Prairie Provinces Show Betterment in Business Failures
Canadian 1946 commercial failures totaled 278, up from 272 the previous year. The Prairie Provinces saw a drop from seven failures in 1945 to about zero in 1946, while British Columbia rose to 12. Trade and manufacturing failures rose overall, with construction and services declining.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Penicillin To Be Sold Only By Doctor's Prescription
Ottawa reports new regulations under the Food and Drugs Act restrict penicillin and streptomycin sales to prescription only by a physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon. An exception allows oral penicillin doses not exceeding 3,000 international units.
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Ottawa
Paul Martin
Health Department
United Kingdom
United States
Martin
Rotobowling Emerges as New Recreation Sport
A novel pastime called rotobowling debuts with alleys 94 feet long 52 inches wide. Ten pins stand in rubber shells on felt carpet while two hazard pins offer banked scoring. An 18-pound aluminum ball is launched by a machine at up to 4500 rpm.
Women drive best when properly taught says Driver Mrs Lovely
Mrs Lulu Lovely, a Berkshire County driving teacher since 1925, claims women make the best drivers. She has trained over two thousand pupils, emphasizes eye focus, safe habits, and even performs minor repairs with bobby pins.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire County
Lulu Lovely
Lovely
Russians Enjoying State Circus in Moscow
The state circus in Moscow is the main attraction as crowds of Russians of all ages fill a single hall. Cossack horsemen in red and blue perform thrilling stunt riding followed by dances and songs, while a nerve wracking high wire trapeze act without a safety net captivates the audience alongside the Cossacks.
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Moscow
New Device Aims to Mechanize Sugar Beet Growing
A new mechanical device tops digs and loads sugar beets in one operation, enabling large fields to be farmed with minimal hand labor. Widespread adoption promises abundant beets and sugar, addressing shortages.
Queen Mary fingerprints filed at Scotland Yard visit
Queen Mary had fingerprints taken on a police form and filed at Scotland Yard as a memento of her visit. After touring Metropolitan Police headquarters she was entertained at tea by Commissioner Sir Harold Scott.
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Queen Mary
Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police
Harold Scott
Adventure Under Sea On Antarctic Dive Risks to Scientist
A 32 year old Royal Naval Scientific Service researcher, Dr. R A M Case, led a Balaena aboard dive to assess whale meat preservation. He entered a frogman suit and recorded deep body temperatures inside a harpooned whale, but sea water flooded his apparatus and he lost consciousness before rescue.
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Antarctic
R. A. M. Case
Royal Naval Scientific Service
Case
Spring Face Lifting For Farm Machinery
After a severe winter farmers prepare equipment for the new season. They clean surfaces with a wire brush or pant and varnish remover, wash with benzine, and remove rust. Exterior enamel for truck wagon and implement is applied, often needing two coats and possible thinning with turpentine.
Other Farm Boys Who Deserve Help
The Farmer's Advocate notes many farm boys who stayed on the farm during the war years deserve assistance to secure education or start a farm of their own. The piece argues farm youth did not profit financially from the war effort.
Flies' legs used to craft fashionable false eyelashes
Report notes a novel beauty trend where insect legs are repurposed to manufacture false eyelashes. The unusual material draws curiosity among women seeking distinctive eye adornments.
Timely Hints For Spring Cleaning Tips
Timely hints advise ruthless overhaul of closets and desks to remove clutter. Repair or retire worn garments and accessories, empty unsalvageable lingerie, and purge jumbled letters, old circulars, pencils, and inkless pens to restore order with simple storage aids.
Deflated Tires Do Not Improve Ice Safety
National Safety Council skid tests on a frozen lake show deflated tires do not resist skidding better. Officials urge keeping tires inflated to exact requirements and driving slowly. The Rockefeller Foundation was chartered in 1913 to promote global well being.
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National Safety Council
United States
Rockefeller Foundation
Ice Tray Cleaning Reminder
A home care note urges washing ice trays with soap and hot water at least once a week to prevent residue buildup and maintain hygiene.
Woman Prospector Declares Wolves Harmless in Ontario
Nellie J. Reid of Tomstown says wolves are only annoying by their howling. She cites a report of three wolves chasing a resort manager and shares her field experience from Muskoka and Haliburton. She advises facing a wolf and advancing to see its reaction.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
Nellie J. Reid
Tomstown
Englehart
Here
Ralph Loucks
Peterborough
Miss Reid
Loucks
Northern Daily News
Joe Laflamme
Laflamme
Ontario
Gogama
Muskoka
Haliburton
Translation by Japanese Editors Urges Caution on Ballots
A Supreme Headquarters officer urged the Japanese press to warn voters against selling ballots for a mere favor. Japanese editors, unfamiliar with the Bible phrase, rendered it as Do not sell your vote for a cup of diluted cooked rice.
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Supreme Headquarters
Rock face likeness of Hitler vanishes in Palisades slide
A 75 foot high rock formation resembling Adolf Hitler collapsed and vanished in a rock slide on the Palisades slope along the Hudson River. The Palisades rise 400 feet above the river on the New Jersey shore.
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Adolf Hitler
Hudson River
New Jersey
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