Industrial show planned in London in 1947- August and September
The Countries Association will stage a big industrial show in London during August and September 1947. Britain’s lifeboats saved 381 lives last year as 266 launches aided vessels and aircraft in distress. Evelyn Baring, high commissioner for Britain in South Africa, noted wartime economic arrangements may shift to postwar information exchange. Seaside resort Bognor Regis plans volunteer shoppers to assist elderly residents living alone. The Vanguard which weighed 42 tons went to Portsmouth for six months of fitting out for the royal trip to South Africa.
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Wales and Monmouthshire Thountries Association
London
Britain
Evelyn Baring
South Africa
Hhe War Office
United States
Tisfer
Bognor Regis
England
Portsmouth
Free Port Debate Spurs Canadian Trade Policy
The piece discusses Canada's free port concept as a tool for exports, noting Quebec Halifax and Saint John backing open year round ports to avoid winter shutdowns. It cites MP Gordon Tenor and an interdepartmental committee led by Emile St Laurent to study briefs, with Montreal Vancouver and Victoria showing interest and warnings against selective open ports.
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Quebec
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
Montreal
Vancouver
Victoria
Tra Fort
Chevrier
Emile St. Laurent
Godgers
Old Citadel
Quebec Harbor
Gordon Tenor
Britain
Fland Waa
Harburg
Germany
Faraday and the Electric Meter Prediction Mentioned
A snippet recalls Michael Faraday’s foresight on taxing electric power. The St Catharines Standard notes Faraday predicted a time when taxing electricity would appear on every electric light bill, a claim framed as one notable historical anecdote.
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Michael Farad
Fadatone
Chancellor
Faraday
St. Catharines
Soft drinks growth fuels Canada and North America history
A Montreal interview cites an 86 percent rise in carbonated drink consumption in Canada from 1935 to 1941, with 1942 demand still high at 58 73 074 gallons valued at 36 AGSSS. Origins trace to mineral springs, European spas, and early chemistry, birthing North America’s soft drink industry.
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Government Statistica
Montreal
Canada
United States
Joseph Priestley
Philip Physick
North America
Goat Escapes Lions Den Then Churchill Statue Plan Emerges
A Johannesburg Zoo goat escaped a wall and was pursued by a lion named Satan but fled back to its enclosure after keepers intervened. Separately Margate council considers a Dover white cliffs Churchill statue campaign with a Churchill cigar illuminated design.
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Johannesburg Zoo
Johannesburg
Satan
Margate
Kent
Lenco
From
Ien
Winston Churchill
Dover
H. A. Marsh
Churchill
Carrier Pigeon Absent With Out Leave After Ottawa Shore Find
A carrier pigeon linked to military service, marked with the number 656, was found injured on the Ottawa River shore near the canal locks. Three Ottawa youths delivered the bird to the Evening Citizen and Ottawa Humane Society. it remains Absent Without Leave per service rules. The piece also notes a separate BC Borstal rehabilitation plan moving ahead without further legislature.
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Pigot
Bikini Island
A.W. L
Ottawa River
Armed Services
Ottawa
Norman St. Germain
Gladstone Avenue
Michael Nalone
Frank Street
Gilbert Davis
Kent Street
Evening Citizen Office
Ottaw Humane Soci
Ottawa Citizen
Unmanned Planes and Ground Control Drones Described
A report details how mother ships pilot unmanned drones via television, radar, and electronic control. Ground crews launch drones and the mother ship guides automatic landings, altitude and speed adjustments, with beeper operators tracking flight data.
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Denoes
Ras
William L Richanteor
United States Army Air Force
Howie
Milk price gap between Canada and United States noted
An Ontario report cites milk at 13 cents per quart in Toronto versus 18 to 19 cents in Buffalo, with the Canadian imperial quart at 40 fluid ounces and the US quart at 32. The Times Review of Fort Erie notes the gap widens when measured by imperial units, equating Buffalo price to about 22 cents per imperial quart. A separate note mentions a large elephant consuming 600 pounds of green fodder in 18 hours.
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Canada
United States
Toronto
Buffalo
Times-Review
Fort Erie
National unity through health efforts in Canada editorial
An editorial argues that Canada must raise health and welfare nationwide, not just in select regions, to secure full membership and leadership in a global federation. It urges a broad health education program engaging many units, warning that disease and poverty lag harm all provinces and the world.
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Magazin of
Canada
ROE Ap Oerates
Ada Uke
Federation of the World
Dominion
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Harry Lapierie Mart
Lancia
Jack Brayley
Tokyo
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Nouth
Japan
Italy
Canae
Joe
Monty
Chuschill Mann
Europe
Mann
Brig
Symbol OF Liberty
Obama
Gminion
Tetird
British Columbia
Gordon S. Wismer
Func
Vartcouver
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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DOR
Gene Byrnes
Mercing
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Loring
Wwe
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