Bren gun carriers become reserve army standard gear
Defence headquarters in Ottawa confirms Bren gun carriers are now standard equipment for the reserve army. Malta-born British subject Carmelo Borg Pisani is sentenced to death in Valetta after conviction as an enemy agent. Dominion government redeems 205 million dollars of Dominion of Canada deposit certificates early. Prices board restricts leather footwear styles to conserve war materials and manhours. Dr J A Polman dies in The Hague at 63. Capt Randolph Churchill serves in North Africa with a British unit. London reports air raids boost post office savings deposits in bombed towns.
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Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Carmelo Borg Pisani
Valetta
Daley
Dominion
Dominion of Canada
Prices Board
Netherlands Radio
J. A. Polman
Court of Justice
Hague
Reuter
Randolph Churchill
North Africa
Built at Sea 325000-ton British battleship Anson
The 325000 ton British battleship Anson, announced as being built at sea, took five years to complete and its electrical systems would power a 280000 city except its factories.
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Anson
Mickie Says Advertising Promoted Common Folks
The column celebrates advertising campaigns that reached everyday people by promoting access to luxuries once limited to the upper classes. It argues progress came when marketing tied products to the desires and needs of the general public.
Air Training Plan Graduates From Allied Schools
A list of graduates under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan from No. Air Observer School Winnipeg No. 5 Air Observer School Winnipeg and No. 7 Air Observer School Portage la Prairie includes air observers navigators bombers and pilots with designations such as sergeant coast from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Ontario. Names include D A Corder Binscarth HJ Dawds St James Ma Ret EDF Emmett Wert Kildenan ret J fotetiaen Baldur W Kendra LAC J Gilmour F C Mitham J A Badgley A Ronikowaky Jansen J Brake Isabella Dalken Gallager Green Griffiths and many others across Canada.
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Air Observer School
Winnipeg
Max
Air Bombers
D. A. Corder
Binscarth
Man
HJ. Dawds
St. James
Emmett
Wert Kildenan
J Fotetiaen
Baldur
Sat
W. Kendra
Prod Homme
Eask
Met
Leach
Winniper
Lave
Sgt
I. MacKay
Dorlai
Sarker
Mackturchy
Wissmint
H.W. Neshy
Wetaskhetn
Nesle
Portage la Prairie
Lac
J. Gilmour
Nanton
F.C Mitham
St. Vital
Service
Saskatoon
Sask
Pilotai
J. A. Badgley
Medfort
A. Ronikowaky
Jansen
B. Bowden
Kindersley
J. Brake
Royalites
Alva
T. Sark
Isabella
J. Dalken
Sack
W. Gallager
J. Green
Bankatoon
G. Griffth
Waskada
Hagsland
Watrous
Sark
F. Hicka
Marquis
Ask
Hillman
Loon Lake
Sasi
Horner
Minnedona
S.hakeman
Roblin
Jones
Keeler
Lauter
W.G. Kirkwood
Edmonton
Alta
Dac
Lambourne
al Lac
DH. Laurence
Edson
DH. Lee
Deloraine
J. A. Lemmerick
Hilside Beach
W. J. Lovett
Ron
Merrell
G. N. Miller
Atta
A. A. Moore
Sanford
D. Morrison
D. K. McElroy
A. A. MicPhedran
Taal Be
Eden warns Germany will remain in postwar settlement
Anthony Eden said the problem of Germany will persist after the war describing Hitler as a symptom not an accident. He urged recognizing that Hitler’s deadly doctrine was indoctrinated into German youth, making the issue the most sinister to face in future peace.
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Anthony Eden
Germany
Hitler
Eden
Postmaster Mulock Allows Airgraph Messages in Boxes
Postmaster General Mulock announced a public convenience allowing airgraph messages to be placed in envelopes and posted in street letter boxes instead of being handed in at post office branches.
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Mulock
Mystery shopper John D. Rockefeller buys detective stories
A small, dusky New York book shop on a quiet street served a secretive customer who turned out to be John D. Rockefeller. The pop-eyed patron asked about the buyer, and the proprietor confirmed the magnate prefers anonymity. Rockefeller typically seeks a good detective story rather than biography or history.
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D. Rockefeller
New York
New
Crisp Button Frock Pattern 4233 by Anne Adams
Young homemaker’s practical but pretty house frock pattern 4233 by Anne Adams features rounded yokes pockets and ruffle with back paneling and waist insets. Available in misses sizes 12 to 20. size 16 requires 314 yards of 35 inch fabric and 1 1/2 yards ruffling. Send 20 cents and include size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Anne Adama
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Sunday School Lesson December 6
Overview of Sunday School lesson includes Golden text Now ye are the body of Christ and severally members. scriptures Acts 2 37 47 4 13 I Corinthians 12 12 31 Colossians 3 1 17 with explanations from Colossians and Paul on living in Christ. It emphasizes eternal values, the hidden life in God, and the renewal of the new self in Christ.
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Christ
I Corinthians
Colossians
God
Pauli
C. H. Dodd
Paul
Listen E Flat at the Doorstep
Sir Arthur Sullivan and a companion sought a house by booting each door. He finally found the number and joked about hearing an E flat. The piece combines a whimsical anecdote with unrelated notes about Italy’s schools closing for winter fuel shortages and the Nile’s rising waters.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan
Canada’s Official Food Rules from Health Guidance
Daily health guidelines list milk for adults and children, fruit servings with tomatoes or citrus, two daily vegetables beyond potatoes, a whole grain cereal and bread, a daily meat or substitute, and eggs weekly. Emphasizes Vitamin D from sources like fish liver oils for children and possibly adults.
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Ruits
Canada
England's troops led by British general turn the war's tide
Watertown N Y Times lauds General Montgomery over Rommel for a decisive victory that routed an elite German force. The piece credits England and its leadership from Dunkirk era to the present turning point as proof of national endurance. A travelling salesman quips that Hitler can have his territory if he wants more.
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Rommel
Montgomery
England
Dunkerque
Hitler
America
Russia
Brntish Isles
Watertown
N.Y
Times
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