RAF youths down German bomber off Scottish coast
A World War II brief reports a Royal Air Force bomber crew in training shot down a German bomber off the Scottish coast. The King awarded Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. An internment camp on the Plains of Abraham closed and inmates moved to other centers. Mrs. Margaret McWilliams resigns from Winnipeg council. Wheat harvest in New South Wales expected at 33 million bushels after a deadly drought. Ernest Bevin urged workers and management to push production to peak levels. Britain to hold a wool reserve in the United States for emergency use.
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Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Sir Hugh Dowding
Order of the Bath
Hugh
Plains of Abraham
Dominion
Margaret McWillams
R. F. McWilliams
Mantoba
Winnipeg
New South Wales
Ernest Bevin
United States
Britain
Ministry of Supply
Home Service Presents DIY Stunning Fall Draperies
A Winnipeg based Home Service feature offers a self made drapery project using valance and cascade triangles for a double window look. Instructions cover fabric choices fringe sewing finishing and hanging with optional pinch pleats and a list of related booklets.
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Home Service
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McBermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
An Englishman's Home and the German Threat
A 1909 stage play by Lt Col Guy du Maurier sparked public fear in England over a possible German invasion. The drama, its controversial ending, and political reactions including Balfour and Lord Roberts tied to naval expansion and conscription debate. It also appeared in Berlin, where audiences hissed the portrayal of German defeat.
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England
Guy du Maurier
Trilby
Great Britain
Balfour
Germany
Lord Roberts
United Kingdom
Navy
Berlin
Big Victory Monument Scraped at Berlin Siegessäule
German officials scrubbed gold leaf from the Victory column on top of the Siegessäule to dull its gleam. The gilding was replaced with dull yellow paint to prevent guiding British bombers along the Via Triumphalis toward Reich Chancellery.
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Berlin
France
Hitler
Germany
Reich
Reich Chancellery
Wilhelmstrass
Photographic Bomb Shines Light Over Rochester Preview
Major George W. Goodard addresses the Rochester audience during a preview of a new high powered photographic bomb. He notes that extra daylight could have altered history and states the device provides daylight at five mile intervals as synchronized cameras capture the scene from 5,000 feet.
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Rochester
George W. Goodard
United States Army
Lecturer Urges One Third Cut Across Economy
A lecturer urged cutting everything by at least one third, drawing two hearty cheers from the audience after his remarks. The article notes British planes fly high and Canadian census began in 1666.
Luxurious underthings pattern for Anne Adams designs
The Anne Adams Pattern 4586 offers a stylish slip and matching panties in a princess style with built up straps and curved V neck. Available in sizes 34 to 50, it includes lace trim options and sells for 20 cents with orders sent to the Winnipeg Pattern Department.
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Anne Adama
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Natives Offer Funds to Help War Against Germany
A delegation of Afikpo clansmen in Ogoja province proposed to donate one sixth of their surplus funds to the king for his war with Germany. They urged Britain to let them fight and asked why they could not participate, noting the need to beat German property this time. Lunar eclipses may occur up to three times yearly.
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Nigeria
Hitler
Ogoja
Germany
Trials Of An Editor Between The Censor And Visits From Jerry
London New Statesman reports its offices suffered during bombings with broken glass and a cratered facade. The magazine notes a temporary move from its building, rescue of reference works, and delayed replies to letters as air ministry permission arrived after press time.
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Jerry
Censor
London
New Statesman
Nation
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Dictionary of Slang
London New Statesman
Call For Sacrifice Dire War Time Resolve
Ottawa Journal urges national discipline and sacrifice to mobilize all resources for war effort. Humility over past errors, courage, and unity are demanded as citizens surrender leisure and direct talents toward victory. Also notes scientists warn the body is prone to 1600 diseases and Japanese artists paint flat on the floor.
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Eidfort
Ottawa Journal
Sunday School Lesson On Temperance And John The Baptist
The article presents a Sunday school lesson for October 2 focused on temperance and the birth of John the Baptist. It references Luke 1 13 16 2 40 and Romans 14 17, discusses Zechariah at the temple, the proclamation of John, and Jesus fasting in the wilderness with reliance on God's word. It emphasizes righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit and the fruit of character.
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John the Baptist
Luke
John
Zacharias
Jerusalem
Jesus
God
Dr. Moffatt
Detailed 1841 Canadian census planned to start June 2
The census board chief calls the 1841 census the most detailed ever in Canada. About 16,000 enumerators will use 18,000 maps on commission to cover districts. Hitler hints at a spring invasion delay as England awaits in lilac time.
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A. J. Pelletier
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Hitler
England
Vase Rice Trick Clears Sediment After Flowers
A simple method uses a few grains of rice placed in a vase with a splash of water and shaken vigorously to remove the cloudy sediment left by cut flowers.
Health and Efficiency in War Time Bread Reform
E W McHenry of the University of Toronto argues most Canadian bread is suboptimal for wartime health. He suggests enriching white flour with wheat germ or high vitamin yeast to mimic whole wheat nutrition without changing color, noting vitamin B1 shortfalls in city diets and showing five percent wheat germ in bread improves growth and nutrition.
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Canadian Public Health Journal
E. W. McHenry
University of Toronto
Toronto
Fed
McHenry
Request for Cancer Articles From Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain a valuable set of articles on the Cause and Control of Cancer free by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept. W.N.Y. 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. Include a request and print name and address.
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The
Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
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Cascade
Valance
Lydia S. Pinkham
Piasy
By Anne Adanis
Amerace
Wieheeth
of Canada
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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