Meeting Sergeant Baker Brings Turmoil to Eunice Home
Eunice Morgan, elated by her brother Bill’s homecoming with Sergeant Phil Baker, plans a four person evening at Roof Gardens. She imagines Baker as perfect, ignores Tom Williams’s protest, and eagerly anticipates meeting the man in person, hoping for true romance beyond letters.
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Eunice Morgan
Phil Baker
Eunice
Sergeant Baker
Bill
Baker
Cupid
Brawny Tom Williams
Tom Williams
Tom
Sis
Roof Gardens
Polly Marshall
Phyllis Baker
Women's Army Corps
A. H. MacKinnon
Deep Creek
B.C
Manitou Man
North Battleford
Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
John MacDonald
Upsalquitch
N.B
Royal Rifles
Television plans roll out in Britain with large screen focus
British television firms target affordable home sets and large screen cinema sets. J Arthur Rank confirms co operation with British Radio Films on large screen TV research. Eight hundred Carumont cinemas will receive television within the next years.
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Britain
J. Arthur Rank
United Kingdom
Carumont Cinemas
Don’t Press Returning Soldiers With Meat Rationing
Western Farm Leader Captain Harper Prowse says soldiers returning from the battlefronts should not be overwhelmed with meat rationing talk. He notes a Calgary Herald column offering civilians tips to avoid giving the men the wrong impression.
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Western Farm
Calgary
Harper Prowse
Alberta
Calgary Herald
Dentists Leaving War Service Find Openings in Small Towns
The Windsor Star notes rehabilitating Canadian forces dentists face crowded cities with openings mainly in smaller towns. It argues such moves benefit the country and profession, offering a valued role for practitioners and better access to care for communities previously underserved.
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Windsor Star
Witty exchanges and domestic quips in a light mood
A string of humorous exchanges features couples, suitors, and a film actress with golden fittings. Jokes touch marriage, hats, letters, and a pun about driving a bargain. A final gag notes that roasted nuts are easier to digest than raw ones.
Local Notes Tally From Across Canada And Back
A collage of small items from Eastend Saskatchewan Vernon British Columbia and other towns. Incidents include coyotes with chickens a bear shot near Tobermory and a large family joining Royal Rifles of Canada. Also notes on farms weddings contests and wartime commentary.
Fur Bearing Sheep Technique For The Treatment Of Sheep Pelts
Victoria announces a new method to treat sheep pelts turning woolly skins into furs resembling beaver for coats and trimmings. Pelts with minimal wool could replace traded furs though not yet market ready. Australian pioneers lead. machinery imported. 1000 workers needed with 5 percent trained. plans include carpet rugs and handbags from sheepskin.
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Norman Martin
Victoria
Martin
Apron Pattern 4930 for Various Large Sizes
Advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4930 featuring extra length snug waist and stay-put straps. Lists sizes small to ex large with measurements and prices twenty cents, with ordering details to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. in Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Man
Bigger breakfasts better lunches as winter theme song
The article urges hearty cold weather meals to fuel work and daily life. It highlights hot cereals with fruit and dairy, whole fruit or juice, eggs several times a week, and a weekly menu plan to improve nutrition. It notes calories in rusks and the value of planning. A note ends with lumber from a Douglas fir for four small bungalows.
California Honeymoon on the Road for Seventy Dollars
R C A F Sergi and Mrs Johnnie Allen of Toronto toured Los Angeles and back in 13 days for under 70 dollars. They thumbed rides the whole way, with the longest wait under three hours, and returned after seven days from California. Allen, stationed at Aylmer Ontario, is pursuing university studies postwar.
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California
R.C.A.F. Sergi
Johnnie Allen
Toronto
Los Angeles
Allens
Allen
Aylmer
Ont
The
University of Toronto
United Kingdom Radio Industry Plans Major Development
Air Vice Marshal Tait, Director General of Signals, announced on October 5 that Britain will undertake large scale radio development work to expand research. The move aims to boost civilian products, fill equipment shortages, and secure overseas markets especially in television and radar exports.
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United Kingdom
Tait
Air Ministry
Britain
Propaganda piece on reopening German schools
British education officers faced a restart of schooling in Germany and scrapped arithmetic problems. One example questioned the time four Germans, twelve Poles, and twenty Jews would need to complete a task, illustrating the propagandistic framing of occupied territory.
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Germany
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Smith
Johnny
Pat
Mike
Alfred
Ethel
Arthur
Chare
Bob Miller
Eastend
Sask
Vernon
Aston
J. J
H. J. Wells
Wawanesa
Hutchins
Brigham, Que
J. A. W. David
Killarney
Bay of Quinte
Bellville
Edward J. Hopkins
Wiarton
Bert B. Herd
C.P.R
McAdam
New Brunswick
Roy Wedlund
Lacombe
Alta
Salmon Arm
Manitoba
Co-op Vegetable Oils Ltd
Altona
Arnprior
Brockville
Baker- Miller
Vicks
Kjroron
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