R C A F Calls for Radio Students Across Canada
An appeal seeks many men aged 13 to 45 to train as radio mechanics for R C A F duty. British subjects with two years of high school or college, passing a medical exam, may enroll in a 24 week course. Training sites include Toronto Hamilton Ottawa with 260 students currently in training. Apply to Dominion Provincial War Emergency Training Program in Toronto. Subsistence rates: $9 weekly away, $7 at home, $12 for married men.
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R.C.A.F
James Gillespie
Central Technical School
Dominion
East Block
Parliament Buildings
Toronto
Enlistment Badge Issued For Volunteers Awaiting Acceptance
Volunteers who have not yet been accepted for service in Canada’s Military Forces will receive an Application for Enlistment badge. Col. the Hon. J. L. Ralston announces the badge is silver with a red maple leaf and symbolizes willingness to serve if medical standards are eased.
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Canada
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Navy
Army
Air Force
Bevin Outlines War Time Women Labor Drive
Labour Minister Ernest Bevin told the House the country will conduct a full new survey of labor resources as women enter war work at a rapid pace. He cited Germany’s wartime methods and said Britain has mobilized women through persuasion, noting 40 000 to 50 000 interviews monthly and parental confidence as key factors.
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House of Commons
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Bevin
Rat-Bite Fever Warned as Brown Rats Rise in Canada
The Canadian Health League warned that rat-bite fever threatens Canada as brown rats increase and become a menace. It notes the bite of the brown rat causes the fever and urges awareness.
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Canadian Health League
Canada
League
Sunday School Lesson Sin and Its Consequences
The lesson outlines biblical references from Genesis through Revelation, notes historical timing for psalms and letters, and emphasizes sowing and reaping, walking in the light, and confession. It presents a setting of moral law applied across scripture, urging spiritual living and truth in fellowship.
Canada Forms Air Cadet League For Youth Training
Canada creates the Air Cadet League to train boys aged 12 to 18 in an elementary program mirroring the RCAF. Ottawa headquarters, local units run by school boards and clubs, 216 hour two year course, basic training with plans for advanced aerial navigation and radio.
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Canada
Air Cadet League
RCAF
Air Force
Department of National de
Ottawa
Air Cadet Defense Corps
Canadian Air Cadets
Air Cadets
Air Cadets Canada
Air Cadet Corps
James Montagnes
NEA
Ballad Composer Answer to Previous Puzzle
Word puzzle style list clues named for a ballad composer and related terms. Answers span topics from music terms to objects and places with multiple cross references across the grid. The puzzle blends literary and musical hints including names such as Suzanna and My Old Kentucky Home.
Red Cross Appeals For More Blankets During War Britain
The Canadian Red Cross launches a second appeal for blankets and quilts for bombed victims in Britain. It cites 138,137 blankets and 101,234 quilts distributed in a prior campaign to Birmingham, Coventry, Plymouth, and London. Donations of 2 dollars buy a blanket. send to provincial or local headquarters.
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Britain
Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Birmingham
Coventry
Plymouth
London
Canadian Red Cross Overseas Organization
Italy Loses One Third Of Merchant Fleet In War
British sources report Britain's strikes against Italy have wiped out about 851000 tons of Axis shipping, mostly Italian, with 1235 ships totaling 3.5 million tons at war start. September raids and submarine actions hit Axis convoys to North Africa, while Italy's war fleet suffered heavy losses including torpedo boats destroyers and cruisers.
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Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Red Seas
Royal Air Force
North Africa
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