Appointment of Francis Michael Forde as High Commissioner
The appointment of Francis Michael Forde to the post of Australian High Commissioner for Canada draws strong interest here. Bonds formed during World War II and the Commonwealth Air Training Plan linked the two dominions, with Australian airmen gaining instruction in Canada and educating Canadians about Australia, heightening curiosity about a leading Australian taking the post.
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Francis Michael Forde
Canada
Australia
Pacific
Dominion
Forde Longtime Australian Deputy Leader and Minister
Mr Forde aged 56 described as a veteran parliamentarian. He served 24 years as a federal representative after five years in Queensland’s state legislature. From 1932 to last September he was deputy Labor leader and minister of trade and customs. In 1941 Labor formed government and he became deputy prime minister, heading the government briefly in 1945 after Premier Curtin’s death.
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Forde
Australia
Queensland
Labor Party
Labor
Curtin
Forde Integral to Australian War Roles 1941 45
Mr Forde served as army minister during the critical war years 1941 to 1945 and led the Australian delegation to the San Francisco Conference in 1945. Renowned for his charm and oratory, he is expected to be a popular public figure in Canada and strengthen ties with Australia during his tenure.
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Forde
Army
San Francisco
Canada
Australia
Hemroid Piles Treatment Offer From Trusted Canada Firm
A promotional notice invites readers to try Hemroid for piles with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after three to four days. The sponsor advertises a Canadian firm with over 20 years in business and offers a risk free home test.
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Canada
Hemrod
Flares Set to Help Drunks on Lonely Highway
In Olympia Washington a state patrolman found two drunken men in the middle of a highway after stopping to investigate two warning flares left by a truck driver who chose to protect them rather than persuade them home.
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Olympia
Wash
U.S. Food Aid to Berlin Near Eight Million Dollars
An American military government report shows U S spending on feeding Berlin since July 4, 1945 approaching 8 million dollars. The figure excludes nonfood aid such as building supplies textiles shoes chemicals and medical goods provided by the United States.
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Berlin
United States
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Last Week
Puzzle shows a mixed list of across and down clues with wordplay and references to rivers birds deities and measures. It includes hints like American bird the Italian river and a Siamese coin and ends with requests for finishing and answering last week puzzle.
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Es Horizonta
Guido
Price Control And Rationing Information
January ration coupons include meat M66 to M70 sugar preserves S39 S40 butter B37 B38 B39 B40. Hospital patients with stays over two weeks must surrender ration books. Charge accounts may be paid by the 10th of the second month after purchase if paid after the 25th. December 18 price hikes: cars up 10 percent, Canadian-made passenger autos. commercial vehicles up 7 percent.
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Prices and Trade Board
Humorous Vignettes and Banter From A Print Collection
A collage of old time jokes and quips about sleep talk milk taxation and romance. The snippets feature a judge a prosecutor a Scotsman and a boy who can t tell time. Included lines poke fun at wit and persistence in social situations.
Training ships on Great Lakes stay stationed for drill
Ottawa and Washington unveil a new interpretation of the Bush Bagot Agreement of 1817 allowing Canada and the United States to station naval training vessels on the Great Lakes. The move follows notes from Hume Wrong to Dean Acheson and reflects ongoing practice seen since World War II era training of naval reserves.
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Opttawa
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
Ottawa
Washington
Hume Wrong
Dean Acheson
Permanent
Joint Defence Board
Progress of Explosives Through History
The text traces explosive power from early gunpowder use around 1346 to TNT first used in 1902, noting TNT’s strength is only about twice that of black powder after six centuries. It emphasizes gradual increases in destructive power across eras.
Gems of Thought on Law and Justice
A collage of quotes from Froude Burke Eddy Beecher Blackstone and Wilson on law justice nature and governance. The selections seek law as a moral and universal standard grounded in humanity and consent.
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Edmund Burke
Mary Baker Eddy
Law
Blackstone
Woodrow Wilson
Strapless and Strapped In New York Gown Drama
A New York store markets a strap less evening gown priced at 1200 dollars. The joke hinges on a wearer who won t be strapped while her husband may face securing something.
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New York
Radar guided fleet to curb smuggling
Britain developed radar in wartime aeronautics now equips customs vessels with radar to spot and haul in smugglers in fog and poor visibility, as trawlers and minesweepers join the anti smuggling effort.
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Britain
Customs and Excise
Vancouver fur trade ad promises best Western Canada returns
A Churchill style advertisement from Vancouver promotes mail and express services for furs and pelts. It claims top returns and quick payment, inviting shipments and offering a free set of Canada big game photos after a shipment valued at ten dollars or more. It notes J. H. Munro at 1363 Kingsway, Vancouver, established 1913.
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Vancouver
Canada
J. H. Munro
Kingsway
New Fast Rising Royal Bread Mix Promises Fresh Flavor
The advertisement touts New Fast Rising Royal bread mix with four packets per carton, each packet containing four large loaves. It emphasizes long shelf life and full-strength performance for immediate use, promoted for grocery store purchase.
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