First Jerry Goes Down In Flames Over France
Canadian airman recounts his first aerial duel with a Heinkel bomber over France on December 12, 1943. Flying Officer Johnny Johnson and navigator Jimmy Gibbons lead, as Kipp and Pete Huletsky engage, destroying the enemy aircraft in a vivid wartime account of training turning to combat.
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Jerry
Johnny Johnson
Omemee
Ont
Yorkton
England
London
Hardy Sons
Australia
New Zealand
British Empire
RCAF
Pete
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Johnny
Jimmy Gibbons
Vancouver
Pete Huletsky
Montreal
France
Gibby
Europe
Store talk fest turns into mistaken fire alert
A group of men in a corner store are disrupted when a party-crasher shouts that McGuire’s house is on fire. One man bolts away, only to stop after six blocks and discover his name is not McGuire, ending with a quip about the mistaken identity.
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McGuire
McNicol of Toronto Davenport Visits Prairies on Fact-Finding Tours
Ontario industrialist and MP John R. McNicol travels across the western provinces conducting in-depth investigations of prairie interests. He compiles notebooks from his observations and shares insightful speeches, often in the House of Commons, highlighting the region's significance to Canada. Regina Leader-Post lauds him as one of the all-too-few big Canadians.
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Canada
Bay Street
John R. McNicol
Ontario
Toronto Davenport
Toronto
House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Regina
Slippery Driving Report From Dauphin Herald
A Winnipeg Tribune reader recalls a boy on skates mounting a bicycle and riding away. The Dauphin Herald notes locals have skated while wearing skates and at least two have driven cars to and from outdoor skating while wearing this unusual footwear.
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Winnipeg Tribune
Dauphin Herald
Dress Like Ladies St Louis Judge Objects To Women Appearing In Court
Judge Eugene J. Sartorius told women witnesses in a St. Louis court to dress like ladies and wear skirts, noting men will wear the pants in court even if a judge hides his trousers with a robe. He cited divorce actions growing harder to distinguish who is plaintiff and defendant when both wear pants.
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St. Louis
Eugene J. Sartorius
Sartorius
Sartorious
How Many Years In A Billion Minutes
An estimation compares the unit of minutes to a billion to illustrate scale. It notes there are 1,440 minutes per day and, using 365 days per year, a billion minutes equal about 1,902 years. It adds that since the birth of Christ only a bit over 1,021,100,000 minutes have passed.
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Christ
Costly rug for Ontario legislature chamber finds place
A heavy rug weighing about a half ton now graces the Ontario legislature chamber. Twelve men carried the carpet to its new position, and its price was set at 1500 dollars. Citizens are urged to buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Ontario
Britain and US Must Stand Together Against Aggressors
Sir Godfrey Haggard, British consul-general in New York, urged joint action with the United States to counter world aggressors. Speaking to the Canadian Club of Toronto, he cited past support, emphasized imperial unity, and urged Canada to help interpret Britain’s empire to Americans while praising Canada’s wartime contributions and aid to the United Nations.
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Britain
United States
Bitain
Godfrey Haggard
New York
Canadian Club
Toronto
Godfrey
Iend Leage
British West Indies
Newfoundland
Churchill
Sir Godfrey
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Panama
Greenland
Iceland
Canada
United Nations
Largest Convoy Reaches North Africa Without a Loss
A 148 ship convoy, the largest ordinary cargo fleet ever at sea, reached North African ports from Britain with no losses or damage. Four German bombers attacked in the Atlantic, but depth charges from escorts kept the voyage safe, providing the only excitement.
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North Africa
North African
Britain
Atlantic
Canadian Red Cross Sends 100000 War Parcels Weekly
War prisoners receive weekly parcels from the Canadian Red Cross Society including butter cheese and dry milk. Process cheese comes in quarter pound portions with 25000 pounds used weekly. Dry whole milk comes in one pound gas packed packages with 100000 pounds needed weekly. Butter amounts match the milk and together these dairy exports aid the Allies and exceed home consumption.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Slipcover Patterns Offer For Home Decor
Alice Brooks promotes step by step slipcover directions for chairs and sofas. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number. Mail may take longer due to postal delays.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
The Man Who Was To Be All That He Could Be
A memorial sketch from the Canadian Congress Journal laments a man who died before realizing his vast potential and the many letters and plans he never finished.
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Bill
Canadian Congress Journal
Daring RAF and RCAF crews reach 100 million miles
The Toronto Globe and Mail extols pilots as they note R A F and R C A F crews have flown 100 million miles since the war began, praising their daring and skill beyond peacetime impressions of ordinary young men.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
R.A.F
R.c.af
Hitler Offers Prizes for German Inventions
The D.N.B. said a Nazi broadcast announced offered prizes to the German people for inventions aiding weapons, ammunition and implements for the armed forces or for saving labor, raw materials and power.
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Hitler
D.N.B
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Kamloopa
B.C
No. 11
Service Flying Training School
Sask
Canadian Army
Sgt
Kerr
Owen Sound
Italy
Eighth Army
L-Cpl
Henry Aubry
Canadian Army Overseas Photo
Perry Cadogan
Glace Bay
N.S
Canadian Red Cross
Alice Brooks
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