Canadian pilot recalls narrow Malta escape and Swordfish service
Lieut. Edmond Jess, a Quebec native and Canadian observer, survived a near drown when a depth charge exploded as his Swordfish aircraft dove for a forced landing near Malta. He describes months of Mediterranean combat as the sole Canadian in a land based Swordfish squadron, aiding convoy protection and torpedo attacks, with mates in Britain and Africa.
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Beott Touney
London
Mary Wean
Edmond Jem
Quebec
Fleet Air Arm
Am Ae A
Jess
Jean
McGill
R.C.N.V.R
Gibraltar
Malta
Jens
Lieut
Navy
Maite
George Beurling
Eagle
Britain
Africa
Indian Ocean
Ernie Gaunt
Toronto
Bud Hutton
Saskatoon
Murray McLandreas
Winnipeg
Jesa
Gaunt
Hutton
McLandress
Kelvin Technical High School
University of Manitoba
Dean
Mediterranean
Elizabeth
Water supply a huge challenge for 8th Army drive
Lt. Gen. Sir Wilfred Lindsell describes Q branch efforts in the desert campaign from El Alamein to Tripoli. Daily water needs reached 400 to 520 tons per division depending on access, with 2,400 tons of supplies overall for the advancing force. Support came from RAF, Royal Navy, and a repaired desert railway.
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8Th Army
el Alamein
Tripoli
Africa Corps
Wilfred Gordon Lindsell
France
Sir Wilfred
R.A.F
Royal Navy
Matruh
Bardia
Tobruk
Bengali
Il Baba
Sword Of Honor Gift To City Of Stalingrad From King George
President Kalinin said the sword of honor from King George will be accepted by the City of Stalingrad with gratitude as a symbol of comradeship in arms between Britain and the Soviet Union. Soviet radio quoted Kalinin stating the blade honors shared WWI memories and ties between nations.
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Stalingrad
George
Michael Kalinin
Russia
Monitor
Kalinin
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Britain
Jellicoe
Beatty
French
Unconditional Surrender and German Mythology
A Chicago Sun editorial argues that the German people must outgrow the myth stage before peace is possible. It links historic leaders Bismarck Kaiser and Hitler to cycles of conquest and contends unconditional surrender must erase Nazi and other militarist ideologies for lasting peace.
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Kaiser
Bismarck
Hitler
Germany
Chicago Sun
Francisco Franco
Rommel
Franco
Spain
Gibraltar
Dwight
Mirvwer
North
Africa
Unusual Skill In Britain Women in Radio Location
Britain sees women entering radio-location discovery with Sir Robert Watson-Watt praising female skill in science and engineering. In 1937 he recruited an Amazon corps of 1000 women to aid experiments, choosing nimble fingers and sharp minds over formal qualifications. He planned to expand education for women as the project progressed.
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Britain
Robert Watson-Watt
Sir Robert
Amazon Corps
Postwar aviation control debated by United States and Canada
Washington reports that Canada may be the first to be approached for a postwar aviation agreement with the United States. Both nations study options from sovereign air to internationalized routes, with US plans including bilateral deals, international corporations, and shared bases, as war ends reshape global air travel.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Arctic
Britain
Newfoundland and Erie
Army
Air Transport Command
Russia
Germany
North Atlantic
Pacific
Polish inventor predicts rubber's rise in postwar economy
Refugee Polish chemist Dr Waclaw Szukiewicz says science may push rubber to the center of prosperity, with cheap clothing from plastics and new tires and building insulation. He developed an economical process to convert grain alcohol to butadiene, showed it to a Senate committee, and the government approved a plant using this method to produce synthetic rubber called G3R.
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Waclaw Szukiewicz
Szukiewicz
Poland
Senkiewicz
Warsaw
U.S
Publicker Commercial Alcohol Company
Philadelphia
Senate
Embroidery Notes For Best Linens Pattern 7465
Flower motif designs inspire elegant household linens. Three designs include a pair of each motif, suitable for guest towels and pillowcases. Pattern 7465 features 66 motifs sized about 5 by 14 inches with stitch illustrations and materials list. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg. Include name and address. items mailed may take longer due to slow mail.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
The Girl Confides About Joy in the Air
The speaker quotes a girl urging happiness when airborne, suggesting a royal sense of elation while in flight. The remark frames flight as a liberating, uplifting experience tied to a regal mood.
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Sword of Honor
Highlands
South America
Lorts
Cart
Oren Ousercac
Asl
Dey Emda
Ameri
Alice Brooks
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