Devilish policy and brutal acts in war crimes debate
Daily Sketch of London recalls Feld Marshal Rundstedt’s wartime cruelty and criticizes German mass killings by tank columns, U-boat commanders, and Gestapo. It portrays the atrocity record as unparalleled in history and urges punishment by the War Crimes Commission if still functioning.
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Feld-Marshal von Rundstedt
Rundstedt
U Boat
War Criminals Commission
Daily Sketch
London
Bricks and clocks and baby talk mix in family gags
A mother asks her son for questions about life and he asks how bricks are made. A wife recalls waking her husband each morning before alarms and a father weighs when the baby should know his father, while a wife answers about delaying the reveal until the child is stronger.
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Geten
We must kill them all says MacArthur on Leyte fight
The Lethbridge Herald reports Gen. MacArthur's HQ notes Leyte casualties as about 113000 Japanese killed with only around 400 captured. The piece argues Japan will fight to the bitter end elsewhere, noting their large potential forces and aims at China and Manchuria.
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MacArthur
Leyte
New Guinea
Pacific
Germany
China
Manchuria
Lethbridge Herald
Canada Faces Postwar Air Rights At Goose Bay Base
Canada leases Goose Bay air base in Labrador from Newfoundland for 99 years. Government aims for civil air rights and international control of aviation while Britain Australia and New Zealand back an air authority plan. Preparatory talks in Montreal involve officials from several dominions ahead of the Chicago conference.
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Trane—-Capada Air Lines
United Sates
Canada
Newsweek
Chicago
Srt
Goore Bay
Labrador
Dominion
Goose Bay
International Airlines
Clarence D. Howe
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Gorse Bay
India
South Africa
Newfoundland
Customer compliments spotless kitchen in witty exchange
A patron asks to speak with the manager and humorously questions the restaurant’s kitchen cleanliness. The manager praises the compliment and notes that they usually hear complaints. The customer replies with a quip about the cleanliness due to soap.
War toll across ranks shows war inescapable
A Daily News editorial notes that pacifist arguments from the interwar period hold true as leaders fall to war while ordinary men pay the price. It cites Lord Lumsden Churchill's envoy to MacArthur killed on a ship near Luxon, and close escapes of Field Marshal Alexander and Admiral Ramsey.
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Lord Lumsden
Churchill
MacArthur
Luxon
Marshal Alexander
Retgeon
Admiral Ramesy
Athens
Daily News
Confusion Over Women's Abilities Quoted in Rant
A startling editorial fragment mocks women as incapable of equal achievement, claiming they will not be on par with men until they possess a bald spot on their heads and still feel competent. The piece reflects gender bias and rhetorical derision from a Confederation Life context.
Correction on Hospital Reconstruction Fund Contributions in Hillgrada
Letter from A Sansome and others clarifies a previous report mis-stating summer fundraising totals for the Memorial Hospital reconstruction fund. The writers list exact donations from $600 down to 20 cents totaling 48.00 and call for formal public acknowledgement.
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Twilling
Weiter
Memorial Hospital
Chas Gillard
Alex Sansome
Sugar shortage prompts aid requests from Newfoundland
Public Relations Officer releases statement dated 18 January 1945 noting acute Newfoundland sugar shortage. Canada and United States governments urged to assist as Newfoundland relies on imports. War Food Administration aims to restore steady shipments, but U S export constraints may prevent meeting allocated amounts.
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Newfoundland
U.S. A
Us. A
U.S
S.A
Canada and U S Aid Highlighted in Longstanding Ties
The passage notes ongoing prompt assistance from both the Canadian and U S governments to the country during years of short supply, illustrating sustained bilateral cooperation and joint efforts.
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U.S
Bombs Back In Severe Winter Weather On European Front
Air crews face fifty below conditions with icing fog and storms across Europe. RAF and Australian heavy bombers endured engine failures iced carburettors and instruments. crews dug planes from snow and improvised landings. One Lancaster barely landed after hitting trees but all survived, a rabbit the only casualty.
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Bombsr Command
Marea Ovf
Europe
Heilbronn
Karlsruhe
Crewa
Wayne Bickel
L Woods
Hobart
Bass
D.I. Sullivan
Caron
Western Australia
RAAF
Lancaster
Rabr
Sullivan
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N.P.A
F. M. O'Leary Ltd
Dodds
Chase & Sanborn
Chase &Sanborn Coffee
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Everyman’s War
Confederation Life
Hillgrada
N DB
Charley Gillard
George Cocts
Natta Butt
Bennett Rodgers
Frederick Adams
Reubie Adams
Edgar Jenkins
Jas. Gillard
Joseph Gillard
John Bert Gidge
Andrew Hillier
Artie Gidge
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Robert Gidge
Wm Adams
Willie Adams
Robert Adams
Wilson Sansome
Pearce Sansome
Gerald Gidge
John A Gidge
Paul Rodgers
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