Alberta farmers seek workers as wages rise amid labor shortage
Alberta farmers report the worst agricultural labor shortage in seven decades with wages offered from 75 to 85 dollars monthly for general farm Hands and 100 dollars or more for skilled tractor and farm mechanics. A province wide drive by officials seeks applicants from workers and employers as thousands apply, but few men are taking jobs.
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Alberta
Gote
Canadian
United States
Setective Service
Lesson From Big Stores Shows Ad Prices Drive Customer Visits
A New York Times notice notes retailers Macy's and Saks paused ads on March 15 amid rising production costs, dropping public visits. After two weeks, ads resumed as sales suffered. Amsterdam's ambassador to the U.S. calls for Germany’s defeat on its soil before postwar plans proceed.
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U.S
New York
New York Times
Macy's
Saks
Times
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Autographed Car Box Sold for Aid to Russia Fund
An autographed empty car box once owned by Prime Minister Churchill was knocked down for about 300 pounds and the proceeds went to Mrs Churchill's Aid for Russia Fund.
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Churchi
Former U8 Ambassador Warns Japan On Peace Bid
The Ottawa Journal reports a former U8 ambassador in Tokyo warns Japan could pursue a treacherous peace bid unless the United Nations adhere to two words Unconditional Surrender. The remark underscores stern wartime terms and potential countermeasures.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ottawa Journal
United Nations
Canada braces for worst rubber shortage as war demands rise
Rubber Controller A H Williamson warns Canada faces a critical race to bring synthetic rubber into production before crude stockpiles run out. He notes civilian use is restricted to 10 percent of demand and predicts the 1943–44 period, especially December, will be the nadir. Canada and the United States pool rubber supplies, with a Sarnia plant slated to produce 41 000 tons yearly, though civilian relief remains uncertain.
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Canada
A. H. Williamson
Williamson
Sarnia
Ont
Munitions Department
United States
W. M. Jeffers
Ottawa
Community Feeding as a Wartime and Peacetime Project
Mrs Donald Gordon wife of the Prices Board head proposes community feeding as a peacetime project for large Canadian cities noting she already feeds 7 000 Ottawa workers daily in three cafeterias outside the capital. She says there is no other solution to the gasoline crisis and that feeding workers could remain.
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Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Ottawa
Home Service Ad For Dog Care Booklet
A Winnipeg Home Service notice promotes a 82 page booklet on raising and caring for dogs. It covers distemper symptoms and treatment, diet, grooming, training and tricks, with ordering details to Winnipeg Newspaper Union. It urges plain writing of name address and booklet title.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot ‘Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
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Pas
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