Monty Gives Time Off For Coughing
Brig. J. L. Melville recalls Gen. Montgomery addressing Canadian troops in Britain during 1942 43. The hall was crowded as coughing men waited for Monty to begin. He promised to speak two hours and forty minutes with a two minute cough break every twenty minutes, a schedule he kept.
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Montgomery
Lions Club of
Ottawa
J. L. Melville
Britain
Monty
Gen. Montgomery
Brig. Melville
White Star Mark for Allied War Vehicles
The United Nations armies will use a five point white star on all motor vehicles for easy identification. British built vehicles with British crews already display the mark on British roads. Newsreels may show marked vehicles from any Allied nation as fighting in Europe continues.
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United Nations
British Isles
Tom Tom Rhythm Used to Build Pacific Airfield Runway
Native labor aided by tom-tom rhythm helped Army engineers compress a Pacific airfield runway. Col. O. D. Walsh of the Sixth Army said hand labor was used for the project and 2,000 natives stamped in a tight huddle to compact the surface for fighter planes.
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Army
Pacific
Col
O. D. Walsh
Sixth Army
Walsh
Ike's Band to Lead March Through Paris and Berlin
A U S Army band that followed Gen Eisenhower in Africa and Sicily has reached London and is slated to lead parades through Paris and Berlin to celebrate victory in Europe. Director Thomas D Arcy announced the plan.
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United States Army
Dwight Eisenhower
Africa
Sicily
London
Thomas D’arcy
Europe
Paris
Berlin
FOOTBALL MENTOR Puzzle Clues Reveal Coach Oberlin Ties
Horizontal and vertical clues reference a late football coach and a series of definitions. The grid includes terms for a mentor figure, team wins, and related sports and linguistic hints, aiming to reconstruct a thematic crossword about a renowned football coach.
Ottawa Reports Pension, Embassy Moves, and War Labor Shifts
Ottawa announces pension rule changes raising outside income to 125 dollars while max pension stays at 300 dollars, creating 425 dollars possible annually. Chilean legation promoted to embassy, making seven in Ottawa. War labor expands POW use to 8,000. Britain cheese contract for 125 million pounds direct from Canada. Prices Board lowers front quarter beef by four cents. hind quarter up four cents. lambs under 60 pounds banned from slaughter.
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House of Commons
J. L. Asley
Daniel in Babylon Refuses King’s Dainties
A Sunday school lesson outlines Daniel 1 8 16 19 20 with Daniel’s decision not to defile himself by the king’s dainties or wine. It notes his resolve, the eunuch’s fears, God’s favor, and Daniel’s ten day test proving health and countenance improve on a simple diet.
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Daniel
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Babylonian Empire
Euptrates River
God
Grandpappy Wanted as Farm Helper and Humor in Barnyard Tales
A reflective diary piece combines farm anecdotes and moral musings. The author observes livestock quirks from cows and horses to broody hens, notes pride in Plymouth Rock fowl, and laments broodiness while stressing humane treatment. The narrator longs for a proactive grandpa figure to handle odd jobs and improve homestead charm. He praises aging wisdom and readiness to value elders.
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Grandpa
Penny mining stocks warned against by press voices
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle warns readers about a boom in penny mining stocks tied to near profitable properties. The warning highlights risk of overhyped bets and mispricing in small speculative shares.
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Port Arthur
Sleep through salt reduction may aid unseasoned rest
Scientists report that reducing dietary salt can induce sleep. The Windsor Star notes this finding could refresh the body enough to ease sleep but cautions effects may vary.
Spading Garden News Highlights Aging Gardener
The Ottawa Citizen reports an 82-year-old woman active in gardening while sharing a playful note about aging. The item contrasts youth, effort, and humor in a light local feature about spading and garden work.
Not Many Stocking Banks in California Says Banker
A California banker notes fewer stocking banks these days. He suggests the trend may be a matter of plain fact, as cited by the Guelph Mercury.
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California
Guelph Mercury
Hat Trick Lantern Man Passes Hat Around Fort Erie
A humorous remark from the Fort Erie Times-Review notes a speaker who always talks through his hat ends up passing the hat among listeners. The quip comments on public speaking quirks and communal attention.
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Fort Erie
New Pontoon Used On Invasion Beach
The navy uses Seabee-manned pontoon units for bridging from invasion craft to beaches on the French north coast. These pre fabricated hollow steel boxes assemble like toy blocks and can form bridges docks causeways and even self propelled barges.
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Navy
Octane gasoline creation via distillation sequence
A hundred octane gasoline is not sourced directly from crude oil. It results from multiple distillations and processing stages refining simpler fractions into a high octane fuel.
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Canada
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Italy
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Sask
Dorothy Dent
Ont
Dorothy Machan
Somoto
Constance Winter
Elizabeth Cieland
Toronto
Bernice Bigley
Montreal
Aurdey Auger
Irene Henderson
Quebec City
Evelyn Galbraith
Renfrew
Mary MacDonald
Saint John
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Victora
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Elizabeth Crothers
Kingston Ont
Maxime Fuller
Edmonton
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