Postwar food production issues in agriculture
Lord de la Warr urged fair steady prices and better world trade to unlock farming potential for peace. A Canadian Commons report by Donald G. McKenzie called for soil surveys, rural credit, housing, research into new farm uses, and cooperative farming to improve marketing and finances. It notes UNRRA findings on food’s role in restoring peace and stresses balancing demand with production amid future challenges.
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Lord de la Warr
Agricultural Research Council of Great Britain
Canada
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Quebec City
United Nations
House of Commons
Donald G. McKenzie
Winnipeg
Board of Grain
United Nations’ Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Boys Trained for Front Service in German Youth
Stockholm daily notes in Aftontidningen that Hitler Jugend youths age sixteen are trained to require only one more month of training before frontline use. It adds about one hundred thousand younger boys aged ten to thirteen will soon be trained for intelligence work. It also mentions Bobby Leach, famed Niagara Falls barrel rider, later died after a fall caused by an orange peel.
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Stockholm
Aftontidningen
Hitler Jugend
Bobby Leach
Niagara Falls
Whole wheat bread found richest in vitamins in rat study
Canadian Medical Association Journal reports Alma Owens and E W McHenry tested bread types on 16 rats each to compare vitamin content. Whole wheat bread supplied four vitamins in adequate amounts, Canada Approved white bread nearly met three but lacked riboflavin, ordinary white bread lacked all four. Study funded by Rockefeller Foundation.
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Canada
Canadian Medical Association
Alma T Owens
B.sc
H.E
E. W. McHenry
M.A
F.r.5.c
School of Hygiene
University of Toronto
Toronto
Rockefeller Foundation
Division of Natural Sciences
Price Control And Rationing Information
Rural readers seek fairer access to scarce goods as stores stock in intervals only. rationing is costly and limited by supply. The price ceiling details distinguish horse meat sales to fox farms, not for human consumption. Do not cash ration cards. exchange at Local Ration Board for coupons. Signs must show owner name and address on both truck sides. Corn syrup extra ration for babies under two. after age two medical certificates may allow it. Send questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q—1
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Regina
Sask
Humorous Household Exchanges and Punch Lines
A collage of short gags and quips from a comic page. It features a father son exchange about wrongdoing, a school taunt, a banker’s odds joke with doctors, two Spock "through the keyhole" lines, a judge and lawyer quip, a furlough mispronunciation, bus gossip about Alice, and a cook’s dinner garden remark ending with a laugh line about geraniums.
Wings Parade Recent Graduates From No 2 Training Command
Recent graduates from No 2 Training Command in Manitoba are listed with homes in Winnipeg Portage la Prairie and surrounding areas. Names include M Murray Nenawa Hanuota Navegators Set F A Eytmner and many others across No 7 Air Observer School No 4 Service Flying Training School and No 2 Bombing and Gunnery School.
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Wings
Manitoba
Air Observer School
Portage
Prairie Mar
M. Murray
Nenawa
Mecrenes
Hanuota
Eytmner
Slegirth
MeLeve
R. E Sturrock
Winniped
J. Ra White
Winnipes
Weeeht
Fort Garry
A.D
Lo Elstan
Winnipeg
M. C. Feely
Niy
Seurs -Mar
Cohn Ters
Kenzie Mori
Morrison
Norwood
L. Murray
D. K. Simmonds
Winnipeg No
R. L. Boyle
Portage la Priarie
G. C. Clark
Brandon
Seven Years Bad Luck Mirror Myths and Uses Through History
A history of the seven years bad luck superstition from Roman beliefs to mirror invention by Venetians in the 18th century. The piece traces how mirrors shaped health myths, guarded secrets of silvering, and their modern wartime roles in submarines range finders telescopes and optics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cays
Egypt
India’s Rice Crop Forecast Points to Record Harvest
The first all‑India rice forecast predicts a record crop exceeding 28.5 million tons. Domestic production is about 26.04 million tons with around 1.5 million tons imported from Burma to meet consumption of 27.5 million tons pre‑war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Burma
Canadians urged to choose real whole wheat bread
A newspaper note highlights the health benefits of real whole wheat bread over white or enriched bread. It notes higher levels of thiamin, calcium, nicotinic acid, and iron, with one slice delivering 20 LU of B1 compared to 3.3 LU from refined bread, urging Canadians to eat more bread rich in vitamins.
Contributing To Victory Anniversary Echoes Edison Legacy
The February 11 observance marks Thomas Alva Edison’s 97th birth anniversary noting his peacekeeping aims and his inventions shaping electronics and modern industry. The piece highlights Edison’s impact on wartime tech, shipping, aviation, and communications, alongside Britain’s enlarged manpower and factory output with women’s pivotal role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
England
Thomas Edison
Kingston Whig-Standard
Population and proximity shape wartime reflection in Britain
The article notes Great Britain's population of 43 million and its island status, lying about 20 miles from German forces at the closest point. It argues these facts carry implications worth reflection during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Eczema Cure Claim For Mucone Raid Antiseptic Ointment
A newspaper blurb urges readers to try Mucone raid ointment claiming rapid relief from eczema itching and eruptions It also promotes other skin troubles such as itching toes and barber's itch It promises no staining or greasy residue and offers complete satisfaction or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Navy salt water soap for ships shown in Commons order
A naval order tabled in the House of Commons notes the Royal Canadian Navy has developed a salt water soap for cleaning at sea. The order offers no details on the soap’s development or properties. Separately, it is stated that Russia spans all climate zones except the tropical.
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Royal Canadian Navy
House of Commons
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Milady
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Wey
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
the Canadian Shredded Wheat Company, Ltd
Niagara Falls, Canada
Germany
Russia
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