Red Cross Drives Supplies for Civil Defence Workers
An appeal from Herbert Morrison, UK Minister of Home Security, seeks clothing and comforts for Civil Defence workers. Donations of money are welcomed for items including boots, jackets, woolen underwear, gloves, and helmets through the War Work Committee. Local drives urge participation at Tuesday meetings and at The Gazette office. Officials announce Brandon Exhibition Grandstand attractions with two military displays on Dominion Day and Americans’ Day featuring RC artillery, infantry, and a command line battle demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Morrison
Home Security
Great Britain
War Work Committee
Ted Cross
Brandon
Royal Canadian Artillery Training Centre
M.D. 10
17Th Field Battery
Royal Canadian Artillery
Algonquin Regiment
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Chelsea
Clean farms show weed control through careful tillage and fallows
A Manitoba district drive shows two weed-free farms achieved by seed quality and wise tillage. May 29 observations note heavy infestations of sow thistle blue lettuce leafy spurge and quack grass elsewhere. Emphasizes timely cultivation summer fallowing and early plowing to prevent seed production and warns of erosion of land value if eradication costs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
North-West Line Elevators Association
Summerfalio
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Experimental Stations
Departments of Agriculture
Birthday Greetings From The Gazette
The Gazette wishes a happy birthday to P. McLean Newdale June 27 P. Manchus 27 Miss Jean Holt China 28 Angus Tillman 29 Robert James Bowman 29 Geo Wareham Carnegie 29 Wilkes Neville Winnipeg 30 Ruth Stuart Transcona 30 Mrs Albert Wareham Jr 30 Miss Mary Sargent Powell River BC 30 Noretta Lynne Seaborn 30 Leslie Harvey July 1 Alice Tyerman 1 Nelson Sargent Gunton Mrs G P Gleeson Oak River Allan Harburn 1 Mrs J Greasley 2nd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Harburn
J. Greasley
Dancing at Frame's Community Hall Tonight and Monday
Dance events announced for Frame's Community Hall with RCA F Orchestra from No 1 Air Navigation School Rivers and Art McEwing and his Farmer Fiddlers from Winnipeg performing 8 and 6 piece bands. Admission 35c each night. Dances held every Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C.A.F
No. 1 Air Navigation School
Rivers
Art
McEwing
His Farmer Fiddlers
Winnipeg
Don’t Forget Early Copy Next Week
A brief reminder item urges desk staff to prepare early copy for the upcoming week. The note emphasizes timeliness and readiness, reflecting newsroom workflow standards and upcoming deadlines.
Canada to Send Jam to Britain in 1941
Canada plans to ship 300000 pounds of fruit as jam to Britain during 1941 under the Canadian Red Cross Society. Branches and Women’s Institutes nationwide organize canning kitchens to preserve fruit, with Red Cross supplying cans labels and cartons and volunteers providing fruit sugar and labor.
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Canada
Britain
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Women’s Institutes
Ontario
British Columbia
Joan A. Cooper
Allan Stevenson
Red Cross Nutrition Service
Fruit
Provini
Canadian Pacific builds first Canadian tank
D C Coleman vice president of Canadian Pacific announces the first Canadian built tank for the Canadian Army at Montreal in a ceremony with government officials and workers. Hon C D Howe and Hon J L Ralston praise the Angus assembly line team as 200 tanks designated for the British Purchasing Commission begin to roll out.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
D.C. Coleman
C. D. Howe
Mr. Coleman
H. B. Bowen
Canadian Pacific
Angus
J.L. Ralston
National Defence
Angus Shoups
British Purchasing Commission
Coleman
Department of Munitions and Supply
Inset
Colin Stirtor
Royal Tank Regiment
Dunkirk
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Red
United Church
Dominion
Jelliff
the Gazette
Virden
Welds
Empire Air Training Plan
Manitoba
A. B. Shearer
No. 2 Air Training Command
Virden Flying Training School Limited
H. E. Sellers
W. A. Murphy
John Morgan
Cecil Lamont
W. Carmichael
J. Harris
J. A. MacAulay
G. T. Connor
Shearer
W. L. Algate
D. D. Atkinson
A. F. Madore
C. W. Fernie
C.D. J. Bricker
W. H. McIntosh
MacPhee
A. C. Critchley
R.A.F
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