Alberta's reluctance to pay its debts harms postwar relations
The Lethbridge Herald notes Alberta's bond interest of 3.2 million dollars remains unpaid despite a March year surplus of 6.37 million, suggesting a missed opportunity to settle debts or renegotiate terms. The piece cites morale gains from mail and salvage efforts, and highlights the broader value of wartime communications.
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Lethbridge Herald
Alberta
The
Herald
Edmonton
Hitlers
Hirohitos
Fifth Victory Loan drives district bond sales and support
As the first day of the Fifth Victory Loan closes enthusiasm remains high among salesmen and the public. Buyers span occupations from plant managers to farmers, each pledging to back the front line and hasten victory. Letters from overseas soldiers arrive, while readers pledge more equipment and bombing to speed Germany and Japan's surrender.
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War Service League
Pete. Purdy
Sicily
Pte
Godfrey
England
Acton
Hitler
Germany
Japan
Italy
Canada and Britain: forging lasting wartime ties of friendship
A wartime column extols strengthened bonds between Canada and the British Isles. It notes Canadian soldiers sailors and airmen sharing bonds with English Irish Welsh and Scottish counterparts. The piece argues these friendships will endure after the war shaping mutual understanding between nations.
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Mage
Canada
Britain
Canuca
British Isles
North America
Jeust
Mar
Acton District Urges Victory Loan Support and Local Improvements
Editorial notes highlight Home Front spirit with quotes and a call to invest $50 in each bomb bond, urging community support for the Fifth Victory Loan. The piece notes Acton’s achievements, snow-clearing efforts, and praise for the new truck, stressing local pride and continued improvements.
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Acton
Canada’s leaders unite for war loan drive
Canadian officials plan a postwar reconstruction shift while urging unity to raise 1.2 billion dollars from individuals and large funds. Finance Minister Ihley and Prices Board chair Donald Gordon describe the loan as arming services and stabilizing civilian prices. Prime Minister Macken King signals forthcoming reconstruction legislation.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ihley
Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Gordon
Macken
Government aims two year farm product sales deals
Agriculture Minister Gardiner spoke in London Ontario about shielding farmers from sudden price drops. The plan favors two year agreements for sale of hogs and other farm products rather than one year deals, while encouraging farmers to maintain current production if possible.
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Melpher
Collie Notices Wolf Tail on Bicycle Its Owner Unmoved
A dog in a city shopping crowd spots a bike with a wolf tail but finds its own brush still attached. The collie seems confident as the owner, relieved, wanders on with a wide grin.
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Wolf
Wartime Prices Board sets poultry price limits in Canada
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces revised rules on maximum prices for Uve and dressed poultry across Canada. Consumers will pay the same overall price while producers gain higher wholesale returns, with a proposed 2 cent per pound increase in dressed poultry wholesale price. Retailers will adjust markups from 9 to 26 percent, provided this does not exceed certain cents per pound.
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Canada
Canadians Break German Defense on Western Front in 1918
Allied forces push along the Western Front with Belgian coast cleared and Canadian French American troops advancing. The 2nd and 4th Canadian divisions seize Denain as trench lines collapse and towns like Valenciennes fall to liberators. Civilians greet the advance with joy.
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Noutt
Niall Wetter
Wileun
United States
Bonier
Valencienne
Iivers
Wear
Heithdh
Balkans
Adriatic
Valenciennen
Scheldt
Kanelle
Foll
Denaln
Auberchlegurt
Aniche
Abscon
Excaudin
Bo- Uchein
Mastalng
Rouel
Lources
Braille
Somaln
Fehom
Erre
Horne Aing
Holeamos
City to Hire Women Drivers for Safety Lane Testing
Knoxville city safety director Jack Bush says women will be hired to test mobility in the safety lane. The move aims to assess how women drivers perform in motor vehicle testing and safety evaluations.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jack Bush
Undefined transit flyer notices with scattered timings
Daily and weekend service notes reference Georgetown and Guelph routes with sporadic days off. Timings include 649 am and evening times around 4.19 pm 6.50 pm 9.25 pm 4.59 pm.
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U.S A.m
Quay Coach Lines Schedules Fragment
Sliced timetable notes show routes to Guelph Kitchener Stratford and London. Mentions Sundays and holidays only service and connections to London and Stratford.
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Quay Coach Lines
London
Guelph
Kitchener
Wollduyn
Stratford
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Nadian Press
Pauls
Victory
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T. H. Wylie
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Hugh S. Austin
Frederick
Leatherland
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Nevecest
Muses Office
Kenneth M. Langdon
Georgetown
Gregory Theatre
T. Seynuck
B. D. Young
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Brookville, Ontario
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F. G. Oakes
V.S
Knox Avenue
Willoughby Farm Agency
Sargest and Qidest
Kent Bidy
Toronto
Tor Hewson
Joanadian N
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Hailwa
J. Winfield Fretz
Bethel College
Newton
Kankay
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