War News and War Weariness Across Europe
Soviet forces press Smolensk advance while Western offensives stall and Italy’s conquest reaches the south. Western impatience grows as Sumner Welles resigns amid foreign policy frictions. The Vatican marks four years of war with calls for peace as critics question moral leadership.
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Soviet Union
Smolensk
Moscow
Sicily
Italy
Germany
Denmark
U.S
Sumner Welles
Welles
Cordell Hull
Hull
de Gaulle
Weiles
Russia
Vatican
Spain
Ethiopia
France
Canada must steel itself for postwar world
Churchill warned that plans from nonparticipants fail to win wars and Canada must apply compulsory selective service with unity between employers and workers. MacNamara cites selfishness on both sides, stressing the need to move personnel to vital jobs and endure hardship for national effort. The piece urges honesty, discipline, and industrial teamwork at home, warning of looming postwar restructuring and the blueprint for a united Canada.
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Churchill
Washington
Canada
A. MicNamara
National Selective Service
Europe
Fathers of Confederation
Warned system of grade labelling faced industry pressure
After World War II, the U S Office of Price Administration proposed grade labelling for all packaged goods to guide housewives and protect ration point spending. Private business pressure defeated the plan, described by Lou R Moxon as a grave threat to American industry and the way of life. No interference with out more of next week.
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U.S. Office of Price Administration
Lou R. Moxon
O.P.A
Canadian Wheat Board Sets August Northern Wheat Drawback
The board reports August average price for Number One Northern Wheat at 1.0634 per bushel and adds 0.04 to set the monthly average price for drawback purposes. Fort William Port Arthur prices for Number One Northern and Durum Wheat are noted as 1.1034 and 1.18 per bushel respectively.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Port Arthur
Order In Council
Four Years of War in Canada’s Remarkable Effort
The piece recalls four years of war highlighting Canada’s production record and its vital role in sustaining Allied supply lifelines in the Atlantic and contributing to the invasion of Fortress Europe. It underscores an eventual climactic moment in the Allied campaign.
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Canada
Atlantic
Asa
Europe
Rationing Time Table September 1943
September 1943 rationing schedule lists valid coupons for Coffee or Tea Sugar Butter Meat Preserves. Details specify which coupons are currently valid with expiry dates and quantities for each item. The document also notes no expiry for some sugar coupons and directs readers to the meat chart for values.
Ekford Notes and Local Visits Highlight District News
Miss Audrey Manning visits sister Ada Collingridge in Ekford while Mrs. Pearl Cameron stays with her husband at Miniota. A Red Cross quilting bee is set for Exford School. Ekford school opened August 24 with Mrs. Cascadden teaching. Winnipeg visitors include Mr. James Richardson and Mr. W. S. Richards. Harvesting rushes amid fine weather though rust reports appear in grain.
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Audrey Manning
Ada Collingridge
Red Cross
Exford School
Ekford School
Cascadden
Wartime Prices and Trade Board Q and A in Winnipeg column
Information column from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in Winnipeg answering reader questions on rationing and regulations. Topics include honey coupons, meat rations, steel drums, sugar use for preserves, gasoline ration books, hog slaughter limits, and used tire permits with officials confirming rules and exceptions.
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Furniture Administration
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Richmond Street West
Toronto
Ont
New Rationing Coupons Limit Sweet Spreads in Canada
A new rationing order places preserves jams jellies honey marmalades and similar commodities under coupon control. Canned fruits also fall under the plan. Orange coupons may be used for extra sugar instead of spreads, each coupon valued at 34 lb of sugar, with specific listed redemptions for jam jelly syrup and canned fruit.
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Canada
Shipyard Worker Speaks on Duty and Freedom
A shipyard worker argues that dedication to work should not become bondage and warns against government overreach if one fails to guard a neighbor. The saying compares a ship to the spirit of the workers who build it, stressing collective responsibility.
Unknown Grave of Brave Airman Echoes Duty and Grief
A wartime poem by Edith Craig from Rossburn honors an airman reported missing in action. The piece recalls a mother's grief upon receiving the death notification and praises the unknown fallen hero who sacrificed for freedom.
Local Notes From Rossburn Week Endillin News
A stream of social updates from Rossburn includes Miss Olga Skorobohacz visiting home, Laird Duncanson at his residence, and Sergean York showcased at the Rossburn Theatre this week. Various residents travel, host tea events, and celebrate birthdays while others report soldier and air force movements and hospital recoveries.
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Olga Skorobohacz
Wog
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Rossburn Review
Seelyame
Ce Cine Ise
Bower
Canadien Weely Association
Manitoba C.W N.A
Church Services
United Church
B. F. Parsons
Rossburn
Rossburn Church
Divine Service
VISTA
Church School
Kelloe
Pentecostal Assembly
A. J. Hall
Divine Worship
Evangelistic Service
Children’s Church Fund
Ranchvale Sunday School and
Sarch
Rossburn Theatre
Sergeant York
Gary Cooper
Walter Brennan
Joan Leslie
George Tobias Stanley Ridges
Morocco
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Dona Drake
Anthony Drake
Bismarex
Barlow & Dutton
Navison Toboggan
Ekford
Pearl Cameron
Miniota
James Richardson
Winnipeg
W. 8. Richards
Walter Collingridge Haz
Power Building
Women's Regional Advisory Board
Government
Edith Craig, Rossburn
Mr. Laird Duncanson
Elaine Elvers
Rossburn Soldier's Aid
C. A. Menzie’s
Eleanor Hicks
Russell Hospital
Mildred Locke
Rockcliffe Ont
R.C.A.F
Mrs. Braunstein
Nellie Crerar
Readborn
Nick Stupnicky
James Andrews
Montreal
Rodney Budz
RCAF
Souris
Mrs. ©. Barlow
Gordon Kilburn
Mrs. Brothers
Bud Armstrong
Mrs. J. Armstrong
Jean Brown
Brandon
Mrs. M. Bowley
Roblin
Sterling Veitch
Shoa Lake Hospital
J. Rysyzytylo
James Cherwonick
Sandy Lake
Ray Peden
Rc.a.f
Wm. Collins Sr
Jas. Armstrong Jr
Jill Armstrong Jr
Walter Armstrong
Fisher
Wakefield
Mable Wakefier
Laird Duncanson
McKenzie
Bert Palmer
Sutter
H. Mccintosh
Gordon Taylor
J. Collins
Collins
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