22 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
1
The Brandon district aims for a 1,214,000 Victory Loan objective with 885,000 to be raised in the city and 329,000 in surrounding districts including Elton Whitehead Cornwallis and Daly. Easter holidays close Rivers School and military posts while residents travel and volunteers recruit. Nearby personnel and families are noted in brief social items.
The Gazette extends best wishes to multiple residents on upcoming birthdays including Stuart Madden April 22 Neil Tiltman Jas. R. Higginson Mrs A White Maurice Gunness C J McFadden Jas Warren Shirley Davies Helen Hawkes Wm E McFadden Mary Walker Donald Earle Thompson Ken ora Mrs Edwin Dickson Colinton Alta 27th
Steel helmets halt shrapnel as a wartime promo urges buying 42 helmets for 100 dollars and investing in Victory Bonds to save Canadian soldiers lives.
H G L Strange, director of the research department at Searle Grain Company, Ltd, surveys the world of wheat, its origins, varieties, and agricultural significance, highlighting breeding progress and global production patterns.
Scarcity of good seed oats in the three Prairie Provinces boosts Vanguard as a superior option. Dominion tests show Vanguard yields about 6 percent higher than Victory, with 10 percent less hull, stiffer straw, and four days earlier on average. It also resists stem rust, often escaping early frosts when Victory cannot.
For sale a quantity of furniture and number of horses offered by Geo Seater contact phone 506 Rivers.
About 200 bushels left of Improved Renown and Thatcher seed grown from Registered Seed. Carter Disc cleaned. Price competitive above No 2 Northern Street. IC McFadden, phone 49-12.
United Nations seamen on North Atlantic convoy routes need protection from bitter winds. Three Canadian groups appeal for disused fur coats to be made into sleeveless fur lined jackets issued to ships. A Winnipeg central bureau collects, with 1943 target of 15,000 jackets. paper serves as collection depot to convert fur coats into seaman gear.
A wartime pledge links a $100 Victory Bond to 50 hand grenades for a Canadian soldier. The program promotes support by exchanging bonds for munitions to aid frontline efforts.
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