Health And Education in Canada Public Health Drive
Public health and nutrition surged during wartime as Canada expands health education. Western Prairies lead in tuberculosis control with strong municipal provincial departments and national services aiding welfare. A Canada Newfoundland Education Association survey calls schools to broaden public health roles.
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Canada
Prairies
Department of Pensions and National Health
Dominion
Canada and Newfoundland Education Association
Schools and Public Health Standards described
The report notes health education exists in most schools with time for it, but practice lags behind. Poor ventilation and building design reduce pupil health, while nutrition and dental care need stronger emphasis. Schools could aid with meals and expanded health services to raise overall public health standards.
London city awarded George Cross urged by British cities
An unconfirmed report proposes the George Cross for the City of London citing London's wartime gallantry from the blitz to the robot bomb era. The Montreal Star editorial argues London deserves widespread recognition and notes Commonwealth participation would be welcome. Montreal letters also discuss welcoming British born wives of Canadian soldiers and aiding their adjustment to Canadian life with tact and sympathy.
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Edinburgh
London
Malta
Empire
Commonwealth
Montreal
Saint John
General visits Washington sites during Bastille tour
The General toured the Washington Museum to view the original Bastille key sent from Paris in the early 1800s. He placed a wreath on the Unknown Soldier tomb at Arlington and paid homage at Lafayette’s tomb. He also visited General Pershing, commander of American forces in France.
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Washington Museum
America
Paris
Arlington National Cemetery
Lafayette
General Pershing
France
Wartime Prices and Trade Board Consumer Q A Info
The article answers questions about rationing and price ceilings. It explains frozen fruit is not rationed, how to verify beef prices with displayed charts, and how to report suspected overcharging. Guidance on remade children’s clothing and obtaining pamphlets from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board is provided.
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Foods Division
Prices and Trade Board
Rivets Undergo Rigorous Training for B 29 Superfortress
Boeing engineers subject 1,100,000 rivets to heat treatment in a salt bath then icy quench and alcohol methanol baths. Rivets pass through cold cabinets and sub stations, are shipped in dry ice, and finally installed in frozen, frost-ready components to endure heat and cold.
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China
Boeing Aircraft Co
Boeing
Washington
Seattle
Postal service extends to French letters under one ounce
The postal service now covers most areas of France for private and business letters not exceeding one ounce. Business letters must concern fact exchanging information. No registration air mail or parcel post services are yet available.
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France
Hawaii Park Reports Floating Volcanic Rocks
A Hawaii national park notes volcanic rocks that float on water. Experts explain buoyant lava rock formations may drift across calm lagoons, sparking curiosity about geological quirks and park geology.
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Hawaii National Park
Postwar Police Use of Television Urged by Wilson
Frank J. Wilson, chief of the U S secret service, told the International Association of Chiefs of Police that postwar crime will evolve with new tricks but not confined to the underworld. He predicted television will aid manhunts by flashing pictures of missing persons and criminals and educate the public at home to cooperate with law enforcement.
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Frank J. Wilson
U.S
Wilson
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Canadians to form new air force assignment in India
The Montreal Star reports Canada plans to map a new task for its airmen in India constructing two transport squadrons from Canadians serving with the RAF. The move acknowledges fighters' wishes while RCAF status in the Far East remains secret, with RCAF crews already in Ceylon and India Burma theatre.
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Canada
India
Royal Air Force
R.C.A.F
Far East
Ceylon
India-Burma
R.A.F
Montreal Star
Coarse Grains Advised At Lake Head For Farmers
Saskatchewan farmers dependent on feed grains are urged by Minister of Agriculture L F McIntosh to secure their requirements quickly. He cautions all farmers to ensure ample supplies until the next crop. Wheat and flax shipments take priority over oats and barley, with lake head stocks deemed sufficient and no benefit to elevators in holding cargo at current ceiling prices.
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Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
L. F. McIntosh
Russia and Britain rely on US food after war ends
Lt Col Ralph W. Olmsted, deputy war food administrator, said during a Washington press conference that Russia will need US food for about three years after the European war ends and Britain will require continued US food imports after the conflict.
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Russia
United States
Great Britain
Ralph W. Olmsted
Washington
Ottawa Drama League contest offers $100 prize
Mrs. Lillian Cameron as chair of the play writing contest announces a $100 prize for the writer of the best Canadian one act play entered in the workshop annual playwriting competition.
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Lillian Cameron
Ottawa Drama League Workshop
Workshop
Women Learn Bomb Repair Skills In Southern England
The women of southern England take on new war duties as they repair bomb damaged homes. Classes in bomb repairs are taught to London and southern England housewives by the Women's Voluntary Services.
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England
Anill
London
Southern England
Women’s Voluntary Services
Old Honduran custom ties wedding to chocolate drink
The Minneapolis Star Journal reports a pre Columbus tradition in Honduras. An Indian youth proposed by sending cocoa for a feast to the girl's home. If she accepted, yes. She then sent cocoa for two parties to announce a marriage. The custom led to the phrase when will you be serving chocolate meaning when will you marry.
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Honduras
Minneapolis Star Journal
Smiles and Quips Across A Busy Parade Scene
A collage of lighthearted exchanges and gags from daily life. Phrases about parades, love, bills, and jokes mingle with playful quips from customers and townsfolk. Read as a slice of mid century humor and social banter.
London Evening Standard War Graffiti
London letters recount the Battle of London with immense losses and destruction. Sixty thousand citizens killed, over one hundred thousand wounded, and hundreds of thousands displaced as homes and monuments lie in ruins. The message salutes Allied resistance and welcomes liberating forces with a vow to endure.
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London
London Evening Standard
Buenos Aires Population and Air Composition Overview
Buenos Aires, the largest city south of the equator, with its suburbs, houses about 4,000,000 people. The text notes air as a mixture of gases and a chemical compound, reflecting basic scientific concepts.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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