Dominion Day marks seventy-five years since Confederation
Canada observes a milestone anniversary as Dominion Day recalled hopes of Confederation. Canadas soldiers sailors and airmen serve in England Libya Malta Hong Kong while farms and factories supply arms for Allies. Geography and naval patrols shield coastal shores from invasion so far.
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England
Libya
Malta
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Must Face The Future Must Face The Future
The piece reflects on wartime hardships including taxes rations and shortages, comparing Canada to England Russia and China. It calls for understanding and breadth of outlook across the Dominion to solve internal problems while acknowledging past and future challenges. It ends with gratitude for achievements and courage for the year ahead.
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England
Russia
China
Canada
Dominion
Dummy blast furnaces misled RAF over Essen raids
German camouflage experts built dummy blast furnaces near Essen to fool RAF bombers during World War II. Joseph W. Grigg Jr. arrived in London after five months in German custody and stated the ersatz targets resembled real Ruhr measures, with night fire and smoke to misdirect attacks on Essen Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen.
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RAF
Joseph W. Grigg, Jr
United Press
Berlin
London
Germany
Berlins
Ruhr
Dortmund
Gelsenkirchen
Grigg
R.A.F
Money From Salvage Off Nova Scotia Fishermen
Nova Scotia fishermen earned a total of 25000 in salvage payments for work on goods salvaged from a merchant ship that ran aground off Nova Scotia. H N M Stanbury, the salvage organizer, noted lard in cases and barrels, tires, and other war supplies salvaged as well. One fisherman reportedly received 1549 in salvage tolls for a few weeks of work.
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Nova Scotia
H. N. M. Stanbury
Pago Pago Port in American Samoa United States hub
Pago Pago serves as a U S port in the territory of American Samoa acting as a key harbor and administrative center for the islandroup.
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United States Port
Samoa
Great Wer Plane Bristol Beaufighter Among Powerful RAF Craft
The Bristol Beaufighter ranks as one of the RAFs most powerful all purpose aircraft. Aeroplane praises its speed range and fire power while noting its varied wartime roles from night fighting to convoy escort and daylight bombing support.
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Britain
Middle East
Air Ministry
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Lord Askwith dies famed arbitrator of Britain
Lord Askwith, renowned for settling more British industrial disputes than any other man and once author of a special report on Canada’s labor laws, died recently. The obituary notes his stature as a premier arbiter and his influence on labor affairs. Tim represented 70 per cent of Bolivia's 1939 exports.
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Lord Askwith
Britain
Canada
Bolivia
The Individual Citizen's Army and National Unity
A provincial gasoline ration dispute sparks argument that true national unity requires shared burdens. The piece urges Canadians to ration gasoline as others do, noting civilian leaders, private citizens, and wartime workers sacrifice for the war effort, and promotes joining the Reserve Army as home defense.
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Ines
Éltizeng
No national holidays in US states hold all observance
The United States lacks a single national holiday. Each state governs its own observed days, leading to varied calendars.
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United States
Poor Quarters Crowd Japanese Warships Says POW Article
The New China Daily News, cited as written by a Japanese POW, claims cramped living conditions aboard Japanese ships. More than 1,000 of 1,500 Hyuga crew slept on lower decks with bunks blocking passages, causing poor air quality and illnesses. Collisions and explosions allegedly stem from these conditions. The navy reportedly fears air attacks due to sacrificed deck armor for speed and armament.
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New China Daily News
Japan
AIR TRAINING PLAN GRADUATES FROM CANADIAN SCHOOLS
List of graduates from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Pauldgon Manitoba and Dafoe Saskatchewan stretch with air gunners observers and pilots. Names include D A Dent Fergusson Gravel Lackman Watson McGill Quail Castle Down Jonasson Konar Lavimodterre McIntyre Normandueau Peterson Taraska Pusher Fraser Gates Heath Jamieson Bewa Clegg Johnston and others with addresses in Prince Albert Edmonton Calgary Brandon Dauphin and Winnipeg areas.
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Paulgon
Manitoba
D. A. Dent
St. W
Prince Albert
Sask
L. Fergusson
Evremore
Alta
M. Gravel
Donnelly
Lackman
6Th Ave
Catenry
Taites
Watson
RJ. McGill
Straabourt
J. Quail
St. Medicine Hat
Dafoe
Lac
Gems of Thought on Expectation and Ambition
A quotation-style fragment collection praises expectation and foresight as driving forces in life work and personal ascent. It links pleasure to anticipation in earthly delights and to fruition in spiritual joys, citing Feltham Eddy Arnold Goethe Beecher and others to illuminate motivation and progress.
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Feltham
Canadian Army Cuts Infantry Load To Forty Pounds
The Canadian army reduces carried weight for foot soldiers to a maximum of 40 pounds including clothing weapons and kit. The change aims to speed movement. Retired veterans note that in the first great war soldiers lugged about 90 pounds.
Odd Counsel on Marriage Ages and Worlds Oldest Bank
A clergyman warns that a twenty year old should consider a forty year difference before marriage, noting the man will be sixty when she is forty. The Bank of Sweden, founded in 1668, claims to be the oldest banknote issuer. Spiders in wartime roles spin uniform webs, their silk used for gun sights, and starvation affects thickness. Ireland is the seventh largest island globally with 32 600 square miles.
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