Canadians Urged to Avoid Rumors in Wartime
Commissioner Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police urges Canadians to stop idle talk that could undermine morale during wartime. He warns that rumors aid the Axis by sowing doubt, stresses total war demands unity, and cites how careless talk has harmed morale elsewhere. He concludes with a call to heed his advice for national resilience.
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T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Wartme
Hitler
England
Europe
Ministry of Information
United Nations
Canada
Wood
Well-Equipped Russian Guerillas Capture From Nazis
Pravda reports Smolensk province partisans led by a patriot called Batya have captured 300 villages and killed 6000 Germans. A year ago they had hunting weapons. now they number in the thousands with machine guns automatic rifles and seven tanks seized from the invaders.
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Pravda
Communist Party
Smolensk
Batya
Queen Elizabeth seals fruit can during Reading visit
During a Reading women's institute visit the Queen watched villagers bring homegrown fruit. She requested to try an automatic sealer and within 30 seconds produced a perfectly sealed tin of plums. The can will be sent to her for personal use as full credit was given for the seal.
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Elizabeth
Women’s Institute
Reading
England
Graduates of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Manitoba
List of pilots and navigators graduating from No. 12 Service Flying Training School Brandon and No. 5 Air Observer School Winnipeg along with graduates from No. 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin and No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba. Names include KE Bader Winniper Roghin Edge Gates Gunn Har Ogene Merton Powel Saunders Stedman Thomaan Stefanchuk Pate Merton etc. Most graduates are from Manitoba and Saskatchewan with multiple towns referenced.
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
No. 12
Service Flying Training School
Brandon
Man
KE Bader
Winnier
Mani
Po Edge
Roghin
Sarak
Gates
Sask
H.W
KO Gunn
Har Ogene
Alter
McKeen
Winniper
K. McLeno
Orr
Dauphin
Pate
Enat Kiltonan
C.F Merton
Selkirk
F. OW. Troughson
Jasper
Altra
Brown
Bigrar
Paulson
Arkile
St. James
W. A. Taker
Estevan
W. Buchanan
Winnipee
OR. Duffin
Winnines
Sgt
R. Edgar
Norwood
Hed. Winniper
Arasymehak
Garland
V. A. Higgins
Tilston
M. RC
Huytrecht
St. Boniface
Afan
R. Morrizon
Winnipec
S. Ro Mountain
Wihoni
W. Murray
Winnine Man
Je. O. Norman
Winnipeg
Mar
Seca
J. Wiggins
Tusgaske
Gems of Thought on Talent Purpose and Labor
A collection of maxims on work and wealth from Bulwer-Lytton Horace Greeley and others. Emphasizes purpose effort diligence and the value of labor over mere talent or money seeking. Notable lines discuss study sowing seeds of harvest and industry yielding rewards.
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Bulwer-Lytton
Are Better Spellers The Argument On Spelling Reform
The Argonaut argues that calls for simplifying English spelling may backfire as Americans struggle more with spelling than English readers. The piece notes Englishmen spell more accurately where reform has not progressed as much and contrasts American spelling difficulties with British proficiency.
Long Russian rail link braces through frozen marshes
A throughline notes that 71 trains with at least 20 cars each move an army division of 15,000 men with weapons and equipment. The Murmansk Leningrad line traverses 25 miles of frozen marshes and spans 1,110 bridges, highlighting the harsh terrain soldiers endure during transport.
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Murmansk
Leningrad
The Individual Citizen's Army and War Time Duty
A citizen’s view argues for a broad Reserve Army and daily wartime duties. The author compares civilian and soldier identities, urges widespread training, and stresses personal sacrifice to defend Canada. He cites Russia, Hong Kong, England, and local costs to illustrate the urgency. The piece questions complacency and promotes active participation in wartime effort.
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Russia
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Vancouver
Moscow
Hong Kong
England
Singapore
Japan
Malaya
Norway
Nova Scotia
Wartime price regulations and citizen vigilance urged
The piece argues that aggressive enforcement against price regulation violators is essential, naming small traders and large corporations as offenders invad ing Canada. It calls for private citizens to report infractions to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board to protect the economy and war effort. It also notes the Army tank ride feature describing its loud roar and armor amplification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Scrapbook plan for a son in service with humor keepsakes
A reader proposes making a personal scrapbook for a son entering service. Fill it with laughs, cartoons, jokes, magazine clippings, local news, and snapshots. Notes the 3,600 mile span from the Bering Strait to Murmansk as a factual aside about distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bering Strait
Murmansk
Remembering Pay Cheques For All Money Earned
An elderly observer recalls a era when workers received pay cheques for every dollar earned, reflecting on past payroll practices and the simplicity of old wage systems.
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Deeped Hills
Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hemilren. Oy
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Gamuathel Bailey
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Whately
Barrow
Piakhem
Madera
Amiles
Nabisco
Canadian Shredded Wheat Company, Ltd
Niegera Falls
Coneds
Nabisco Ltd
Saturday Evening Post
Finlandia
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Apploford
Paper Product Limited
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