Westward Industry urged to balance economy after war
The article traces western Canada's growth from settlement through rail expansion and lumber, grain, and fisheries. It argues for developing western war industries to use Alberta and Saskatchewan coal and iron, create employment, keep population, and build a prosperous postwar economy. It cites the Lethbridge Herald on vast Western iron resources and advocates shifting focus from agriculture to diversified industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
West
Prter
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge Herald
Potatoes The Great Need On Every Market List
Potatoes are essential value foods offering vitamin C and iron. From 1 to 30 potatoes daily for adults, 14 for young children. White Irish potatoes lead, with sweet potatoes rich in vitamin A. Include potatoes in varied dishes, avoid dieting, and request the health league chart for home framing.
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New England
Health League of Canada
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Why Baldness Falls on Men Says Chicago Doctor
Dr Frederick Hoelzel of Chicago explains in the Journal of the American Medical Association that baldness links to skull bone calcification. He notes men show greater bone growth and narrowed vascular openings, while women retain hair due to brain openness. the piece adds colorful, if humorous, remarks on Mussolini and other authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frederick Hoelzel
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Mussolini
Adolf
Rationing tastes: tea and coffee measured in spoons
The Government tea tester and Empire Tea Bureau offer differing spoon counts per ounce for tea and coffee. Tea ranges eight to 15 level teaspoons per ounce while coffee runs five tablespoons per ounce. Despite variances, the order signals drastic shifts in consumer habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Information Service
Department of National Revenue
Air Training Plan graduates listed from Canadian schools
A compiled roll of graduates from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan includes names from No 4 Service Flying Training School Saskatoon and No 11 SFTS Yorkton in Saskatchewan, No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School MacDonald Manitoba, No 7 B&G School Paulson Manitoba, No 5 B&G School Dafoe Saskatchewan and other sites. The list notes pilots, air gunners, observers and ranks such as LAC and Sgt, with hometowns across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 4
Service Flying Training School
Saskatoon
Sask
K. A. McPhadden
Bounty
Service Flying Training
Yorkton
I FE
Armonson
Hagen
J. Austin
Seacross
T. C. Rand
Beaver Lodge
Alta
Varsity View
Man
Lac
Merrit
Hillspring
Schoolar
Strame
Alta Lac
RL Schmidt
Southey
Young
TrufYron
Air Observer
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Rain Alphinstone
Tan
FELA
Steigel
Richmond
iMacDonald
H. Dann
Craven
A. B. Harvey
Stanid City
de Lazenby
Poxwarren
McMurnachy
Elphinstone
G. Sharpe
Lacombe
Alia
P Spencer
Victoria Geach
ACA
CO. Worden
Tees
E. S. Brown
Rosetown
Wlc
Tickson
Bitgar
J. Hoover
Battleford
HH. A. Huntington
Nat Mountain
I. Jarvis
Kenaston
J. BH. Reid
Dilke
H. E. St. Jean
Bicgar
C.H. M. Tyler
Snowden
Origin of Commandos Term Traced to Boer War
The term Commandos, coined by Churchill during the Boer War, referred to small mobile Boer formations operating behind lines and later described British special service troops. Combined Operations notes the plural is spelled Commandos without a hyphen.
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Lofoten
Vaagso
St. Nazaire
Dieppe
Combined Operation Command
Churchill
The Individual Citizen's Army A Canadian War Column
A Canadian Army column lauds Reserve Army trainees amid a rainy Sunday drill. The author praises volunteer instructors, notes high effort, and links home front sacrifice to eventual national defense. Mentions Wartime Prices and Trade Board and McNaughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Individual
Citizen’s Army
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
McNaughton
Berlin
Gems of Thought on Work and Effort
A compact collection of quotations on work and effort from W. M. Hunt Ruskin Mary Baker Eddy Henry Churchill King Sir Joshua Reynolds and Ramsay MacDonald urging diligence discipline and purposeful activity to drive personal and social progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Henry
Churchill
Band Saw Introduction Sparked by 1876 Philadelphia Exhibit
The band saw entered American sawmills at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, where Henry Disston showcased his perfected band saw in full operation, creating a notable sensation.
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Henry Disston
Polk County Fair Prizes Spark Little Enthusiasm
At the Polk County fair in Osceola Nebraska two prize winners drew scant reaction. Addie Carter Shelby earned a free permanent wave for the woman raising the most chickens, while Al Nicklaus of Osceola won a free haircut for buying the most war bonds.
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Osceola
Neb
Addie Carter
Shelby
al Nickolaus
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Prairie Provinces
Mayen
O.C
W. M. Hunt
Ruskin
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Ramsay MacDonald
Mane Amaa
Approford
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