Canadians Lead Deliberations at World Food Conference
Delegates from Canada, led by Dr G H Barton Deputy Minister of Agriculture, presented a 1300 word memorandum at the World Food Conference in Hot Springs Virginia. The Canadian team included five delegates nine advisors and a secretary and urged cooperation with other nations and support for a permanent international organization to continue postwar food security work.
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Hot Springs
Virginia
G. H
Barton
Dominion
Canada
Living Levels To Be Raised At Postwar Conference
Forty four nations attended a conference discussing world food supply in the postwar era. Officials noted freedom from want and fear are linked and that improving global food production and distribution could address two social problems. Surgeon General Thomas Parran said universal nutrition knowledge could extend life expectancy by ten years. Malnutrition is widespread, and the conference aims to find remedies.
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Thomas Parran
United States Public Health Service
Canada to Expand Food Production in Postwar Plans
Canada will increase permanent food production to implement postwar conference recommendations. Expansion is expected in export trade with surplus products like wheat bacon and cheese distributed domestically and abroad. Dr Barton praises the conference as promoting an expanding agricultural economy and higher living standards. A permanent Washington food conference organization will be formed soon.
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Canada
Barton
Washington
Rationed meat guidance and vitamin chart request
The article outlines choosing economical meat cuts by groups B to D, notes bone content affects value, and suggests weekly allowances per person. It emphasizes fresh cuts over smoked and cooked, with strategic uses for roasts, stews, and pies, and lists non rationed items like liver and poultry. A post card to Western Division Health League of Canada offers a free Vitamin Chart.
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Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
New Kind of Canteen Brings Meals to Aged in Finchley
An experimental mobile service in Finchley London takes hot meals daily to the aged and invalids. The venture is provided by the Church Army with a driver from the Women's Voluntary Service and cooking by a civic restaurant.
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England
Finchley
London
Church Army
Women’s Voluntary Service
New Sea of Air Seen Deep in Future Aviation
Major de Seversky argues the air realm is a vast new ocean, an eighth sea, requiring future aviation to adapt. He says we are only beginning the exploration and conquest of this frontier, akin to early Columbian era ventures.
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de Seversky
Lifeboat Transmitters Aid Merchant Navy and Egg Powder Ships
An emergency automatic lifeboat radio transmitter aids shipwreck survivors by sending SOS signals for two and a half minutes and can be operated by any survivor. Canada supplies dried eggs to Britain to meet ration needs, enabling prepared dishes without refrigeration and saving space in transport.
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Britain
Canada
National Research Council
Ottawa
Smile Awhile Humorous Exchange Snippets
A collage of light jokes and social quips centered on letters of sympathy, sleep, gender roles, and everyday misunderstandings. The snippets include a widow’s memento request, a father-son exchange about merit, a taxi ride anecdote, a pair of young lovers, and classroom humor.
List of Canadian air force appointments and graduates
The Royal Canadian Air Force announces new commissioned pilots and navigators from Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Names include D P W Scratch J Hamm F A Schooley B H J Hinderks A B Carruthers J Cook D A Colvin J T W C Anderson K F Davey A Howlett plus many LACs and flight school graduates from Winnipeg Yorkton Dafoe Saskatoon and other bases.
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D. P. W. Scratch
Maymont
Sask
J. Hamm
Aberdeen
F. A. Schooley
Bowsman
Man
B. H. J. Hinderks
Watson
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
No. 5
Air Observer School
Winnipeg
Airpanagee Bac
Bo Cleilkie
H. EB. Frehere
Hepen Hel
Lac
L. McMain
Summerberry
G. A. Speers
Lemans
J. M. Wilder
Camrose
Alta
Service Flying Training
R. Hoshowsky
Glen Bain
A. Houston
Glen Ewen
H. J. Thompson
Zealandia
E. B
Yal
Wynyard
No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School
Dafoe
B. R. Bryan
Lockwood
W. R
Peace River
M. W. Hansen
Cardston
G. A. Hogman
Fstevan
J. L. Howe
la Fleche
L. R. Merkel
Langbank
V. A. Palmer
I Tevere urges more practice against parachuting airmen
A Rome radio broadcast attributed to Reuters quotes a I Tevere article urging Italian gunners to shoot Allied airmen who parachute to the ground. The piece calls a falling parachute a slow target for machine guns and artillery.
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Rome
Reuters
I Tevere
Christmas Picnics and Travel in Australia
Australians celebrate Christmas with outdoor outings and trips as the holiday season brings warm weather. Families plan picnics, seaside visits, and relaxed gatherings across cities and rural areas during the festive period.
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Australia
Radar helps British defense and Allied naval plans
Dr. W. R. G. Baker of General Electric says radar, credited with helping avert invasion, now plays a key role for Army and Navy strategy. He notes radar detects planes and ships beyond prior limits even in fog or darkness and that prewar development enabled rapid wartime production. Repairs of French ships joining the Allies will take months to ready, with Alexandria, Britain, or the US as possible sites.
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British Isles
France
W. R. G. Baker
General Electric Co
Baker
Pearl Harbor
Alexandria
Great Britain
United States
London
Remains Link Roman and Pre-Roman Times in Tunisia
Historic remnants from Roman and earlier periods persist across Tunisia, offering archaeological insight into ancient civilizations. The sites span coastal and inland regions, reflecting long-lasting influence on regional culture and heritage.
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Tunisia
Salt Lake City Water Notion Compared to Ocean Salinity
A historical note states that The Great Salt Lake in Utah is six to eight times saltier than seawater, illustrating regional salinity differences and their perceived significance in early science discourse.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Ocean
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