Lady Montgomery recalls her famed son in wartime interview
At her Georgian mansion on Lough Foyle in Donegal, Lady Montgomery discusses her son, a British general in the Eighth Army in North Africa, and his siblings serving worldwide. She notes his ambition to capture Rommel and his devout faith, with the Montgomery family long established as landlords in Ireland.
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Lady Montgomery
Montgomery
Lough Foyle
County Donegal
Eire
Eighth Army
Rommel
Bernard
World
North Africa
Durban
Kenya
Vancouver
Col
Brian Montgomery
India
Air Training Plan Graduates Listed Across Provinces
A compilation of names and hometowns of air training graduates including Sasks and Manitobans such as W. Johnson Melville Sask and W. D. Vickers Prince Albert Sask, with others from Lloydminster, Dauphin, Estevan, Yorkton, and more, indicating wide regional participation.
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Steen
W. Johnson
Melville
Sask
W. Sowerty
St. Wits
M. Clarke
Hasenmore
Ag Kwizak
Oo Ayes
Sean
C. N. Scutchinga
Lloydminster
W. D. Vickers
Prince Vince Albert
J. L. Jansen
Slave Lake
Alta
D. H. Morrow
Big Beaver
Lac
W. C. Pacholka
Willowbrook
A. D. McFadden
Lacombe
N. R. Orten
Rireh Hills
H. K. Vidal
Hrausa
Man
J. W. Weyers
Strathmore
R. E. Stacey
Hamiota
S. B. Bardur
Broderick
H. F. K. Bates
Broadview
J. P. Leydon
Estevan
G. W. Rutley
Dauphin
B. H. Schumack
Wroxton
G. R. Warnock
J. Wilson
Prince Albert
F. G. Graham
Oak Lake
K. Crawford
G. K. Jamieson
Yorkton
Wartime adjustments for civilians in Calptta demand efficiency
The piece notes wartime strain on labour, equipment, housing, transport, and rationing. It highlights railroad priorities for troop moves and war material, income tax, and calls for business institutions to ease wartime complexities. It commends railways and Canadian banks for supporting the war effort while limiting service cuts.
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Calptta
Dealers Benefit From New Ration Banking System
A March 1 launch of ration banking allows dealers with monthly rationed goods sales over 5000 dollars or large coupon volumes to open bank ration accounts. They deposit collected coupons and receive negotiable vouchers to renew supplies, while consumers keep giving coupons to retailers as before.
Banks Aid Wartime Rationing Through Coupon System
A Royal Bank of Canada report notes banks are well suited to handle rationing tasks in Canada and Britain and the United States. It highlights butter coupons requiring about ten million uses weekly and multiple transfers, stressing the banks’ role in reducing clerical burden during wartime.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Great Britain
United States
Crown Extends Civil Liability To Armed Forces
Defence Minister Ralston tabled two orders in council to equalize the legal position of soldiers driving or riding in cars with civilians. One order allows civilians injured by military negligence before June 13 1943 to claim damages from the Crown. The other ends the government's right to seek compensation from vehicle owners or drivers for injuries to service members riding as passengers.
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Defence
Ralston
House of Commons
Exchequer Court
Crown
British Council opens English library in Istanbul
With Turkish authorities, the British Council inaugurated an English lending library in Istanbul. A second library in Ankara complements it, together housing 5,000 volumes mostly technical and in high demand in Turkey.
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British Council
Istanbul
Ankara
Turkey
New Words Sprout From City Sparks and Global Gaps
An article notes fresh expressions in English such as appeasolationist from Chicago and alcanusapanamex proposed for Alaska Canada USA Panama and Mexico. It mentions deplanement for losing a seat on a plane and unilateral arbitration as a war substitute discussed by Calgary savants.
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Chicago
Vancouver
Alaska Highway
Alaska
Canada
U.S.A
Panama
Mexico
Meadline
Richard J. Needham
Calgary Herald
No Increase in Butter Ration Asserted
Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials quashed Canadian housewives hopes for more butter. They said they are just hoping the current ration can be maintained through the coming winter.
