Equalization Of Education In Canada Needs Action
The seed for equalizing education across Canada is urgent as rural children lack the opportunities found in cities. Ontario spends the most per child while Prince Edward Island spends the least, with Western provinces varying. The Canada and Newfoundland Education Association proposed 67 dollars per child annually, implying a doubling of current spending plus capital needs and possible federal help to fund teacher training and new facilities.
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Canada
House of Commons
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada and Newfoundland Educion Association
Dominion
Famous Resort in Canadian Rockies to Film The Emperor Waltz
Paramount plans a 180 person crew to shoot exteriors at Jasper Park in Alberta for The Emperor Waltz. Starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine, the Technicolor production will use the dramatic Jasper National Park as a stand in for the Tyrol Alps. The library notes Jasper as a premier mountain and lake locale in North America, chosen for scenic beauty. The feature mentions the Kodiak bear as the largest Alaska brown bear at about 1500 pounds.
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Lywood
Canadian Rockies
Jasper Natonal Park
Alberta
Paramount
National Park
Asy
Vienna
Tyrol
Bing Crosby
Joan Fontaine
Jasper Park
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Alps
Power-Law School Training Veterans in BC Logging Camps
The power saw operators school at Nanaimo offers eight week courses for veterans. Sponsored by the BC Loggers Association it accommodates 20 veterans per session and has graduated 75 men since September now employed in logging camps across the province. Courses cover engine maintenance, saw sharpening, fall technique, safety, and bush work under supervision.
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Nanaimo
BC Loggers’ Association
Proving Ground
Queen Elizabeth Portrait Becomes Royal Academy Highlight
James Gunn, renowned portraitist, reveals Queen Elizabeth appeared as an admirable model in London. He notes she visited his studio about a dozen times, sitting for an hour to quarter each session. Gunn stresses conversational ease aids truthful portrayals.
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Elizabeth
James Gunn
Queen Elizabeth
Royal Academy
London
Price Control And Rationing Information Updated Guidance
Guidance from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers common questions about livestock slaughter permissions for non-farm households, license transfers, auto price ceilings, and meat token use. It directs readers to local boards for licenses and pamphlets like Consumers' News and the Blue Book.
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Prices and Trade Board
Prices and Trade Board Office
Prices Board
Fice
Consumers’ News
Increase in allowances for Canadian diplomats urged
Senator Thomas Vien urged higher allowances for Canadian diplomatic staff abroad citing rising living costs. Norman Robertson, under secretary for external affairs, agreed diplomats should meet obligations, noting difficulties in some countries. Frigate birds are mentioned as carriers of messages between Pacific islands.
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Canada
Thomas Vien
La-Quebec
Senate
External Affairs Committee
Vien
Norman Robertson
External Affairs
Canada built ships attract world inquiries at Vancouver meeting
Ottawa manager Mr McGugan of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association spoke at Vancouver’s annual steel yards meeting noting worldwide interest in Canadian built ships. He forecast five years of strong activity but warned cost competitiveness depends on lowering factory overhead as Canada trails Sweden Denmark and Britain. Trade missions from South Africa and Turkey show orders and inquiries. China already buys Canadian coastal vessels. several Canadian yards plan outside purchases. A separate note mentions a Sioux City Iowa engine crew finding a robin nest with a sky blue egg on a locomotive rocker box.
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Argue Mctagan
Ottawa
Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Associaton
Vancouver
McGugan
North America
Sweden
Denmark
United Kingdom
Victoria
China
Turkey
Canada
Turkish Trade Commission
New York
Dominion
Chicago
Sioux City
Towa
Crossword Puzzle Challenge From A Scrambled Page
A jumble of across and down clues appears for a crossword with several errors and garbled words. Despite the misspellings the grid hints at common clues such as goat youngster kid and card game euchre or rummy. The puzzle text shows misprints and misplaced letters across multiple entries.
Middle Bracket: The Little Guy Pays in Tax Plan
The Toronto Telegram reports predicted Isley budget would let low incomes and excess profits escape taxation while the middle class bears the burden. T. R. Richards argues the middle man pays, loses, and struggles to stretch income to cover expenses. He condemns the tax tilt as unfair to the average worker.
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Isley
T. R. Richards
Toronto Telegram
Fragmented jesting dialogue about social life and marriage
A collection of short, humorous exchanges among adults and children. Topics range from gifts and schooling to marriage, in which characters joke about surprise presents, one fifth of fractions, choral society, moving, insurance, and parental expectations. The snippets hint at social norms and interpersonal dynamics without a single cohesive narrative.
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Johnny
Gems of Thought on Marriage and Travel
The excerpt gathers quotes on marriage emphasizing sacrifice, mutual respect, and shared aims from Selden Dickens Coleridge Eddy and Leszynski. It contrasts couple harmony with limited circumstance and notes a future role for railroads and the Alaska Highway in opening northern travel and settlement opportunities.
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Jeremy Taylor
Mary Baker Eddy
Dickens
Coleridge
Stanislaus Leszynsk
Prairies
British Columbia
Alaska
Northland
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Power-Law School
Veterans
F. Armand
Ogden
Ted Lay Beet
Ira
Firestone
Indianapele Speedway
Mallee
Canadas
Tye
Tim
Ted
Willie Willie
Willie
Angus
Jerry
Molly
Selden
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