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No. 87

Item number (ISN):

33293

Series title:

Canadian Army Newsreel

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1945

Item number (ISN):

33293

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

RIGBY, J.P.

Accession:

1973-0162

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1945

Production company:

Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit

Description:

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Canadian Named Jersey's Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant General Arthur [Grasset] takes over as the Lieutenant Governor of the Jersey Channel Island; he and his family are greeted by the attorney general, the harbour master, and a guard of honour drawn from the 620th Royal Artillery; Grasset is invested at the Town Hall; he examines defensive positions; his new home.~Eskimo Inn: The Eskimo Inn ice cream bar is opened in Oldenburg by the Catering Pool; men make ice cream; the shop is opened; customers are served ice cream and pop.~Highlights in the News: Mayor Major General Bertram Meryl Hoffmeister gives annuities to Victoria Cross winners Major John Mahoney and Private Ernest A. Smokey Smith in New Westminster, B.C. A bus service is set up in Utrecht, Holland using army transport trucks. The people of [Vertigal], Belgium hold a carnival for the troops; soldiers are reunited with their friends; fun at a carnival; beer tent.~Spruce Bud Worm Blitzed: Specimens of the spruce bud worm are gathered in the forest of Northern Quebec by the Field Units of the Dominion and U.S. Entomological Service; smoke generators; a plane loads up with D.D.T.; workers lay out a tarp at the base of a tree to catch dead worms; planes spray the pesticide.~Antwerp Horse Show: A gymkhana and horse meet takes place at [Notengallen] Park; jumping in an arena; guard dogs go over the course; a pillow fight on horseback; a musical ride.~CWAC Sports Meet: At the Aldershot Sport Stadium, an army track and field meet takes place; two CWAC bands; 50 yard dash; the high jump; the long jump; a sack race; a relay race; a tug of war; a potato race; a softball game; prize ceremonies; Doris "PeeWee" Mallard gets a prize for best individual performance.

Language:

English

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1. Crown material over 50 years - copyright expired.
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Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8607-0037

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions~The CAFU material is Crown copyright, expired as of 1996, and now in the public domain.

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