War Savings Urgency Highlighted in Wartime Speech
An editorial argues Canada must shift peacetime spending to wartime needs. It stresses boosting War Savings Certificates to free production for men overseas and support the broader war effort.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
2
An editorial argues Canada must shift peacetime spending to wartime needs. It stresses boosting War Savings Certificates to free production for men overseas and support the broader war effort.
The piece argues against rushing the St. Lawrence Waterways as a wartime measure. It contends four to six years is optimistic, questions funding and timing, and warns that scarce materials and manpower should be reserved for war needs rather than postwar use. It denounces wastage of resources and criticizes reallocating workers from munitions to canal work.
A recommendation to ban export of oats barley and feed wheat to conserve animal feed prompts analysis of hog feeding values and price impacts. The author argues wheat can substitute coarse grains, supporting no prohibition while noting weather, government loans, and global conditions shaping prices.
Mrs V Johnson sells furniture and household effects at Russell on Saturday September 27 aided by Shipley and Son auctioneers J H Gibson runs a farm stock and implements sale 1 1/2 miles north of Inglis on Thursday October 2 Shipley Son auctioneers Elliot Hembroff furnitures sale at Russell on Saturday October 11 and farm stock sale at Frank Wagner Shelmouth with fifty head of cattle and a date to be set later Shipley and Son auctioneers
Canada accelerates mechanized modernization as artillery tanks and training improve. Brigadier Stuart noted past mistakes, acknowledging unavoidable limits during the war build up and praising constructive criticism. Ottawa speeches by Ralston Howe and Air Minister Power stressed the vast scale and urgency of the Canadian War Effort.
A photograph shows two 500 pound aerial bombs displayed at the Canadian National Exhibition as part of War Savings efforts. The display highlights thousands of Canadians purchasing War Savings and promotes the V for Victory campaign against Berlin. The bombs will later be sent to support the war effort.
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