Beausejour Women’s Institute Highlights War Efforts
The Beausejour Women’s Institute meets on the first Tuesday at the Beausejour Hotel. It outlines wartime activities including Red Cross quilts, clothing shipments to Britain, Kin Carnivals for Milk for Britain, tag days, sock knitting for the Navy League, fund drives for Salvation Army and Cancer Research, egg parcels to Gimli camp, cigaret donations for service members, and UNU.N.R.A. relief. A Blood Donors Clinic was sponsored, flowers sent to sick members, and Christmas parcels sent to servicemen. In 1941 25 parcels. 1942 45. 1943-1944 about 65. A 1944 nursing course directed by Dr H C Hishman and assistants ran 12 sessions for members and high school girls. The group, about 50 members, promotes Citizenship. The article welcomes The Springfield Leader to Beausejour Brokenhead.
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Beausejour Women’s Institute
Beausejour
Red Cross
Britain
Navy League
Salvation Army
Gimli
Canada
H. C. Hishman
B. Kurkentin
C. Bush
Women's Institute
Springfield
Cripps working parties praised but national Parliament urged
London readers hear that Sir Stafford Cripps proposed industry working parties to boost efficiency, yet critics say a national body already exists in Parliament. The piece urges Parliament to open a new chapter, moving beyond party triumphs toward unified postwar policy and continued wartime spirit.
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Sir Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Bank of England
Mr. Attlee
National Working Party
Britain’s postwar tempers and Polish army tensions
In this correspondence the author laments political divisions in Parliament, warns of trade union tensions and a rising anti‑Communist mood, and discusses Poland’s army in Italy, British policy on Polish repatriation or protection, and the coal crisis under Mr Shinwell. The piece warns Britain risks chaos if leadership falters and urges decisive action to secure coal and maintain order.
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Poland
Britain
Shinwell
House of Commons
Tom Smith
M.P
Yorkshire Coal Fields
Mr. Shinwell
Mixed grasses and legumes suit permanent pasture needs
A pasture or hay crop benefits from a blend of grasses and legumes to handle varied soils and rainfall, extend grazing season, and balance risks. Legumes like clover and alfalfa boost protein and soil nitrogen, while grasses reduce bloating risk and build soil with deep roots.
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Che Springfield Deader
Manitoba
Board of Trade
Canadas Main Street
Campers’ Paradise
Brokenhead
Agricultural Society
Canadian Legion
United Church Ladies’ Aid
Brokenhead Agricultural Society
Brokenhead Valley
London News
Stephen King-Hall
Labour
Mr. Bevin
Twen
Labour Party
Palestine
Bevin
The
Peles
London
Anders
Italy
Security Council
Tito
Vienna
France
Voice From
Donnybrook
Voice
Germany
Europe
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