Agriculture And The War In Canada Exports Grow
The article notes Canada prioritizes food production for wartime Britain. It cites 1942-43 contracts: cheese 125 million pounds, evaporated milk 32,064,000 one pound tins, bacon 675 million pounds, and dried eggs 9,000 long tons. It adds 65 percent of cheese, 15 percent of eggs, and 75 percent of inspected hogs went to Britain, with salmon and herring also shipped abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
United Kingdom
British Isles
Britain
Canadian Wheat Sent Overseas
Report highlights Canada supplying Britain with large wheat shipments from the 1942 crop of 608 million bushels. Western Canadian wheat and honey support famine relief in Greece with 15,000 tons monthly. Agriculture’s role credited for aiding United Nations and sustaining wartime manpower and munition workers.
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Western
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Greece
United Nations
Wartime Fruit Canning Guidelines From Canada Authorities
Wartime canning advice stresses proper sterilization to prevent waste. Do not use open kettle methods, use rubber rings dipped in boiling water, avoid retesting seals, and limit jams and jellies due to sugar needs. Sugarless canning possible with longer sterilization. tomatoes and fruit can be canned without sugar with safety. Preservatives discouraged by Pure Food Act. for pamphlet contact Western Division Health League of Canada in Toronto.
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Pure Food Act
Canada
Western Division Health League of Canada
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Holidays at Home Promotes London County Council Events
The London County Council plans extensive at home holiday entertainments to reduce transport. Posters advertise activities in parks including band concerts, dancing, children's entertainments, amateur boxing, a circus, fairs, swimming galas, athletic sports, bowls and allotments contests.
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London
Englandj
Tough Enough Army Accepts Frail Seaman for Service
Pte Andrew J Caparisos, once deemed too frail for service, is accepted after his commanding officer learns of his endurance. A Pensacola native, he survived three torpedoed ships, adrift for 16 days at sea, a 15 month North Africa internment, English air raids, and shrapnel wounds at Dakar. He lost 65 pounds, dropping from 165 to 135.
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Pte
Andrew J Caparisos
United States Army
Caparisos
Atlantic
North
Africa
England
Dakar
Pensacola
Fla
Wings Parade Graduates From Training School Saskatoon
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan sees No. 4 Service Flying Training School Saskatoon honor graduates including D. Chisholm C O Pleche E Dertell Orley Earl Pinto P Grade Sceptrr W Henderson Latey Lloydminster FL Lawrence Lanigan W Moontermery Minnedosa Reimer Flin Flon J Hidley Manitou M Rornald Dunblane H Stead Riewar R Whenham Wetaskiwin J Widdicombe Foxwarren among others.
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
No. 4 Service Flying Training School
Saskatoon Sask
D. Chisholm
Pleche
Dertell Orley
Earl
Pinto
W. Henderson
Herschel
Sask
Latey
Llcydminster
Lawrence
Lanigan
W._ Moontermery
Minnedosa
Man
Reimer
Flin Flon
Man J. Hidley
Manitou
Man M. Rornald
Dunblane
H. Stead
Riewar
R. Whenham
Wetaskiwin
Alta
J. Widdicombe
Foxrwarren
Canada halts antimony production amid war orders
The decision to discontinue antimony production in Canada was disclosed in Canadian War Orders and Regulations. An imported duty exemption was issued to avoid taxes as home production ends. Antimony alloys with lead appear in many war materials, and future supply depends on imports once stock runs out. Five trade unions operate on the Gold Coast, four transport unions and the Post Office Technical Workers' Union, all sharing the same constitution and governance under the Trade Union Congress Rules.
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Canada
Gold Coast
Post Office Technical Workers’ Union
Trade Union Congress
Whirligig to Helicopter: A Flight Back to Simpler Times
The article recalls a kids toy whirligig as a plank on a stump, then describes the modern RC A F helicopter dubbed the whirligig. The Royal Canadian Air Force ordered six, testing it for potential use against U boats, with tests suggesting hovering and rapid spotting capabilities.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Atlantic
Lethbridge Herald
California Tops Nation in Toothpaste Tube Recycling
Californians lead the country in toothpaste tube recycling with 39,832 pounds, about 10 percent of the national total of 395,832 pounds. The report highlights California as the top state for this campaign and recycling effort.
No Bally Hoo We Still Prefer Newspapers
A compact note from the Victoria Times argues against ads that mimic articles and urges readers to trust straightforward reporting over promotional content in newspapers.
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Victoria Times
Pilot Officer Fritz Highlighted by Western Writers as Top Halfback
Pilot Officer R F Bob Fritz, once Winnipeg Blue Bomber coach and star, trains as an aircrew candidate. He soloed after nine hours flight, reflects on training and respect for fellow cadets. Fritz excelled in sports, earned 1937 Canadian Press All Star nod, coached and played for several teams including Alberta Golden Bears and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, with a notable 1942 RC A F Bombers championship. He has ties to Minnesota and Alberta, and is married with family in Minnesota.
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Canada
R. F
Bob” Fritz
Winnipeg Blue Bomber
Fritz
No. 2 Training Command
R.c.af
Winnipeg
United States
Concordia College
Minnesota
University of Alberta
R.C.A.F. Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Edmonton Eskimoes
Robert Fritz
St. International Falls
Minn
Willmar
John
United States Army
University of Minnesota
R.C.A.F
CJCA
Edmonton
Alberta
No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School
Davidson, Sask
Auxiliary Services
Smiles and Quips Across a Laughing Table
A collection of light anecdotes and jokes about aging drivers nurses sailors and a boastful film star. Bits include a centenarian on cars and street life a doctor’s roadside manners two nurses with a rideshare joke and a witty exchange about the weaker sex.
Fly Control Hygiene Rules for Home Health
Do not throw dish or scrub water near the house or yard. Sink a bottomless box in the ground to soak waste water. Keep the lid down to keep flies out. Screen doors and windows with mosquito netting. Burn or bury refuse as in the army, except where municipal garbage is collected. Protect food milk and water supplies and use Wilsons Fly Pads in water to kill flies. Clean food areas with soap disinfectants. Adherence safeguards the nation’s health.
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Wilson
Britain’s 1942 Aircraft Output Surpasses 1941 Totals
Total structural weight of aircraft produced in Britain in 1942 rose by 50 units from 1941 and was about twice the weight of heavy and medium bombers, four times the number of large flying boats, and included substantial output of new types.
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Britain
War Factory Girls to Join Floating Force for Invasion Armies
Under new production methods thousands of war factory girls are transferred to a floating force to be rushed to plants needing them to boost production for Britain's invasion armies.
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Britain
Small Man in Britain Contributes Vast War Savings
Since the war began the small man in Great Britain has contributed £2 150,000,000 in savings providing 20 percent of the government’s borrowing needs. This figure highlights the broad public effort to support wartime finances through personal savings and government borrowing.
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Great Britain
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