Victory Loan drives to keep Canada strong in war and peace
The piece urges continued public bond support for World War II victory loans and stresses that home front unity, postwar rural migration, and wartime discipline shape the nation’s collective effort. It notes Acton’s prior loans and calls readers to contribute while envisioning quieter peacetime life away from large cities.
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Canada
Germany
Japan
Acton
Armed Services Rehabilitation
Europe
eThey
Passing of Dr. David Williams editor of Collingwood paper
Obituary notes Dr. David Williams longtime editor of the Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin. A respected community figure who mentored younger journalists and upheld strong editorial stands over more than twenty five years. His sudden passing at the helm ends a prolific era. the paper preserves his messages from last issue. The piece also mentions postwar civilian reentry for air force personnel and editorial challenges faced by weekly papers.
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Field
David Williams
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
Collingwood
Tha
An Editorial Note On Wartime Life And Civic Talk
The piece reflects on a long, pleasant summer and wartime thrift, noting surviving anniversary suppers and the desire for a longer autumn. It urges buying extra bonds to support troops, mocks some car models, and cites Smiths Falls on the baby bonus and marriage licenses. It questions provincial rights in license policy and suggests free licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith's Falls Record-News
King
Leader Urges Controlled Capitalism and Steady Evolution
The speaker stresses the importance of capital and an important place for it while calling for control of capitalism. He advocates evolution upward from the nation's existing foundation and warns against the threat of an economic revolution.
Noisy scarecrow frightens deer in California garden
Deputy Sheriff Stanley N. McCormick builds an animated scarecrow in Downieville to deter nightly deer raids on a High Sierra victory garden. The device uses a lever and tin cans to flap arms at two minute intervals, spraying water to reset and continue the motion, and allegedly works well.
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Downieville
Calif
High Sierras
Stanley N. McCormick
McCormick
City Folks Bitter at French Farmers
In Holland and Normandy city residents accuse farmers of profiting during Nazi occupation. They note Germany paid high prices for crops and urban crowds rushed to rural areas to stock up, while urban shortages persisted in Paris markets.
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Eandhoven
Holland
Normandy
U. S
Paria
Paris
Badger Raids Henbroosts in Radville Farmyard
In Radville district Saskatchewan police located the culprit a badger amid a chicken theft outbreak. One farmer reported 23 of his 24 chickens killed in a single night as the animal attacked poultry in the area.
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Radville
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Rellogy
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Florida
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