Wavell Credits Burma Withdrawal For Safeguarding India
Gen Sir Archibald Wavell says Britain pulled back over four fifths of its Burmese Army not by defeat but due to supply limits and monsoon, saving India from a dangerous situation. He notes most units returned to India, with sick and wounded evacuated, while the army remains fit and ready for future action.
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Burma
India
Archibald P. Wavell
Wavell
Shwebo
Assam
House of Commons
Ndia
Hartford War Worker Flag Honors Night Shift
Hartford aircraft workers devise a daytime flag for night shift rest. The blue seal on white with red war worker lettering can be hung to imply "Please go away and let me sleep" or "man at work" signaling a craftsman sawing stainless steel during the next night shift.
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Hartford
Conn
Bishop Addresses Graduating Pilots at St Hubert
Air Marshal W A Billy Bishop urged graduates of No 13 Service Flying Training School RC Air Force at St Hubert Quebec to stay fit alert and learning. He recalled Col W G Barker VC and his message of esprit de corps citing Barker's air challenge to Italian Front foes and the bond among Canadian airmen.
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W. A
Billy
Bishop
No. 13
Service Flying Training School
Royal Canadian Air Force
St. Hubert
Que
R. C. A. F. Recruiting
W. G. Barker
V.C
Col. Barker
D.S
Barker
Godega
Horse Whimsies and Elephant Transport Memory
A reminiscence piece recalls elephants used for transport by the Japanese and Indian heavy guns, with veterans recalling a march past that alarmed cavalry. Aged cavalrymen describe horses reacting to windmills balloons and shadows, noting horses are creatures of unaccountable whims amid war and sugar stock notes.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
India
France
Edinburgh
Alcohol Facts Versus Drinking Propaganda in Sunday Lesson
A Sunday school lesson contrasts pleasure seeking with poverty and moral danger drawn from Proverbs Isaiah Hosea Joel and Ephesians. It explains wine as a lure that leads to poverty deceit moral blindness and corruption of justice and judgment.
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Hosea
Joel
Apostle Paul
Isaiah
Jerusalem
Kingdom
Judaea
Ephesus
Paul
Asia
Asia Minor
Jehoshaphat
Israel
Radio and stage figures tour summer replacements in 1940s CBC listing
A bustling radio scene is sketched with mentions of famous commentators and stars like Fred Allen and Ginny Simms as summer schedules replace winter series. Ted Slade’s busy Inner Sanctum sounds contrast with simpler Hour of Charm duties as the program notes celebrate sound effects artistry and TV era theatrical anecdotes.
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Ted Slade
CKOC
Slade
Eaily
Charm
Paradise Apple Puzzle Across and Down
A word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues list including common fruit paradise apple and related terms. The grid includes entries such as God of war spurred with a rowel mittten and various definitional hints to solve.
Canadian Radio Log Of Station Frequencies
A list of Ontario Quebec and other Canadian radio stations with call letters and frequencies including CHML Hamilton CKOC Burlington CKTB St Catharines and CHML Kingston and Sault Ste. Marie entries with various kilohertz values and location hints.
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Toronto
CERES
CBL
CKCL
Ee Cry
W.s. Etwoorks
Whareo
MBC
Owen St
CKOC
Bamiltom
Hamilton
CKTB
St. Cath
Montreal
CXYCH
North Bay
Cree
Chatham
Stratford
CYRC
Kingston
Sault Ste. M
Wishful Asking From Niagara Falls AP Call About War End
During a blackout rehearsal at Niagara Falls Ontario Air Raid Precautions operators received a bizarre call from a woman asking whether the sirens meant the war had ended. In Malta nearly all bomb shelters now have electric lights and radios.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Malta
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Britain
Franklin and Marshall College
Fred Allen
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie
CBC
CBS
Peter Donald
WOR
Peter
Tony Pastor
Jim Jordan, Jr
Jim
Fibber McGee
North Hollywood
Hollywood
Lurene Tuttle
Ona Munson
Gail Page
Elaine Barrymore
Lowell Thomas
Oress
Imaini
Danel
Niz
Pop
Phew
Pho Bell Syndicate, Inc
J. Millar Watt
CKAC
CIKL
Kirk
CKCR
Waterles
Ottawa
CKGR
Timmins
CKSO
Brantford
Sudbury
CKNX
Windsor
U.S
Buffalo
Rochester
Cincinnati
Schenectady
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
Rasgland
England
Gap
Haugland
Dagland
Barraa Agiand
Spain
Russia
Schenectady Obi
RBS
Wroul Hkuston
York
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