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Craftsman James Harrison spends leave with his parents after a long overseas tour including North Africa Sicily Italy and Holland. Pte A Fontaine of the Winnipeg Grenadiers arrives in Esquimalt after captivity in Japan. His wife Wren Jean Fontaine travels across Canada to meet him as a town hall dance welcomes him home. Irene Osland from Winnipeg visits Wardrops. Mr. Bingham discharged from RCAF visits. Foremost, Sgt Isaacs and daughter Geraldine spend days with Hunters. Isaacs returns after 21 months overseas. Mrs Helbrecht welcomed a newborn son. Pte Jorgenson rests at home after three and a half years overseas including North Africa Sicily Italy and Holland where he was wounded. Mrs Walker visits family post C.W.A.C. discharge. United Church Ladies Aid plan bazaar and soup supper Nov 24. Families host several visitors. convalescent Mrs Boychuk recovers with daughter Mary’s help. Alfred Braun in Kenora hospital for appendicitis.
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James Harrison
T. Harrison
Cfr
Harrison
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Holland
St. Paul
Chicago
Cleveland
A. Fontaine
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Esquimalt BC
Japan
Wren Jean Fontaine
Halifax
Canada
Pte
Stanley Jorgenson
H. Jorgenson
Jorgenson
S. Boychuk
Kenora Hospital
Mary Boychuk
Winnipeg
Irene Zolendek
Royal Bank
Steinbach
D. M. Wardrop
E. Malkoske
1945 Potato Crop Falls From 1944 Totals
Ottawa reports Canada's 1945 potato crop at 35,184,000 hundredweight from 507,600 acres, down from 49,409,000 hundredweight on 534,900 acres in 1944. Yield averages 69 cwt per acre versus 92 last year, with declines across provinces especially Quebec. Manitoba output estimated at 1,250,000 hundredweight, down from 1,390,000 in 1944.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Quebec
Manitoba
Winnipeg Grenadiers Return to Manitoba From Far East Journey
Pte Eric French among sixteen Winnipeg Grenadiers returning to Manitoba from Vancouver after liberation and location on Guam, completing their long Far East journey on the last leg home to Canada.
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Eric French
Guam
Manitoba
Far East
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Vancouver
Great Falls notes birth and Victory Loan events
A daughter named Dianne was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Billon in Lac du Bonnet on October 13 at Pine Falls Hospital. The 9th Victory Loan Campaign opened in Great Falls with a rally in Anderson Hall featuring Mr Smith from the Department of Labor, talks by A W H Lee, E V Caton, and Mr Mahon of Winnipeg Electric, and Squadron Leader Lorne Cameron DFC sharing wartime experiences.
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Walter Billon
Lac du Bonnet
Pine Falls Hospital
Dianne
Great Falls
Anderson Hall
Smith
Dept. of Labor
A. W. H. Lee
E. V. Caton
Tony Mahon
Winnipeg Electric Co
Ralph
National War Finance Committee
Lorne Cameron
Lady Luck
Bordeau
S/L
Cameron
England
The Road Ahead A Column For Service People
William Stephenson answers veteran questions about benefits under the Veterans Land Act, insurance, civil service preference, training grants, Re establishment Credit, business loans, and medical care. It explains eligibility, limits, and where to apply, noting the Wartime Information Board in Ottawa for problems.
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Veterans’ Land Act
Veterans
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Dominion Civil Service
D.V.A
Veterans' Land Act
Fertilizer supply remains limited after war ends
The Dominion Department of Agriculture states that fertilizer materials will not see notable improvements in supply and delivery for some time, despite the war being over.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Cigarette Smoking Doubled Since 1939 in Canada
The Financial Counsel notes cigarette consumption in Canada rose during wartime, aided by high taxes. For the first seven months of the current year, 7,900,000,600 cigarettes were released, a record high and double the 1939 prewar level. Exports to armed forces are exempt from excise, with overseas shipments estimated at about 3,000,000,000 annually.
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Canada
Financial Counsel
Pte Stanley St Croix Returns from Overseas
Pte Stanley St Croix of the Saskatchewan Light Infantry is back with the First Division after nearly three years abroad. He saw action in Italy Belgium and Holland and visited relatives in France during his return. Florence Bouvier and Mrs E J Bouvier assisted at a Handicrafts Exhibition at the Hudsons Bay store demonstrating weaving. Voter turnout was light in the provincial election with 84 ballots cast from 253 names. Stryk led with 69, Doneleyko 9, Bileski 5 and 1 ballot rejected.
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Pte
Stanley St. Croix
Saskatchewan Light Infantry
Italy
Belgium
Holland
France
Florence Bouvier
E. J. Bouvier
Hudson's Bay
Stryk
Doneleyko
Bileski
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Malkoske
Irene Osland
Verne Winters
J. P. Bingham
Bingham
R.C.A.F
R. J. Isaacs
Geraldine
J. Hunter
Sgt. Isaacs
A. Helbrecht
C.W.A.C
J. Walker
Mrs. W. Sinclair
D. M Wardrop
Irene Zolondek
Ladies’ Aid of the United Church
Mr. T. Harrison
Ter
Bill
Art
Julius
A Merke
Bertha
J. Helman
J. Reimann
Rose Marie
W. J. McLean
A. Hunter
E. Hill
J. Molley
C. Wolfe
Clark and
Eleanor of
Alfred Braun
Betty Jean Thorbergson
Louise Niemi
Sandra
Tony Winsoski
Tony
Lorraine Swartz
Dave Jaques
Mr. Fallis
Everett Jansen
States
Byrtle Jansen
Bud Johnston
Pine Falls
Geo. Sinnock
By William Stephenson
Wartime Information Board
ST. George
By Emmanuel J. Bouvier
United Nations
Dominion
San Antonio
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