Army Nursing Head Named Matron In Chief in Canada
Dorothy L MacRae of Gould Quebec has been appointed Matron In Chief of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Service and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel She succeeds Colonel Elizabeth L Smellie who retired on March 23 and returned to the Victoria Order of Nurses for Canada
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Health League urges hygiene to control infections spread
The Health League of Canada warns that hand covering coughs or sneezes is essential. Droplets from a sneeze can carry thousands of bacteria and travel beyond immediate contact, staying airborne in rooms and wards. Daylight can kill many bacteria, but indoors they persist for weeks, making dust control and personal handkerchief use crucial.
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Health League of Canada
Health League
Broadcasting unit Golden Arrow joins British invasion forces
Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery will head into Europe with a complete broadcasting house on wheels named Golden Arrow. The unit includes seven vehicles a transmitter a receiver two generators two trucks and an officers car.
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Bernard Montgomery
Europe
Paris
Canadian Army Priority Casualty Postcard Issued
A Canadian army notice states a priority casualty has been authorized a casualty postcard. The directive confirms eligibility procedures and the government’s effort to inform next of kin while detailing the dissemination of casualty information as part of ongoing war communications.
Shock Troops Ride Transport Trucks In Modern Infantry
The infantry blends rugged leg power with rubber tires on trucks for long hauls and rapid deployment. Soldiers dismount at intervals while advancing under smoke camouflage, wield rapid-fire weapons, mortars, and light artillery as shock troops in action.
Polish units elevated. sturgeon gift. war and science notes
The Polish army corps in the Soviet Union is raised to full Polish army status. A seven foot sturgeon was donated to the Kong by a pet in Moray Firth. The destroyer HS Mahrafts lost under Lt-Cmdr E A F M Drought. Group Captain Frank Whittle, jet aircraft inventor, elected Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. A Bristol cathedral restoration appeal launches for 112,500 dollars. Canada’s January national income estimated at 716 million dollars, up from 687 million in 1943. Canada’s 1943 farm eggs total 315,927,000 dozen, up from 280,253,000 in 1942. Tito’s forces cost the German army 43,000 men in the winter campaign. About 30 varieties of soybeans grown in North America, with over 2,000 varieties worldwide.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Moscow Home Radio
Josip Broz (Tito
Outstanding Work of War Dogs in Service
The War Department sanctions citation in unit orders for meritorious war dogs. The dogs have performed outstanding work on many fronts, notably in the Pacific islands. Back home they serve as sentries at fields, parks, and installations, with over 20,000 in service and many more in training.
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U.S. War Department
Pacific
Army develops twenty four pound sleeping bag with long zipper
A new air evacuation bag by the U S Army Quartermaster Corps weighs 24 pounds and uses a twenty foot long zipper around its edges to join two feather quilted mattresses for cold climate evacuations by air or ambulance. A mosquito boat is a fast motor boat used mainly against large naval vessels.
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U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
Divorce Question Sparks New Identity
In a terse exchange at Crucible a grass widow replies to the question of her feelings after divorce with a blunt line like a new man. The brief quote captures a sharp shift in personal identity and social stance.
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Grass Widow
Crucible
Saul's Conversion Highlighted in Acts Lesson
Sunday school focuses on the Golden text and Acts chapters detailing Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. The narrative covers his confrontation with Jesus, blindness, Ananias's commission, and Saul's baptism and renewal as a follower, framing transformation through faith.
Theodosian Code Described as Roman Scarcity Tactics
A professor notes that ancient Romans experimented with scarcity limits including rationing wage and manpower controls, actions historians refer to as the Theodosian Code, highlighting early attempts at managing resources and populations.
Britain buys tea for dominions and allied nations
The British Ministry of Food bought this year’s exportable tea surplus from India, Ceylon, and East Africa for dominions and allied countries. Britain’s ration remains half a pound monthly, per BBC via CBS. Norway reports tram cars full, conductors advising orderly boarding.
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Ceylon
East Africa
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British Art Show Canada War Artists At National Gallery London
The National Gallery in London features Canadian official war artists with 60 works including 17 watercolors and oils by FO Carl Schaefer Eric Aldwinckle Paul Goranson and Edwin Holgate of the RCAF The Toronto Star notes wartime Dominion Day on July first but some calendars show July 3 and the proposal is dropped for good.
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National Gallery
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London
Carl Schaefer
Eric Aldwinckle
Paul Goranson
Edwin Holgate
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Toronto Star
Gross Word Puzzle No xx Horizontal and vertical clues
A puzzle listing across and down clues with numerous garbled entries including fractions and mis-spellings, asking solvers to fill letters for words such as plum like fruit and sun god, with many misprints and unclear numbering.
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