Canadian tourism in 1941 exceeds 1940 amid war time
The Immigration Branch reports 1941 tourist expenditures in Canada reached 108 million dollars while Canadians spent 21 million abroad, yielding a 87 million dollar Canadian balance. American travel to Canada rose to 104 thousand in 1941 from 95 thousand the year before, and U.S. visitors to national parks increased about 30 percent.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
United States
Dominion
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Western Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Canada to award official air cadet ensigns to squadrons
About 129 Canadian air cadet squadrons may earn an official ensign after three months of training. The design was approved by the College of Arms in Britain and bears the King's signature. Ensigns will be presented to units by Air Cadet league headquarters. Ontario leads with 36 squadrons, followed by Quebec 28, Alberta 17, Saskatchewan 21, British Columbia 12, Manitoba 4, Nova Scotia 7, Prince Edward Island 2, and New Brunswick 1.
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Lan
Canada
Arthur L. Melling
Air Cadet League
College of Arms
Britain
League
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Green Is The Color for Vision and Health
The article emphasizes vitamin A from green and yellow vegetables to support vision. It advises eating ample leafy greens, outer dark leaves, spinach, and lambs quarters, cooking briefly with little water, and avoiding soda. Onions add flavor to spring menus.
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Department of Pensions and National Health
Watford's War Drive Surpasses Goals with 2.5 Million Pound Effort
A Watford England paper shows how a town of about 50 000 raised over 2 500 000 pounds for war work through two campaigns War Weapons Week and Warship Week, averaging about 200 pounds per person. The report notes Britain’s citizens sacrifice to fund the war and compares Sumatra’s population to illustrate global contrasts.
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Britain
A. J. Bodsworth
Port Burwell
Watford
Herta
London
Clergymen's Honest Acts and Ottawa Dictation Service
An Ontario pastor's small acts of honesty after a car mishap are recounted as examples of goodwill. A feature notes Ottawa’s new flat telephone dictation pool in the munitions department with 80 girls delivering typed letters to officials across buildings.
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A. W. Howe
Central United Church
St. Thomas, Ont
Padre Hone
St. Thomas
Mr. Hone
Ota
Canada
Munitions and Supply Department
Ottawa
Messnger
V. V. Mallory
Making Blankets Fitch Masafactuere Using O' Wool For The Purpose
The article explains how recycled wool from rags is processed into blankets by British industries. Workers sort textiles to remove cotton, dissolve it, scour, mill, card, spin, and weave into blankets. The process recovers fibers, oils, and waste for fertilizers, with most byproducts reused.
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Theachinery
Kent
Somerset
British Industries Bulletin
Tribute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at wildlife conference
A tribute notes the RCMP’s role in preserving Canada’s wildlife resources and enforcing the Migratory Bird Convention Act. It highlights policing of national parks, protection of Yukon and Northwest Territories wildlife, and enforcement of provincial conservation laws where agreements exist. The force also issues hunting permits to non-resident sportsmen.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Yukon
Northwest Territories
The
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Jardines Plantes
Paris
Royal Mounted Police
Madagascar
Vichy
France
A. H. Willetts
Dso
He, Horan
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