War brides in Britain learn Canadian manners and customs
British women form Canadian Wives and Sweethearts Club as thousands of war brides in Britain prepare to join husbands in Canada. Canadian Legion courses in Canada’s geography cuisine and daily life, aided by CWAC and RCAF Women’s Division, aim to give brides an unbiased view of their future homeland.
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England
Great Britain
Snd
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Dominion of Canada
Canada
C.w.a.c.’S
C.W.A.C
Britain
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.F
Advice On Poultry Sanitation For Parasite Prevention
Advice on parasite prevention emphasizes strict sanitation for poultry houses and yards. Clean floors foundations roosts nests and utensils with veterinarian approved disinfectants, ensure sunlight and fresh air, and consult a vet for treatment if infestation occurs. Rotating range and soil-free housing help break disease cycles and improve outcomes.
Scotland Yard and Its Nerve Centre at Whitehall
A tour of Scotland Yard reveals the nerve center that handles 200 stations across Greater London. The Information Room channels urgent police messages via telephone and teleprinter, with 999 and Whitehall 1212 as key numbers for public help and rapid interdepartmental contact. The Gazette is a confidential police publication circulated to Britain and abroad, while dogs reportedly understand about 60 words.
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Whitehall Palace
Metropolitan Police District
Greater London
Scotland Yard
War Office
Admiralty
Air Ministry
London
Whitehall
The
Gazette
Great Britain
Ireland
Has Many Talents Pte Engler of the CWAC
Pte Molly Engler of the Canadian Women's Army Corps has traveled through Europe and beyond. Born in Holland, she educated there and across Italy Switzerland France Belgium. She worked in breeding chickens translating teaching French weaving and raised Angora rabbits before enlisting in 1943. Now at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa she plans to settle in Canada after the war to study agriculture.
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Molly Engler
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Holland
Pte
Engler
Italy
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Spain
Jugoslavia
Greece
North Africa
Balkans
Canada
British Columbia
Pte. Engler
Invermere
B.C
C.w.ac
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Alaska's Vast Size Lies North of Europe in Latitude
The Christian Science Monitor notes Alaska lies on the same latitude as Sweden Norway and Finland and surpasses their combined land area though these nations host over 12 million people.
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Alaska
The
Christian Science Monitor
India’s War Effort Praised at Linlithgow Welcome Home
Lord Linlithgow ex Viceroy of India addresses a West Lothian gathering in Linlithgow. He lauds India's magnificent contribution to the Allied victory and expresses gratitude for support from British India and Indian States. He notes military power development and supplies, and pays tribute to Nepalese aid as well.
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Lord Linlithgow
India
West Lothian
Linilithgow
London Times
British India
Nepal
Fish as Brain Food From Digestive Ease to Roman Granary
Digested easily and that reduces blood flow strain on the brain during digestion. Historical note mentions North Africa once called the granary of Rome as context.
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North Africa
Rome
Railways named Canada’s top war industry in wartime effort
The piece lauds Canadian railways as the nation’s greatest war industry, noting 30,000 men in the armed forces and a growing number of women workers taking on roles traditionally held by men. It highlights salvaging efforts, including plywood boxcars, and credits railways with sustaining munitions, aircraft, shipyards, and overall industrial output during the war.
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Anada
Dominion
Canada
Great Britain
Russia
Canadian Railways
British Victories Open East Africa Campaign
British troops advance in East Africa during the Abyssinia campaign and claim a breakthrough as the first territory to fall under Asia aggression, marking a pivotal early victory and its liberation.
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Abyssinia
Asia
Barnardo's boys join Allied forces in large numbers
More than 4700 former Barnardo's Home residents in England have enlisted or are serving with Allied military units, reflecting a sizable contribution of these youths to the war effort. The home trained many as they grew, and their transition to service marks a notable mobilization from the charity’s past.
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Dr. Barnardo
Walls
England
George Cross Awarded to LAC Kenneth Spooner
Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Gerald Spooner of Smith Falls Ontario received the George Cross for taking control of a training aircraft after the pilot fainted. He kept the plane at a safe height until three crew members bailed out, then died when the aircraft crashed with the unconscious pilot. It is the second George Cross awarded to an RCAF member.
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Kenneth Gerald Spooner
Smith Falls
Ont
Spooner
RCAF
Plastics Poised To Grow Yet Not Replace Metal Industry
At a Toronto plastics conference the Canadian Section Society of the Plastics Industry urged that plastics will shape the future but will not fully supplant metal. The exhibit showed diverse plastics, from bullet tips to imitation pistols for army practice and numerous peacetime items.
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Society of the Plastics Industry
Toronto
Embroidered Dirndl Pattern 7682 for Dress and Pocket
Pattern 7682 offers a transfer embroidery design for a dirndl frock with a gay flower and lattice motif. It includes components for dress and pocket in sizes 2, 4, and 6, and costs twenty cents. Send name, address, and pattern number to Household Arts Winnipeg. Mail delays noted. The piece closes with a note on Annie Laurie from 1824 to 1835.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
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Metropolitan Police
Scotland
H.M.C.S. Snowberry
H.M.C.S. Calgary
H.M.C.S
Prince Robert
United Kingdom
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Camp Shilo
Man
Camp Fihllo
Annie Laurie
Gret
Alice Brooks
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