Joint effort eyed for simpler Canada US border rules
Prime Minister King announces a joint Canada United States plan to simplify border formalities. If committees agree substantially, the move could transform cross border travel and boost tourist exchanges and trade, with D Leo Dolan calling it potentially pivotal for revival of tourism and dollars for Canada.
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Canada
United States
King
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Citizen
Ottawa
U.S
Ottawa Citizen
Cat Smoky Ends Sail on Empress of Scotland Adventure
Captain J W Thomas of the Empress of Scotland loses the shipboard cat Smoky after a globe trotting three year run. Smoky boarded a hospital ship by mistake and prompted widespread press interest before health officials raised concerns.
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J. W. Thomas
C.B.E
Smoky
Scotland
Liverpool
Bombay
England
Thomas
Thought for Today Questions Life on Dead Planets
An astronomer wonders if dead planets are so because former inhabitants learned the atomic bomb before Earth scientists. The half serious query offers a provocative meditation from the Hamilton Spectator.
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Hamilton Spectator
Department Library 1944 45 lending total
The Department Library of the Dominion Department of Agriculture lent 38 504 publications during the 1944 45 fiscal year. Items included books pamphlets periodicals micro films photoprints pictures and inter library loans.
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Department Library
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Farm Management Urges Business Skill For Profitable Farming
The Econ omic Annalist argues that farm management is key to high returns as farming becomes a business. It emphasizes continuous records, proper use of land and livestock, and water at humane temperatures for livestock, noting ice cold water harms dairy cows and horses.
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Canada
Annalist
Dominion Department of Agriculture
New World System Earmarked for Global Radio Navigation
A British company develops a world radio navigation system in wartime secrecy with two powerful transmitters planned in Britain to plot Atlantic routes. Four similar chains will be built in other undisclosed locations as the project advances.
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London
Britain
Atlantic
Britain’s Largest Barn Seeks Buyer After War Damage
The Great Barn at South Harrow, a 300 year old claim to be England’s largest barn, is up for sale. Owner Frederick Hall notes the 60 foot roof houses enough tiles to build a street of houses after war damage from a 1944 bombing.
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England
South Harrow
Frederick Hall
Paris Scholarship Award To Major D M Healy
Khaki University in London says Major D M Healy of Edmonton and professor in modern languages has been awarded a University of Paris scholarship for Canadian troops overseas studies.
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Khaki University
London
D. M. Healy
Edmonton
University of Paris
Helium Cuts Tire Weight for Airplanes
Helium inflates large airplane tires reducing weight and increasing range. It takes 92 pounds of air to inflate a 110 inch tire but only 13 pounds of helium, saving 156 pounds on the two main wheels per aircraft.
Law of supply and demand stirs after wartime price controls
The Edmonton Journal notes that price floors and ceilings during the war may be waking the long quiet law of supply and demand. The piece questions whether the tough wartime regime can be kept intact as it wakes to new pressures and uncertainties.
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The
Edmonton Journal
Densely Populated Netherlands vs United States in 1944
The 1945 Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year notes the Netherlands as the most densely populated country, with 712.3 persons per square mile in 1944. The United States stood at 45.5 per square mile and Greenland at 0.6 per square mile.
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Netherlands
United States
Greenland
German Idea Sparks Calls for Cruel Punishments
Readers urged the international military tribunal at Nuremberg to cage Hermann Goering Rudolf Hess and other war criminals and parade them about the ruins of bombed cities in a stark wartime-influenced plea for justice.
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International Military Tribunal
Nuermberg
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Returned Soldier Describes Peace and Postwar Shortages
A returned veteran laments changing life after war, noting scarce cigarettes, tighter fuel and food supplies, and new control over goods. He contrasts past freebies with present taxes, permits, and queues, while recalling earlier abundance of meals, tobacco, and carefree routines in wartime Toronto.
Army Career Of General Patton Probed After Death
The body of General George S. Patton was interred in the United States Army cemetery at Hamm. German officers interviewed by American correspondents described him as the most difficult commander to defeat. Patton’s life combined soldiering with a deep aptitude for military science and unwavering energy that proved essential to the Western front. The piece notes his pivotal role against Rundstedt’s drive and his influence on Allied operations. A silkworm fact concludes the column.
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George S. Patton
United States Army
Hamm
General Patton
Patton
Eisehower
Marshal von Rundstedt
St. Thomas
Second In Importance Mao Tse tung in Chungking portrait
A detailed profile of Mao Tse tung in Chungking describes his modest cave home, dietary tastes, smoking habit, work ethic, reading habits, and demeanor. The piece notes his height, pale public image, and reputation as a cautious, capable leader with strict attention when speaking.
Cows on Runway Prompt Airfield Safety Debate
Sheriff Bert Strand forwards an official protest from Kearny Mesa Marine Airfield about cows sleeping on the runway endangering military aircraft during takeoffs and landings. The statement suggests cow catchers on planes may become necessary. Wheat storage indicates flour could stay usable for up to 22 years if properly stored.
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San Diego
Calif
Bert Strand
Kearny Mesa Marine Airfield
Canadian Meat Shipments to Europe Highlighted in November Totals
The article details Canadian meat exports for November including 352 miles of live hog and cattle parades, 900 miles of canned meat lines, and distribution to Greece, Belgium, Holland, Poland, UNRRA, and others. It cites January through November totals topping 78 million pounds of Canada grown meat with significant military supplies.
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Canada
Europe
Normandy
Berlin
Italy
Appian Road
Belgium
Holland
Greece
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Albania
Ukraine
Russia
U.K
France
UNRRA
Price Of Treason John Amery Dies On London Gallows
Ottawa Journal notes John Amery executed for treason in London. Emphasizes justice over pity, contrasts with his father Leopold Amery a patriot, and recalls the mother Florence Amery’s royal recognition. Describes the British legal process as unyielding.
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John Amery
London
Amery
Admiralty
India
Winston Churchill
Leopold Amery
Leopold
Florence Amery
Buckingham Palace
Imperial Order of the Crown of India
Ottawa Journal
Britain Sets Higher Canadian Wheat Share in Bread Mix
The Monthly Review of the Wheat Situation reports England will raise Canadian wheat use in London, Liverpool, Hull, and Bristol bread to 80 percent, with 20 percent native wheat, down from 70 native plus 30 Canadian in October. This shifts the mix for a key milling region.
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England
London
Liverpool
Hull
Bristol
Tall Washington Officials Tie Height Contest in Army Roles
Kenneth Royall, new Under-secretary of War, is six feet five inches tall, towering over the average president when side by side. Yet Major-General Frederick H. Osborn, chief of Army Special Services, tops them at six feet eight inches.
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Kenneth Royall
North Carolina
Royall
Washington
Frederick H. Osborn
Army
Useful Farm Gadget Described by MP in Speech
The Toronto Saturday Night quotes Mrs. Gladys Strum MP describing the farmer's wife as the most useful general labor saving device on the farm. It notes young farmers who have not yet availed themselves of this gadget can usually obtain it by asking.
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Toronto
Gladys Strum
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A.P
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Hunan
Kachang
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