A Week Spent with the Canadian Army Overseas
G V Chartara and Walter Leggs recount a week with Canadian Army units, visiting Dieppe veterans, engineers, tanks, and artillery. They speak with General McNaughton and various officers, noting training intensity, battlefield simulations, and rapid engineering feats. A future series will cover the Air Force Navy and Forestry Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aife
McNaughton
Dieppe
Army
Navy
Eve Dence
Air Force
Forestry Corps
Fire Prevention Week Observed Across Cannada Homes and Public Buildings
The Government of Cannada proclaims Fire Prevention Week from October 4 to October in 1942. It highlights that over ten years 166000 fires destroyed 269 million dollars of insurable property and 2785 people died while 10000 were seriously injured. It calls for occupants to inspect dwellings and remove fire hazards and for all public buildings to be cleaned and upgraded to protect occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannada
Canada
Dominion
ATS shoe policy allows wear of own footwear at training
Under the new A T S plan for foot care each recruit at a basic training centre may wear her own shoes for the first weeks of drill and marching. The policy emphasizes comfort and foot health during initial training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jcpo As
A.T.S
Realistic WWII Invasion Drill Hits Lincolnshire Village
In a simulated anti invasion exercise in a Lincolnshire village of about 2,000, RAF planes simulated dive bombing while troops landed from the sea. Local residents and home front volunteers filled sandbag barricades and manned roadblocks under CHIE defense guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Jrasen
England
Lincolnshire
War Time Stocks and Social Strains Reflected in Train Scene
A traveler recalls a wartime scene where supply trucks carry dress uniforms and home comforts while soldiers demand Bren guns and tanks. A uniformed man questions civilian waste and urges redirecting resources to the war effort. The narrator balks at unnecessary purchases and considers saving money for weapons.
Farmers' War Time Beef Position Cited by Minister Gardiner
Dominion Minister of Agriculture J G Gardiner defends farmers amid beef talks. He notes no long shortage in Canada as marketings rose 1,026,000 head in 1939, 1,013,000 in 1940, and 1,690,000 in 1941. He cites limited spring shortages in restricted cities and stresses beef policy aligns with Britain's pork needs and wartime plans.
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Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Gardiner
United States
Britain
Pa CP
Helditye
Buxing
Dayton Hires Women in Fire Dept Town Goes Female-Run
Dayton Wyoming with 210 residents has taken over its fire department by women led by Chief Kleiber. The story notes the town once had a woman mayor Susan Winsler in 1912 and states women now handle fires from chicken houses to second story windows. The chief says the men may not get the department back when they return from service and that firefighting gets in your blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wyoming
Dayton Fire Department
Amoke
Susan Winsler
Feminine
Kleiber
Coppers Scarce In Fairbanks Price Rule
In Fairbanks Alaska copper coins are scarce as the price controller orders that maximum prices be adjusted to the nearest nickel. The note reflects a wartime style price control affecting small change in the region.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
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Brampton
Walter Leggs
Granby
Bick
Amiling
Hwe
Rouzan
Adier
United States Army
Fantasia
George Orr
Continent
RGN
United Nations
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