Canada Faces Major Postwar Housing Crisis
The housing problem is Canada’s greatest postwar challenge. Congestion and dwelling shortages hit large cities hardest, with an estimated 90,000 new homes completed by VE Day year end. A much larger program is needed to meet future demand, plus substantial repair work due to wartime material constraints. Finance Minister J L Lesley warned Parliament that a very large housing program looms, affecting labour and material demand.
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Canada
Hon. J. Lesley
Vast Britain housing program aims to rebuild and employ
Britain launches a large reconstruction drive to replace destroyed housing and upgrade towns. The plan expects 1.12 million workers in building and civil engineering by next June, backed by research in materials and prefabrication. A training program for ex service men supports long term employment and improved living conditions, with Canada watching closely.
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Great Britain
London
Britain
Labour and National Service
Mr. Isaacs
Canada
Boy pupil in Adelaide asks who Sir Francis Drake was
A schoolboy in Adelaide raised his hand when asked about Sir Francis Drake and replied Please, Miss, Donald Duck's fi. The fragment ends abruptly, with the missing rest of his answer unclear.
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Adelaide
Australia
Sir Francis Drake
Donald Duck
Jimmy
Smart army officer finds king's regs miscounted pay
A young lieutenant promoted to captain finds his official April 1 1941 promotion date in error. He seeks back pay dating to 1041, receives £39 099 credited, with a jokey note blaming him as sole Hastings survivor. A war office official cites moral about soldiers never beating the book. Mulberry harbor facts note 100000 men seven months build time. Telescopic roadways 80 feet long. 23 pierheads at 200 feet each and 1000 tons each.
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Army
London Gazette
Hastings
War Office
Europe
Mulberry
Price Control And Rationing In Wartime Canada
Question and answer style notice detailing rationing rules for servicemen on pre demobilization leave and requirements to obtain permanent ration books. Includes guidance on purchasing gowns, reporting own use slaughter, and price ceilings for selling cars. Red Cross shipments report notes 578082 Canadian cases shipped to 21 countries in nine months of 1945 and about 230 ships used.
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Wartime Prices and Trade Board
RED Cross
Indians in Canada population on the rise says minister
Hon 14 minister in charge of Indian Affairs announced a census showing 125666 Indians in Canada and growing at 1500 yearly. 1944 counts: Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 15983 1583 12442. provinces totals list BC Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Yukon Northwest 531 32421 15194 2074 2364 286 1531. Over 65 years 7698, over 70 about 5000. Indians own 5500000 acres settled with limited cultivation. 159529 acres cultivated on reserve lands. Department leases 35000000 acres from provinces for beaver reserves and muskrat propagation.
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Enen
Hon
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
West Territories
Canada
Glen
Indian Department
Doll Wardrobe Pattern 4604 From Anne Adams
A sewing notice invites customers to order pattern 4604 for doll wardrobes from Anne Adams. The pattern fits dolls 14 to 24 inches and includes coats to petticoats. Send twenty cents and write size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Dolly
Itv
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Smile Awhile Snippet of Quips and Everyday Banter
A breezy collage of withered humor and domestic chatter. The piece blends snippets about a knot on a finger, pickled onions, a bet involving obituaries, and a market remark about goldfish. It preserves quirky exchanges among editor, sailors, lawyers, and family figures amid playful wordplay and social flurries.
Despicable Use Of Children In Crime Warned
A Fort William Times-Journal editorial denounces the deliberate use of children by criminals and urges the law to punish the guilty and protect the vulnerable. It references wartime symbols and a line about the Queen Elizabeth's ensign, noting a stained presentation at St. Giles Cathedral.
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Fort Willian Times-Journal
Armscombes
Eninge
HMS. Warspite
Matapan
St. Giles Athedral
Easy Way to Treat Sore Painful Piles
Reader notes a claimed simple remedy for piles with unclear instructions. The snippet appears garbled and unsupported by verifiable details but suggests a home treatment claim without medical validation.
Back Aches Explained and Kidney Toxins
Fragmentary note explains back ache linked to kidney toxin buildup. Mentions excess energy and poisons remaining in the system, but lacks clear actions or dates.
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