Price ceilings lifted in wartime bakery and tea policy
Ontario board decontrols prices on soft wheat flour and certain bakery items while lifting ceilings on tea coffee and other goods amid wartime supply changes. Gopher poison fertilizers and related items see price policy adjustments and subsidy removal. Exhibition and rodeo opening at Ektheridge grounds feature Crescent Shows and parades with a full week of fair events for residents of Alberta with daily rodeo and evening shows.
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OTTAWA
Ontario
Naval Officers Ranks Confirmed in Canada
OTTAWA July 2 Naval headquarters announced the promotion in rank of 45 officers in the reserve and permanent forces. Leading the list is acting Rear Admiral E R Mainguy, commander Pacific coast and former captain of H M C S Uganda. Also confirmed is Commodore R I Agnew, naval member of the Canadian joint staff in Washington. Acting commodore rank is conferred on Capt J C S Edwards while Cmdrs R B Warwick and H J Craig are promoted to acting captains in their reserve appointments.
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OTTAWA
Naval headquarters
E.R. Mainguy
Pacific coast
H.M.C.S
Uganda
R. I. Agnew
joint staff
Washington
HM.C.S. Naden
Mice plague in Victorian farming belts cripples Strachan
The Imouse plague in the Mallee and Wimmera districts of Victoria leaves farmer David Strachan confined to bed after mice gnaw through his wooden leg. Mice also damage furniture and forage through stubble, hay, and fruit across 4000 square miles, as farmers report unusual rodent behavior and widespread crop loss. A London dispatch notes Britons marrying young in 1942, with a peak age of 21 and several cases of very young motherhood, and Canada saw similar trends.
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ARMER
DAVID STRACHAN
Nandaly
Australia
Mallee and
Wimmera
Victoria
Australian Information Bureat
Farmer Strachan
Melbourne
Victorian
Mallee
Toronto Star
London
Canada
Cornerstone laid for Lethbridge city hall ceremony
Lethbridge civic officials and vast crowds marked Dominion Day with the cornerstone laying for the new city hall in the civic centre. Ex mayor D H Elton, Mayor J A Jardine and others spoke of the city’s pioneer history and future prospects as Magrath Drive was named. A mad dog killed and a patrolman attacked followed a separate incident.
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Lethbridge
Civic Centre
exmayor
David H. Elton
Herald
J. A. Jardine
Arthur Manning
stonemasons
NEW YORK
Stanley Balabana
D. H. Elton
K.C
Elton
Bath
C. A. Magrath
Victoria
Jardine
Magrath
Lethbridge Boys
Canada
Lethbridge house
Galt Gardens
Charley AL. Magrath
Rebel Leader Dies In Battle In Mindoro Uprising
Thirty two escaped convicts seized Calapan, Mindoro, prompting heavy military police reinforcements. The rebel ringleader, Lieut. Romero, was killed in a bitter gun fight. Governor Morente said 10 prisoners captured, 19 at large, three killed. Hostages included a congressman. police and officials were briefly disarmed. Replacements arrived from Batangas, Luzon to quell the revolt near Manila.
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MANILA
Calapan
Mindoro
Conrado Morente
Mindora
Malacanan Palace
Morente
Filomeno Sumeaco
ie sity
Raul Leuierio
Philippines
Romero
Conrado Mortante
Calapen
Filomeno
Sumiaco
Conde
Batangas
Luzon
Japanese Witness Dies to Avoid Testimony in Truk Atoll Murders Trial
A Japanese witness killed himself to avoid testifying against 79 compatriots charged with the bacteria and torture murders of 10 American prisoners of war on Truk atoll. This marks the third self-inflicted death among those involved in the trial and the second within four days.
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Gran
Truk atoll
Pension Age is Lowered for Canada Blind
Ottawa July 2 Health Minister Martin announced in the commons a government move to lower the pensionable age for Canada s blind from 40 to 21 years. The bill raises the basic pension from 25 to 30 a month for the aged and blind, expands residence eligibility, and allows greater pension retention. About 1 700 additional people would join the 7 000 blind already receiving pensions, with 60 000 to 65 000 more eligible under the bill as sent to the senate after third reading.
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OTTAWA
Martin
commons
Canada
senate
Conference Apparently Now Ended
PARIS July 2 AP Forage Minister Molotov of Russia rejected the Brush French plan for European recovery under the Marshall program and declared the conference of three foreign ministers on American Europe ended. He warned that British and French proposals would lead to Nogavarzulia and division of Europe while criticizing the plan as a threat to small states independence. A Soviet official called this session the end of the 12 conference, noting heavy disagreement with Britain and France.
