Canadian Agriculture Expands War Effort At Home And Abroad
The pamphlet stresses that farming is a vital war industry alongside armaments. It notes Canada has shipped vast food to Britain, including over three hundred million bushels of wheat, seven million barrels of flour, bacon, cheese, eggs, and honey. It calls for adjustments to crop priorities toward flax and barley to support war needs, emphasizing farmers in the West will switch from wheat to crops essential for feeding troops and civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Canada
Britain
United Kingdom
West
Meeting A Heavy Task In The 1942 Crop Year
The Canadian farmer faces a heavy task to produce essential crops for Britain. With favorable growing conditions, the West is expected to contribute largely to overseas shipments. Measures aim to prevent farm labor shortages, enlistments are regulated, and parts supply for machinery is arranged so farmers can work toward victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
West
Scrap drive to collect farm metal aids war effort
International Harvester of Canada launches a Dominion wide scrap collection with dealer depots for farmers to bring scrap metal. Farmers receive full remittance. no dealer profit. Campaign sanctioned by the War Services minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ray
International Harvester Company of Canada, Limited
International Harvester
Ray
Mr. Ray
J. T. Thorson
National War Services
Canada
A. W. Wright
W. O. Maxwell
All-Bran Better Way Helps Constipation
The ad promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a delicious bulk source to relieve constipation, noting it is not a cathartic but requires regular use and plenty of water. It advertises grocery and restaurant servings and cites Kellogg's London Canada production.
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Kellogg's
London
Canada
Canadian Fliers Chapel in Scotland Serves Wide Group
In Scotland Canadian and English airmen share The Church of Canada Hut a chapel built by the United Church of Canada for the airfield. The simple wooden building also houses a recreation room and canteen run by a Scottish woman with Canadian roots. Funds supported by the United Church of Canada aided Scotland’s United Church to supervise erecting the structure. The first service by Frt. Lt. Gordon Porter drew over 150 Canadian squadron members from a Beaufighter unit led by Sqdn. Ldr. Maurice Lipton. The recreation room contains books writing desks and a rolling concert stage. the chapel and room can house 1500 people.
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Scotland
United Church of Canada
Britain
Church of Canada
United Church of Scotland
Gordon Porter
Lakefield
Ont
R.C.A.F
Hamilton
Sqdn
Maurice Lipton
Sydney
Belleville
Feet Exercises For Posture And Health Booklet Offer
An article promotes simple foot exercises to ease metatarsal strain and improve posture. It notes a towel-tugging routine, mentions broader benefits for figure and overall health, and offers a 32 page booklet titled Best Exercises for Health and Beauty available for 15 cents from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
The Individual Citizen's Army Guerrilla Warfare Ideas
An opinion piece argues for guerrilla warfare as a modern concept and urges Canadians to act as natural guerrillas at home. It links defence discourse to civilian duties, urging conservation, rationing, and reporting infractions to defeat the Axis and sustain national existence.
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Miltia
Department of Militia
Department of National Defence
Malay Peninsula
China
Home Guard
Old Country
Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Boy Scout Movement
Tomato catsup abbreviation on grocery bill
A shopper challenged a grocer over a charge labeled one tom cat on her bill. The clerk explained it was an abbreviation for tomato catsup, just a shorthand used in the market.
Luggage Simplified to Aid War Effort in Toronto
Wartime Prices and Trade Board administrator E. J. Shoemaker announces that fancy luggage will be phased out. Dressing cases club bags and trunks will drop unnecessary pockets dress hangars and twin locks to conserve rubber rayon and metal for the war effort.
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Toronto
E. J. Shoemaker
Gems of Thought: Quotations on Justice and Faith
A compact collection of historical quotes emphasizes righteousness, divine love, and loyalty. Notable lines reference Wendell Phillips, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, and H. W. Beecher, urging alignment with moral law, faith, and pursuit of peace through God’s guidance.
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God
Wendell Phillips
Earth
Benjamin Harrison
Laughing Lines from a Busy Household
A collage of quips and dialogue sketches depicts domestic life and social scenes. Shared jokes range from marital to nursemaid misunderstandings with a punchline cadence reflecting lighthearted period humor.
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Big Hill Creek
Cochrane
Alberta
W. Hutchinson
Home Service
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Russia
Yugoslavia
Brown's
Jack
Vancouver
Calgary
Montreal
Richards St
Alta
Maitland St
University Tower
Montgomery
Abraham Lincoln
H. W. Beecher
Nell
Belle
Bill
Nora
Sandy
Johnny
Rouen
William J. Tracey
E. Dadson
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