Law Professor Now Engaged In Important Work Of Supervising Loading Of Vessels For Britain
Vincent C MacDonald, former Dalhousie Law School dean and port controller in Halifax Harbor, heads a wartime system to speed loading of ships for Britain. He oversees regular gangs, negotiates with labor, and coordinates with John L Green and CW Train VC to ensure steady ship throughput while the plan remains a temporary wartime measure.
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Britain
Vincent C MacDonald
Halifax
MacDonald
Admiralty
Musgrave
Dalhousie University Law School
Col J. L. Ralston
Canada
National Defence
Walter O'Hearn
Nova
Duncan Commission
Toronto
Osgoode Hall
Augus L Macdonald
Dalhousie Law School
Mr MacDonald
John L Green
Montreal
Train VC
Shipping Federation of
British Columbia
Two Scottish teens awarded British Empire Medal for sea heroism
John Morrison 16 and John Alexander Ross 18, both Scots, receive the British Empire Medal for brave actions at sea. Morrison stood at the wheel under shellfire from the Prinz Eugene, while Ross survived four weeks in a shark infested lifeboat after their torpedoed ship sank.
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Pire
John Morrison
Glasgow
John Alexander Ross
Kincardine
Ross
Small Lacy Doilies Pattern 7315
Plain language appeal for a pineapple design doily pattern requires 20 cents and mail to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number. Details include materials, illustrations, and stitches for making doilies.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Man
McGill Professor Urges Farm Planning in Postwar Rebuilding
Dr. D. L. Thomson of McGill University told the House of Commons Committee on Reconstruction that agricultural planning should shape postwar rebuilding. He argued the aim is to ensure food for health and proposed income leveling to an equal $25,000 for all earners.
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D. L. Thomson
McGill University
House of Commons Committee On
Canadian Women Praised for Sugar Ration Card Effort
Miss Byrne Hope Sanders lauded tens of thousands of Canadian women who volunteered to prepare temporary sugar ration cards for distribution on July 1. She noted 500 supervisors and their committees organized the nationwide task, transcribing cards for 12 million people with immediate, nationwide impact.
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Canada
Miss Byrne Hope Sanders
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Sub-Machine Gun Sten Aimed at Saboteurs On Front
Britain reports a £2 submachine gun named Sten designed to arm saboteurs and patriots for a second front. The weapon accepts German Italian and French ammo, fires over 500 rpm, ranges to 200 yards, and includes eight loaded magazines. It weighs 8 pounds and is produced at three per minute with easy concealment for covert operations.
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Britain
Europe
Royal Ordnance Factory
Fruit Prices in Wartime London Endure Scarcity
The report notes fruit scarcity in London with melons at 49 shillings or more, peaches at similar levels, nectarines from 3 shillings 6 pence, and grapes at 15 shillings a bunch. Only cherries and strawberries remain available, with prices fixed by the Food Ministry, yet supply fails to meet demand.
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London
Food Ministry
Dry Adhesive Labels For Resealing Parcels
Dry adhesive labels that require no moisture to stick can be applied removed and reapplied without leaving marks. They work on non porous surfaces like metal wood plastics glass and enamel and are useful for resealing cellophane wrappings without damage.
Substitutes Rise To Replace Essential Goods In Canada
Canada paper notes scientists are producing substitutes for consumer goods amid shortages. Nylon, rayon, casein fibre Aralac and wool blends help civilian and military needs. food shifts to home-grown products and maple sugar. Plastics give way to durable materials as aluminum wanes. Consumers adapt without hardship.
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Japan
Jam For Britain Special Care For Hou Canning
Home canning for overseas shipment requires careful handling to preserve quality through shipping. A free circular from the Dominion Department of Agriculture outlines jam making methods and offers recipes for strawberry raspberry red currant plum gooseberry black currant peach and grape jams. Also notes Us Canada border time changes 767 times in a 26 mile stretch.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
New Hampshire
Quebec
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Award For
Alice Brooks
Tokyo
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Western Front
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Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Place de la Concorde
Ministry of Marine
R.af
New York Herald Tribune
British War Office
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Erwin Rommel
Libya
Roger Keyes
France
Tribune de Lausanne
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Quan
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Gnada
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Western Union
Canadian National Telegraphs
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