Urgency in Canadian corn supply voiced by starch chief
In an interview Mr GF Benson Jr president of Canada Starch Company Limited warns that corn deliveries by farmers are dwindling. He notes wartime needs and says government subsidies will aid imports from the United States while urging farmers to increase hybrid corn deliveries to sustain the Canadian market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GF Benson Jr
Canada Starch Company Limited
Ottawa
United States
Benson
Postwar Air Travel Growth in Canada and Northland Prospects
The war spurs rapid aviation development in Canada with RAF Transport Command routes via East, plus potential peacetime airways to Britain, Russia, China and India. Winnipeg and Edmonton gain strategic importance, Alaskan Highway expansion and new airfields enable civil aviation after the war, while trained Canadian pilots and factories shift to light planes and civilian air services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
R.A. Ferry Command
RAF Transport Command
United States
Trafic
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Russia
China
India
Arctic Circle
Dominion
Europe
tranesSank
Aoe
Serocountry
Candian Northland
Seeart North Country
Graduates Named From British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Schools
A list of trainees who completed the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan at No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School in Paulson Manitoba No. 10 Service Flying Training School in Dauphin Manitoba No. 7 Air Observer School in Portage la Prairie Manitoba No. 12 Service Flying Training School in Brandon Manitoba and No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School in Macdonald Manitoba. Names span cities in Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and beyond, with pilots air gunners observers and navigators among the graduates. The document enumerates individuals and their home towns across western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School
Paulson, Man
Nelson
Tyndall
Ian
Sato Premice
Alta
Tervde
Viesar Beak
Portage la Prairie
Man
D. W. Brown
Tantallon
Sask
Heaney
Pinawa
Wm Ritenie
Saltconian
Saak
Schnuth
Hazlet Snake
Service
Brandon
Baker
Metador
Mrowildge Waium Sag
D'Creean
Mont Marre
Delola
Rideevila
Ban
EE Gien Sittiald
Everige
Grande Pointe
Maver” Govan
Medenigal
Prince Albert
Peel
Sein
Smile Awhile and Everyday Quips in a Gossiping Household
A chatty collage of domestic humor and social commentary with Mrs Modern cuing her hat and handbag joke while a child reports a cat asleep with the engine running. A Young Housewife complains eggs arrive from the farm but farm life prompts blame on farmers. A playful jab at a debutante, a remark about a father and job, and a gag about golf and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deb
Henry
Fish as a protein option in meal planning
The article promotes including fish four to five times weekly as a protein source, comparing it to meat without altering nutritional value. It highlights iodine and vitamins in salt water fish, freshness signs, preservation methods, cooking tips, and pairing ideas. It also notes seasonality affects price and invites readers to request recipes from the Western Division Health League of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
Ontario
No Reduced Fares For Travel Kept Within Present Limits
The order in council suspending weekend and holiday reduced railway fares has been extended to February 15, 1944. Controller T. C. Lockwood said civilian travel remains heavy and no inducement for reduced fares will be offered to avoid boosting overall movement. He emphasized priority for armed services and keeping pleasure travel within limits to prevent interference with essential war material movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Lockwood
Transport
New Line Machine Tool Industry Planned for India
British experts are sent to India to establish a first line machine tool industry aimed at boosting war effort contributions, saving valuable shipping space, and laying groundwork for peacetime industrial capability in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Night landing on Sicily first airborne assault
Allied forces carried out a nighttime airborne drop on Sicily in a historic operation against German forces, marking the first use of this tactic in a major campaign. The mission demonstrated new capabilities and risk, with paratroopers delivering troops and equipment behind enemy lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Commy
Bacaal
Sunflower Harvest Expected to Be Heavier This Year
Canada eyes about 20 million pounds from sunflowers and rape seed, a surge driven by oil shortages after Pacific war disruptions. About 1,000 growers in western Canada planted sunflowers while 366 prairie, Ontario, and Quebec farmers grew rape seed, marking a notable shift from two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
North America
Pacific
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
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Tne
Uae
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Mrs. Modern
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Liforts
Appleford
PURE
Ebel
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