Canadian Soldiers At Goose Bay Find Life Far From Unpleasant
At Goose Bay Labrador Canadian soldiers, among the most isolated bases, grow vegetables hydroponically and operate a market garden. The camp hosts an orchestra and radios in all recreation halls, with libraries, movies, and a local hospital network supporting health and leisure for troops and nearby Eskimos alike.
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Labrador
Goose Bay
Atlantic
Gonse Bay
Ottawa
Halifax
Canada
Rigolet
Army
M. Fitch
Montreal
Scottish Terrier Dog Case Shocks Danish Court
A messenger boy from Struer faced charges for possessing a dog that bit three German soldiers. A witness testified the dog bites were in its blood and the terrier was not trained to bite Nazis. The judge fined 300 kroner and ordered the dog destroyed.
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Struer
Jutland
London Venison Warrant Suspended Since War Began
An ancient custom dating to 1428, providing venison from Royal Forests to the Lord Mayor and City officers, has been paused due to war. Prewar warrants gave four bucks to the Lord Mayor, three to sheriffs, and one to several officials, totaling twelve. A December venison allocation may return if the war ends by year’s end.
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London
Flame over Unknown Soldier Tomb Continues Under Arc de Triomphe
Paris custodians of the unknown soldier shrine were fined 6000 francs for exceeding the gas quota keeping the flame burning atop the tomb under the Arc de Triomphe in the First World War remembrance.
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Paris
France
Hours Worked In Wartime Britain And Embassy Stand-Off
The British Ministry survey shows 1943 July pay week hours: men 52.9, women 45.9, youths 14-20 48, girls 14-17 45.1, overall 50 hours. W R Chrystie guarded the British embassy in Paris. Goering demanded entry, Chrystie refused, citing international law and royal ownership. Chrystie later jailed five months, released under surveillance, and returned to the embassy duties.
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Britain
Ministry of Labour
Goering
Chrystie
Saint Denis
Baron Maurice Rothschwd
Maryland's all-woman firm notes male clients many
Maryland's only all-woman law firm says most clients are men. The firm explains it specializes in domestic cases and that many husbands' wives do not understand them, while they believe only a woman can understand how they are misunderstood.
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Maryland
Eye Tests Govern Air Crew Selection in Canadian Study
The official publication notes eye characteristics are the key factor in selecting air crew for the Canadian forces. It cites 10 to 14 percent of recruits rejected for eye reasons, details visual acuity and color vision requirements, and describes night vision training at Domaine dEsterel with mockups and three dimensional displays to train pilots, gunners, and navigators.
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Domaine d’Esterel
Quebec
Laurentian Mountains
R.C.A F
Hot Readings In Innamincka Hospital
A nursing sister at Innamincka hospital removed a thermometer from a patient’s mouth causing the mercury to rise. The air outside reached 135 degrees making the reading misleading. A doctor in Broken Hill controlled treatment by radio from 300 miles away.
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Innamincka
Australia
Broken Hill
Plenty of Eggs as Canadian Farmers Meet Demand
Canadian agriculture officials say there is no egg shortage despite rumors. The special products board recently purchased 20 cars of surplus eggs to convert into dried egg powder for Britain.
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Agriculture Department
Special Products Board
Britain
Evaporation cuts mileage of southern cars versus northern
Evaporation effects reduce fuel efficiency for vehicles in the South compared with those in the North, leading to lower quoted mileage in regional reports. The contrast highlights how climate factors influence engine combustion and fuel economy.
Deserter German Corporal Surrenders in Italian Night
In Italy a German corporal, 11 years in service, deserts and approaches British sentries playing a mouth organ. He surrenders meekly, explains his motive to avoid shooting and cites a brutal commander who blocked promotion. He has fought in Norway France and El Alamein and hopes capture ensures survival.
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British East Counties
Italy
Norway
France
el Alamein
Watermelon and tomatoes fuel Proud Rural Support for Editor
George W. Haskett of The Independent in Elizabeth City recounts gifts from rural subscribers including watermelons tomatoes grapes peaches apples and other produce. He notes such generosity keeps life meaningful even amid wartime, joking it beats city editing.
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George W. Haskett
Independent
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Haskett
New York Herald Tribune
Sleepy Pooch Craft Pattern 7244
Pattern 7244 provides a transfer design and materials list for a floppy cuddly dog toy. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man to obtain the pattern and directions. Include name address and pattern number in clear handwriting. Delivery may take longer due to slow mail service.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnieg Man
For each dozen gé5 produced hen will eat about seven pounds feed
A terse statement notes a hen producing twelve gé5 consumes about seven pounds of feed.
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Joseph Koenig
Arthur Tedder
Arc de Triomphe
Rkers
W. R. Chrystie
Hermann Goering
Lancer
Greering
King George VI
Herr Hitler
North Carolina Weekly
Sleepy Pooch
Balkans
Alice Brooks
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