Needs of Canadian Homes Shown in Recent Survey
Canadian households reveal kitchen centrality with meals eaten there and many washing and sleeping there in low cost homes. The study highlights lacking sinks and drains, reliance on makeshift storage, limited electricity, and calls for updated kitchens and running water to ease housework across farms towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilichend
Massey
Lever Brothers Jamstedt
Canada
Burketoor
Seal
Farma
One Year Old Expert Coiffeur Triumphs in London
Fourteen year old Pat Abbott stunned London at a Weat End beauty salon by winning top honors in the apprentices class with 100 points, far ahead of rivals. Her employer, president of the Ladies Hairdressers Association, predicts she could become a leading figure in the trade, noting interest from distant cities and future demand for her work. Pat says she loves hairdressing and has no regrets about starting the career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
LCT
Pat Abbott
Weat End
Seare Ag
Plambe Bern
Association
England
Parte
New York
Pat
Ahe
Meat Rationing Reintroduced in Canada for Europe Relief
The Ottawa weekly notes meat rationing to be reintroduced in Canada to aid liberated Europe with weekly meat and unrestricted fish and poultry. It cites past wartime rationing and shipping limits, claims farmer shifts from hogs to grain, and quotes calls from officials urging restraint and solidarity with European recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Aya Dulya
Saal
Europe
Canada
Dominion
Saturday Time Off First Since 1910
In Whiytwhick Leicestershire workers in Britain's coalfields end Saturday afternoons off for the first time since 1910, as miners resume full Saturday shifts to show production remains at peak, with Sunday work continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiytwhick
Leicestershire
England
Dunbergue
Britain
Canteen at Sea Keeps Sailors Connected to Home
Aboard POM Cowichan the sea canteen serves cigarettes candy and drinks to sailors miles offshore. Chief steward AHOC Cooper praises the postwar outlook while noting funds and stock managed by a volunteer board. The operation aims to boost morale and provide a link home even amid a distant, wartime minefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lowwn
Pieas
POM
S. Cowichan
Tate
Ates
Canada
Lands
Assesman
AH OC OW Cooper
Saint John
Ile
TR Montha
Cowlehai YI
Tani
Electric Fences Show Quick Learning by Livestock
Observations at the Dominion Experimental Station in Swift Current Saskatchewan indicate cattle learn rapidly to avoid uncharged fences and can be protected with a 13 plate wet battery. Electric fences offer cost reductions for temporary pastures and reduce injuries to stock with proper setup and insulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Swift Current
Sask
Learn Swimmers Code Follow It Instruction Card
A health officer outlines a Wisconsin program encouraging swimmers to follow safety rules. The code urges not to swim alone, not to dive in unknown depths, and to avoid risky stunts. It stresses staying with a companion and avoiding actions that could endanger others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Var No Neupert
Wisconsin
Ueegate
Miral
King replies to Hoy Scouts greetings in Ottawa on birthday
His Majesty the King sends thanks to the Hoy Scouts Association in Canada for the birthday message. The reply was conveyed through the Governor General, a Scout for Canada, recognizing the celebration and royal sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoy Scouts Asociation
Ottawa
Hoy Scouts Association
Canada
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Jeieles
Ae Eae
Chum
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National Employment Service
Department OF Labour
Humphrey Mitchell
Labour
A. Macnamara
Calcutta
Your Bank
No Mater
Jon
Pete
FORD
Mercury Sales and Service
THE
British American Oil Company Limited
Norton Motors
Acton
Vt Eee
Ford Trucks
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