Britain to replace destroyed commons chair with new speaker's seat
Australia plans to present Britain a new speaker's chair for the house of commons. British children are assured bananas for Christmas. A bronze bust of Amy Johnson was unveiled in Hull. Lord Rowallan will visit Canada in 1946. Canadian coins and stamps were sealed in a cairn at Southwood camp. Alberta coal output rose to 5,069,556 tons for eight months. Captain Bevis, blinded in mine lifting, to serve at Dehra Dun. De Valera asks Royal National Lifeboat Institute branch to drop royal title. request rejected.
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Jesus childhood growth and the Shema in Deuteronomy teaching
The article reviews the Shema as Israel’s creed from Deuteronomy 6 4 9 and links it to Jesus early life Luke 2 51 52. It notes Jesus growth in wisdom stature and favor with God and men as he lived in Nazareth and obeyed his parents.
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T. E. Espin
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Nazareth
Tea Tablets Promise Cheaper Ceylon Tea Production
The Union of Ceylon Tea Planters in London has received the first tea tablets from the Ceylon Tea Research Institute. The P.F.C. process compresses tea into tablets, cutting production time from 24 hours to 2 hours, saving shipping space, boosting strength by about 50 percent, and reducing prices. Further tests and experiments will follow.
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No Fancy Dishes Limitation Delays Fine China Restock
UK pottery officials say plain white utility cups and saucers will dominate as many factories that produced fine china remain closed or overwhelmed by overseas orders. Wartime shortages persist with colorful crockery scarce in British shops for five years as production shifts to essentials.
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United Kingdom
Scots Humour Masks British Columbia Assimilation Debate
Bruce Hutchison uses satire to critique MLA Laura Jamieson and the BC legislature. The piece ribbingly claims Scots consider Canadians with tolerance and bid them to share in power, culture, and responsibilities, while hinting at eventual legal equality and shared governance.
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Air travel vs rail competition reshapes first class travel
Competition pushes railroads to match aviation with lower rates and faster schedules. Proposals include better service with free meals, more day coach reservations, and enhanced comfort to retain first class patrons as airlines widen their lead.
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Christian Science Monitor
Calcutta Named Jute and Shellac Capital of the World
The city of Calcutta is identified as the leading center for jute and shellac production globally, underscoring its industrial prominence.
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Calcutta
The Canadian Shield Explained by Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum geologists describe the Canadian Shield as half of Canada underlain by ancient rocks. It shows a low dome shape with a rim of rocks formed over two billion to 500 million years. Once volcanic and seismic, the region is now quake-light and rich in igneous metals but lacking coal and oil.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Canada
Shield
Much Needed Outpost The British Isles Key to Allied Victory
W L Clark argues in Windsor Star that Britain remains a crucial base and ally for the United States. He says continued Anglo American unity is essential for deterring Germany and sustaining combined air, sea, and land operations in Europe.
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Washington
Common cold study notes higher impact on women and office workers
A two year study by Dr Joseph H Kler of New Brunswick NJ finds the common cold causes more absence in women and office workers. It details a December peak, a link to sudden temperature drops, greater incidence in ages 20 to 29 and rising with age, more colds in drafty and non air conditioned plants, and a Monday concentration with walking related activity reducing cases. Smoko effect noted as minimal.
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Archives of Otolaryngology
American Medical Association
Prime Minister’s Cabinet Criticisms Over Age and Change
The Toronto Star humorously notes critics swing between calling elderly ministers old fogies and claiming the Prime Minister loses experienced colleagues when they retire or die. Replacing them with younger men draws accusations of green hands unfit for the jobs.
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Toronto Star
Polite Nimitz Remarks Stir Debate On Wartime Truths
Admiral Nimitz urges skepticism toward Japanese reports noting stories are not always accurate. The remark is seen as a measured rebuke rather than a direct insult. Separately the candy industry uses about 80 varieties of farm products annually.
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Roof rule blocks lower cabs in London design
Scotland Yard has refused permission to lower roofs on new London taxi cabs citing the need for a tall Englishman in a top hat to sit comfortably. The Solomon Islands were reportedly discovered in 1567 by Mendana who believed they supplied gold for Solomon's Temple.
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First Chinese Lawyer Ken Dock Yip Breaks Bar Color Bar
Ken Dock Yip becomes the first Chinese Canadian to be called to the bar. Born in Vancouver he earned a Michigan BS and UBC BA before studying law in Toronto. His father helped build the CPR, and two brothers practice on the west coast while a sister works with the Chinese government in Chungking. Yip speaks five Chinese dialects plus French Spanish and Japanese.
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Toronto
University of Michigan
University of British
Britain paid most of war costs in national income 1940 44
The London Daily Sketch reports Britain spent more of its national income on the war from 1940 to 1944 than Russia the United States or any Dominion. Figures come from a chart in President Truman's 20th Lend Lease report. The item notes lower gasoline use when automobile tires are inflated to recommended pressure.
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