Army Officers Join Canadian Pacific Hospital Car Crew
The transport car project gains Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps officials and Canadian Pacific staff including Col. R. R. McGibbon of Montreal Lt-Col. GS. Kinney of Ottawa and Major C. W. Jones of Ottawa. The 76 foot car with ward for 28 casualties features twin bunks, dispensary, and new heating and electrical setups. It follows an earlier RCAMC hospital car in service since 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. McGibbon
Montreal
GS. Kinney
Ottawa
C. W. Jones
Inspection Board
United Kingdom
Canada
Canadian Pacific
R. G. McNeillie
H. H. Boyd
N. R.crump
Ian Warren
Fne
Mount Kitchener
Angus Shops
H. R. Naylor
H. B. Bowen
Geneva Red Cross
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
United States
Canadian Pacific Railway
Windsor
G. A. Winfield
George Stephen
Col. Winfield
Stephen
G. 8. Kinney
Col
R. H. McGibbon
Second Scholarship Toon Boy Wins Competition
Robert J. B. Fleming of Saskatoon wins the Canadian Performing Right Society sixth annual scholarship for composers under 22, earning a $750 Toronto Conservatory of Music award. The two cash prizes were merged among three top contenders Marjorie David Samuel Margolian and Samson Rosemarin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. B. Fleming
Saskatoon
Sask
Canadian
Performing Right Society
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Fleming
Toronto Conservatory
Maxwell Ave
Toronto
Marjorie David
Tecumseh Ave
Vancouver
Samuel Margolian
Aberdeen St
Fredericton
N.B
Samson Rosemarin
St.Joseph Blvd
West
Montreal
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Leo Smith
University of Toronto
J. J. Gagnier
Mus
Godfrey Hewitt
FRCO
Ottawa
Hector Charlesworth
Henry T. Jamieson
Canadian Performing Right Society
West African rubber leads war effort says Swinton
Lord Swinton told reporters West African colonies now produce more than three times the Congo rubber. He said wartime demand spurred jungle rubber from native scouts and that output is high quality. Halifax predicted the German war machine may collapse suddenly as the end nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Swinton
Minster
West Africa
Far East
United States
Lord Swinton
Viscount Halifax
Sheffield
Alabama
Germany Faces Severe War Textile Shortages and Rationing
The article reports on Germany's deep material shortages due to the British blockade, detailing reduced access to raw wool and cotton, increased use of rayon, and strict rationing. It notes a new clothing card system, prioritizing armed forces and workers, with expanded limits on suits and other garments for those in need, and discusses civilian sacrifices amid wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
British Commonwealth
South America
German Europe
Imported Fresh Foods Price Tags Shock English Shoppers
An Englishman finds the price tag for imported fresh foods high with peaches at 11.05 dollars, asparagus seven dollars, green beans two fifty a pound, and lettuce thirty cents per head. The article notes no dessert or cooking costs.
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Rcam.c
Angus
C. Latham Sholes
Giraud Specks
Henri Giraud
North Africa
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
C.P.R
Army
England
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