Canada War Effort Outlined By CWNA Address Caledonia
The CWNA addressed Calgary attendees with a Canada centered war effort briefing. Ottawa publicity chief Mr G H Lash summarized rapid shifts in plans and stressed industrial mobilization under C D Howe with Canada expanding aircraft and shell production, shipbuilding, tanks, and arms output to support Britain and defend home shores. The speaker urged editors to elevate weekly papers role in shaping public opinion and warned Britain is fighting a broader war in which Canada may be drawn.
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Calgary
GH. Lash
Ottawa
Ue Plana
Public Informatin
Canada
Newfoundland
West Indies
Iceland
C. D. Howe
Department of Munitions and Supply
England
Alberta Health Completes Gopher Extermination Survey
Alberta health officials armed with rifles gas and tools completed gopher extermination across 76 sections near Stanmore 150 miles northeast of Calgary to curb sylvatic plague linked to fleas. The effort follows a 3 year case involving a mink farmer whose animals fed on gophers and led to human illness. Officials warn plague mouths potential in rats though Alberta reports few rats present. A consolidation plan for war service fundraising by Red Cross Y M C A Legion Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus may yield eight million dollars after registration work.
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Alberta Department of Health
Stanmore
Calgary
Gophers
California
United States
The
Red Cross
Y.M.C.A
Canadian Legion
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Legion
War Services Department
Exchange Complexity Shown By Board’s 45 Hour Briefing
Officials of the Foreign Exchange Control Board spent 45 hours explaining the broad aspects of foreign exchange control to 24 chartered accountants recently added to the board’s staff.
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Foreign Exchange Control Board
War Effort Gift Records Largest Single Donation
The Finance Department reports a single $61,000 gift to reduce the donor's income tax after charitable deductions. The contributor is a Canadian of substantial means who wishes to remain anonymous. Blackburn, England, will dedicate all scrap metal holdings to the war effort, including two Crimean War cannons. Texas supplied over 36 percent of U.S. natural gas production and marketing.
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Th Finance Department
Blackburn
Eng
Government Accepts Yachts and Gifts for Navy
Acting on behalf of the government Hon. C D Howe announced acceptance of two yachts the Nautilus and the Cleopatra placed at the government by Basil D Hobbs of Montreal and Mrs T G Blackstock of Toronto respectively A valuable radio telephone set and other electrical equipment donated by C A Gentiles was also accepted for use by the Royal Canadian Navy.
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C.D. Howe
Cleopatra
Basi D Hobbs
Montreal
T. G. Blackstock
Toronto
C. A. Gentiles
Royal Canadian Navy
Miles Of Wire And A Cold Revolution In Homes
The article notes more than 168,573,000 miles of telephone wire worldwide plus extensive industrial wire for telegraphy and electrical equipment. It cites the electric refrigerator as a household invention advancing temperature control, and adds a proverb about hope and relatives to close.
Women Artists in London Show Limited War Subjects
In the Society of Women Artists 500 pictures exhibition in London only five war themed works appear and even these portray the gentler side of conflict. Mrs Ernestine Mills presents The Guardian Angel with a balloon barrage as one example. Mr C R W Nevinson criticizes the minimal topical focus saying women do not face realities and could have used their gifts to aid in preventing war.
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Society of Women Artists
London
Ernestine Mills
C R. W. Nevinson
Sign Seeks Comfort Outside London Church
A London church displayed a sign reading If your knees are shaking come in and kneel on them. The message offered a simple, direct invitation to seek solace from worshippers and visitors alike.
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London
Air Gunners and Observers Key to Royal Air Force Sky Combat
Air gunners and observers are essential to modern air operations, functioning as a team with pilots. The piece details multi gun turrets, Defiant fighters, and training paths under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada, outlining stages from depots to specialized schools totaling up to 26 weeks for observers and 24 weeks for gunners.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Empire Air Forces
Britain
R.A.F
Canada
New Nickel Deposit Found Near Littlefield Arizona
The United States locates a major nickel deposit in northwestern Arizona near Littlefield. W J Graham of the Arizona mineral resources board says the ore body runs about 12 miles long and 600 to 1400 feet wide with surface samples showing nickel content around 65 percent and by products of platinum group metals. Copper content is also present. engineers from Columbia Steel Company and U S Steel Corp are at the site assessing depth and extent nine miles south of the Utah line and six miles east of the Nevada line.
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United States
Arizona
Littlefield
W. J. Graham
Arizona Mineral Resources Board
Columbia Steel Company
U.S. Steel Corporation
Graham
Canada
Utah Line
Nevada
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Great Britain
Eve
Alberta
Malcolm R. Bow
Dr. Bow
Texas
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Women Artists
Air Force
Dunkirk
Lethbridge R.C.A
Prairies
Dominion
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