Smile of Victory campaign in Vancouver urges Victory Loan support
At a Vancouver luncheon nearly a thousand business leaders heard the Victory Loan refrain pack up your troubles in yer old kit bag and smile. The same song was adopted as the campaign’s key chorus as Canada prepares for a half billion dollar drive. The piece links morale, humor, and bond sales to victory efforts in Canada and abroad.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Victory Loan
Peter McArthur
France
Picardy
Flanders
Canada
Lincoln
Artemus Ward
Wilson
Council
Germany
Memorial Service for Walker G. Walirie Key at Prxebytarian Church
A memorial service was held at the Prxebytarian church on Simday eventu¢ for Walker G. Walirie Key. The Rev. Mr. Rowe led the service with a eploutid sermon as the congregation honored the deceased, including songs and personal tributes. A memory of his service and his people’s respect filled the church, which was decorated with flags to honor a beloved figure.
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Simday
Mtoe
Walker G. Walirie
Robertson
Walker
Rowe
Nanner
Hia Ser
Thera
Wallace Game
Scotland
Wartime propaganda hints flood letters and ads
A reader notes numerous altered World War II hints urging victory bonds and patriotic messages. The piece highlights sly adaptations for propaganda including camphor and quinine remedies, urging open air exercise and urging readers to buy Victory Bonds. It warns about postscript phrases urging purchases appearing in business letters after Monday.
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Vicw Tory Lown
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Wallace
Mr and Mrs Wallace express gratitude to their many friends in Abbotsford for expressions of sympathy during their sad bereavement.
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Mrs. Wallace
Abbotsford
Abbotsford Hits Fifty-Two Thousand in Campaign Drive
Abbotsford pursues the campaign goal with a total of $52,000 raised making it the first in the Fraser Valley to surpass the mark. The drive promises a crown and a flag for every $25,000 over $40,000 and supporters are urged to obtain a button as the bit of triumph continues.
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Abbotsford
Fraser Valley
Orange Grand Lodge Secretary Whitley Dead
Loon William Whitley, secretary of the Loyal Orange Association, died at his home 43 Seventh Avenue, Vancouver, this week. He was 41. He leaves a wife and three daughters. The late Mr Whitley was a forceful speaker and a prominent figure in party politics and the push for a Union government at Ottawa.
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William Whitley
Orange Assoclion
Vancouver
Whitley
Nolguor In Town As Medicine Needs Rise
A brief note reports Nolguor in town, seen as essential for medicine production and distribution. The item highlights its availability despite challenges and its role in keeping supplies steady.
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Nolguor
Personal Notices from Algorstend and Vicinity
Miss Laxton visited Algorstend last week. Mr and Mrs Boyd traveled to Abe roluturdinst Friday and Saturday for Miss Phyllis Mil-Tout's occasion. Mr Boyd received word Ottawa that Hilliard went to a hospital in England. Miss Mildred Hill-Tout, ill with influenza in Vancouver General Hospital, is recovering after her sister's death. Red Cross colonies packed Thursday to send to the hoya Gvarsens. The ladies meet at Mrs A Ryall's Wednesday afternoon November 6. A son named Dellesalle was born October 26 in Vancouver to Mr and Mrs L Hi Dellesalle. he is in Bug send. Mrs Ferris underwent appendicitis operation last week at Abbotsford hospital. The flu epidemic has paused the luguar sale indefinitely. Mr Jack Little died in Victoria last week from influenza.
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Laxton
Alg Lorstend
Boyd
Aberoluturdinst Priday
Hoya Gvarsens
Aia
A. Ryall
L. Hi
Dellesalle
Vancouver
Delsesalle
Bugsend
Ferris
Abbota-ford
Jack Little
Victoria
In Memoriam for a Child by I. L. Rainor
A elegiac verse fragment for Phyllis, mourning a child’s passing. The poem laments the brief life of an infant under spring imagery, questions the value of earthly toil, and hopes the soul’s rise beyond mortal care. It attributes the verse to I. L. Rainor.
Cary of Thanks to Ches Hil Pout and Family
Mr. Ches. Hil Pout and family thank friends for love, sympathy, and kindness shown during a recent bereavement. The note ends with a light, whimsical question about a button.
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Ches. Hil Pout
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K. K. Auto
Kragoski
Frank Brown
Ford
Cadillac
Farner
Lyo
Borden
Dominion
Uie
Busshead
Orange Grand Lodge
Duke OF Devonshire
Duke of Devuisitire
Ottawa
Sir Thomas
Great Britain
Devonsiilre
Sir Thomas White
Phyllis
Earth
Srey
Ries
I. L. Rainor
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