Dominion election yields mixed results as King loses seat
The June general election produced limited constituency changes despite heavy civilian service votes. Prime Minister Mackenzie King narrowly lost the Prince Albert seat to F. J. Bowerman of the CCF by 129 votes, while Liberals and Conservatives each gained two seats amid a total Liberal tally near 2412 with other parties shifting modestly. The piece also notes anticipated federal provincial talks and mentions the Pacific theater mobilization led by Maj. Gen. Bert Hoffmeister and a looming caterpillar plague across Canada.
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Prayer Cornerstone of National Welfare Says Fisher
London reports Geoffrey Fisher, young archbishop and former headmaster of Repton, argues that national welfare rests on prayer and faith. The future primate of England championed devout Anglicanism, teaching, and social reform, while balancing a long clerical career from Chester to London.
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Hero into salesman Vancouver
Ernest Alvin Smokey Smith, New Westminster's second Victoria Cross winner, is working as a civilian in the insurance business and plans to establish his own agency in nearby New Westminster.
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Ten carloads of dehydrated potatoes shipped overseas
Charlottetown reports a plant sent ten carloads of dehydrated potatoes overseas, believed the largest shipment to date. A double shift remains at the plant as processing is expected to end when warm weather arrives.
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Caterpillar Outbreak Hits Orchards During Summer Peak
A departmental spokesman warns a three year surge in tent caterpillars peaks in summer. Fruit growers face insecticide shortages, with arsenate of lead as the only available option. Officials urge farmers to break off and burn caterpillars to protect orchards until new insecticides reach the market.
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Spring damager roads in Manitoba impassable
Manitoba highways suffer about 200000 dollars in damage since the spring breakup. More roads are impassable than at any time in the past two years.
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Two Indians Arrested for Belated VE Day Celebration in Ladysmith
In Ladysmith CI police nabbed two Indigenous men after they seized a railway engine and tied down the boiler cord in a belated VE Day celebration stunt. Authorities say the incident disrupted railway operations and prompted investigations.
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Commemorate Arrival of Harr Colonists in Fingland
Commemoration held in Saskatchwan to mark 40 years since Harr colonists from Fingland arrived. Many of the district’s original settlers attended the gathering honoring early pioneers and community history.
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Rhine bridge crosses Rhine after Remagen capture
A London built bridge used for 17 years before Waterloo Bridge opened in 1942 was dismantled at Remagen and shipped to Germany to serve as an emergency Rhine crossing. It spanned the river briefly after the Remagen capture before sections collapsed and were rebuilt by Allied engineers within a week.
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