Housing Crisis: Canada and Britain Face Postwar Shortages
The piece frames housing as Canada's top postwar issue with 50 000 dwellings planned after VE Day and a larger ongoing program. It notes repair needs due to wartime disruption and cites Hon. J. L. Hiley on a possibly unprecedented housing drive influencing labor and materials. compares Britain’s severity with nearly two million London homes damaged or destroyed and a government-led rebuilding push.
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Canada
J. L. Hiley
Britain plans vast reconstruction program for ex service men
Britain aims to employ about 1.12 million men in building and civil engineering by next June as part of planned reconstruction. The program uses latest building science, pre fabricated homes, and research to train ex service men and create long term employment while alleviating housing shortages. Canada is invited to watch the project.
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Labour and National Service
Mr. Isaacs
Britain
Canada
Boy calls Drake Donald Duck's father at school
An Adelaide pupil was asked who Sir Francis Drake was and answered with a playful misidentification. The student raised his hand and told the teacher that Drake was Donald Duck's father, reflecting a humorous moment in class.
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Adelaide
Australia
Sir Francis Drake
Donald Duck
Jimmy
Misdated Promotion Yields Mock Pension Joke
A lieutenant after promotion notice shows April 1 1941 in the London Gazette. He asks for backdated allowances to 1041. Paymaster credits him £39,999 claiming Hastings survivor and 20,000 horses lost. War Office notes the absurdity and warns you cannot beat the book.
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London Gazette
Hastings
War Office
Floating harbor Mulberry aids D Day invasion
The Mulberry harbor system, built to support Allied landings in Europe, involved 100,000 men over seven months. Telescopic roadways eighty feet long and 23 pier heads, each about two hundred feet and weighing around 1,000 tons, were key features of the prefabricated harbor.
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Europe
Mulberry
Price Control And Rationing Information
Wartime Prices and Trade Board clarifies rations for demobilization leave and permanent ration books. Farmers must register and coupon meat usage at four pounds per coupon. Restrictions on gowns removed. long evening dresses now purchasable. To obtain car price ceilings contact local Wartime board office and request pamphlets Consumers' News or Blue Book.
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Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Prices and Trade Board
Consumers’ News
Indians In Canada Population Held Steady and Growing
Hon J A Glen minister in charge of Indian Affairs reports Canada’s Indian population at 125 666 and rising by about 1 500 yearly. Prairie provinces host 42 532 Indians with 1944 census figures by province. Total land and cultivation details noted along with leases of 35 000 000 acres for beaver reserves and muskrat propagation.
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Canada
J. A. Glen
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Glen
Indian Department
Red Cross Shipments Reach Global Relief Effort in 1945
The Canadian Red Cross supplied 578082 cases of relief goods to twenty one countries in the first nine months of 1945. About 230 ships were used to transport the aid, just 12 fewer than in all of 1944.
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Canadian Red Cross
Doll Wardrobe Pattern 4604 For Dolls 14 To 24 Inches
The Anne Adams Pattern Dept. offers pattern 4604 doll wardrobe with coat to petticoat for dolls 14 to 24 inches. Send 20 cents in coins for the pattern with name address and style number to Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Crossword puzzle grid clues and word list
A puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbers. Entries include soaking and earth related terms, metals, animals, letters, and common words to fill a crossword grid.
Despicable Use of Children in Crime
Fort William Times Journal condemns adults who lure children into crime for reward. The piece warns that corrupting young minds fosters lifelong delinquency and urges swift legal punishment to protect the vulnerable.
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Fort William
Silly Snippets and a Libel Suit Spark Daily Banter
A collage of light exchanges and jests appears, including a libel suit over a Browns obituary, cheeky quips about manners and looks, and humorous asides about bread, pickled onions, and a lone market remark. The spread captures playful gossip and small town dialogue with varied characters.
Battle flags gifted to St Giles cathedral for Matapan era relics
A battle-worn white ensign from H.M.S. Warspite flown at the mainmast during the Battle of Matapan and a red ensign from Queen Elizabeth wartime voyages were presented to St Giles cathedral. The presentation honors naval heritage and preserves two notable flags in a cathedral setting.
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H.M.S. Warspite
Matapan
St. Giles Cathedral
Easy Way to Treat Sore Painful Piles in Canada
A Canadian home remedy ad promotes Hem-Roid as quick relief for sore itching piles. It claims a refund if unsatisfied and urges purchase at any druggist. The sponsor touts 20 years in business and guarantees quick improvement with ongoing use.
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Canada
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Advertised For Backache Relief
An old advertisement claims backache stems from lazy kidney action and says Dodd’s Kidney Pills remove acids and poisons. The copy touts the pills as time tested popular safe and non habit forming and directs customers to demand the blue box with a red band sold everywhere.
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Sukie Deelouaes Dodd
Dodd
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