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Oshawa Daily Times, 1 Aug 1940, p. 8

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»% AR) twats a te foi One-and-a-half is Judy Ham, but the girl has ideas about the heat 7ave that is worrying older and "wiser" folk from coast to coast. Don't worry about finding cool clothes, says Miss Ham just take 'em off. What if your home isn't scientifically air conditioned? Find a shady spot sutside and arm yourself with an old-fashonzd breeze-chaser. Then 'ke a long tall glass in the other hand and fill with something chilling. British Bombers Wreck Nazi Airdrome Bombs from a British bomber fall over two Focke Wulf planes at an airdrome in Northern France which has been repeatedly bombed by the R.A.F. After each bombing, the Nazis methodically repair the damage done and then the R.A.F. come over once again and do so much damage that the airdrome is again unserviceable. Three times this par- ticular airdrome has been wrecked. Canucks Show Britishers How to Play Baseball le To vary the monotony of camp life for the Canadian soldiers await ing orders in England, they are given weekly sports day in which in- varably, the men turn to sports like baseball for velaxation. The British 1 states--*"colleagues cheer as one of their comrades takes a swipe at a ball during a 'baseball' (CQ) match." (CQ) means correct in news- paper: parlance, James Tinchum, engineer; Jack Connolly can, brakeman, were severely injured and a transient believed killed when a fast freight train plowed into anether which was standing in the yards fireman, and Walter Dun- | at Strathroy, Ont, to take on water. gs Twenty-five freight cars were piled im a heap following the collision, and for hours after the wreck, flames consumed the wreckage, Speed and Manoeuvrability of the Navy Their Responsibility Highly skilled and capable, the men who man the engine-rooms of Canadian destroyers are the unsung heroes of the R.C.N. "Back from an inspection of his hot and clamoring domain comes the chief engineer of a Canadian destroyer. LEVI So high the temperature in a destroyer engine room that entry must be made through a special com- from the fire doors Into the faces of the stokers. The engineer has Just closed an air-tight door under his feet before opening the hatch through which he is emerging. Entries and departures from the stokiehold must be carried out in this way, one man at a time. * A sailor in the engine room of a Canadian destroyer, RIGHT, stands ready to carry out instruc- partment to prevent a blast of air shooting upward and sucking flame | tions from the bridge. Ottawa Group Inspects Commander H. E. Reid and Lieut, Commdr. Hugh Paller are shown | Halifax. escorting a group of members of parliament aboard the launch Moby Dick for a tour of Halifax harbor. Destroyers of the Canadian navy may be seen in background. The M.P.'s, part of a group of more than A oe tt te tie 2 he hd Harbor Defences at Halifax Sat. FR i tne ee Among those present on the launch here are Rene Jutras, member of parliament from Provencher, Man.; Thomas H. Ross, M.P., from East Hamilton; L. E. Cardiff, M.P., from North Huron; Allan Chambers, M..P,, from British Columbia, and A. C. Casselman, from 80 members from Ottawa, inspected harbor facilities and defences at | Grenville-Dundas. This house in south eastern Scotland was struck by a German bomb, Scottish air raid wardens are shown in foreground inspecting the ruins, A Teddy Bear Now--A Parachutist Later? To give a more realistle touch to thelr training, members of the LD.V.s, at Osterley Park, England, are shown using a teddy bear as, their model during their target practice. The men hold their fire until the parachute is within 25 yards and then let go. It is good-by to the teddy bear and the Nazi parachutist when they take his place. As Hull Addressed Inter-American Delegates U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull is shown! addressing the as. sembled delegates to the inter-American conference of foreign minis: » in the capital at Havana, Cuba. The dignified U.B. secretary of st- » is in favor of a joint protectorate of American republics over coloni 5 of European powers in this hemisphere to be held until such time as they can be given back to their owners with Certain South American governments, however, are reported s an ouiright grab of these colonies,

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