A Good Suggestion for Community Debating Clubs
The Lethbridge Herald endorses MP W. H. Moore Ontario for suggesting a citizens workshop where farmers workers and small businesspeople can discuss war weather government finances and other issues. The piece laments loss of community contact amid fast-paced life and rising political parties and urges finding a place for thoughtful public dialogue.
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Cracker Barrel Debating Club
W. H
Billy) Moore
Ontario County
Hitler
Chimneyless Christmas Dreams in Mindanao
Marsha struggles with an illusion of Santa Claus as Hassin’s boy questions how toys arrive without a chimney. She discovers a handmade white brick fireplace crafted by Antido to please Hassin’s son, promising a hurried wedding as Don returns for a two week honeymoon.
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Marsha
AntiJo
Mindanao
Don
Antido
Santa Claus
Hassin
Nicholas
Senorita
Darling
Health League of Canada Nutrition Calendars Offered for Groups
Church groups and organizations can boost funds by selling Health League of Canada Nutrition Calendars. The 1945 colour calendars feature nutrition tips and vitamin charts and sell at 25 cents each, with bulk orders of 15 or more at 15 cents. Write Health League of Canada Nutrition Division 111 Avenue Toronto 5 Ontario for details.
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Health League
Health League OF Canada Nutrition Division
Avenue
Toronto 5
Ontario
Former Scout G W Curry DSO DFC Hero of Dortmund Attack
Scout News reports that G W Curry a Newcastle on Tyne Boy Scout leader and King's Scout earned 18 proficiency badges and gold cards and was decorated for aerial attacks on the Dortmund Ems Canal. It notes fellow dam busting pilot Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC also a Boy Scout who led the Moehn and Eder dam raid in 1943.
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G. W. Curry
D.so
D.F.C
Bar
Dortmund- Erns Canal
Ds.c
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Scout
Guy Gibson
V.C
Moehn and
Eder Dams
Alberta oil output slides in early 1944 report
Oil production in Alberta during the first nine months of 1944 fell to 6,585,842 barrels, down 722,827 barrels from the same period a year earlier, according to a report issued by J. L. Irwin.
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Alberta
J. L. Irwin
Gardner
Entire cow used in aeroplane production
The article notes that nearly every part of the cow, including the blood, is utilized in making airplanes, reflecting extensive use of animal byproducts in aviation manufacturing.
Saskatoon to Get Research Lab Near University
The Minister of Trade and Commerce Ottawa announces a new research laboratory costing about 200000 dollars will be built in Saskatoon beside the university. It will study profitable outlets for farm products and explore industrial uses for plants now treated as weeds.
Elongated Waist Pattern 4866 with Zip Front Trim
Pattern 4866 offers a slimming elongated waistline with a trim button front. Available sizes range from 14 to 48 with yardage for 35 inch fabric and a contrast yard. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for orders. mail delays may extend delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Great Britain Loses Vast Water to Evaporation
Scientists estimate about 142 million tons of water evaporates from Great Britain’s surface each year. The notice also urges readers to buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Great Britain
Price Control Seen Essential To Halt Inflation Worldwide
The article argues inflation endangers economies from Durban to Rome and Mexico City. It cites a native wedding price rising from 88 dollars plus seven cows to 128, wage and goods blowups in China, Germany under Hitler, and warns price control must be a broad citizen effort to avert economic ruin.
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Durban
South Africa
Edna Jaques
Confederation of Civil Organizations
Mexico City
China
Rome
Hitler
Bank of Montreal Leader Urges Realism on Postwar Issues
Bank of Montreal president George Spinney warns against imagining a postwar economic utopia and calls for a realistic plan for reconverting industry, restoring external trade, and maintaining incentives for enterprise. He says Canada can leverage wartime gains with careful policy and continued individual liberty.
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Bank of Montreal
Canada
George W. Spinney
CMG
Spinney
Surplus Army Stock Offered Including Monkeys and Dogs
Herman Hilton of the U S Commodities Division, urged by Senator Homer Ferguson, offered surplus monkeys once used by the Air Corps for altitude tests, with 10 000 carrier pigeons and 5 000 war dogs awaiting buyers.
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Herman Hilton
U.S. Commodities
Treasury Department
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Hilton
Air Corps
Hearty Beef and Liver Casserole and Beef and Vegetable Bake
The article lists two casserole style recipes. First a liver dish: cut liver into two inch squares, dust with flour salt and pepper, brown in fat, then bake with vegetables and bay leaf in boiling water at 350 degrees for about an hour with half hour uncovered. Serves six. Second beef dish: brown beef with salt pork, simmer with onion dripping flour tomato juice and seasonings, bake with vegetables at 375 degrees for about 12 hours until tender. Serves six. A note mentions the first zoological garden was established in China about 1100 BC.
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China
Flour production in Canada hits record during 1943 44
The Monthly Review of the Wheat Situation in Canada notes 243 million barrels of flour produced in 1943 44, equivalent to about 110 million bushels of wheat milled. Canadian mills run at capacity to supply flour to the United Nations and liberated Europe, with strong export prospects postwar. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Canada
Monthly
United Nations
Europe
War Reporter Harsch Seeks 100 Franc Bet With Laval
Joseph C. Harsch, the war correspondent, aims to collect from Pierre Laval before Laval is shot. The bet arose after the fall of France in Paris, when Laval predicted England would fall and Harsch offered 100 francs on Germany winning the war. Laval refused a larger stake, claiming he is not a betting man.
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Spondent
Pierre Laval
Laval
Paris
France
England
Germany
Harsch
No profits for them says Clark on war wages in Canada
W L Clark argues in the Windsor Star that defense spending has raised factory workers’ wages but failed to boost sailors soldiers and airmen earnings. He notes munition workers have higher pay yet fighting personnel receive only a comparative pittance.
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Canada
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
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Fassin
Boy Scouts
Saskatoon
Yi Cay
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
B. C. Gardner
Bank Act of Ottawa
United States
U.S
Joseph C. Harsch
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