World Happenings Briefly Told Across Regions
The United States agriculture department forecasts a 1947 wheat crop of 1.212 billion bushels. France and Italy sign a labor pact admitting 200000 Italian workers to France in 1947. An 80-year-old man in Nova Scotia is found with cash and bonds totaling 24000 in his clothing. Oysters shipped from Japan arrive for Vancouver beds. Mountbatten becomes viceroy of India in a bid to retain British Commonwealth unity.
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United States Agriculture Department
Nova Scotia
Japan
Vancouver
British Columbia
Comox
Viscount Mountbatten
India
British Commonwealth
Queen Victoria
Dinner Pails For Food Distribution
Receipt of 5 000 aluminum dinner pails from the Canadian Red Cross Society is acknowledged by Lady Reading head of the British Women s Voluntary Services in a letter to Col Arthur L Bishop chairman of the national executive committee. The shipment helps support meals on wheels during extreme cold and fuel shortages threatening the old and sick.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Lady Reading
British Women's Voluntary Services
Arthur L. Bishop
Canadian Red Cross
Canada Morality Slump Warned By Church Leader
At the United Church of Canada annual meeting in Toronto Rev. Dr. J. R. Mutchmer warned that Canada has slumped morally and that the rate of decline is being checked by churches. He urged shifting from non-contributory to contributory social security and adopting a British model over a Russian one.
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Toronto
Canada
Board of Evangelism and Social Service of
The
United Church of Canada
J. R. Mutchmer
Mutchmer
Not always a sign of danger mushrooms attract insects
Insects and other animals may feed on mushrooms that are deadly to humans, so their consumption does not prove a fungus is safe. The note highlights that some species thrive on poisonous fungi, complicating safety judgments.
Crossword Puzzle From Old Page
A dense OCR crossword item lists across and down clues like Wampum, Mineral springs, Part of boat, Sea eagle, Medieval lyric, To make lace edging, Color, Timber, etc. It also includes numbered entries and references to periods, metals, and analysis clues with answers hinted as last week’s puzzle solution.
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Ireland
Nutritionist touts value of whole grain breads
Margaret E. Smith of the Health League of Canada emphasizes that whole grain cereals and whole wheat bread supply energy starches B vitamins minerals and protein. She notes bran and germ contain most minerals and vitamins and white flour milling removes them. She recommends rolled oats oatmeal wheat germ shredded wheat graham whole wheat bread rye barley bread and brown rice.
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Margaret E. Smith
Health League of Canada
Miss Smith
Terrier given reprieve after mass calls in Kingston
Five hundred residents phoned police and the city dog catcher in Kingston Ontario to save a black and white terrier facing death in the gas chamber. The dog’s owner later claimed him, paid the $2 pound fee, and took him home.
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Kingston
Ont
Cranberry Sauce Customs Traced to New England Origins
The article notes that the tradition of serving cranberry sauce began in New England, highlighting regional culinary habits and historical roots of common holiday fare.
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New England
Predicts Building Room For 1947
Hamilton federal housing minister Howe told the Hamilton Junior Chamber of Commerce that 1947 could be Canada’s biggest building year with 60 000 homes and 1948 100 000 homes. He urged expansion of building material industries while keeping public works spending at minimum to avoid diverting labor or materials from construction.
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Hamilton
Canada
Howe
Basic English Gains Government Backing and Uses
The British Government pays C. K. Ogden £23000 for Basic English rights and plans to develop it as an auxiliary administrative language. The White Paper cites an Atlantic Charter clause. eight lines in ordinary English become ten in Basic English. Churchill proposed the idea in March 1944 and the current government continues the project.
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C. K. Ogden
Cambridge University
Winston Churchill
Commons
Ruling on Special Delivery Letters
Special delivery letters may now be sent from Canada to the United Kingdom. A letter must bear 10 cents extra postage, in addition to the surface or air mail rate applicable. Also special delivery letters mailed in the United Kingdom will be delivered in Canada. Pasteurized milk is the only safe milk.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Why Do Canadians Eat So Much Steak This Year
The St. Catharines Standard asks about Canada’s large steak consumption reaching S72 million pounds annually. It questions how far ration coupons would stretch if extended end to end to cover all that beef, posing a public inquiry into meat intake and budgeting.
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St. Catharines
Gardiner
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