Exiled air forces fight for freedom across world skies
Story recalls homeless Poles, Czechs, Norwegians, Dutch, Belgians, French, Greeks and Yugoslavs who joined Britain from 1939 onward. From Battle of Britain to 1000-bomber raids, these Allied airmen trained, fought, and expanded their air forces in Egypt and Europe, uniting under a common aim to safeguard home lives and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gennratiane
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Holland
Belgium
Norway
France
Europe
Asia Minor
North
Africa
Sweden
Russia
Syria
Egypt
Bomber Command
Boulogne
Brussels
Germany
Rhine
Ruhr
Coastal Command
RLAF
Middle East
Mediterranean
High Priced Pies At War Service Sale In Manitoba
Northern Manitoba Indians paid high prices for pies at a war service sale with pies selling up to $23 each. Indian agent E McPherson, returning to Selkirk from a treaty payment tour, reports the Indians gathered $180 for the war effort.
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Manitoba
E. McPherson
Selkirk
Man
Old Battleground Sicily Ties to Napoleon and Nelson
British forces landed in Sicily following earlier explorers of the island as Sir John Stuart arrived with two infantry regiments. In 1806 he crossed the Straits of Messina and defeated French troops at Maida, preserving the island's safety as Napoleon and Nelson recognized Sicily's strategic value.
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Napoleon
Nelson
Sicily
Lord Nelson
Sir John Stuart
Italy
Straits of
Messina
Battle of
Maida
Etiquette for Young Moderns pamphlet offered by Home Service
A Winnipeg Newspaper Union notice promotes a 32 page booklet Etiquette for Young Moderns with reminders on manners for teens working on farms this summer. Send 15 cents to acquire the pamphlet, include name address and booklet title.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
The Mediterranean Sea Name Meaning Origins
The ancient Latins called the sea the Mediterranean believing it marked the earth’s middle. This explanation ties to historical geography and early Latin language usage, reflecting how geographic terms framed world maps and exploration.
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Mediterranean Sea
Middle of the Earth
Mosquito Survey Operated by Dauphin Air Station Women
The Meteorological Section at No. 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin Manitoba conducts a mosquito survey with four airwomen operating a three foot high trap. The Provincial Health Dept and Government labs handle shipping and analysis as mosquitoes are collected daily from sunset to sunrise until September. Names of the airwomen and their civilian backgrounds are noted.
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No. 10 Service Flying Training School
Dauphin
Man
Department of Health and Public Welfare
Eric H. V. Dexter
Provincial Dept. of Health and Public Welfare
Manitoba
Dauphin Air Station
All Women
Law L. M. Algren
Regina
Sask
Barbara McLennan
Calgary
Alta
M. C. Clark
Norwood
Law Irene Menu
Pine Falls
McLennan
Law Algren
Law Menu
R.C.A.F
RCAF
Service Flying Training School
Eric Dexter
Princess Royals Visit Canadian Signals Division Demonstrations
Colonel The Princess Royal inspected a Canadian division in Ottawa area demonstrations of cable laying motorcycle riding and armored vehicle driving. Major General Worthington commanded the division with Lt. H A Whincup as aide. Cable laying teams led by Sgt Joseph Fairbrother and C E Leech staged the first displays as the princess observed lines paid out by signalmen.
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Princess Royal
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
F. F. Worthington
Joseph Fairbrother
Asquith
Sask
C. E. Leech
Edmonton
Lieut
H. A. Whincup
Weyburn
Lake Titicaca Claims Highest Navigable Status
Lake Titicaca sits 12 000 feet above sea level in Bolivia and is noted as the highest navigable body of water in the world.
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Lake Titicaca
Bolivia
Puzzled North Bay man spots tiny Loch Ness lookalike
Rupert Carleton of North Bay found a two inch long olive drab aquatic creature with a segmented body six legs and two red pinchers in Lake Nipissing. He suspects it is a miniature Loch Ness monster and remains unsure of its exact species.
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Lake Nipissing
Rupert Carleton
North Bay
Carleton
Paper salvaged in London could supply 300000 boxes
C A Peat, joint parliamentary secretary to the ministry of supply, says if all letters posted daily in London were salvaged, the recovered paper would be enough to manufacture 300,000 ammunition boxes. The remark frames wartime efficiency and resource reuse.
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London
C. A. Peat
Ministry of Supply
Silicon steel sheets used in generators and transformers
Sheets of silicon steel are used to reduce the escape of electrical energy in generators and transformers, improving efficiency by limiting energy losses.
Newspaper Growth in Russia Before and After 1917
Before the 1917 revolution Russia had 856 newspapers. By 1939 the number had risen to 8,500, reflecting a substantial expansion of print media in the intervening years.
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Russia
Resistance News Spreads Across Occupied Europe
The piece outlines how Nazi censorship fails to halt truths reaching occupied people. Radios, clandestine papers, leaflets, whisper campaigns, and chain letters circulate anti-German news despite arrests and bans. BBC broadcasts and underground networks sustain hope amid risk.
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Hitler
Europe
Goebbels
Himmler
Gestapo
BBC
Oslo
Netherlands
BBC News
Hun
Britain
Control Steps Outlined for Potato Beetle Invasion
Victory garden success hinges on fighting Colorado potato beetle, a yellow and black striped pest. Early grub detection prompts dusting with calcium arsenate or spraying with Bordeaux mixture, repeated every ten days to protect vines and curb fungal diseases.
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Victory Gardens
Colorado
Bordeaux
Biblical railway joke from a Bible classroom exchange
A teacher asks which reign first mentions railways. A pupil Mary answers Solomon’s, claiming the Queen of Sheba’s great train to Jerusalem proves it. The teacher probes but Mary persists with her reasoning about biblical trains and royal journeys.
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Mary
Solomon's
Sheba
Jerusalem
Altitude and Tea Quality Rise With Elevation
The article notes altitude influences tea quality with the finest at over 7,000 feet and excellent tea also obtainable from elevations around 3,000 feet, highlighting elevation as a key factor.
Blood and heart pace decision long past century
A fragmented historical note reflects a late 19th or early 20th century debate about blood flow and heart function under extreme speed. The sentence hints at medical theories linking velocity to cardiovascular response, but the fragment provides no clear event, dates, or named figures.
Colorful stitchery pattern for decorative linens
Alice Brooks describes how simple embroidery can brighten linens with frames and alphabets. Pattern 7573 offers six 4 by 5 inch frames and two 1 2 inch alphabets, with stitches and materials listed. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain the transfer pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
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Home Service
Deing Farm Service
Mid-Atlantic
Churchill
Royal Canadian ‘Air Force
U.S. Army Air Force
Wnits
Canadian Northwest Atlantic Command
BCA
Occupied Territories
Ici
Londres
Het
Hier
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alice Brooks
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