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Molotov
Russia
Aimerican anto Europe
Moiaioy
Nogava rzsulia
Europe
britain
France
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Bevin
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Wheat Board Report Opens War Aid Price Review
Ottawa July 2 The commons agriculture committee began studying the 1945 46 Canadian Wheat Board report. Members sought data on farmers contribution to the war effort through wartime product sales at below world prices. Chief commissioner George McTyer promised figures including 3n¢ of 0.006 bushels of crown wheat from 1943 and onward. The committee discussed potential federal treasury aid and farmer access to wartime support. Ministers noted that 1944 wheat and barley cheques would be mailed soon.
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OTTAWA
commons
Canadian Wheat Board
George McTyer
federal treasury
treasury
crill
Pere
C.C.F. Melfort
Souris
TOK
Attlee renames dominion posts to commonwealth relations
In the House of Commons on July 2, Prime Minister Attlee announced the secretary of state for dominion affairs and the dominion office would be renamed to secretary of state for commonwealth relations and the commonwealth relations. Lord Addison was the present secretary. Attlee noted the change reflects the evolving ties with the Commonwealth and aims to avoid misleading impressions of the UK’s relationship with member nations. The decision follows debates about terminology and its overseas reception.
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LONDON
C.PJ
Trime
Attleen
house of camproons
dominion affairs
dominion office
secretary of state
Attlee
Lord Addison
Anthony Eden
Commonwealth
City bus service for fair grounds to run without schedule
J. T. Watson, City Manager, says seven or eight municipal buses will shuttle crowds to and from the fair during exhibition days. Service starts at 12 30 pm with no fixed timetable, operating as loaded with passengers. Friday is Citizens Day, a half day holiday for city workers to attend the revived show. Saturday features a Saddle Club event at 9 30 am with a door prize drawing for a year old black welding.
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J. T. Watson
the Herald today
Saddle Club
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Fox
Flood Waters Burst Through Gap in Brandon Dam
Flood waters roar from a 12 foot gap in Brandon area dam as Assiniboine River runs 13 inches above spring peak. Three feet of water flood streets while residents flee. Dam holds, but low-lying areas evacuated. farms and property in valley inundated. Boats used to move people as authorities plan further moves. Kashmir to declare independence after Aug. 15 as British rule ends.
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Man
C.P
Assiniboine
here
Percy
prlne
Twelfth Street north
amline
Brandon packe
NEW DELHI
Kashmir
Heavy Toll In Ship Blast Disaster Near Porto Sante
Rome reports say a cargo vessel packed with munitions blew up yesterday near Porto Sante. Between 50 and 70 lives are feared dead as rescue efforts continue with divers and underwater work. Only one survivor was rescued yesterday from the wreck, a diver exhausted and in need of aid.
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ROME
Pani
Porto Santeana
Dominion Day fatalities push total to ninety two across Canada
Record total of 92 deaths during Dominion Day celebrations across Canada due to accidents and drownings. Heat waves and holiday crowds fueled incidents from Quebec to Ontario and around the country. Multiple drownings and capsizing incidents are noted, with weather described as clear and warm outside the Maritimes. Continued on Page Two.
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TORONTO
C.Bii
Dominion
Canada
Buckingham
Quebec
Valin
Que
Lake Erie
Point
Rowan
occu
Scotia
Brunswick
Maritimes
Halifax
Saint Jown
Named To Defence Research Board Ottawa
Defence Minister Claxton announced the appointment of Dr. Geriam M. Shrum head of physics at the University of British Columbia and Dr. Ho Johnstone head of physics at Dalhousie University to the remaining two panels on Canada's defence research board. The board coordinates research for the armed services and National Research Council.
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OTTAWA
Defence
Claxton
Geriam M. Shrum
University of Briteigh Columbia
Ho Johnstone
Delhousie University
fli
Canada
defence research board
Shrum
Unive of
Toronto
the Columbia
Johnstone
defence department
dcience
armed services
Clexton
Drowned Toddler Pat Meintsre in Alberta River
Pat Meintsre two year old son of Mr and Mrs Pat Meintsre of Sundre Alberta drowned in the Big Red Deer river southwest of Sundre Tuesday afternoon. The tragedy occurred as the child wandered near the riverbank prompting a rescue attempt by bystanders and authorities. No further details on the incident were provided.
Conference Ends in Failure as Russians Balk at Western Drive
Paris July 2 14 The three power foreign ministers conference on the Marshall plan collapsed when Russia refused to join a cooperative European recovery effort Bidault left the foreign ministry stating it is finished. Britain and France may push the Marshall program without Moscow.
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PARIS
WASHINGTON
Mate Chanus
BOSTON
Helen Kiminski
Hollis ‘Tupper
Tyner
BRITAIN
LONDON
A.P
Herbert Morrison
Morrison
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