Demand for Lumbering Products Increases
Canada’s forest industries faced rising demand from wartime needs between 1940 and mid 1940s. Logging, sawmilling, and pulp and paper expanded, with lumber to the United Kingdom and aircraft wood demands growing. Output rose 30 percent in lumber and pulp up 28 percent, yet civilian construction lagged due to military needs and shortages. A timber controller coordinated supplies, production, and distribution.
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Canada
Europe
United Kingdom
United States
Army trucks could save Europe more than ships of food
The piece notes ten thousand Army trucks with gas could aid Europe more than food shipments. It mentions Willie Mincher visiting from Elizabeth town and a weekend in Conway with the Bridges, plus Mrs. Williams' trip to Richmond.
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Army
Navy
Europe
Willie Mincher
Elizabethtown
W. M. King
Conway
Harold Bridges
J. J. Williams
Richmond
Letters From Our Boys From Leyte and Okinawa
Leonidas Chestnut writes from Leyte Philippines aboard an LCS about amphibious support at Okinawa. He defends the LCS against critics, recalls a sister ship’s night action, and notes a dry V J Day celebration with a picture enclosed.
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U.S. S
LCS (L) No
Leyte
Philippines
Okinawa
Carrol
D. M.S
Leonidas
P. S
Herald
Night Arrival at Boca Chica Naval Reservations
A tired traveler reaches Boca Chica Naval Reservations and requests a bunk. Assigned a bunk and barracks, they find the dormitory dark and damp yet the best available camp. A yelling man interrupts as sleep nears.
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Boca Chica Naval Reservations
Boca Chica
Hillbilly Sailor in Boca Chica Night Sail
A first person account describes a night at Boca Chica by the Sea where a sailor helps a drunk man while enduring chaos. The narrator reports pink elephants, shouting, and erratic behavior as the locale tests his nerves and faith. He vows to persevere and do his part.
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Boca Chica
Margaret Taylor Joins Duke Path as Junior Student
Miss Margaret Taylor accompanied by Mr and Mrs George N Taylor traveled to Duke last Wednesday where she will begin her junior year. The note mentions Emmett J. Wilson and a dreamy line about open spaces.
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Emmett J. Wilson
George N. Taylor
Margaret Taylor
Duke
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