French Fishermen Desert to Join Allies as British Ships Offer Rescue
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports large desertions from French fishing boats off the Gibraltar Atlantic coast due to Nazi threats. British cutters use loudspeakers to entice deserters with promises of Allied protection and combat, sometimes leaving boats manned by none. Vichy escorts attempted to deter deserters by firing over swimmers, but the tactic failed.
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Atlantic
Gibraltar
Washington
Vichy
Women’s War Role Revealed In Canada’s Defense Efforts
In wartime Canada civilians join the front line through support of a vast war effort. The nation’s women, already known for sharing in production and service, have a greater contribution than commonly realized, with industry and households aligning to the United Nations cause.
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Civiians
Canada
Tmret
United Nations
Much Work Done By Volunteers In Wartime Canada
In August 1940 national registration tallied 2 285 370 Canadian women as housewives. Many have entered war industries, but most remain at home aiding morale, comforts for service members and families, and supporting wartime needs. Women's groups organize salvage, nutrition, health efforts, evacuee placement, blood donor work, and social aid, raising millions for war services annually.
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Canada
Canada’s Women Support War Effort in 1942
In 1942 about 5 500 Canadian women wore official service uniforms and 75 000 worked in munitions plants. Many released men for active service and women served on the Wartime Prices and Trade Board and in large war industries. Nursing sisters numbered 875 in the Army with services also in Navy and Air Force. The contribution of Canadian women to the war effort is seen as significant toward victory.
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Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Wit and Whimsy: Classic Jokes Collide on Screen
A collage of light humor and punchlines unfolds from a theater row exchange about a contest against a dead wife to a horse meat hot dog joke, a car brake scare, a landlord boom, and quirky quips about art, phonies, and ocean fish behavior.
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Graduates List
A Saskatoon list of graduates from No. 4 Service Flying Training School under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It enumerates LAC and(MW) ranks across pilots navigators bombers and wireless air gunners from various stations including No. 5 No. 7 and No. 6 Air Observer Schools at Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Macdonald Dafin Dafoe etc, naming numerous towns in Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and beyond. The roll highlights individuals such as Almond Jamrnse Rentson Browne Cale Mood and McDonald among many others linked to the wartime program.
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
No. 4 Service
Saskatoon
Sask
Lac
Roo Almond
Vulcan
Alta
Fo Andahl
Jamrnse
Alta Lac
Rentson
Beederick
KL Browne
Parkalite
la Lac
J. A. Cale
Dinant Lac
MOOD
Amos
Twinsmore
J. W. McDonald
Prince Ask
Lamiy
Apt Las
JM. Swinburnsen
ML Wood
Stanley
Air Observer School
Winnipeg
Mab
Air Navigators
Ftkin
Pani
Sack
Tay von Dietines
Anton
Mar
Lac VO
Marche
Lockport
Man
Bae
Naughton
Gunton
Moore
Limerick
Oakes
Colinton
J. S. Sanderson
Elstow
M.A. Saruk
Alvena
GL. Scott
Knee Hill Valley
Portage la Prairie
Wilson
LaFleche
No. 3
Macdonald
L. G. Anderson
Cralemyle
J. M. Cassedy
Camrose
W. Fulton
Blenfalt
Lag
Koehring
Schuler
Heinze
Ryley
A. Jepson
Atwater
McKee
Bracken
Sasi
W. Sweeney
Weyburn
No. 7
Paulson
A. BR. Churko
Plain
View
M. Rzewski
Kelwood
M. Wallace
Magot
Dafoe
Hie
Biscuits And Crackers Scoop Calorie News In Wartime Diet
A wartime shift of women into defense work reduces home cooking time boosting demand for biscuits and crackers. Soda crackers pack nutrition with low moisture, lasting well without special storage. Christie’s crackers offer about 109 calories per cent, surpassing beef steak. Nazis order Slovak farmers to grow rapeseed for oil.
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Molly O'Dale
Red Cross
Correct constipation with better diet and Kellogg's All-Bran
Wartime readers learn regularity comes from diet not laxatives. Eat Kellogg's All-Bran cereal or hot muffins with plenty of water to restore natural regularity. Two grocery sites stock All-Bran. made by Kellogg's in London Canada.
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Kellogg's
Landon
Canada
Victory Garden succession plan for a steady summer harvest
The guide advises planned succession planting for a steady supply of vegetables like radishes carrots beets and beans. Emphasizes staggered sowings to avoid waste notes beans should be picked young to prevent seeding and that carrots beans and other crops stay tasty when smaller. Encourages estimating needs as a market gardener and suggests sending surplus to charity while avoiding waste and contacting federal or provincial agriculture departments for more information.
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Federal
Department of Agiculture
Fire risk from inflammable parcels at sea endangers ships
The article warns that parcels containing flammable substances sent by mail may ignite in ship holds when hatches are closed, risking tragic fires and possible explosions from on board ammunition. Postal authorities urge law compliance to prevent injury to postal and railway workers and maritime crews.
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Canada
GEMS OF THOUGHT A collage of quotes on resolve and character
A collection of aphoristic reflections urging firm purpose and steadfast conduct. Includes lines attributed to Moencius Hazitt Hawthorne Mary Baker Eddy and Punshon plus a biblical note. Themes center on decisive action consistency and guidance from God or inner conviction.
Largest lathe installed for ship repair in Pretoria
An enormous lathe, the biggest machine tool in South Africa, has been set up at the Tiscor steel works in Pretoria to enable heavy work turning large propeller shafts for ships.
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South Africa
Tiscor Ateel Works
Pretoria
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U.S
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Oakland Meat Inspector
Slovakia
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