The Need For Research From Many Sources
War era calls for expanded funding to train scientists and boost research. Canada to maintain and grow National Research Council output after the war, with universities and government partners expanding efforts and protecting security. Dr. C. J. MacKenzie estimates annual scientific spending around ten million dollars, urging no cut and gradual increase.
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Bat
Canada
National Research Council
C. J. MacKenzie
Public support backs government funding for Canadian research
A Federation of British Industries committee led by Sir William Larke urges public opinion to encourage government and industry funding for scientific research. It warns that postwar demand for war materials will fade and new markets for agriculture will shrink, making research crucial to future employment and growth.
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Federation of British Industries
Sir William Larke
A Financial Aid To Farmers
Agricultural research has boosted Western farming through rust resistant wheats insecticides plant and animal breeding and new crops. Dr J H Craigie says Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers have increased annual income by 27 242 000 since 1939 from rust resistant wheat, thirteen times Canada’s total research expense. He urges continued wartime scientific support for national welfare.
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J. H. Craigie
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
British Empire Lecture in Aeronautics Announced
The Royal Aeronautical Society introduces a new annual British Empire Lecture to be held in London. Lecturers from Britain and the Empire will be paid £50, with overseas speakers receiving £100 for travel. The first lecture is set for September 1945 and will explore broad aeronautics ideas beyond pure technical topics.
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Great Britain and the Empire
Wilbur Wright
British Empire
Royal Aeronautical Society
Great Britain
the Empire Overseas
London
Man pays house debt with 870 half dollar coins
A Kitchener resident settled a house loan by paying 870 two fifty cent pieces weighing 45 pounds collected over 10 years. He gave his wife every coin encountered and three pails of coins were produced for final payment. The second fact notes cats see farther sideways than humans due to a curved cornea.
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Kitchener
Ontario
Prairie Fruit Trees Advice From Morden Station
The Dominion Experimental Station at Morden Manitoba urges Prairie homemakers to plant more trees of apples pears and hybrid plums at three to five year intervals. Fruits here are not fully suited to local climate and need more moisture and milder winters. Heavy winters can reduce vigor in fruitful trees while young trees that establish early will replace older ones.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion Experimental Station
Morden
Man
Calgary benefactor repeats 200 dollar gifts to Alberta welfare
An anonymous Calgary donor given 200 dollars each year for three years has now contributed again. The total tally reaches eight hundred dollars and has puzzled provincial treasury officials.
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Calgary
Alberta
Price Control And Rationing Guidance Q and A
A Wartime Prices and Trade Board pamphlet explains auction sales limits. It notes bidders may not exceed fair value or price of a new item and agents act for original owners. It also outlines ration book handling via grocer for butter sugar and preserves without full books, and refund policies vary by store.
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Consumers' News
Prices and Trade Board
Chocolate syrups add to mail delays at Ottawa base post office
The Post Office Department warns that chocolate syrup jams honey and molasses in overseas parcels cause damage and delay. Glass jars break cardboard crushes push on lids pop off and spill contents. Repair crews handle 40 to 50 damaged parcels daily. Pack in leak proof metal containers with soldered lids surrounded by absorbent and shockproof material, wrapped and tied securely.
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Europe
Post Office Department
Repatriated RAF and Army Agents Complete Winnipeg Course
Rehabilitation plan under Trans Canada Air Lines prioritizes veterans. The twelfth RCA F and army passenger agent class finished an agents course at Stevenson Field Winnipeg in February, bringing total graduates to 125 since March 1942. Eleven agents graduated. three Winnipeg men attended and a graduation dinner at The Fort Garry Hotel was hosted by D R McLaren who issued proficiency certificates.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
R.C.A.F
Stevenson Field
Winnipeg
Fort Garry
D. R. McLaren
International School at Abraham Lincoln Public School
The Abraham Lincoln public school in Boston’s South End hosts a diverse student body with at least 31 nationalities represented. The school has a miniature League of Nations atmosphere reflecting wide international presence.
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Abraham Lincoln Public School
South End
Boston
League of Nations
Octopus Attempts Self-Consumption When Captured
An octopus under capture shows behavior of trying to devour itself. Researchers note this self-harming tendency as a potential stress response in confined specimens.
Postwar Readjustment and the Small Employer Reserve
A Liberty Magazine piece argues that postwar reintegration hinges on tapping small employers as a vital labor reservoir. It notes Canada’s uneven employment landscape with many small plants and farms ready to absorb returning veterans, suggesting even modest firms could hire one or two men to stabilize the economy and peace.
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Mvent
Canada
Liberty Magazine
Belgium Faces Large Scale War Damage After Liberation
Damage in Belgium after liberation shows 2609 communities affected with 2205 homes factories and public buildings damaged. Loss estimated at 25 billion francs. From invasion to last December 350000 property damage claims filed. Factory damage totals 3430 with 449 total losses 1105 badly damaged and 1831 partly damaged.
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Belgium
CWAC conference in Ottawa and Saskatchewan milestones
The fourth District C.W.A.C. Officers conference met in Ottawa with Col. Margaret Eaton presiding and officers from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario attending. Highlights include promotions and graduates from No. 3 C.W.A.C. trades school and profiles of several CWAC members. a coastal defence CWAC unit describes their rugged winter kit and gear.
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C.W.A.C
Ottawa
Margaret Eaton
Kathleen McConvey
M.D
Winnipeg
Madeleine Nation
Pacific Command
Vancouver
Mabel M. Fearnley
Regina
Mary R. Barker
Calgary
Jessie Buchanan
Forest
Ontario
T.C
Kitchener
Ont
Doreen Hopley
Brandon
Man
Dorothy McLean
Cpl
Stella Denys
Joan Fargey
Lorraine Huard
Lenore Johnson Denholm
Sask
Beverley Irwin
Inwood
Susiana Kaszuba
Olonsa
Doreen Laurie
Beausejour
Lillian Parker
Broadview
Joan Taylor
Churchill Note on War Strategy Circulates Among British Leaders
Two days after France fell a document circulated among senior British officials from Winston Churchill. The body detailed the grave British position while a concise accompanying note asked for ideas on how to proceed to win the war within a week.
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France
Winston Churchill
Empire Digest
Smiles and Snaps From Everyday City Life
A collage of light vignettes captures small town scenes and domestic humor. A father foresees his death, shoppers debate needs and credit, a sailor learns who keeps ships clean, an angry tailor, a boot repair delay, and a prison visitor’s wry questions.
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Qu’Appelle
George Hawkins
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Cwacs
Pte
Blanche Nottingham
Blanche
Washington
Us.a
Robert Nottingham
Warsaw
Indiana
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The
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Earl of Athlone
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Red Cross
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Navy
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