Help for Prisoners of War Highlighted by Canadian Red Cross
Capt. Neville Ussher spoke at a Red Cross food packing plant on the vital need to continue prisoner of war parcels. He recalled three and a half years as a POW, the relief provided by parcels, and noted Ontario liquor sales in 1944 contrasted with Red Cross fundraising needs.
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Red Cross
Neville Ussher
Ussher
Enniskillen Dragoons
Dunkirk
Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Ontario
Saint Patrick’s Day Dance Amid Postriot Reflections
A postriot mood shifts to celebration as a planned parish hall dance replaces fears of violence. A youth was shot in the shoulder and windows shattered, while many Irish and Canadian volunteers abroad display courage with aid bands and symbols of Saint Patrick.
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Upper Canada
Trish
Old Country
Sir Pat
Green
Toronto
Canada
Ireland
Sons of
Erin
Ernie
Red Cross of
St. Patrick
St. George and
St. Andrew
Soldier Beware: Rackets Targeting Returning Soldiers
The Kingston Whig-Standard highlights scams preying on returning soldiers and relatives, including the imargnia, jewelry chub, and dwarf-grass schemes. Headlines warn to buy locally, verify with reputable firms, and consult banks or police before signing. British Columbia doctors struggle to secure liquor for patients amid rationing, with thousands still obtaining prescriptions for spirits.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Canada
Imargnia
Better Business
Board of Trade
Business Men's Association
British Columbia
Vancouver Sun
Cherie
Duntally
Engineer recalls drinks on the house retirement memory
William Wallace Moss retires after 41 years with the railway. He recalls a past event when Brandon Manitoba residents gathered to catch French brandy leaking from a rail car, using kitchen pans and handkerchiefs. Moss, born in 1980 in Brooklyn Ontario, began work in Moose Jaw in 1904 and notes Saskatchewan runs were among the toughest due to water coal and weather.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
William Wallace Moss
Brandon
Roas
Brooklyn
Ont
Kroas
Saskatchewan
Letters Answer to Home Worries in London Worries SSAFA
Deamond O'Neill deputy director of SSAFA says wives of men overseas write infrequently causing home worry. SSAFA has handled over 14 000 family problems for the 21st Army Group with inquiries from Holland and Belgium and at home. A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Provincial Olin Ltd garage in Sackville with $25 000 damage leaving six cars and two trucks destroyed.
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London
Aays Deamond O'Neill
Soldiers, Sailor's and Airmen's Families Association
21St Army Group
No. 1
SSAFA
Holland
Belgium
Llnesa
Sackville
ocCr
Olin, Ltd
WY. Ro Chapman
Editorial Notes on War, Coal, and War-Time Costs
A fragmentary editorial blends wartime reflections and fuel concerns. It rails at misused donations to the Red Cross, contrasts harvests of sacrifice with modern duties, cites political figures and Ontario budget figures, and critiques Canada’s coal use and planning amid Britain’s industrial shift.
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Vidas
Halifax Herald
London
Britain
Tate
Canada
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