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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1942
Page
2
The text notes three major inefficiencies in liquor production: the large quantity of alcohol suitable only for industrial use, significant labor waste amid a wartime labour shortage, and substantial electrical energy waste in liquor manufacture at a time of national scarcity.
A delegation from The United Church of Canada presented to the Prime Minister recommendations to curb alcohol use during war. They urged drastic cuts, rationing of beverage alcohol, advertising bans, and a national educational campaign for armed forces and civilians.
The article states provincial jurisdiction and the plea for provincial rights becoming untenable amid wartime emergency. It cites a national crisis and cites figures on war expenditures and material waste, noting Canada’s 1942 Equor bill expected to exceed two hundred ninety million dollars savings.
A light verse recounts a man named Pratt who chatted with a mule and awoke in bed a day later, joking about the “kick” he received. The poem preserves a playful tone and a quaint rural joke.
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