Canadian Women Engaged In War Work Across Canada
Canadian women fill diverse roles in war industries as manpower strains rise. About 20,000 women worked in wartime industries in 140 and 729,568 of 1,194,000 workers are women. They drive street cars and taxis, operate teletypes, assemble and pack goods, and supervise rest rooms. Older women join sewing, assembly line and power sewing, with 95 percent saying they are willing to take any job.
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Dominion
Canada
Alaska to Become Postwar Tourist Gateway, Survey Says
The North Pacific Planning Project reports Alaska could become a postwar tourist paradise with linked highways from Edmonton to Fairbanks, expanded railways connecting seaports with inland centers, new seaports, and extended steamship routes. Airports already dot the territory, boosting access to Mount McKinley National Park and potential aerial highways linking Russia and Asia.
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North Pacific Planning
Alaska
Survey Bureau
American Express
United States
Canada
Bureau
North Pacific Project
Edmonton
Fairbanks
Mount McKinley National Park
Russia
Asia
Message to Eisenhower for Canadian Father
Diane Bell of New Westminster British Columbia sent a letter to the Allied commander in North Africa seeking to reach her father, a Canadian Army quartermaster sergeant. Eisenhower replied he would try to locate him and forward the message, wishing her luck.
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Diane Bell
New Westminster
B.C
North Africa
Dwight —Eisenhhower
Polar Bear Quip Stirs Mild Interest Across Community
A brief, quirky remark about a polar bear praising its tolerance for cold circulated locally. No solid events or named individuals are identified, leaving readers amused but uninformed about origin or context.
Bullets And Bayonets At Shilo Camp Training
Describes Battle Inoculation at Shilo Camp Manitoba where Infantry Training Centre officers lead men through Under Fire tests. First encounters with hidden machine guns, crawl and fire drills, night demonstrations, gas drill, and the final bayonet exercise illustrate modern infantry training and its aim to build initiative and responsibility.
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Shilo Camp
Manitoba
Britain
Canada
Camp Shilo
Man
Governor honors American forces in Gilberts liberation tribute
In a speech to Fiji's Legislative Council Sir P Mitchell praised American troops for the Gilbert Islands campaign. He saluted the gallant men who destroyed a fortress thought impregnable and mourned those who sacrificed life in the fight.
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Legislative Council of
Fiji
Sir P. Mitchell
Gilbert Islands
Lights Bring Comfort to Canadian Soldiers Returning Home
Outdoor lights at night provide substantial comfort and pleasure to Canadian soldiers returning from battlefront areas. These lights, uncommon in war zones, stand out as a beacon of normalcy and safety amid recovery and reintegration.
Mail Load Carried Overseas by Lancaster Air Service
A large four engined Lancaster of the Dominion Government's Trans Atlantic Service moved over 50 000 pounds of mail on routes between Montreal and Great Britain in eight recent trips. The Canadian Postal Corps notes Canadians abroad write about three letters weekly and receive nearly four, underscoring mail's war effort value and its role in morale. Upper photo shows mail being loaded in the cabin. the nose and bomb bay areas hold bags while security police oversee the operation.
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Trans- Canada Air Lines
Canada
Montreal
Great Britain
Canadian Postal Corps
Dominion
Royal Air Force Transport Command
Wide Uses Of Coal On The War Front And Home Front
A prominent coal man explains coal is vital to both home warmth and war effort. Coal powers battleships, tugs, planes, and jeeps, supports steel mills, and serves as a raw source for chemicals, plastics, medicines, and coatings.
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Steel Milla
United Nations
Pacific War Zone
China
Japan
Dominion
Coaltar
United States
Sometimes Human and the Censor in This Letter
A Christian Science Monitor passage laments a censor who erases place names and details in a letter to Aunt Martha. It notes occasional censored material is restored, and sometimes the censor acts with unexpected generosity like sending a personal note or aiding a soldier’s daughter and siblings in a public home.
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Censors
Jimmy
Martha
Indiana
Christian Science Monitor
Diary reveals Japanese medical officer Tatsuguchi’s suicide after killings at Attu
The diary of Acting Officer Tatsuguchi, found on Attu by RCAF Sgt. Sanders and translated in Edmonton, covers May 12 to May 29, 1943. It details his patients' deaths, his own suicide, his first fresh food in six months described as a delicacy, and his education in Japan and Angwin California before joining the army.
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Attu Island
Nebu Tatsuguoki
Attu
Alberta
R. W. Sanders
R.C.A.F
Edmonton
Tatsuguchi
Japan
Angwin
Cal
Nine Deaf Men Build Airplanes At Pullman-Standard Plant
Louis Rehak, supervisor at the Pullman-Standard aircraft division in Chicago, directs nine deaf workers who assemble wings for flying boxcars using sign language. They feel vibrations to pause work, maintain perfect attendance in their first year, and correct each other as a cohesive team.
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Pullman-Standard Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Louis Rehak
Ready And Willing Seamen Sign Up For Western Invasion
Britain's merchant navy faces the expected invasion effort as seamen were asked to volunteer. Replies poured in to the National Union of Seamen with most men confirming their willingness to serve. Only a small number, fewer than 100, were deemed unfit for service.
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Britain
National Union of Seamen
Christian Science Monitor
Embroidery Pattern 7711 for Dress Sizes 2 4 or 6
Pattern 7711 offers a simple embroidery transfer and pieces for a dress in sizes 2 4 or 6. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number. Allow extra time for mail delivery.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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