Named Director of Royal Bank of Canada
Edwin C. McDonald of Ottawa is named director of the Royal Bank of Canada. He is vice president of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in charge of Canadian business and a prominent figure in the insurance field, with prior service in the United States Marines. He has led group insurance sales and rose to general sales manager before becoming vice president in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. McDonald
Ottawa
Royal Bank of Canada
McDonald
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
National War Finance Committee
United States
The
Group
Canada
Flax Brings $18,000,000 To Western Farmers
A 1945 survey shows Western Canada flax crop grossed 18 million dollars with price rises boosting potential profits for 1946. The National Barley and Linseed Flax Committee at Winnipeg released a booklet called The Truth about Flax arguing for wider cultivation, detailing field selection, rotation, seed bed prep, variety, planting, weed, disease and insect control, harvesting and marketing. It also highlights flax products in daily farm life from linseed oil to paper, linoleum, and printer ink, illustrating the crop’s broad economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Prairies
Western
Canada
Winnipeg
Guenon
Wartime Credit Rules Tighten Cash Price Disclosure
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board issues an April 23 order tightening consumer credit rules. It extends payment timelines for charge accounts to the tenth day of the second month after purchase, bans delivery for nonpayment on items over ten dollars, and requires cash prices on all displayed price tags. Cycle billing directions are clarified and further chief director actions may apply to prior orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prices and Trade Board
Director of Consumer Credit
Prices Board
Juuless Othewise
Red Cross Donations from Minniska-Cracknell Residents
Local list shows numerous residents and couples donating to the Red Cross, with amounts ranging from 1.00 to 25.00. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dunn, Verne and Evin Dunn, Wm. Jackson, Miss Anna Kristiansen, Mike Kuz, and several Mushumanski and McLeod families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minniska-Cracknell Red Cross
Wm. Yuel
Louis Berk
A. Klimack
C. Mushumanski
A. Mushumsanki
S. B. Mushumanski
Geo. McLeod
W. Bergunder
Alwyn Ross
J. J. Dunn
Verne Dunn
Evin Dunn
Chas. McFarlane
Fred Hertlein
Wm. Jackson
D. S. Jackson
John Jackson
Wm. Borkowski
Anonymous
Bud Glasman
Anna Kristiansen
J. F. Mushumanski
Sam Hackman
Paul Boychuk
Mike Kuz
Peter Boychuk
D. J. K. Mushumanski
W. Frame
Donald McLeod
Angus McLeod
Winnipeg trip and Regina visit with graduation attendees
Mrs J Angus Minniska spent last weekend in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Watson Dunn with Mrs Honey of Binscarth and Mrs Billingsley and Billie McLeod motored to Regina for the graduation of Doris and Dorothy McLeod of Grey Nuns hospital on Tuesday evening. Donald and Ted Billingsley visited the Dunns. District ladies held a Missionary meeting at Mrs Fred Hertlein’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Angus
Winnipeg
Watson Dunn
Honey
Binscarth
Billingsley
Billie McLeod
Regina
Doris
Dorothy McLeod
Grey Nuns Hospital
Donald
Ted Billingsley
T. Dunn
Fred Hertlein
Endcliffe W I sponsor operetta in May
Endcliffe W I announces an operetta Windmills of Holland by the Silverton choir planned for Tuesday May 14 at 830 pm. Local families like the Peddies and Curtis visit, Junior Red Cross hosts a box social, and spring egg gathering funds war savings stamps. Mothers protest overalls mending amid farm kids play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pitts
Melville
B. Payne
Russell
Peddie
Robert Peddie Sr
Peter
Red Cross
Local notes of visits and recoveries in Dropmore area
The column reports Mr. E Hitter as a hospital patient with wishes for a speedy recovery. Mrs J Wardle and Sandra visit Birtle for a few days. Rupert Nebras returns from overseas last Saturday. Welcome home Rupert. Mrs Rawlings returns from a weeks visit with her sister at Strathclair. Eugene Forman comes home Saturday from overseas. Elmer Broomfield of the RCN visits his sister Mrs R J Lewis on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hitter
J. Wardle
Sandra
Birtle
Rupert Nebras
Rupert
Rawlings
Strathclair
Eugene Forman
Elmer Broomfield
The
RCN
R. J. Lewis
Twin Brae family travels to Rochester for medical care
The Antoshs left for Rochester to seek medical attention while Nick Antosh returned home after army discharge. Mr and Mrs William Gallant of Birtle visited Ed Meleshinsky over the weekend as seeding of wheat nears completion in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro Antosh
Rochester
Nick Antosh
William Gallant
Birtle
Ed. Meleshinsky
West to East Farm Activity Notes and Property Transfer
Farmers plan to bring their lanoe and barge for eastward movement on Twin Brae. Ed Meloshinsky sold his homestead to J Martin and has taken over Harold Adams’s property on January 24 1927 to crop it. Harry Lawson returned to the district and resumed farming on September 24 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin
Ed. Meloshinsky
J. Martin
Harold Adams
Harry Lawson
Speedy recovery hoped for Mrs Michalchuk at Sacred Heart
Silver Beach and Ruthenia news note a quick recovery for Mrs Wm Michalchuk in Sacred Heart hospital. Easter visits include Mr and Mrs T Kondrat at Mr and Mrs Bachevich in Apid City. Mr and Mrs A Wallowetz from Sandy Lake joined Mr and Mrs J Wallowtz and H Topelnitski of IBC visiting the latter's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Michalchuk
Sacred Heart Hospital
T. Kondrat
Bachevich
Apid City
A. Wallowetz
Sandy Lake
J. Wallowtz
H. Topelnitski
IBC
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Royal Bank
Brusels
Ministry of Education
National Film Board
Wew
Consumer Credit
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-williams Co
Montreal
Smellie Bros. & CO
Minniska
Endcliffe
Dropmore
Fairbanks-Morse
Frank Clement
Silver Beach
And
Ruthenia
Will
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Department of Public Works
Man
Saskatoon
Sask
Calgary
Alta
Victoria
B.C
Minister of Public Works
Dominion of Canada
Canadian National Railway Company
Somenvinte
Department, of Public Works
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