Postwar plans for Canada rise with demobilization
The article outlines postwar unemployment fears and the need for swift planning as wartime production ends. It notes the Unemployment Insurance Act, Britain and Canada coordinating strategies, and Churchill and Roosevelt's Atlantic Charter as guiding ideals. It highlights Hon. Jan Mackenzie and the Soldiers' Settlement Board pushing a land settlement scheme to place returning servicemen on farms or in suburban homes, ensuring employment and security after victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Roosevelt
Canada
Tke
Great Britain
Jan Mackenzie
Canadians Spending More On Illness Than War Plan
The article notes 1941 illness costs reached 250 million dollars, surpassing the Commonwealth Air Training Plan cost of 225 million. It cites daily sickness absences by Canadian workers and health officials claim half of illness could be prevented. It also mentions a maple product conversion estimate of maple sap to maple syrup.
Birmingham Warship Week Sets Record In One Week
The Birmingham Post hails Warship Week as a real achievement with over £10,000,000 raised in a single week. Birmingham repeatedly set tougher goals, making the record unmatched. The report notes remarkable feats while including varied, unrelated phrases about radium and Roman sayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Birmingham Post
Individual Citizen's Army A Canadian Army Column
Alan Maurice Irvin discusses the Canadian Army's use of the M test in personnel selection to place soldiers in suitable roles. He explains the test measures capability, not general knowledge, and highlights its development after trials with over 10 000 soldiers. The process mixes interview with testing to identify potential and proper assignments.
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Individual
Citizen’s Army
Canadian Army
Alan Maurice Irvin
Army
Directorate of
G. B. Chisholm
MLC
Bar
Toronto
Dominion
Time
Monk Hero of Libyan Campaign Drives to Aid
Father Celsus Flinn, a Mount St Bernard monk living in seclusion at Leicestershire, England, served as chaplain with a field ambulance in Libya. He was captured with other British troops but escaped and, under fire, drove an army wagon to British HQ. His report helped smash the enemy tank column and free the prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount St. Bernard
Leicestershire
England
Celsus Flinn
Soldier Artists of Canada's War Painting Team
Three enlisted soldiers were commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants to join Canada's overseas war art program. Will Ogilvie of the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars Montreal Hughes and O N Fisher of Vancouver will contribute oils and watercolors. Col A Fortescue Duguid at national defence HQ in Ottawa may receive the paintings and Major C P Stacey in London aids topic selection.
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Will Ogilvie
17Th
Duke of York's
Royal Canadian Hussars
Montreal
Hughes
Royal Canadian Artillery
O. N. Fisher
Royal Canadian Engineers
Vancouver
Ottawa
A. Fortescue Duguid
National Defence Headquarters
London
C. P. Stacey
Toronto
Birds Flock to Markets as War Winter Bites Britain
In wartime Britain wild birds from sparrows to swans are being gathered for food amid a harsh winter. Sellers report steady demand at markets as even small or normally inedible birds find buyers. Pure water reaches maximum density at four degrees Celsius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Easy Lessons in Guitar Playing from Home Service
Learn to play guitar with simple chords and diagrams. The 32 page booklet covers fingerboard technique tuning and note reading with seven practice tunes. Send 15c to Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man for your copy and other booklets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Chinese crafts potato carved type for Victory Bond ad
John Hunt, a Chinese university graduate, carved Chinese characters from a potato for a Victory Bonds advertisement in the Lillooet Bridge River News. The mold produced a print ready stereotype reading Your duty to buy Victory Bonds. The article notes oddities about Timbuktu and wood strength versus steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillooet Bridge River News
John Hunt
Lillooct
Kellogg's All-Bran Promoted By Montreal Customer
Mr A H Ward of Montreal praises Kellogg's All-Bran as a regular solution to constipation. He notes it works by bulk rather than cathartics, advising readers to try the product for a steady corrective effect. Available in two sizes or as an individual restaurant packet, made in London Canada.
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A. H. Ward
Montreal
Quebec
Keilogg’a
London
Canada
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