Food rationing and postwar aims in Canada and Europe
The piece argues that wartime restrictions will persist after victory with possible tightening of lines and food controls. It notes Canada’s adequate diet and urges sacrifices to aid Europe, especially Germany’s need for self-sufficiency while Britain and the Allies cut rations. It warns no return to peace and plenty until global conditions improve, citing U K and U S shortages and German occupation’s impact on Europe.
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Europe
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Britain
Good Idea Bombs and Cash Grants Stir Wartime Chat
The Forum of Johannesburg reports stray bombs in southern England as observers note a cautious mood. An American shopper consoles a frightened tobacconist with the odds of avoiding a strike. The New York Herald Tribune recalls Britain’s historic peerages and cash awards to leaders like Wellington and Haig. Moscow plans eleven-story housing for generals who led eastern front battles.
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England
Forum
Johannesburg
New York Herald Tribune
Great Britain
Duke of Wellington
Douglas Haig
Moscow
Birmingham merchant leaves fortune for public shelters and pools
Arthur William Keep of Birmingham, a shipper who never liked sport or travel, bequeaths most of his £16813 estate to Birmingham Corporation to fund playing fields tram and bus shelters swimming and paddling pools. The motive cited is witnessing commuters in rain as he drove by, prompting the charitable gift.
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Arthur William Keep
Birmingham
England
Birmingham Corporation
Greetings between Ninji and the Duke of Gloucester described
The text notes Ninji, ruler of Mount Hager in New Guinea, greeting the Duke of Gloucester and describing sentiments of kinship between their peoples. It also mentions a General Electric lab claim about a cigarette end’s temperature and tobacco’s insulating effect on lips.
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Ninji
Mount Hager
New Guinea
Duke of Gloucester
Australia
Price Control And Rationing Information Summary
Wartime questions explain transient labour rations for farmers with temporary help, pricing for summer cottages under rent control, and coupon collections by hotelkeepers. It notes sugar and preserves coupons equal one pound of sugar each, and directs readers to send questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices for the pamphlet Consumers' News or the Blue Book.
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Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Smile a While and Quick Wits in a Comic Sketch
A collage of light dialogue scenes as actors and townsfolk exchange quips about driving lessons marriages and social quirks. Banter ranges from a bride’s request for longer affection to a judge noting a tramp’s past appearances and a punchline on buying choices reflecting gender stereotypes.
Cherry Treat Muffins From Kellogg's All-Bran
A vintage recipe to bake cherry muffins using All-Bran and Kellogg's flour, with instructions to creaming shortening and sugar, sifting dry ingredients, and folding in chopped cherries. The method yields two dozen muffins baked 25 minutes at 400 degrees, with notes praising the cherry texture.
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Kellogg's
Cherrica
Peace and Quiet by the Acre at Oakville CWAC Centre
Oakville Ontario hosts a women’s service center offering rest and relaxation for Wrens CWACs and WDs. Capt Betty Anderson leads fitness classes and light duties, with crafts dances swimming films and discussions. guests often stay three to four weeks for recuperation and morale. Promotions and unit changes include Cpl Avis Spencer advancing to sergeant and CWACs from the Halifax Citadel disbanded and reassigned across Canada.
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Service Women's Centre
Oakville
Ont
Wrens
CWACS
W.d's
Betty Anderson
Edmonton
Alta
Tadel Cwacs
Royal Canadian Artillery
Halifax Citadel
Canada
Germany
Citadel Cwac
Lieut. E. Greenberg
Winnipeg
Gems of Thought and Reflections on Peace and Justice
A collage of quotations from George, Galsworthy, Tennyson, Channing, Eddy, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and others. The excerpts advocate justice over force, universal peace, forgiveness, and spiritual roots for lasting harmony, ending with a note on a battleship’s immense air displacement.
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John Galsworthy
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Illeggo
Acre
Avis Spencer
Mra
Alma Spencer
Saskatoon
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Spencer
Directorate of Medical Services
NDH
Russell Spencer
Provost Corps
Canadian Army
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Gnrs
M. P. Barkley
Lethbridge
E. L. Dombrosky
Calgary
B. Y. Douslin
Regina
E. Ellis
D. M. Joyce
M.D. King
E. M. Malpas
D. I. McHugh
F. L. Sundstrom
E. A. Redhead
Saskatchewan
Retina
Bernadette Gervais
Estevan
Irene Picard
Moose Jaw
Rebecca Betterley
Stalwart
Ruth Nordstrom
Nwood
Mildred Sandberg
Cutknife
Dorothy Davenport
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Denzil
SHELL
Pte
Columbine
Kentucky
Pacific Force
Penelope Cwac
David Lloyd George
Tennyson
Jesus Christ
William Ellery Channing
Mary Baker Eddy
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Sfang
the Aid Senate
Eeeare
Uae
Wilson
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