Dominion Day reflects on Confederation 75 years on
The piece marks seventy five years since Confederation and Canada’s role in global conflict. It highlights freedom of speech and religion, learning, and citizen rights as core values being maintained amid wartime and Allied efforts abroad. It notes Canadian soldiers sailors and airmen overseas guarding coasts and contributing to supplies for armed forces, with limited war impact on Canadian shores.
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Confederation
Canada
England
Libya
Malta
Hong I
St. Lawrence
Alaska
Must Face The Future Must Face The Future
Speech reflects on wartime hardships in Canada with taxes rations and shortages. It contrasts Canadian experiences with those of England Russia and China and calls for understanding and breadth of outlook to solve internal problems. It notes Canada has much to be thankful for and achievements to be proud of as a new year begins.
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England
Russia
China
Canada
Dominion
Aimeultien
Sea Canada
Air Training Plan graduates listed from Canadian schools
A fragment lists graduates under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan from No 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba and No 5 and No 12 Service Flying Training Schools in Dafoe Sask Brandon Manitoba and Dauphin Manitoba. Names include Bet DA Dat Ferguson Ayremore and many others with ranks and locations across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School
Paulson
Manitoba
Dafoe
Sask
TAG
JA Castle
Rounthwaite
Manyuh
Tooker
Exinterry. & ii
Somaons
Haldar
St. Bae Macimalierre
Lovetts
Man
Sivistore
Tekan
Normagiduesu
Boniface
Mam Petersen
Lac
A.V. Téraska
Burrows Ave
Winnipes
East Coulee
Alta
Brandons Atanstoba
TAC
Eraser
Ste. 23
Orwood Bac
Ates
Ste. 3
California
Apia
Saskatoon
Metamed
Load Reduction in Canadian Infantry Tactics
The Canadian army reduced infantry load to a maximum of 40 pounds including clothes weapons and kit to speed movement. Veteran soldiers recall World War I packs reached about 90 pounds. Pago Pago is a United States port in Samoa.
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Pago
United States
Samoa
Individual Citizen's Army column on national unity and rationing
The column argues true national unity requires shared hardships like gasoline rationing. It urges Canadians from all regions to reduce consumption, drawing parallels with volunteers serving at lower pay and the wider war effort. The piece calls for personal rationing to support home defence and wartime stability.
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Citizens Army
Nova Scotia Fishermen Gain Big from Salvage Operations
Nova Scotia salvage organizer H. N. M. Stanbury said fishermen earned about $25,000 for salvaging goods from a merchant ship aground off Nova Scotia. They collected tons of lard in cases and barrels, tires, and assorted war materials. one man reportedly received $1,549 in salvage tolls for a few weeks’ work.
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Nova Scotia
H. N. M. Stanbury
Lord Askwith Dies Noted Arbiter of Industrial Disputes
Lord Askwith, 81, a leading British arbiter who once prepared a special report on Canada’s labor laws, died recently. He was credited with settling more industrial disputes in Britain than any other man, and his work affected about 70 percent of Bolivia's 1939 exports.
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Lord Askwith
Britain
Canada
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Gppleford Pensions
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