Canada’s Navy Expands to Third Among Allies
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes Canada’s Royal Canadian Navy has grown from 15 ships at war’s start to over 550 vessels, with plans for more. In 1942-43, 150 ships were added, and 70 more are planned. Trudeau: Sorry, wrong name. (Editor note) The piece highlights Tribal class destroyers, new cruisers, and potential carriers, plus a Canadian Fleet Air Arm, signaling a shift to offensive sea power and greater postwar defence roles.
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Canada
United Nations
Royal Canadian Navy
Britain
Canadian Army
Europe
Angus L. Macdonald
National Defence
Brockville
Navy adopts waterproof envelopes for ship documents
The United States Navy introduces a new waterproof envelope to protect shipping documents from water damage. The envelopes consist of two Kraft paper layers with an asphalt layer sandwiched between for improved moisture resistance.
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United States Navy
Scientists Detect Abundance of Hydrogen and Helium on Sun
Scientists report that the sun contains vast quantities of hydrogen and helium. The finding supports long held models of solar composition and energy production.
New Record Letters From War’s Front Ring Up Letters Count
Cpl. F G Bulgin of Montreal, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, mailed his 1000th letter to his wife from Britain, notes his wife sent 680 letters in the three and a half years overseas. Other soldiers and spouses report vast totals, including 1555 letters from Cpl H Beaudoin and 1358 from Ena Reeves, with letters continuing to arrive as war savings stamps push regular purchases.
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Cpl
F. G. Bulgin
Montreal
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Britain
London
Cpl. H. Beaudoin
A Calf, Cow Calcium and Cooked Greens
Nutrition Services explains that cows obtain calcium from grass hay and grain in their diets while humans rely on milk and cheese to meet daily calcium needs. Vegetables like leafy greens and potatoes contribute some calcium but require careful cooking to minimize loss in water.
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Billy
Nutrition Services
Demand For Food In Canada Near Peak, War Strains Aid
A continuation of strong demand for agricultural products is seen through 1344, with fresh Allied territory gains boosting demand. Meat dairy and poultry needs will strain supplies while cereal grains, once abundant, look less formidable due to postwar needs and disappearance to livestock. Overall output nears peak with current manpower, machinery, and inputs, assuming normal weather.
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Canada
What Inflation Means To Ontario Restaurateur
A letter from Wong's homeland described inflation's impact. The envelope bore stamps worth 16 Chinese money, about one dollar locally. Wong noted 100 pounds of rice in China now costs between 1,000 and 1,200 dollars.
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Bill Wong
Ontario
Wong
China
Difficult Army Hotel Run by Capt Forbes Thrasher in Canada Town
Captain Forbes Thrasher former Lord Nelson Hotel manager Halifax now runs a 32 room leave hotel for officers in Canada Town with Sgt Major R M Clarke and 18 Italians. The Grande Albergo Del Greco is renamed Royal York and serves a large menu with Turkish delight details. Officers stay up to 48 hours with meals priced from two pence to two shillings. beds are comfortable and meals praised.
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Forbes Thrasher
Lord Nelson
Halifax
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Canada Town
R. M Clarke
Vulcan
Alta
Royal York
Thrasher
Sicily and Southern Italy Wheat Production Under Strain
The report notes Sicily relies on durum wheat for pasta and bread with about one third of its land in wheat, prewar acreage near 2.6 million acres and 32 million bushels. war losses may leave North America as a supplier. Crete’s agriculture is limited to scattered plains and olives and citrus, with heavy imports needed for grain.
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Sicily
Italy
Crete
Cardboard Tokens Replace Cash in Fiji and New Guinea
Fiji faced copper coin shortages forcing cardboard tokens to serve as change in shops. Suva stores used tokens and half penny stamps from the post office to ease coin droughts. In New Guinea Australian soldiers imported 500000 extra pounds of tobacco to cope with currency issues, with tobacco acting as a de facto currency and a pound equaling twenty sticks. A man with fifteen pounds of tobacco was called a millionaire.
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Fiji
Suva
New Guinea
Tuberculosis Top Killer of Young Adults Says Campaign
A public health plea highlights tuberculosis as the leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 45, urging a Christmas Seals purchase to support prevention and care. The message emphasizes protecting the most productive years of life for individuals and the nation.
The Story of the International Exposition Book Release
Alvin H. Sanders has published The Story of the International detailing 40 years of livestock breeding and marketing at the Chicago International Live Stock Exposition. The 360 page privately printed volume covers notable personalities and Canadian winners up to 1941 and is available on order from the Chicago Stock Yards Exposition offices.
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Canada
Alvin H. Sanders
Chicago
Dominion
International Live Stock Exposition Association
New Inventions Include Wooden Spring Furniture and Tablet Foods
Dominion patent report shows seven thousand six hundred eighty six patents issued in the year ending March 31. Innovations include Chesterfield sets and easy chairs with wooden spring structures and fruits and vegetables in tablet form. Television and electron microscopes show notable development.
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Dominion
Commissioner of Patents
Wildlife numbers rise in Canada despite ammo limits
The Canadian Press survey reports more ducks and geese migrating through Canada this year amid ammunition shortages for sport. Hunters remain active in provinces, using stockpiled shells, while farmers seek protection from wildlife damage. authorities note no dramatic rises in bears or wolves, though waterfowl complaints are common in Saskatchewan. Manitoba estimates 100 million waterfowl, with ducks up the most. British Columbia counts wildlife up, while Ontario notes more waterfowl and predators like foxes and skunks.
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Canada
E. S. Forsyth
Regina
Saskatchewan
Ducks Unlimited
Organization For the Preservation of
Manitoba
British Columbia
Frank R. Butler
D. J. Taylor
Ontario
Game and Fisheries
Camouflage Efforts Boosted by Canadian Farms Service
Canada advances in military camouflage with the Dominion Experimental Farms Service providing guidance on trees and shrubs to render military sites less recognizable. The Division of Horticulture collaborates with National Defence, with coastal branches aiding Atlantic and Pacific defenses.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Division of Horticulture
Department of National Defence
Atlantic
Pacific
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Poser
Margaret Eaton
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
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