Flour Mills in Canada Produce Vast Wheat Flour Capacity
A survey lists 220 mills in Canada with grain milling capability across provinces. Ontario leads with 49 541 barrels daily capacity among 116 mills. total estimated annual output near 27 million barrels, based on 285 operating days yearly, against a 1939-40 to 1945 production rise.
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Canada
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
King's Christmas Message on Peace and Hope
The article reflects on postwar peace, noting that despite ongoing conflicts and fear, the King’s Christmas address affirms that much already saved is beyond price. It urges renewed courage, unity, and a personal commitment from youth to build a better world beyond national borders.
Lost And Found At City Theatres Week In New York
Ushers at Radio City Music Hall report odd finds after shows including a ham bone a portable radio and a loaf of bread. Other theatres recover varied items such as an ermine coat a glass eye and an Angora kitten in a bag. About one million lost items are reported weekly across America’s 18 000 theatres with Music Hall yielding the most at 1000 to 1400 weekly.
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New York
Radio City Music Hall
America
Music Hall
Jersey City
Music
Navy predicts $100 million atomic test will redefine navies
Rear Admiral Russell S. Berkey said a spring test of the bomb against warships could decide the future of world navies. He estimated the test at $100 million and compared its impact to Okinawa, noting the greatest effect would come from an underwater explosion a mile and a half beneath the sea.
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Russell S. Berkey
United States Navy
Berkey
Navy
Okinawa
Idea Is Wrong The Inferiority Of Agriculture
The old notion lingers that farming is inferior and farmers are a grotesque stereotype. Critics say farm exports lack value compared to factory goods, but skilled labor on farms matches that in factories and unskilled labor is present in both sectors, argues Guelph Mercury.
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Guelph
Plenty Of Markets For Canadian Dairy Products This Year
W. C. Cameron of the Federal Department of Agriculture told the annual meeting of dairy farmers of Canada that there should be ample markets for most dairy products this year though conditions may shift quickly. He warned that trends today may become uncertain tomorrow as planning proceeds.
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W. C. Cameron
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Cameron
Rapid Growth of Rayon Surpasses Silk and Silk By Far
In 52 years since its first successful commercial run rayon has grown fast. World consumption now exceeds wool and ranks behind only cotton. Its use has surged to eclipse silk by a factor of about 13.
India and World Peace Poem Verse From Liberty Magazine
A short reflection urging mutual trust and courage to face postwar life without judging by wartime grimness. It notes hope and humor as essential to rebuilding and preserving priceless things for a better world. It also mentions that India is named from a Sanscrit word Sindhu corrupted to Indus river.
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Liberty Magazine
India
Indus
Indus River
Snow unfamiliar to most of the world despite popular lore
The text notes that if population were evenly spread only three in ten would see snow, as 70 percent of the earth never experiences snowfall. It argues most people know snow only by hearsay and that literature on snow stems from regions where snowstorms are common.
Not one of the famous pyramids eludes tomb robbers
A note highlights that none of the well known Egyptian pyramids escaped grave looting, with references to tomb raiders and historic security gaps during antiquity.
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Pyramids
Egypt
Germans Ready to Strike Even After Hitler
London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal reports service officers and correspondents fear Germans may harbor deep bitterness despite Hitler’s fall. Rommel’s daughter in Nuernberg warns that drastic action could follow the Neuremberg trial. British soldiers’ deaths in suspicious circumstances support a mood of potential violence.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Germany
Hitler
Rommel
Nuermberg
Neurmberg
World Famous Hagenbeck Circus To Return To Canada
Hamburg reports Hagenbeck's world famous circus plans to tour Canada again in April, ending years of wartime absence. The parade, elephants, horses and calliope will thrill youngsters and adults as trapeze acts return under the canvas this summer. Parents anticipate sharing the first circus experience with their children.
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Hamburg
Europe
Hagenbeck
Dad
Junior
Emergence of the Term Vegetarianism in 19th Century
The word vegetarianism entered use around 1847 as abstaining from flesh fish and fowl gained fashionable appeal. The note traces the term's rise alongside growing dietary choices in that era.
Britain to reform roads preserve beauty and safety
In the House of Commons A J Barnes outlines post war trunk road policy. The plan expands national control to 4 459 miles plus an additional 3 685 including 754 in Scotland. Ministers push for safer better surfaced roads with curves past villages and shrubs, while critics urge more uniform surfacing and broader national responsibility.
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Britain
A. J. Barnes
House of Commons
Barnes
Scotland
London-Birmingham
R. H. Turton
Thirsk and
Malton
War wages and postwar economic policy debate
Branden Sun argues against extending wartime wages into peacetime, noting borrowed funds financed war pay. He contends we cannot run up debt indefinitely to sustain wartime prosperity and that government debts are the people’s debts.
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Branden Sun
The Winter Stars bright jewels of night sky
The piece praises winter constellations as twinkling jewels with blue green amber and pale rose hues, seen in clear air. It notes their color and movement offer childlike delight to the untutored and lift the spirit, giving buoyancy beyond daily concerns.
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Victoria Times
Shortcomings Showdown Over Bacon At Dinner
The master, enraged by the cook's errors, berates her for poor work. He cites a tasteless bacon slice served to his mistress and admits his own portion is hardly better, scorching the kitchen with frustration.
Napoleon Bathed Daily in Cologne and Water Mix
Historical note claims Napoleon kept a daily bath routine using Cologne mixed with water. The practice reflects his personal grooming habits and era hygiene norms.
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Napoleon
Cologne
Worlds first oil well drilled in 1859
The earliest oil well achievement marks a historic milestone with the first successful drilling in 1859. This foundational event spurred industrial growth and the development of modern petroleum extraction practices.
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