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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
4
Registration Drive Sets August 19th in Clarke Township
All residents aged sixteen and over must register on Monday August 19 at their polling sub division where they voted in the last Dominion election. Eighteen questions on the form cover birthplace nationality languages health occupation education and other details. Three days of registration follow August 19 to 21, with fines of up to 200 or three months imprisonment for noncompliance.
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Clarke Township
Dominion
Brits Order 100 Million Bushels of Canadian Wheat
The article notes Great Britain has contracted to buy 100 million bushels of Canadian wheat, the largest purchase in history. It asserts this move signals empire confidence in the Royal Navy and coastal wartime resilience against Nazi threats, with ships and food continuing to cross the Atlantic to London.
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Great Britain
Canada
Britain
England
High Seas
Germany
British Isles
Hitler
Atlantic
Thames
London
Government’s money conscription fears eased by reassurances
The Financial Post notes nervousness among small investors over conscription powers for men and money. Col Ralston says no seizure of small bank accounts, yet fears persist among widows and the aged. It argues Ottawa has long used taxation to mobilize wealth and has exercised such power in peace and war.
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Col. Ralston
Ottawa
Mobilization of Natural Resources
Canada
Financial Post
Orono Red Cross Appeals for Funds in September Drive
The Orono Branch Red Cross finance committee plans a September canvass aiming to raise 2500 in donations. They have already spent 900 on yarn due by November 1 and will publish six weeks of appeals in the Orono Times urging local residents to contribute, with suggested gifts from 25 cents to 50 dollars weekly or one-time larger amounts.
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Finance Committee
Orono
The
Red Cross Society
Farmers urged to hire school children for harvest help
Farmers may secure assistance for harvest by applying to Township Clerk J. J. Mellor and filling a form detailing the needed help. Pick bargains from the ads.
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J. J. Mellor
Two-Vehicle Collision Near Harmony Kills Man
A head on crash Wednesday night near Harmony killed one man and sent seven others to Oshawa Hospital with injuries. Survivors include residents of nearby communities and workers from local sites. Emergency crews responded to the scene and police opened an investigation into the incident.
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Oshawa Hospital
Harmony
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