Memo to Santa Claus from The Mixing Bowl Homemakers
Anne Allan's Homemaking column urges Christmas box mail by November 1 for Allied forces with overseas addresses. It offers packing tips, weight limits, and suggested contents for Navy Army and civilians, plus a Q A on ripening green tomatoes and a green tomato pickle recipe.
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Santa Claus
Dominion
Great Britain
Navy
Army
Air Force
G. G
Anne Allan
the Furs Press
Winter Eviction Ban Applies Under Wartime Rental Order
Tenants cannot be evicted from Sept 30 to Apr 30 under the Wartime Prices and Trade Board Rental Order effective Oct 1. Landlords may seek a 10 percent rent hike if roomers occupy more than two rooms. Appraisers will set and adjust maximum rentals in cities and towns. agricultural property remains exempt.
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Prices and Trade Board
Repairs in a big way at Army camp workshop
At a U S Army camp repair shop, in a year workers mended 208 476 pairs of shoes 101 900 canvas webbing pieces and 593 245 articles of clothing, highlighting extensive maintenance work.
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Washington
United States Army
Arm Adjoining Railway Nearing Third Century In Montreal Context
In Montreal's Point St. Charles district CN Railway workers extend tracks for a storage yard and freight cutoff along the St Lawrence foreshore on land known as Nuns Farm or ferme Saint-Gabriel. The Congregation de Notre Dame owns the site, dating to 1668, with a stone 1698 farm house and later wings, kept in active use as a school and farm training site.
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Montreal
Point St. Charles
Canadian National Railway
Hudson's Bay Company
Canadian National Railways
Congregation de Notre Dame
Marguerite Bourgeoys
Ville Marie
Francois LeBer
Canada
Bulldera
Cat proposed to curb bicycle thefts in Britain
Rev. F H Cooke of Hooton Cheshire argues in his parish magazine that using a cat could stop bicycle thefts. He dismisses fines and imprisonment as ineffective and wasteful.
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London
F.H. Cooke
Hooton
Cheshire
Britain
Weathered hopes and farm labor amid droughts in Halton County
In Halton County diary notes the writer laments ongoing drought and looming freeze up while noting recent small victories in farming tasks. Community fundraising includes a Red Cross variety sale raising over 600 and an institute auction netting about 107, with proceeds supporting war work and Navy League knitting.
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Weill
Anya
Red Cross
Navy League
In Canning Time Spoiled Produce Blamed on Rubber Seals
The Kamloops Sentinel notes many home processed fruits and vegetables spoiled this year due to poor rubber rings. Women with years of successful preservation blame the sealing rubber quality, stating such faults should not occur.
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Kamloops
B.C
Seed grain drive urged for 1944 by Ontario Agriculture
Ontario Department of Agriculture appeals for farmer cooperation to plan 1944 seed needs after 1943 crop losses. Farmers must report seed requirements to county representatives by November 15 and offer surplus oats and barley for seed or sale. If seed quality is uncertain, replace with western seed. buy early and inform representatives by November 15. Directors and County Crop Improvement Association members urged to participate.
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Ontario Department of Agriculture
Thomas L. Kennedy
Department of Agriculture
Wildcat Encounter Retold Amid Logging Tales
An old logger recounts how a fierce wildcat approached a skidder in Oregon. He cooled the animal with a bucket of water, causing it to retreat. A second man confirms seeing the event and notes the cat’s whiskers were wet after stroking them.
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Oregon
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Acton and District
Geo. Stewart
Acton and District War Finance Committee
Percy Evans
Econcal
Mediterranean
West Indies
Newfoundland
C. M
Ginger Farm
Tony
Partners
Halton
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