Triumph for Canada at Empire Prime Ministers' Conference
Blair Fraser reports from London that the Empire Prime Ministers' conference ended with a Canadian triumph and a workable Canadian position. Canada avoided a minority status and gained favorable conclusions, while Canadians were urged to hold Victory Bonds for postwar needs and resist cashing out early. The article reflects on Empire Day and the growth of Commonwealth nations toward democracy and equality.
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Canada
Financial Post
Blair Fraser
London
Empire
Commonwealth
Britain
Westminster
British Commonwealth
Mrs
Victorian Day and Postwar Rationing and Decentralization Debate
The piece reflects on Victoria Day as a national holiday with wartime changes and future rationing, predicting continued limits on essentials until production catches demand. It also reports on Russell T. Kelley advocating industrial decentralization to boost prices, housing data, and local-government cooperation, urging provincial action and municipal boards of trade support.
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Catherine Fessenden
E. J. Fessenden
Ancaster
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Russell T. Kelley
Hamilton
Kelley
Keffey
Boards of Trade
Editorial notes on society and travel in wartime Canada
A collage of local reflections on human nature and shortages featuring mentions of butter scarcity with cows grazing, extended auction seasons, eased travel to the United States, praise for a radio spot by Mrs. Mary Berlin, Prime Minister King's London Conference return, aeronautical convention implications for small communities, and a Western Hemisphere sugar supply outlook amid postwar demand and lend-lease effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Western Hemisphere
Books Found in Ruined Church Behind Front Lines
Rare books and manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries were discovered in a ruined church in Minturmo on the American sector. The find includes original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and is valued at millions of dollars. Looted from the University of Naples by Germans, the items were hidden at Mila turgo after a failed bid to move them to home.
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Minturmo
Sth
Leonardo da Vinci
University of Naples
Milaturgo
Toronto Scouts to supply books for French Boy Scouts
The Toronto District Association will purchase thousand scouting books for the Boy Scouts of France once France is liberated. Books are printed in Canada and handled by the Free French Committee in London. Books will bear the inscription A gift to the Boy Scouts of France from the Boy Scouts of Toronto, Canada.
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Boy Scouts of the
Toronto District Association
Boy Scouts of France
Canada
Commine
London
Boy Scouts of Toronto
14 year old Scout Aids Ontario Family in Need
A Willowdale boy scout helped a neighbor family whose husband served overseas and whose five year old son suffered a hemorrhage after a tonsillectomy. He cooked, kept fires, chopped wood, mowed the lawn, and provided care. He received a Certificate of Merit for his kindness.
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Ald Crone
Willowdale
Ontario
Tie
Atricken
Kdd
Honald
Emotato plantings rise in Australia this year
Potato plantings in Australia set a record this year exceeding the official objective by 15 percent. The total area reached about 374,000 acres, compared with 99,7HS acres in 1941-42.
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Canberra
Australia
12 000 lb Factory Buster Bombs Formed
A chilling image shows molten explosive being poured from a mixer into trays to form a 12 000 pound bomb. The caption notes the factory output and assembly process for the weapon.
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Nour
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Georgetown
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