Films on farm interest sent to Rural Circuit
The National Film Board distributes colour films to inform Canadian farmers on soil conservation irrigation and potato cultivation. Films such as Soil For Tomorrow and Life On Western Marshes illustrate soil depletion drought and wildlife impact, with practical farm management guidance and post screening discussions with agricultural representatives.
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National Pim Board
Canada
National Film Board
Departments of Agriculture
Discipline and Respect Decline Highlight Student Strikes
Toronto Telegram cites rising juvenile misbehavior with strikes at Kin cardine and Windsor, plus Halloween hooliganism in Toronto. The piece blames home upbringing, urges parental enforcement of authority and support for teachers to curb delinquency and protect discipline.
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Kincardine
Windsor
Ford
Toronto
Times Air Edition Reaches Central Europe and North America
The Times reports its morning edition is flown by air to Central Europe with sale at 11 am as far east as Vienna and has long operated air editions to Canada and the United States now circulated to New York subscribers by ordinary mail.
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United Kingdom
the Times
Europe
Vienna
Canada
United States
New York
Ottawa Citizen
Submarines Buried at Kure by U S Troops
About 100 Japanese midshipman submarines are buried by United States troops at Kure Japan. The two man subs were surrendered and stacked in the bottom of a large drydock covered with waste and scrap.
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Kure
Japan
Breathing Debate on Speed of 25 Miles an Hour
A Bran don Sun columnist recalls old-time beliefs that breathing would be impossible at 25 miles an hour as railway travel accelerated, noting historical skepticism about speed limits and human endurance.
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Brandon Sun
Atomic Energy booklet sold in London for small sum
The booklet Atomic Energy by H D Smyth explains the bomb’s development mainly in the United States with Canadian and UK science help. It discloses core scientific knowledge while withholding production details, showing the US reserves the actual bomb manufacturing plant. About 15,000 copies sold in London.
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Stationery Office
United States
United Kingdom
London
H. D. Smyth
Department of Physics
Princeton University
Princeton
N.J
Plenty To Spare In Canada Helps Feed Europe
Montreal Star notes Canada can feed its people and fill contracts with Great Britain while sending surplus to Europe. It quotes officials saying this winter will be hard on Europeans and urges action to alleviate suffering despite American actions.
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Canada
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Montreal Star
Soviet Envoy Links Canada Trade to Russia’s Postwar Needs
Russia’s ambassador to Canada Georgi Zaroubin told the Vancouver audience at the BC Regional Congress for Canadian Soviet Friendship that Canada could supply a major part of postwar Russian needs which would be colossal. He said Canadian factories and merchants would gain opportunity to sell machine tools and food to Russia as Moscow seeks to extend trade.
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Russia
Georgi Zaroubin
Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Zaroubin
Parliament Derives From French Parier Meaning Speak
The term parliament traces to the French parier meaning to speak, reflecting the assembly's purpose as a forum for discussion and debate. This linguistic origin highlights historical ties between parliamentary practice and speech.
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Parier
Alcohol to Rubber Shift as Oil Proves Cheaper Source
United States will drop the $117 million wartime grain alcohol plants for synthetic rubber. G B Hadlock states petroleum derived butadiene costs eight to ten cents per pound versus 40 cents from alcohol, making oil the economical source. Officials cite a reconversion directive to run production efficiently and economically.
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United States
Alcohol
G. B. Hadlock
Office of Rubber Reserve
Gulf
Office of Reconversion
Youthful Criminals In Ontario Face Surge Of Murder Trials
Ontario records 21 murder trials this year up to now, with Deputy Attorney General Cecil Snyder calling the rise the largest on record and noting many killings stem from brutal attacks by youth rather than premeditation. He attributes the trend to war years without military training shaping young men. Mulberry leaves are the exclusive food for silkworms.
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Cecil Snyder
Snyder
Brantford Expositor
Trinidad Glows as Tropical Paradise in Panoramic Tale
Rev Canon J D Ramkeesoon extols Trinidad as a sunlit, multicultural paradise with lush scenery and a monumental role in wartime industry. He highlights pitch lake wonders, racial fusion, and Trinidad's pivotal contributions to rum, sugar, oil, and bauxite aiding the Allied war effort.
