Tiny Town Notes From Across Canada In 1940s Clippings
A collage of small town items from Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario and British Columbia including farming retirements family milestones local business signs and a Canadian Brassieres piece of news about a bear shot near Tobermory and a heartfelt editorial on civic participation. The clippings celebrate community life with brief mentions of farms weddings enlistments and wartime stories across several provinces.
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Bob Miler
Vernon
Aston
J. J
H. J. Wella
Wawanesa
Hutchins
Brigham, Que
J. A.V. David
Killarney
Bay of Quinte
Bellville
Ont
Edward J. Hopkins
Wiarton
Bert B. Herd
CPR
Em. B
Roy Wedlund
Lacombe
Alta
Salmon Arm
Manitoba
Co-op Vegetable Oils Ltd
Altona
Arnprior
Chronicle
Brockville
Baker Muller
A. H. MacKinnon
Deep Creek
B.C
Partie
North Battleford
Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
John MacDonald
Upsaiquitch, N.B
Royal Rifles of Canada
Hong Kong
Dentists Leaving War Service Find Openings in Small Towns
The Windsor Star notes dentists from Canadian armed forces face rehabilitation and crowded city markets. Openings exist mainly in smaller towns where returning veterans can establish careers, gain prominence, and improve access to dental care for underserved communities.
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Ady
Aman
Windsor Star
Television growth and postwar cinema plans in Britain
A UK industry leader says television will play a major role in cinema, with manufacturers in Britain focusing on affordable domestic sets and large cinema displays. He notes collaboration with strong research into screen TV and predicts cinemas will be equipped with television in the near future. Also in Calgary a veteran legislator offers civilian tips for returning soldiers, warning against stressing rationing to avoid turning them off.
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Bre F
United Kingdom
Fight Hundanment
Smile a While mixed jokes on love and daily life
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips about car bargains weddings and fashion. Silly lines touch on loyalty misunderstandings at parties and clever wordplay. The vignette style highlights characters named Smith Pat Johnny Ethel Alfred and Bil through light banter and social scenes.
Fur Bearing Sheep For The Treatment Of Pelts
Victorian Agriculture Minister Norman Martin outlines a new method to convert woolless sheep pelts into durable furs for coats and trimmings. With only tall wool, 1 to 1.5 inches, pelts could replace ordinary furs, tested by 1,000 workers with low training. Victorian industry aims to also produce carpet rugs and handbags from sheepskin, outpacing American rivals.
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Victorian
Norman Martin
Victoria
Martin
Australews
Bigger breakfasts and better lunches for winter nutrition
The article urges a winter nutrition theme focused on hearty breakfasts with hot cereals and rusks, plus fruit juice and eggs four times weekly. It stresses planning weekly menus to save time and improve nutrition, emphasizing homemaker responsibility for family health. It ends with a note on lumber from a Douglas fir used for four small bungalows.
California Honeymoon on a Thrifty Thumbs Trip
Toronto couple Sergi Allen and Mrs Johnnie Allen traveled to Los Angeles and back in 13 days costing under 70 dollars. They hitchhiked both ways, noting short waits and friendly drivers. The trip began soon after their wedding, with Allen currently studying at the University of Toronto after wartime service.
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California
RCAB
Sergi
Johnnie Allen
Toronto
Lo Angeles
Allens
Allen
Aylmer
Ont
Wever
Los Angeles
University of Toronto
Radio Industry Plans UK Research Expansion
Air Vice Marshal Tait of the UK Air Ministry announced on October 5 that the radio industry will undertake large scale development work to expand radio research. The plan will boost civilian products, address equipment shortages, and position Britain for leading exports in television and radar markets.
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Frian
United Kingdom
Britain
Air Vice Marshal
Tait
Propaganda Claims Scrapped Arithmetic Texts in German Schools
British education officers faced a restart of schooling in Germany after occupation. They discarded arithmetic books containing antisemitic problems such as four Germans and 12 Poles completing a job in the same time as eight Poles or 16 Jews, asking how long different groups would take.
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Germany
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Bili
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Polly Marshall
MacDonalds At
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Calgary
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Alberta
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Sywood
Alfred
Ethel
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Arthur
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
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Ian
Kie Toron
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