Canada’s Oil Production Prospects in 1940s Year Book
The Canada Year Book outlines Canada’s oil picture led by Alberta with Turner Valley and Vermilion Lloydminster districts dominating supply. Fort McMurray sands hold vast reserves potentially rivaling global output, while wartime demand spurred Fort Norman developments and Canal project fuel use for armed forces and Alaska Highway needs. Canada trails Trinidad in Empire oil but growth in McMurray could raise its standing later.
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Canada
Dominions
Alberta
Turner Valley
Vermilion-Lloydminster
Calgary
Fort McMurray
United States Bureau of Mines
United States
Germany
Fort Norman
Northwest Territories
Alaska
British Empire
Trinidad
McMurray
Ex-Serviceman Plans BC Orchid Farm Venture
R W Sodergren, an ex service man, aims to establish what he believes will be the first orchid farm in British Columbia possibly Canada. He will give a free bridal corsage to every overseas veteran’s bride and a free wreath to the Legion for each veteran’s funeral. He buys a 15 acre farm near Chilliwack planning 10 acres of bulb plantings for year round bloom and says orchids can grow outside with greenhouse protection in later development. He has no orchid farm experience but years with tropical bulbs.
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Canada
R. W. Sodergren
British Columbia
Canadian Legion
Sodergren
Allied plan to dismantle German war economy outlined
The Allied Control Commission announces a plan to curb Germany’s war potential. Germany will be limited to 5.8 million tons of steel annually and barred from producing magnesium, aluminum, synthetic rubber, oil, aircraft, ships, and arms. Exports will be limited to essential goods to pay for imports. The plan falls short of Morgenthau but aims to prevent a Hitler repeat, contingent on future Allied resolve.
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Germany
Allied Control Commission
Reich
Morgenthau
Gemany
Hitler
Ottawa Journal
Duty and Duty Moral Quotes Intermixed with Agricultural Note
A compilation of quotes on duty from Mary Baker Eddy Thomas Paine and others about right conduct and the simple, near-term duties of life. Includes an isolated agricultural fact noting coffee plants yield their first crop in the fourth year.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Price Control Rationing Information Summary
Wartime questions cover losing priority service certificates and replacement eligibility. Price control rules for cigarettes are suspended. Canning sugar and preserves coupons become valid May 2, with additional preserves coupons S8 to S12. Butter coupons valid May 2, 16, and 23 for half a pound each. Readers are urged to request Consumers News or the Blue Book from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices. The article notes daily intake and rayon production context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers ‘News
Prices and Trade Board
Crossword Puzzle Clue List
Horizontal clues include Himalay mammal six burdens twelve arm openly diminutive symbol for tellurium wry face symbol for nickel Poetic Hindus eaten away small part curved molding stone character otherwise bert Hebrew prophet.
Dairy expansion debated in West provinces
Fragmented OCR notes discuss dairy farming growth and regional expansion with references to price, production costs, and policy impacts. Mentions Columbia 2.5 percent and comparisons to other regions. Includes garbled names and terms, unclear specifics, and a Brandon Sun citation.
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Pradetion
Prake
Columbia
Rich ‘Cobia
Brandon Sun
Wrong Impression Visitors See Food Situation In Britain
British housewives dispute abroad impressions of food conditions. They argue hotel menus mask shortages and that international visitors, living in luxury hotels, would be shocked by rationing if obliged to endure British conditions. Mrs. Emily Hill urges overseas housewives be sent to Britain to experience the same limits.
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Britain
Emily Hill
United States
Dominion
Sniff-The-Breeze Day Observed Across Egypt
Egyptians of all faiths mark Sniff-The-Breeze Day on April 22. The holiday, dating from a Coptic feast, falls after the Greek Orthodox Fast and sees people rise early to inhale spring air. Families picnic or travel to the countryside while the less fortunate crowd city parks.
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Egypt
Nile
Fragmentary Note on Lumber Cut Details
A brief, garbled OCR fragment mentions lumber cut and core, with unclear terms like aerate and offset. No clear individuals, organizations, places, or dates are identifiable to form a full news item.
Humorous Quips and Daily Banter From A Lively Home Page
A collage of light lines and dialogues: a hoarse man suggests a cart, a birthday gift story about a baby, a sacked office boy, a misfit teacher, fast kitchen banter, a novice rider paired with a horse, a bride’s plan to marry, a sister’s diamond riddle, and jokes about pain tolerance. It closes noting Captain Cook’s place in Australian lore from 1770.
Veterans lead Winnipeg cleaning service for housewives
George F Harris of Winnipeg heads a war veteran run firm offering a complete spring cleaning and heavy work service. The business began with one employee and now employs 22 full time men plus extras for overtime. It aims to reduce the load on Winnipeg women and help with re habilitation efforts.
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Canada
George F. Harris
Winnipeg
Far-Sighted Swiss Endured War and Built Abundant Rations
Switzerland emerged from the war with plentiful supplies as residents practiced foresight in stockpiling, boosting production, and running a liberal, equitable rationing system. Swiss shops now house items long scarce on American and British shelves, a sign of restored stability.
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Switzerland
Chicago Daily News
Medieval Dining Hours Vary by Locale in Historical Text
The excerpt contrasts meal times across regions noting that England served only one daily meal while other places used distinct schedules. Nobility and scholars dined at Hatch or Hallock and supped between and six, merchants at noon on the dot and 6 p.m., husbandmen at 12 and 7 or 8.
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Eutave
England
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Pery
God
Thomas Paine
Mencius
J. W. Dulles
EH. Chapin
Armed Services
Hamilton Spectator
Ine
Koate
Renee
Coe
Deo Eye
Anad
Nee Ee
Mistress
Kate
Usta
Office Boy
Bill
Jane
Big Brother
James Cook
Pacific
Australia
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