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Canon J. D. Ramkeesoon
M.A
Trinidad
Montreal Star
West Indies
Walter Raleigh
el Dorado
Norway
Canada
Empire
United Nations
Caribbean
Japan
Germany
Pictures Returned to Vienna Museum From Salt Mine
The American Military Government returned artworks valued at 30 million dollars discovered in a salt mine. The pieces form most of a renowned Austrian collection, officials in Vienna quoted on the radio.
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Vienna Museum of Art
Vienna Radio
Canada Opens Frontier for Immigrants Says Leader
The Lethbridge Herald argues Canada will attract immigrants from Britain or continental Europe and especially the United States, predicting tens of thousands will come. It urges welcoming newcomers to fuel development and warns against erecting immigration barriers.
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Britain
Europe
United States
Canada
North America
Lethbridge Herald
Canadian Forces Turn Over 10000 Vehicles to Dutch Authorities
The Canadian military in Holland completes liquidation of the 1st Canadian Corps by turning over nearly ten thousand vehicles of all types to Netherlands authorities. German equipment will be reused by the Netherlands and goods confiscated from the Germans are returned. Recovered Nazi items are concentrated in Amsterdam The Hague and De Harskamp, with about 50 000 clothing items distributed monthly in the Nazi liberated zones.
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Holland
Netherlands
Amsterdam
the Hague
de Harskamp
Brandon Sun
Radio pillow aids wounded soldiers at Winnipeg hospital
A new radio pillow entertains wounded soldiers at Deer Lodge military hospital in Winnipeg. The device has a small earphone inside a cushion six by four inches connected to a standard radio set. Volume is kept low to avoid disturbing nearby patients while still letting the patient receive the program. Hospital officials expect to purchase many sets once available.
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Deer Lodge Military Hospital
Winnipeg
Fountain Pen Promises Two Years of Inkless Writing
A newly advertised fountain pen claims to write for two years without refilling. An Irishman doubts the claim and asks in light of the boast how long it would write if actually filled.
Police Crusher Crime Wave Across Europe After War
Police in six capitals battle rising crime as cold weather hits war torn cities. In Berlin seven youths face robbery charges after a dawn raid. Moscow reports five teen burglars with eight break ins totaling 290000 rubles. London tightens patrols to curb jewelry thefts. A 15 year old led a Berlin food store robbery gang with a 13 year old accomplice.
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Europe
Berlin
Anhalter
Potsdamer
Moscow
London
Scotland Yard
West End
General Vokes Detained at German Frontier Border
Maj. Gen. Chris Vokes, commander of the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany, was held at the German frontier for two hours as British guards insisted on new cross border orders. He carried identifying documents but was escorted to the occupation force HQ for verification before permission to cross to Holland was granted and he reached Amsterdam.
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Chris Vokes
Germany
Holland
Vokes
Amsterdam
Heart Of Parliament Visitors In Westminster Center Spot
Visitors at Westminster sit in the bright central hall after sending a card to their MP. Officials point to an intricate rose pattern in the floor under the main tower as the exact centre of the Commonwealth and Empire. The point marks the centre of the Parliament Buildings and is honored as a symbol by parliaments worldwide.
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Westminster
Do Not Wash Eggs Before Use Says Guide
A home guidance note advises avoiding washing eggs until just before use to preserve the protective film on the shell that keeps them fresh. A cracked egg is still usable if wrapped in waxed paper. For slicing hard boiled eggs, dip the knife in cold water to prevent crumbling yolk.
Canada to expand production of old fashioned goods
Mr Howe notes future Canadian industry will manufacture many new articles not made domestically. The Ottawa Journal adds that the public would welcome increased output of traditional items such as underwear stockings socks and men’s shirts and suits.
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Canada
Howe
Ottawa Journal
Dangerous war souvenirs linger as deadly reminders
War souvenirs remain perilous objects whether kept as curios or found at training camps. Their original purpose was lethal and this danger persists, as many victims show, until another tragedy strikes.
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Hamilton Spectator
Sheep numbers in Australia in 1792 listed
A fragment notes a figure of 105 sheep in Australia during the year 1792 with an additional number 2650 appearing in the same sentence. The context remains unclear and partially legible.
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Australia
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