Commercial Aviation in Canada Devoted to War Effort
Canada’s civil aviation has shifted to war production, with up to ninety percent of the industry focused on military tasks. The sector merged into a large network, expanding air freight and mining support while facing shortages of suitable freighters and skilled personnel. Civil aviation aided the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, training schools, overhaul work, and the deployment of pilots and technicians to the RCAF, RAF, and ferry command.
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Canada
Felds
Ite
Royal Canadian Air Force
Trans-Canada Airlines
Winnipeg
R.C/A
R.C.A.F
Royal Air Force
Ferry Command
Dominion
Haileybury
Ont
Rouyn, Que
Bananas, a staple tested by war and voyage
American troops in Britain miss bananas and find same scarcity at home due to the Uboat war and shifted shipping. North America imported 50 to 60 million banana bunches annually. a 7400-ton ship in Texas used banana grease on its launch. Bananas, grown in India ages ago, spread globally and reached this continent just seven years prior.
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British Isles
St. Thomas
Beaumont
Texas
India
Jamaica
Old Light Bulbs Provide Metals For War Needs
Burnt out light bulbs contain copper brass and zinc for war purposes. Copper and brass from a thousand bulbs yield enough metal for forty compuses. Zinc from the same number provides enough for twenty three 37 millimeter shells.
Charles Farrar Browne Real Name of Artemus Ward
The question identifies Charles Farrar Browne as the real name of the humorist Artemus Ward. Browne wrote under the pseudonym Artemus Ward, influencing American comic writing in the 19th century.
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Charles Farrar ‘Browne
Artemus Wer
Plastic Army Cap Badges Take Place Of Metal
Britain's plastic industry outputs one ounce plastic cap badges replacing metal. Each badge weighs less per ounce, requires one hundredweight of cellulose acetate for a million units and can equip an entire division in two to three days. The embedded attachment saves solder and uses less material.
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Britain
British Industries Bulletin
Goebbels Sees British Invasion Aimed at Berlin
In a Das Reich extract Goebbels envisions a future European war where Britain advances toward Berlin with British and American troops, while German soldiers anticipate denying Europe to the Yankees. He also notes World War I aircraft speeds for fighters and bombers.
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Goebbels
Europe
Das Reich
Berlin
Britain
Ration Book Rules for Indians in Tea Purchases
The article explains that Indians must present ration coupons to buy tea, with special remote postings for Eskimos. It states rationing applies whether on or off reservations, and outlines that Indian agents act as retailers, needing to account for distributions. It notes exceptions when supplying hospitals or indigent Indians.
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Indiana
Plains
Mra Jones
Indian Affairs
1652 Albany Boundaries By Cannon Fire
Peter Stuyvesant determined Albany New York limits in 1652 by firing cannon balls north and south, declaring land between them as within the city. This historical anecdote links early city boundaries to military demonstration and colonial governance.
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Albany
New York
Peter Stuyvesant
German Exploitation Of Dutch Resources Reported
A Reichsmarschall Goering newspaper claims Netherlands industries supplied Germany with 36 million reichsmarks of products in the first two years of occupation. Shipping 30 percent electrical supplies 20 percent heavy machinery 15 percent aircraft 10 percent and building supplies textiles wood pulp and chemicals 25 percent.
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Holland
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Esnener National Zeitung
Netherlands
Germany
Advertising in Wartime and Peace Time
A Vancouver Sun quotation emphasizes advertising as essential in a free society to unveil new products, industries, and scientific advances. It argues wartime and peacetime campaigns shape national needs, government regulations, and morale, while a slave society offers no advertising or questions.
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Jones
Vancouver Sun
Heights and weights of Canadian children rise in survey
Charts from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show average heights and weights increasing across Canadian children, with gains of two to five percent per generation. The report compares 1939 data with 1932 and 1923 benchmarks, noting taller average heights and heavier weights among both boys and girls, and cites Glasgow comparisons for context.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Toronto
Britain
United States
Glasgow
Scotland
Australian airman who earned the VC faces bravado
In a hotel rotunda two Australian airmen meet. A boastful sergeant swears he has many flights and decorations, while quiet James Allen Ward, later a VC recipient, reveals he has only 11 flights. The anecdote, from Eric Baume's book I Lived Another Year, reflects wartime bravado and humility.
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V.C
James Allen Ward
R.A.A.F
Eric Baume
England
Toronto Telegram
Germany's Air Force Surged Before World War II
Germany's air force grew rapidly and was not officially formed until February 26, 1935. By the outbreak of war four years later it stood stronger than the combined air power of England, France, and Poland.
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Germany
England
France
Poland
Tai-keuk Meaning of the Korean Flag Term
The phrase Tai-keuk refers to the supreme or greatest Ulti mate in Korean flag lore, described as the ultimate symbol. It highlights how a single term conveys peak authority and ceremonial significance within national iconography.
We're In The Army Now In Stitchery Pattern 7373
A craft notice for embroiderers offering six army themed motifs in pattern 7373 averaging 5 7 by 1 inches. Materials, illustrations, and transfer pattern included. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name and address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Nazi robbers plunder Norway’s fishing industry
Before the war Norway boasted 80,000 fishing vessels and about 120,000 fishermen as a leading global fishing power. Nazi plundering has reduced the industry, leaving Norway with only a small ration of fish for its own people, according to Norwegian government offices in Montreal.
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Norway
Montreal
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