Newfoundland Forms Aircraft Detection Corps To Watch Axis
St John s Newfoundland announces a force of about 1500 civilian observers across the island trained to report suspicious aircraft, troops, vessels, and supply caches. The corps operates under RCAF oversight and coordinates with Naval and Military Services and American defence liaison officers.
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Nld
C. M. McEwen
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D.F.C
No. 1 Group
St. John's
Newfoundland
Cape Norman
St. John’s
Trepassey
Cape Ray
Strait of
Belle Isle
Labrador
Hoo
L. E Emerson
Aircraft Detection Corps of
RCAF
Formation of Aircraft Detection Corps observers in Canada and Newfoundland
The Aircraft Detection Corps expanded across Canada and Newfoundland from 1941, growing to over 1 000 observers along coastlines and towns. Observers report aircraft and other suspicious activity to ADC headquarters with priority, while nonmilitary volunteers serve without pay to aid national defense.
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Aircraft Detection Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Commission of Government
Newfoundland
Aircraft and Marine Detection Corps
Grand Falls Paper Denounces Rumor Of Enemy Planes
Grand Falls Advertiser reports wild rumor that enemy planes were over Gander at night. The claim stems from a construction worker in Gander who is visiting Grand Falls. The paper found no basis and warns action against the source.
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Grand Falls
Windsor
Gander
Coordinated Military Observers Warn Coastal Defenses of Incoming Aircraft
Observers at coastal points expanded duties to watch for suspicious vessels and movements of troops while supplying the Air Force with crash and distress reports, the Navy with wreckage and gear details, and the Army with related information to aid shore defenses.
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Air Force
Navy
Army
What Can Rival Mother Love In Life and Death
A tribute to mothers praising their hands eyes and smiles as sources of strength and care. The poem asserts maternal love endures through hardship, feeds a home with warmth, and reflects divine blessing, ending with a signature line.
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Eruny N. Jacons
Light as a Sermon of Faith by Spurgeon
A quotation urges that true religion is shown by actions not words. It compares a lighthouse that shines without drums to a life that demonstrates faith through conduct, calling the reader to let deeds illustrate belief and become an illustrious sermon.
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C. H. Spurgeon
Newfoundland Flight Defences Linked to RC A Co-ordination
Authorities would blackout the threatened city or town and place wardens fire-spotters and first aid workers on alert Newfoundland's Aircraft Detection Corps is the first line of defence The next article will describe how the R C A plots enemy aircraft routes by coordinating observers reports to determine probable destinations.
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Newfoundland
R.C.A
Gillett's Pure Flake Lye Promises Easy Cleaning
Solution of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye will take the drudgery out of dozens of tasks. It clears clogged drains, lifts grease and hard baked food off pots and pans, and saves rubbing and scrubbing by cutting through dirt in a jiffy. Keep a tin handy.
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Gillett
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