Worldwide brief items from postwar era
The British ministry of transport returned items to owners. A light beam responsive soap dispenser was developed. Health Minister Bevin said Germans may work in bridfields. The Pacific wave killed 173 in Hawaii per Red Cross. 32 Royal Navy mine sweepers transfer to Italy to clear Med mines. Miners in Warsop will build coal altar with six panels. 850000 baby chicks worth 115218 exported from Canada. most to the United States. The King Queen and Princesses will travel to South Africa aboard Vanguard in 1945. Soviet aviation aims to 17x prewar traffic by 1950 at a technical conference.
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Warsop
England
Beautify Canada Campaign Drives National Cleanup Effort
Canada launches the Beautify Canada campaign sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Boards of Trade. Some 80 communities from Halifax to Vancouver join a coast to coast effort aiming to boost cleanliness, safety, morale, business and tourism through improved property upkeep and beautification.
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Canada
Chamber of Commerce and Boards of Trade
Halifax
Vancouver
Montreal
Alix
Alta
Canadian Junior Chamber of Commerce
Inducement Offered to Ship Lumber to Ontario
Reconstruction Minister Howe told the Commons that special inducements apply to two by eight and wider rough lumber not produced in Ontario. The offer targets Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and southern British Columbia mills shipping to Ontario. Customers prefer eggs that are clean uniform and strong in shell.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Howe
Inside the Making of a Cartoon
A National Film Board tour reveals the animation process for a street running scene. Artists paint a background card and build sequence cells showing the man in successive positions. The camera captures frames as the foreground changes, with the background subtly moved to convey movement.
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National Film Board
Irish language under pressure as English grows
Premier de Valera acknowledged the decline of native Irish in the Dail while government efforts continue. Education Minister Derrig noted Irish-speaking regions suffer poverty and may force residents to abandon their areas for economic reasons, making English essential for many.
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Dail
Eire
de Valera
Derrig
New Canadian destroyer Athabascan launched in Halifax
Canada christens its latest Tribal Class destroyer Athabascan in Halifax. The vessel bears the name of a prior ship lost in the English Channel after a German torpedo strike. Mrs. J. H. Stubbs, widow of Lt Cmdr John Hamilton Stubbs, officiates, traveling from Victoria to witness the launching.
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Canada
Athabascan
English Channel
J. H. Stubbs
Cmdr
John Hamilton Stubbs
Stubbs
Halifax
Victoria
Giant Yellowknife Nearing Production in N W T
Bear Exploration and Radium Limited reports Giant Yellowknife near production in Yellowknife N W T with milling planned by end of 1947 at 500 tons daily. The mill layout is underway while governments consider a 25 000 horsepower development and an Alberta road project. A note adds a fact about weight variation at poles.
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Giant Yellowknife
N.W.T
Bear Exploration and Radium Limited
Dominion
Yellowknife
Alberta
Tongue Clues Heal Thirteen Disease Signs Researchers Say
A physician notes the tongue remains a key disease indicator despite modern tests. He outlines fever, anemia, vitamin deficiencies, and inflammatory tongue conditions including geographic tongue and canker sores, plus how infections or irritants affect taste and texture.
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Russell A. Sage
Indianapolis
Archives of
American Medical Association
Dr. Sage
St. Vitus
Sage
Progress and Predictions From The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun notes a shift toward science in daily life with electricity replacing fire for cooking and chemical changes replacing sulfur in matches and tonics. It observes vast uninhabitable regions due to deserts, mountains, ice, or tundra as time advances.
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Vancouver Sun
The ancients believed diamonds formed by lightning
Ancient beliefs attributed the origin of diamonds to lightning strikes. This legend linked brilliant stones to celestial thunder, shaping early cultural myths about precious gems.
Lord Halifax Ends Public Service After Wartime Washington
The veteran British diplomat Lord Halifax retires after five strenuous wartime years in Washington. He held key roles including Foreign Minister during Munich and Viceroy of India. His tenure drew praise in the US press for hard work and shared ideals with Americans. Ottawa Citizen notes Canada as leading asbestos producer.
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Lord Halifax
United States
Washington
James Bryce
America
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Munich
Lord Lothian
Ottawa Citizen
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British
Ministry of Transport
Aneurin Bevin
Bridifields
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Clarence F. Rowland
Red Cross
Mediterranean
South Africa
Britain
Vanguard
Elizabeth
Beautify
Western Lumber
EAST
Winnipeg
Sergt. C. N. Tangsted
Winnipeg Marksmen
Theresa Grondin
Windsor
Ont
North
South Pole
Equator
Health League Canada
Gene Byrnes
BY William Ferguson
Shor
Cross
NEA Service
Warigold
Edith Gould
Nevada City
Calif
Vera Clegg
Northwest Territories
Little Goldrush
Vera
Edmonton
By Fred Neher
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