Dominion Day Milestone Marks Canadian Wartime Resolve
The seventy five year milestone of Confederation is celebrated as Canada sustains freedom and unity. Soldiers sailors and airmen serve abroad in England Libya Malta and Hong Kong while workers at home supply allies. Coastlines remain relatively safe though submarines and distant air incursions test vigilance.
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Confederation
Canada
England
Libya
Malta
Hong Kong
St. Lawrence
Alaska
Facing the Future in Canada’s War Time
The speech notes wartime hardships in Canada including taxes and shortages while praising the efforts of England Russia and China. It calls for understanding and breadth of outlook to solve internal problems and build the war effort as a new year begins.
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England
Russia
China
Canada
Dominion
Air Training Plan graduates listed from several schools
The document lists air gunners pilots and observers who graduated under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Names span No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba Dafoe Saskatchewan and more, with service numbers and home addresses in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario.
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No. 7
Paulson
Manitoba
D. A. Dent
St. W
Prince Albert
Sask
Set. L. Fergusson
Eyremore
Alta
M. Gravel
Donnelly
E. F. Lackman
6Th Ave. W
Calgary
O. J. Lutes
Watson
R. J. McGill
Strasbourg
Annd J. Quail
1St St
Medicine Hat
Dafoe
Lac
Manitoba Ave
Winnipeg
Man
D. Lagimodierre
Lorette
J. E. McIntyre
Biggar
A. V
Heath
McLaughlin
T. C. Jamieson
Montrose Ave. E
Kildonan
Service Flying
Dauphin
A. R. Bews
Eatonia
H. G. Clegg
Treherne
P. H. W. Johnston
St. S
Load Is Lighter for Canadian Infantry Men
The Canadian army cuts infantry load to a 40 pound maximum including clothing weapons and kit to speed movement. Old soldiers note in the first great war troops carried as much as 90 pounds.
Pago Pago Port in American Samoa Updates
Pago Pago remains a U S port in American Samoa with ongoing operations and regional trade activity noted. The fragment also includes a tally of 2469 noes, indicating a vote or tally figure referenced in the source.
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Pago-Pago
United States
Samoa
Individual Citizen's Army urges shared sacrifice for unity
A columnist argues national unity is possible only if all Canadians share hardships equally. He cites gasoline rationing in the Maritimes, urges voluntary cuts in fuel use, and praises civilian defense efforts as part of the Individual Citizen's Army. He compares civilian rationing to military sacrifice and calls for joined effort nationwide.
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Maritime Provinces
Maritimes
Nova Scotia Fishermen Reaped $25000 in Salvage Work
Fishermen off Nova Scotia received about 25000 dollars for salvaging cargo from a merchant ship run aground. H N M Stanbury, provincial salvage organizer, noted lard in cases and barrels, tires and other war supplies were recovered. One man earned 1549 dollars in salvage tolls for weeks of effort.
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Nova Scotia
H. N. M. Stanbury
Settled Disputes Arbiter Lord Askwith Dies at 81
Lord Askwith, 81, famed British arbiter who once authored a special report on Canada's labor laws, died recently. He was credited with settling more industrial disputes in Britain than any other man.
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Lord Askwith
Britain
Canada
Bolivia's 1939 Tin Drove Exports to 70 Percent
Tin accounted for about 70 percent of Bolivia's export earnings in 1939, highlighting the metal's dominant role in the nation's trade. The data points to mining and mineral revenue shaping Bolivia's economic profile during that era.
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Bolivia
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Ottawa
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