The Party Line book review and wartime critique
A Ottawa era column discusses H Y Morton’s In The Steps of This Master and I, James Blunt. It argues the book’s blunt warning about a Nazi conquest of England and the need for stronger government propaganda. The reviewer notes concerns about tone, style, and the Ottawa government’s wartime measures and public skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. James Blunt
H. Y. Morton
England
Mr. Morton
You and I
Hitler
Canada
Ottawa
James Blunt
Appointments to Rationing Board Named at Roblin
Wartime Prices and Trade Board in Ottawa confirms local rationing board appointments under regional supervisor John C. Ross. Roblin will host an office serving Shell River Hillsburg Shellmouth and rural areas with mayor FY Newton as chair and members including Charles Bryden M A Clark Albert Staple C H Sorbo Mrs Jack Yeo Wm Skinner Harold Belcher and others. The Pilgrims quote ends the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
John C. Ross
Oan
Roblin
Shell River Hillsburg
Shellmouth
FY. Newton
Charles Bryden
M. A. Clark Albert Staple
C. H. Sorbo
Mitchell
Jack Yeo
Tobt
Rae Aloef Robin
Wm Skinner
Harold Belcher
Bield
Subversive abstainers and the war effort in a tobacco tale
A satirical look at smokers who quit or reduce consumption during wartime. The piece argues abstainers burden treasury and Patriotism, proposing public shaming and revenue concerns as fuel for a national campaign against smoking as a public duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Finance Committee
Oan
Campalen O
The Prairies And The Mediterranean War Time Trade Outlook
The article argues opening the Mediterranean would ease grain flows from the United States and Allied regions. It notes expected shifts in shipping, reduced Cape routes, and potential redeployment of warships, with hopes of securing food shipments and aiding prairie farmers during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Russias
Italy
Greece
Albania
Mediterraneib Sea
Cape of Good Hope
Eedota
Norway
Peutie
United States
Cangpde
Worker rationing and food laws Q&A
The document outlines how daily workers obtain rationed items with ration books held by employers, limits on Christmas tree hauling after November 30, and rules on meals under a dollar. It also notes hoarding warnings, consumer credit rules for rentals with purchase options, and standard notice periods for month-to-month leases with landlords’ rights.
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By A. J.T
Damocles
Manitoba
Mary Baker Eddy
J. Frank Willis
CBC
CBK
Watrous
Prairies
Mediterranean
Yree Slavia
Coristrica
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Consumer Credit
Navy
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