Postwar advice to Canadian farmers on investment and homes
The author notes 1943 Canadian farm income reached 1 397 million amid wartime price highs and urges prairie farmers to invest in living standards. He argues for better farm homes, savings for improvements, and a shift from wartime speculation to durable improvements, citing the need for electricity, water, and warmth. He stresses prudent spending and community uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Western
Canada
Slam
Debate on family allowances bill cited as dole critique
Dr Herbert A. Bruce argues against the proposed family aid, calling it a form of dole that yields no guaranteed benefits, costs, and inequalities. He warns it demoralizes and breeds dependence, echoing socialist and wartime fears, and urges alternatives that protect family sanctity and keep child-rearing costs on parents.
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House of Commons
Herbert A. Bruce
Socialist Party
Hitley
Mussolini
Hitler
Canada
Surrey
Bruce
Memorial service for Flying Officer John A Thompson
Friends gathered at Carman United Church for a memorial service for Flying Officer John Allen Thompson RCAF son of Mr and Mrs F Thompson of Chilliwack BC killed July 14 during overseas flying operations. The Chilliwack Progress notes his birth Cromarty 22 years ago and his education before joining the RCAF and earning the Flying Officer rank.
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Carman United United Church
H. T. Allen Inonor
John Allen Thompson
RCAF
F. Thompson
Chilliwack
Central Road
B.C
Dhe
Sonage
Ine
Jack
Roblin
Cromarty
Goose Lake School
Chilliwack High School
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Alberta
Whew Pool
Calgary
Alta
Howells
S. H. B. Masterman
Rious
Old Country
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Overseas
F.O. Thompson
Victor Robinson
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