Speed Grain Shipments Aid for Service Members
Wartime notices announce emergency measures to speed grain shipments from western Canada to Eastern Canada for feed and food stocks. The Feed Administrator cites reduced bottlenecks at the lake freight terminal and free freight incentives. The piece also spotlights service members, training, combat exploits, and a mascot ship dog Skippy aboard a Canadian navy vessel.
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Canada
Westerm Canea
Fort Willam
Lake Fread
Order Cancelled Nazis Halt Swedish Granite For Victory Monuments
German authorities informed Swedish stone firms to suspend quarrying of granite meant for German victory monuments and Nazi buildings. A massive wartime contract secured red black and grey blocks stored in Sweden awaiting delivery to Berlin, halting the project.
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Sweden
Canada’s Fifth Victory Loan Sets Record Objective
Canada announces the Fifth Victory Loan with a minimum cash goal of 1.2 million dollars and a larger overall target. Individual subscribers cover 525 million, with the rest to be raised from large businesses farms and corporations. The drive, the largest yet, follows four prior loans and demands maximum public effort. Canada’s armed forces grow, requiring solid home-front financial support.
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Canada
Canadians urged to back Fifth Victory Loan drive
Finance Minister warns of a severe costly struggle ahead despite favorable Allied news. He calls on Canadians to support the Fifth Victory Loan bonds as troops fight with high caliber, crediting home front funding and wartime taxes for the war effort. Prime Minister Churchill lauds Canada’s contribution and the need for continued financial backing to restore peace.
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Fisley
Dominion
Canada
Fir
Quebec City
Churchill
Aid to Russia Ships Warm Clothing Stacks Abroad
The British government allocates £2 million for Russia clothing with Mrs Churchill's Aid to Russia Fund providing £0.5 million. Purchases include heavy woollen cloth fur coats suits dresses overcoats and knitwear. Large consignments have already been sent and more will follow as ships become available amid shortages at home.
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Russia
Great Britain
Sun’s surface takes about BS days to rotate
The article notes the sun’s surface completes a rotation in roughly BS days, indicating variation across solar latitudes and the challenge of defining a single rotation period for the star. It discusses measurement methods and implications for solar dynamics.
Dead Letter Parcels Sale Reveals Odd Hoard of Goods
Post office officials describe a biannual auction of unclaimed mail items, sorting and packing items from dead letters. The collection includes cosmetics, silk stockings, tobacco, razors, pens, foods, clothing, and even an imitation mink coat. Proceeds go to the receiver general of Canada.
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Receiver-General of Canada
Kellogg All-Bran Promotes Natural Regularity
Wartime advice urges daily All-Bran to prevent constipation from reduced bulk in the diet. Drink plenty of water and rely on this cereal for steady daily use, with Kellogg's promoting All-Bran in London Canada in two sizes.
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Kellogg
Kelloge's
London
Canada
Sisters Receive Commissions in Canadian Women Army Corps
Two Soper sisters, Bernice and Ruby, earned commissions in the Canadian Women Army Corps after progressing through multiple ranks. Bernice, one of the first volunteers in 1941, was commissioned in Sherbrooke in March 1943 and promoted to Lieutenant in July 1943. Ruby, enlisted in 1942, was commissioned June 5, 1943 at Ste Anne de Bellevue, now serves as Platoon Officer in Montreal. Both began in Edmonton and Calgary, with Bernice working on Basley Training Centre staff in Kitchener and Ruby trained at Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
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Canadian Women ‘Army Corps
Bernice Soper
Sherbrooke
Que
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Soper
Basley
Kitchener
Ont
Carlyle Lake
Sask
8. G.S
Montreal
Edmonton
Alta
Calgary
Link training plan overhauls Canadian Army BT centers
Reorganization aims to boost efficiency by directing basic training to branch linked centres rather than a single general facility. Recruits will thus train at a centre tied to their service track ahead of advanced schooling. Men failing combatant standards will be discharged from service.
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Army
Canada
B.T
Empire Study Courses It ritain to Supply Special
British school children are to learn more about the Empire. More than 100 teachers from state schools are spending their holidays in York, attending a special course on Empire affairs. The Board of Education plans similar schools nationwide so teachers may pass on a vital Empire outlook to pupils. Lecturers include Mr L B Amery Secretary of State for India who opened the course with a talk on India.
Greeks in Canadian Armed Forces Rally for UN Cause
The report notes hundreds of Greeks already in Canadian armed forces and more join the United Nations effort. The latest recruit is Miss Jean Denea of Winnipeg, daughter of Mr and Mrs C R Denea of Maple Creek Saskatchewan, who enlisted in the Canadian Women's Army Corps at Winnipeg. War Savings Stamps are urged regularly.
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United Nations
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Winnipeg
Jean Denea
Mra C. R Denea
Maple Creek
Sask
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Stoker
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RCAF
Skippy
Pat Joslin
Eng
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Thos
Joslin
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H. E. Patch
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A. P. Fast
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Tee
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Wy Fame
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Dees
Nem Dae
Rena
Sfeuee Peta ‘Clements
Pine Falls
Tien Orotny HU
Hfeadow
Regula
Haarlem
Soros
Crete
Bernice Vert
Ruby
Night
8. G. Soper
Arcola, Sask
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