West and Bennett Cerf recount a rare story from Texas where an ex New Yorker cartoonist serves in camouflage forces. A loud officer berates a whole company, claiming their work cannot fool the Jap with one eye missing and a cataract, then orders them to restart before leaving in a jeep.
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Bennett Cerf
Saturday Review of Literature
Texas
Paraguayans Eat Half Dozen Oranges Daily On Abundant Fruit
Average Paraguayans consume six or more oranges each day as the fruit remains plentiful across the country. The habit reflects widespread access to citrus as a staple in daily meals.
Hitler funded Dublin synagogue rebuild after war damage
A wartime blunder saw German planes damage Dublin including a Jewish synagogue. Hitler apologized and paid for the damage in full, funding a new synagogue in Dublin with German money, a fact noted in London Calling and the Financial Post as Hitler's synagogue in Dublin.
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Dublin
de Valera
Bertin
Hitler
London
Financial Post
Canadian Artists Decorate Army Training Centres
Twenty five Canadian artists donated works to dress-up huts across multiple Army training centres. The earliest pieces are believed to feature water birds and reflect a decorative effort tied to wartime needs.
Crossword Puzzle Grid From A Historic Paper
A dense crossword grid presents clues across and down. Entries span mythology geography language and common nouns with terms such as king of Israel sun god and ancient items alongside modern references. The puzzle lists many short answers including pronouns prepositions and objects, reflecting a traditional newspaper puzzle style.
The Only Exception Sentry Mixes Up Orders
A sergeant disciplines a new sentry who cannot recall special orders. The sentry, under pressure, confesses that only the colonel's wife may pass any questioned characters through the lines. The exchange highlights a curious wartime protocol and a breach of standard procedure.
Red Cross Parcels Reach Prisoners Amid War
Official statement notes that among thousands of parcels sent to British POWs in Germany and Italy only one in 750 is lost, underscoring reliable wartime aid logistics and care for prisoners.
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British Red Cross
Germany
Italy
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Josef Stalin
Admiralty
East Ham
Montreal
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Royal Navy
By Y Anne Adams
C.W.A.C
Canada
Canadian Women's Army Corps
P. M. Peake
Salmon Arm
B.C
M. Scott
J. E. Lemire
Ottawa
S. A. MacDonald
West Bay Road
N.S
I. L. Schiley
Whitewood
Sask
CWAC
England
BY William Ferguson
Birk Bears
Thomas Jefferson
America
Europe
NEA Service
INS
Wes West
Dobie
King of
Spain
Sun God
Balls
Fia
Gene Byrnes
By Fred Neher
Sugar
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