University of Toronto Honorary Degree Speech
The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom delivers a 1945 address at the University of Toronto, praising education as a primary tool for world reconstruction. He argues education shapes minds, counters tyranny, and should be a wartime and postwar priority, citing Oxford and the civilizing role of universities in forming future leaders.
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United Kingdom
Senate
University of Toronto
University of Oxford
Oxford
Tur
Strong Wrapping Required for Overseas Mail to Servicemen
Post office officials urge strong kraft paper wrapping for small packages sent to armed forces overseas. Packages should be sealed at closing points and securely tied to prevent coming apart in transit. Do not use loosely tied string on items of value such as cigarette holders lighters watches and rings to avoid loss of contents.
Fishermen Lose Bait as Minnows Cooked in Bath Water
In Oxford Connecticut a pair of fishermen planned a day ice fishing. They dumped live minnows into the bathtub and left the hot water on a slow trickle. Upon return they found the minnows dead from being cooked by hot water.
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Oxford
Conn
Hungary to pay reparations and lose territory after alliance
The Sault Daily Star reports Hungary must pay 200 million dollars to the Soviet Union over six years and 100 million to Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia under the armistice terms. It will also forfeit Transylvania, seized from Romania. Ivory comes from the elephant, walrus from the hippocampus, and narwhal.
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Sault Daily Star
Hungary
Soviet Union
Russia
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Transylvania
Romania
CPR Legal Dept.—Flintoft Retires. New General Counsel Named
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces E P Flintoft of Montreal retires after 36 years of service. George A Walker KC becomes general solicitor. F C S Evans becomes general solicitor. D I McNeill KC moves to assistant general counsel in Montreal.
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E. P. Flintoft, KC
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
D. C. Coleman
George A. Walker
K.C
Calgary
Mr. Flintoft
F.C. S. Evans
Mr. Walker
D. I. McNeill
Winnipeg
Sarnia
Ont
University of Alberta
C.P.R
Evans
Ontario Hydro Commission
Refugees and D Day Plans Mentioned Across British and Canadian Press
A Canadian Business piece cites Canada welcoming Czech and Sudeten refugees who settled on farms in Saskatchewan and Alberta, with long term outcomes across families and individuals. A Brockville Recorder note details Air Commodore Cecil Roy Bouchier drafting the D Day aerial plan in longhand, protecting details until the last moment.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Saskatchewan
Ken Riddell
St. Walburg
Sudetentland
Ui Sa
Tunper Creek
Alberta
British Columbia
Peace River
Brockville Recorder and Times
D-Day
Cecil Arthur
Roy) Bouchier
R.A.F
Bouchier
A.af
Zouchiew
Sharp
C.B.E
D.F C
Science Saved Britain Amid Food Drop 1940 Says Woolton
Lord Woolton, former Minister of Food, asserts science averted famine as Britain faced a 50 percent fall in food imports in 1940. He notes remarkable efficiencies and advances that kept supply steady. Penguins reportedly swim up to 100 miles daily with minimal effort, underscoring surprising animal endurance.
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Britain
Lord Woolton
Churchill Defends Unconditional Surrender Policy in Commons
In a House of Commons speech on January 18, the Prime Minister argued for unwavering demand of unconditional surrender from Germany and Japan. He warned against negotiating peace before surrender, citing US policy and humanity obligations, while noting Allied hopes for a swift postwar peace.
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United Kingdom
House of Commons
Omeke
United States
Casablanca
Germany
Japan
Peloponnesus
Britain relaxes restrictions on machine tools for civilian use
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Britain’s shift to civilian use of machine tools, highlighting wartime production efficiency, lend-lease aid to Russia, and a government pool worth over 13 million dollars with a prospect of billions in tools ready for postwar world markets.
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Britain
British Isles
United States
Russia
St. Thomas
Petal Stitch Square Crochet Pattern 7417
Crochet square in petal stitches 16 by 12 inches using No 30 cotton. Pattern 7417 includes square stitch directions. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man to obtain. Include name and address clearly. Delays may occur due to mail delivery slowness.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
May Not Admit It New Census Tables On Life Expectancy
New official tables from the 1941 census show Canadian girls aged one year can expect to live 3.09 years longer on average than those in 1931. The question remains how many will actually reach those extra years.
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Europe
Russia
Britain
United States
Italy
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Evaporated Milk Industry Outlook for Canada 1945
The 1944 Canadian evaporated milk production is expected to reach 175 million pounds. Beginning 1945 with ample stocks, the market is seen as strong, with demand likely to absorb all evaporated milk that can be produced in 1945, according to the Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada.
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Canada
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E. P. Fiintoft
G. A. Walker
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Alice Brooks
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