Dissolution of Allied War Production Boards Signals Postwar Change
The Combined Production and Resources Board and the Combined Raw Materials Board will dissolve at the start of the New Year. The Combined Food Board may follow before 1946 ends as wartime materials and civilian supply distribution roles conclude. The boards operated from U S headquarters as a cooperative effort among nations during the war to guide postwar peacetime economies.
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Combined Production and Resources Board
Combined Raw Materials Board
Combined Food Board
United Nations
United States
Food Agencies After War Aid Win Widest Allied Support
As dissolution of the Combined Production and Resources Board and the Combined Raw Materials Board is announced they are praised as a novel economic collaboration that accelerated Allied victory. Their work in equitable distribution of materials and supplies aided North Africa and Normandy offensives and reduced wartime food crises by scheduling needs against availability. Some committees will continue during reconstruction to ensure orderly postwar distribution and support organizations like the United Nations Relief and Food and Agriculture Organization in fostering international cooperation.
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Combined Production and Resources Board
Combined Raw Materials Board
North
Africa
Normandy
United Nations Relief Istration
Food and Agriculture
Noted Sculler John Cotsford Dies in Victoria at 88
John Cotsford a longtime Victoria resident and former youth sculler died aged 88 in Victoria. Born September 30, 1857 he lived through Vancouver Island crown colony days with Hudson’s Bay Company ties. Survived by sister Harriet McKay mother of Mrs. John Hart premier of B C.
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John Cotsford
Vancouver Island
Victoria
Mr. Cotsford
Hudson's Bay Company
Harriet McKay
John Hart
B.C
Meat and Canned Food Plants Operated in Canada 1944-45
During 1944-45 a total of 95 establishments worked under the Meat and Canned Foods Act and regulations. Ontario had 28 plants, Quebec 25, Manitoba 10, British Columbia 9, Prince Edward Island 8, Alberta 8, Saskatchewan 5, New Brunswick 2. Supervision was by the Health of Animals Division Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Health of
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Byrnes Drops Russian I Agree Phrase at Moscow Talks
James F. Byrnes United States Secretary of State learned the Russian expression for I agree and used it often during the foreign ministers conference in Moscow delighting colleagues.
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James F. Byrnes
United States
Moscow
Ramsay Company Patent Offer For Inventors Ottawa
A advertised patent offer from RAMSAY COMPANY registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street Ottawa Canada invites every inventor to receive a full list of inventions and complete information at no charge.
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Ee Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Observatory Built High in Colorado Mountains Advances Research
The Harvard University of Colorado high altitude observatory at Climax Colorado sits over two miles above sea level to study sun and stars. Plans include new telescopes laboratories and year round quarters for staff and a headquarters at the University of Colorado for data analysis. The site contributed to wartime radio research aiding military reception predictions. Climax is noted for its molybdenum deposits used in steel hardening.
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Harvard University of Colorado
Climax
Col
Rocky Mountains
Walter ©. Roberts
Roberts
Harvard
University of Colorado
Observatory
Electrical wires warning buzz risks and safety notes
The piece explains that a buzz from electrical cords can indicate danger from frayed cords. It advises not to attempt repairs, keep wiring in repair, and hire a skilled electrician to prevent fire hazards.
Pilot chases his fired bullets in space narrative
A modern high speed aircraft pilot contends he can catch up with revolver bullets he has just fired into space. The claim suggests extreme projectile behavior in near vacuum and raises questions about velocity, air resistance, and relativity implications for spaceflight dynamics.
Price Control And Rationing Information
Wartime guidance explains pepper shortages with 25 percent pure pepper limits earlier and upcoming improvements. It notes preserves coupons expiring January 31 and temporary ration cards during lost books. Baby ration books cover only due coupons due after application and early issuance advised. Send questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
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Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Northern Fish Project Extends Great Slave Lake Study
The federal fisheries research board will extend its commercial fishing survey on Great Slave Lake in 1946. Last year’s operations yielded about 1,506,000 pounds, with 1944 investigations suggesting a potential doubled annual production. Dr. D S Rawson of the University of Saskatchewan will lead the 1946 investigations.
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Great Slave Lake
Federal Fisheries Research Board
North West Territories
D. S. Rawson
University of Saskatchewan
Great Slave
Chilly Prognosis from Canada Sun Expert
Dr R E DeLury of Ottawa predicts harsher winters with more snow through 1948 49 and cooler wetter summers. He cites sunspot peaks as the driver noting Canada coast prairie Ontario and Quebec will see cooler wetter conditions with rising rainfall in coming seasons.
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R. E. DeLury
Canada
the Dominion Tory
Ottawa
DeLury
Canadian
Prairies
Ontario
Quebec
Health village idea for Leeds General Infirmary
Authorities plan a health village near Leeds General Infirmary to ease bed shortages. The scheme envisions 350 extra patients in institutional care plus 500 beds overall, with a gymnasium cinema workshops in a nearby ordnance factory and a school for child patients.
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Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds
Ordnance Factory
Inkpen and Inkpen Dialog Echoes Name Swap
A playful exchange centers on Inkpen and Inkpen and Inkpen as callers seek Inkpen or Page yet learn Inkpen is abroad. The dialogue spirals through Germany Burma America to reveal Mr Inkpen answering.
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Inkpen
Page
Mr. Inkpen
Germany
Burma
Mr. Page
America
Voice Visualization Tech Sparks Debate Over Quieting Sound
A science concept envisions a device that renders human voice visual. The author expresses a preference for a tool that could render voices inaudible on occasion.
Crossword Puzzle Clues
A compact crossfill puzzle list with horizontal clues including Toward To cool suddenly To stumble Pertaining to the Muses Note of scale White of an egg Roman gods Brother of Odin Strips Party Saucy Joust Dry To ascend Tailless amphibian Concerning Hub of a wheel Neat Japanese money Mature Species of his French coin Italian coin To bind Land measure Slang detective Spanish article To narrate Heavenly body's path Seat of King Arthur's court Tilling implement Caravan sarice Chinese Device for climbing Symbol for tantalum Daughter of one's aunt.
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Odin
King Arthur's Court
Crossword Clue Compendium Entry List
A compact glossary style puzzle list crossing 17 to 64 across, with clues including Eire exists and other varied terms. Entries range from professions to plants and names, forming a themed word puzzle reference.
Queues Form for Butter as South Africa Feels Scarcity
In Durban long midnight queues for butter stretch to morning with most shoppers leaving empty handed. Officials attribute meat shortages to drought disease and high consumption. Authorities curb excess butter sugar tea and rice holdings as rice remains scarce. Johannesburg hotels struggle to feed guests with butter mostly limited to breakfast.
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Durban
South Africa
Johannesburg
Humorous Bits and Wartime Jests Mixed with Nature Facts
A collage of comic snippets and a fact on Brazilian beetles felling huge forest trees. The humor spans a talkative fisherman, a brainy blind joke, a rail station quip, and a recruiter’s prank, ending with a note on beetle-driven timber loss in Brazil.
Do It Now Sign Backfires at Canadian Plant
A Canadian businessman hung DO IT NOW signs to spur workers. Weeks later he reported chaos with the head bookkeeper eloping with the top secretary, three typists asking for raises, workers striking, and the office boy joining the navy.
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Navy
Gems of Thought on Duty and Virtue from Historic Figures
A collection of quotable lines on duty and morality. From Goethe to Paine each author links duty to action, integrity, and service. The passages emphasize promptness, neighborly duty, simple righteous living, and the reward of right conduct amid life’s challenges.
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Goethe
Mary Baker Eddy
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