Production And Distribution Of The Essentials Of Life Alone Can Solve Scarcity
Frederic Harrison and Lewis W. Douglas frame Europe’s postwar ruin and call for a balance of economic freedom and international cooperation. They argue Germany’s fate and a planned Franco-British recovery, urging U S leadership, UN strength, and unhampered trade to end scarcity and secure lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Urals
France
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
Balkans
Danubian
Think
Honored Leader at Summerland Experiment Station
R C Palmer head of the Summerland Experimental Station receives the Doctor of Science from the University of British Columbia. The four decade director has advanced agricultural science, led investigations, and boosted community engagement as a genial host with his wife at the station attracting visitors and support from the valley boards of trade.
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R. C. Palmer
Summerland
University of British Columbia
Palmer
Boards of Trade of the Valley
British wool fabric rivals georgette in feel
Researchers in Britain developed a wool fabric with a touch as fine as georgette. A jumper knit from the light weave would weigh about 11 to 2 ounces, compared with typical woollen jumpers at around six ounces.
Mercer Named Cotton Enhancement After John Mercer
Mercerizged cotton is named after John Mercer who discovered that treating ordinary cotton with a chemical process made it stronger and gives a lustrous finish.
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John Mercer
New plastics spark advances in nylon and lucite use
Frank G. Rice of Canadian Industries Limited outlines new plastics with extraordinary properties. Teflon resists extreme temperatures and chemicals, nylon sheets promise durable wallets and seat coverings, and cellular cellulose acetate offers ultra lightweight core material. Luminescent Lucite glows after light exposure, enabling safety signs, runway markers, exit signs, and cab numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Superman
Frank G. Rice
Canadian Industries Limited
Rice
C-I-L
CCA
Legion
U.S. Coast Guard Service
National Post-Graduate University for Canada
Henry Mick proposes a national post graduate university in Canada dedicated to research and advanced studies to deter brain drain and strengthen technical training. The plan envisions faculties from humanities to sciences, possibly centered on a national library, with Ottawa as a prime location to leverage bi national prestige and Parliament University interaction.
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Henry Mick
Ottawa Citizen
Canberra
Australia
Germany
Britain
United States
Canada
British Museum Library
Library of Congress
Washington
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
West Indies plan unified dollar by 1948
Trinidad reports that five West Indian colonies may adopt a common currency by 1948. A new West Indian dollar would be valued at four shillings two pence and issued by a regional currency board. Notes would cover 1 5 10 20 and 100 dollars while coins would be 1 5 10 and 50 cents with half-cent pieces available.
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Trinidad
Spain
West Indies
Barbados
Currency Board
British Guiana
Windward Islands
Leeward Islands
Postwar Dutch Marriage Rules Demand Licenses and Fortitude
Couples face two licenses and a furniture permit to wed in the Netherlands after the war. Permitted furniture includes dining set, bed, seating, and wardrobes with strict rationing. Materials such as textiles are limited and kitchen goods are scarce with ration points for select items only.
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Netherlands
Reading public surveys reveal strong Ministry of Food ad uptake
A British survey shows 91 percent of families read the Ministry of Food advertisements and 27 percent actually cut them out for future reference, indicating high engagement with government food guidance.
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Ministry of Food
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Lewis W. Douglas
New York
Frederic Harrison
Mediterranean
Russia
England
Mons
Dardanelles
Hitler
Ruhr
Rhingland
Christendom
United Nations
Earth
Summerland, B.C
Mercer
Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
Burlingame
Cal
Colorado Springs
Colo
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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