Visiting Canada’s Army in England a detailed tour
In England Canadian editors toured army units detailing equipment repairs workshops and field battery operations. They met Capt Hastings Stanstead Quebec and Beaseley from a Spear Oat while observing Dieppe veterans and Fusiliers Montreal, noting accommodation shortages, blackout travel, and close army air force cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Articee
Walter Br.iege
England
Englsnd
HL “Hastings
Stanstead
Que
Stanstead Journal
EFL
Beaseley
Spoh Oat
Bisley
Army
Air Force
Yong
East Grinstead
Rotary Club
Cows Share Spotlight in Canada War Production
Ottawa reports dairy cattle as key wartime contributors. Milk output per cow rose from 13.9 pounds daily in October 1938 to 15.9 pounds in the same month of 1942, with 77.5 percent milked in 1940 and 79.1 percent in 1942. Farm herd expansion, aided by abundant feed, continues despite labor uncertainties. Regional variance appears, notably Saskatchewan with 65.3 percent milked in October 1942 versus 75.1 percent in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
UNO
Canada
Usame
Saskatchewan
London MP cites over crowding with domestic examples
Labor MP Jock B McGoverns says overcrowding is evident in Commons after recounting cases from Glasgow and elsewhere. An old married couple reportedly live in a hen house while a son serves in the army, and a family group shares a washhouse with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jock B McGoverns
Labor
M.P
Glasgow
Wheat Plastics and New Wheat Policies for War Years
Gordon M. Bateman surveys Canadian farmers facing labor shortages and clogged granaries as 1943 harvests reach 1.36 billion bushels. Scientists explore using wheat for plastics and alcohol while officials discuss wartime wheat policy, exports to the United Kingdom and Greece, and incentives to grow alternate crops amid a peak harvest drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipecs
Cpy
Farmera
United Kingdom
Greece
Canada
Nesbitt
Dominion
Locomotive Markings Spell Out Power and Type
The article explains how Canadian National Railways marks engines with codes like U 2 g and S57 to indicate locomotive type 4 8 2 wheel arrangement period series and 57000 pounds tractive effort. It notes boosters can add about 10 percent pulling power and describes the calculation factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian—National—Railwaye
Mechanical Department
National System
French Premier Calliaux and the 1918 treason case
A historical overview traces Joseph Calliaux’s rise in French finances and his 1918 arrest on charges tied to wartime treason. It notes his clashes with Clemenceau, Moroccan crises, later trials, and eventual amnesty in 1924 amid wartime weariness and German peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
Joseph Calllaux
Callilaux
Calllaux
France
Morocco
French Congo
Senate
Calilane
Paris Glgare
Calliadx
Gaston Calmette
Madame Calliaux
Mm. Calliaux
Contarta
Tiley
South America
Italy
Calliaux
Florence
Heo
Silk Stockings Arrive From Brazil Seen in South Africa
Montreal dispatch reports Brazil increasing silk stocking production as South Africa eyes imports. Brazilian government supports silk farming with mulberry cultivation and research stations while South Africa considers large purchases of Brazilian textiles and cotton goods for future availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Japan
South Africa
Brazil
Brazi
Union of South Africa
Amazonia
Increase Growth In South Africa
Ottawa report by J C MacGillivray, Canadian Trade Commissioner, says South African agriculture must expand output as land is scarce and drought, labor shortages, and transport costs push up food prices. He notes cultivated land remains small relative to total farming area and warns of worsening land exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
J. C. MacGillivray
Cape Town
Department “Trade and Commerce
South Africa
MacGillivray
Macglillivray
Enylny
Resolve to Keep Hair Throughout 1943
A 1943 hair care guide urges daily brushing with a strong brush and weekly shampoo to maintain health and luster. It recommends a conditioner-added shampoo and selecting a coiffure that suits the face, noting styles for different hair types and occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Jolly
Kitties Charge In Modern Style Through Minefield
A Gordon Highlanders unit detailed to breach an Egyptian minefield and strike enemy machine guns pressed into the fight atop tanks. Sgt George McIolian of Aberdeen said they felt like knights of old riding armored chariots and reliving a historic cavalry charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camom
Egypt
George Mc ¥Iolian
Aberdeen
When Movie Stars Take to Kitchens
Hollywood stars face a new trend as a world wide shortage of household help and tax changes curb staff. Annabella Powers says Ty Powers enjoys housework while she keeps their eight room home, noting gadgets replace servants and she rarely cooks, preferring simple meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Tyrone Powerses
Annathea
Annabella
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Dieppe
Unlis
H. Roberta
P. Mercier
Sherbrooke
C. Pigeon
Germain Supresant
St Johns
B. Veanis
67Th St. Shanz
Jd. L. Fontaine
Fontaine Toll Bridge
Milton
Podmother
Mra J. Pariseau
Fusiliers
Granarlea
BY Gordon M. Bateman
Alberta
Pralnninn
Leonard BD. Nesbitt
Alberta Wheat Pool
Prairie Provinces
Sechaba J
IL MH. Gordon Canadian
Prem Btafl
South American
British Union
Heecher
Tesla
A. S. Cusson
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