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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
1
A package description outlines a POW parcel cost of $2.50 and lists items including York luncheon meat corned beef salmon sardines jam butter Maple Leaf cheese biscuits raisins prunes condensed milk soap sugar coffee salt pepper and a Jersey Milk chocolate bar. The note emphasizes the box as a hearty provision for prisoners of war.
Canvassers are organized to raise 1100 for the Orono Red Cross with various sub divisions listed and campaign HQ at O W Rolphs Hardware. Local residents are urged to contribute and assist to reach the goal.
An impassioned tribute recalls a Canadian volunteer soldier killed in war, urging readers to understand true patriotism as sacrifice and pain. The message contrasts youthful expectations with the harsh cost of service, urging minimal concerns about pay, hours, or privileges and maximal commitment to country.
The piece details large scale food parcel shipments to British and Canadian POWs, with seven million parcels sent and 100,000 packed weekly across five depots. It stresses the need for 5.5 million dollars for parcels, 1 million for Allied Red Cross, 3 million for hospital supplies, 750 thousand for Blood Donor services, and ongoing relief to the British Isles, urging Canadians to contribute.
Wartime plea urges Canadians to donate 2.50 monthly to Red Cross branches. Testimonies from Private Stanley H. Boylen, A V Greaves, and Flight Lieutenant D Morrison highlight Red Cross parcels sustaining prisoners of war and ship passengers, and praise its worldwide support and morale impact. The campaign outlines escalating needs totaling 10 million dollars for this year.
A wartime appeal highlights soldiers receiving Red Cross parcels. The message notes volunteers can pledge monthly parcels to prisoners of war, with a goal of supplying around 100,000 parcels weekly to POWs. The text stresses the value of aiding prisoners of war through personal contributions.
In late 1941 the Red Cross released substantial Britain held supplies to aid Russia. Costs totaled 627,350.45 dollars including surgical dressings hospital equipment and clothing. A shipment valued at 225,000 dollars in materials plus 75,000 dollars in boots and outerwear followed.
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