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Prices and Trade Board
Board
Smiles and Snippets From Wartime Britain
A sequence of light vignettes and gags from wartime Britain. Jokes about bombs and air raid shelters mix with humorous exchanges among family members and students. The humor targets everyday fears and quirks, preserving a home front tone amid sirens and rationing.
Smithsonian Brings Eight Blue Sheep Among World Rarest Mammals
The Smithsonian Institution houses eight specimens of blue-sheep, noted as among the rarest of the world’s larger mammals. The discovery highlights ongoing efforts to study and preserve elusive wildlife species.
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Smithsonian Institution
Cooperation Urged After Large Fire Losses Across Provinces
The resources department urged public help to prevent fires as last year saw fire damage and control costs reach 3.55 million dollars, with 1.84 million acres burned. The reduced fire count hid heavy losses in British Columbia Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia due to wartime staff shortages.
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Resources Department
Department
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Car Battery Care Guidance for Durable Auto Power
Consumer Information Service urges care of storage batteries to extend life. Regular checks every two weeks advised with specific gravity readings and recharge if discharge appears. Inspect electrical system to ensure charging rate maintains full charge under the owner’s driving habits.
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Consumer Information Service
A Musical Family of Bach’s Eight Generations
Eight generations of musicians in the Bach lineage produced twenty nine eminent members starting with Wert Bach in 1550. Johann Sebastian Bach achieved the highest fame among them.
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Bach
Wert Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ramsay Company Offers Free Patent Information
Ottawa Canada patent attorneys invite inventors to request a complete list of inventions and full information at no charge. The Ramsay Company promises free guidance and detailed patent data to anyone seeking protection.
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Ramsay Company
Gank Street
Ottawa
Canada
All-Bran to Aid Natural Regularity Plan
An ad touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a simple solution for constipation. It claims the cereal or muffins boost bulk and provide lasting relief, advocating daily use and noting Kellogg’s production in London Canada.
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Igual
Ot Sonveerett Globe
Kellogs
London
Canada
Fresh vegetables all summer through careful garden planning
Garden notes advise spreading planting over several weeks and using early, mid, and late varieties to extend harvest. Regular cultivation, mulching, and a weekly deep watering keep soil moist and plants growing through dry periods.
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Canada
Fair Enough Dialectic Sparks Quiet Dispute
A humorous exchange depicts neighbors severing diplomatic relations after a lawn mower oil prank. One man claims he returned the can and quips about using it on his neighbor’s wife as she sang late at night, highlighting comic miscommunication and petty feud dynamics.
Wiltshire farmer fined for wasting gasoline
Frederick J. Fowler of Malmsbury Wiltshire England a farmer was fined about 20 dollars for using his car to visit a farmer's daughter six miles away.
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Frederick J. Fowler
Malmsbury
Wiltshire
England
British author Hilary Saunders writes Combined Operations history
The United Kingdom Information Office identifies Hilary A. St. George Saunders as the author of the official history Combined Operations to be published with a foreword by Lord Louis Mountbatten. Saunders, famed as the man who outsold Hitler, has produced works on Bomber Command Battle of Britain Coastal Command and Air Sea Rescue. His Ministry of Information titles have reached 24 languages and sold over 12 million copies.
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United Kingdom Information Office
London
Hitler
Bomber Command
Coastal Command
Combined Operations
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Combined Operations Command
Hilary A. St. George Saunders
Ministry of Information
Gems of Thought on Conscience and Right
A compilation of quotations on conscience from Whewell Nehemiah Adams Channing Mary Baker Eddy and others. It frames conscience as a guide to right and wrong, highlighting immediate aversion to evil, moral rights, and the dissociation between knowing right and knowing what right is.
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Whewell
Nehemiah Adams
Channing
God
Mary Baker Eddy
H. C. Trumbull
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