Ottawa House Returns to Break as MPs Radio Public Opinion
The Ottawa report notes MPs in their constituencies during a 12 day House holiday with plans to resume April. It details debates on external affairs minister, supplementary estimates, and a Canada Day bill while outlining pending bills on a Britain loan and Canadian citizenship. A South African gold discovery spurred market excitement with questions about potential Canadian yields. Price controls and farm implement price increases drew opposition, with concern over inflation and wartime wage impacts.
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Commons
Senate
Britain
South Africa
Odenaalsraat
Orange Free State
London
Johannesburg
Canada
O'Brien
Quebec
Toronto
Raymond Langford
University of Toronto
Ontario
Hollinger
McIntyyre
G. W. Hicks
Anglo-Americana Corporation
University of Manitoba
John Bracken
C.C.F
M. J. Coldwell
Solon Low
Social Credit
Ildey
Prices Board
United States
House of Representatives
U.S
O.P.A
U. S. Senate
Congress
Canada’s Record Immigration Officer and Immigrant Exchange
A quirky exchange shows an immigration officer asking how many children the immigrant has and the response cites three boys and 60 girls. The officer persists with a garbled remark as the immigrant insists the count must be done one at a time, noting they are not Canadians.
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Attozetnerr
May Moving Day in Montreal Expected to Shrink
Montreal sources estimate 8000 to 9000 families will move May 1st, far below prewar levels of about 65000. Many will double up or seek smaller housing as storage space is scarce. Returned servicemen have retrieved furniture from storage, while movers report storage space at a premium and Bell Telephone notes 40 to 50 percent fewer phone relocation orders than last year.
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Montreal
Montreal Aprese
Bell Telephone Company
Isoroke Yamamoto in Old Magazine Photo
A reader recalls Japanese Admiral Isoroke Yamamoto believed to seek peace terms in Washington. The note mentions his tough assignment and expresses interest in meeting him if alive.
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Isoroke Yamamoto
Washington
Auction sale of farm stock and household effects
Public auction at the Dundas Street corner sale site in Toronto Township on Saturday April 27 at 1 o’clock. Lot list includes a bay gelding a black mare a Holstein cow and two cattle aged 2 to 7 years with many implements machinery and tools plus household furnishings cash on day of sale no reserve Elliott Hindley auctioneers with clerk Atkinson listed.
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James 1. Roks
Dundas Street
Streetsville-Port Credit Road
Toronto Township
Aberdeen
McCormick
sassey-Harris Nay
Manssey-Harris
Massey Harris
Iba
Ney
Fanning
Chatham
Moffat
Quebec
Tate
Elliott & Hindley Auctioneers
Ambitious Towns Drive Progress Across Communities
Ambitious towns push to improve and equalize opportunities for residents. They study peers, imitate successful ideas, and strive to keep pace with advancing communities. A willingness to work and active participation keep the drive alive.
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Old Rut
Reserved Youngsters Learn to Speak Up in Social Life
Reticence and bashfulness hinder youths as they grow toward maturity. The piece urges both boys and girls to conquer shyness, make remarks, and ask questions about common interests to form friendships and gain popularity in the school of social life.
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Hove
Centenarian James Knight defies age in Ontario river incident
Wallaceburg Ontario reports James Knight, dressed for winter, fell into the river for eight minutes but survived without harm. He claims a birth record showing 100 plus and continues to work, boat, and sail on the Great Lakes, supported by his 75-year-old wife at a party in his honor.
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Wallaceburg
Ont
James Knight
Knight
Montreal
Ontario
Great Lakes
Sheep Population in UK Falls After Wartime Grazing Bonus
Britain reduced sheep numbers from a 1936 38 average of 25 7 5 million to 30 083 million in 1945 amid policy shifts. Ploughing 7 million acres for crops, cutting imports of feeding concentrates by 6.73 million tons, and labor shortages all contributed to the decline.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
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House of Commons
Guesa
Caitie
W. ON. Atkinson
Milton Welding
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Lean Hep Inu
Java
Philippines
Caribbean
Cuba
United Nations
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the Wartime Prices and Trade Board
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