Canadian Pacific Railway presidents through the years
The piece notes the CPR has had five presidents since 1881, with D. C. Coleman as the latest. It lists notable predecessors Lord Mount Stephen Sir William Van Horne Lord Shaughnessy and Sir Edward Beatty as great Canadians in their era. It contrasts Nazi looting and wartime brutality with a witty remark on postwar fate of art holdings.
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C.P.R
D. C. Coleman
Lord Mount Stephen
William van Horne
Lord Shaughnessy
Edward Beatty
Port Arthur News- Chronicle
Oxford Mail Reports Blackout Hours With Safety Reminder
Front page lists blackout and lighting up times for the period. A Woodstock Sentinel Review quotation cautions readers that their safety depends on proper blackout practices and warns against taking it lightly.
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Oxford Mail” of England
Woodstock Sentinel
Californian Finds Hidden Tin Can Worth Over Thousand
A California man digging in his backyard unearthed a tin can containing more than $1,000. He invested the funds in defence bonds, a small victory garden tale highlighted by Brantford Expositor as a real wartime morale snippet.
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Defence
Brantford Expositor
Uncle Sam rounds up spies amid bombsight fears
The Windsor Star notes U S authorities tighten controls on suspected spies who could access bombsight technology. The report frames this as prudent foresight ahead of potential threats.
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Uncle Sam
Gen McNaughten Returns to England After Troopship Voyage
The Ottawa Journal notes General McNaughten’s return to England as typical of officers who traveled with their troops. He went aboard a troopship alongside his men, sharing the risks of the journey.
Serious Week End Motorists Seen In Stratford
Stratford Beacon Herald notes motorists during the weekend appear focused and serious, aiming to show they are not pleasure drivers.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Optimist Defined Quote Prompts Gardener Joke
A quip from the Kitchener Record notes an optimist as a man who plants a garden and throws away his wife's can opener, framing a playful misread of practicality.
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Kitchener
Old Man MacLeod Wins Posthumous War Medal
The Old Man MacLeod of Stornoway Scotland is posthumously awarded the Lloyds War Medal for bravery at sea. Able Seaman Neil MacLeod and his father sailed lifeboats to land after their ship was torpedoed. The elder MacLeod died during the voyage but guided the boat and kept a brave, humorous spirit to the end.
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MacLeod
Stornoway
Scotland
Britain
Neil MacLeod
War Week Commentary on Japan China Front Threat
The piece analyzes Japan's renewed land drive in Eastern Asia stretching from Yunnan to Shanghai. It details aims to secure bases and resources in Manchukuo and China, notes fierce resistance on the Burma Road, and highlights Chiang Kai-shek’s defense needs and Allied support urgencies for bombers and fighters.
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Asia
Japan
China
New York Times
Peiping
Marco Polo
Yunnan
Shanghai
United Nations
Manchukuo
Burma
Lashio
Kunming
Salween
Mekong
Thailand
Indo-China
Chiang Kaishek
Canton
Chungking
Yellow River
Shansi
Yangtze
Changsha
Free China
Airmen Chosen by IQ Tests Replacing Education Criteria
Intelligence tests now screen applicants for air crew training in the US Army Air Forces. Hon. Robert Lovett and Maj. Gen. Barton K. Yount said the screening measures intelligence and suitability, not education. Former policy required college credits. the new system aims for fair access and notes high accuracy.
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United States Army Air Force
Robert Lovett
Air
Barton K. Yount
Air Force Training Command
Ottawa
Yount
Air Army
Canada
Lovett
Unspecified World War II Strain on UN Shipping
The segment notes Allied forces facing severe strain as they defend Asia’s major power. It describes Australia and Siberia shaping defense, with ships and United Nations resources stretched to the limit. The hope rests on Asia’s leading nation sustaining resistance until manpower and equipment can be bolstered.
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India
Australia
Siberia
United Nations
Asia
Nazi Version Taught in Norway Expatriate Teachers Claim
Norwegian teachers who fled to England say they were ordered by German authorities in occupied Norway to teach pupils a Nazi version of the Fifth Commandment, replacing honor thy father and mother with honoring the Führer.
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England
Norway
Only Place to Buy Clothes Without Coupons in Britain
In Britain the sole outlet to purchase clothing without ration coupons is the pawnbrokers. The report notes this exclusive channel amid postwar scarcity and social policy discussions.
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Britain
The Individual Citizen's Army And The Home Front
An essay argues against blanket condemnations of youth in war service and urges fair roles for older men in administration, training, and support. It stresses utilizing middle aged civilians’ skills in quartermaster, ordnance, and transport while conserving scarce resources and backing war-time mobilization on the home front.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Leon Henderson
Are Mother Submarines Ready to Aid U Boats?
The article speculates Germany may deploy large transport submarines to supply U boat nests along the Atlantic coast. It compares possible sizes to the 2700 ton Surcof and 2000 ton Deutschland and suggests such vessels could rotate crews and extend patrols far from bases, altering wartime naval power.
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Germany
Atlantic
Reich
America
Japan
Pearl Harbor
France
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Buffalo Courier-Express
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Windsor Star
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Hideyoshi
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Manchuria
Mongolia
South Sea
Chuneking
Canadian Army
C.R.F
House of Commons
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Grant
United States
Gene Byrnes
Timie
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