U.N R R A Plans Second Meeting in Canada
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration known as U N R R A will hold its second meeting in Canada in June following an Atlantic City session in November 1943. The organization aims to plan coordinate and administer relief for war victims in areas under UN control amid the Allied push against Germany.
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UN Agency Chairs and Key Figures in World Relief Effort
Representation on UNAR A includes 33 United Nations bodies 10 associated nations and the French Committee of National Liberation. Director General Herbert H Lehman former New York governor U S relief chief and social reform administrator. Deputy Director Sir Arthur Salter Britain's expert on economic relations and transport. Canadian Minister Counsellor L B Pearson chairs supplies committee with Andrew Cairns Edmonton and Mary Craig McGeachy in relief leadership.
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Associated Nations
Great Britain
L. B. Pearson
Washington
Andrew Cairns
Edmonton
Mary Craig McGeachy
UNRRA plans vast aid package to rebuild war-torn nations
The program aims to heal war scars by supplying clothes food and medical aid and rebuilding economies and agriculture. It calls for US 1.5 billion Britain 320 million Canada 90 million Australia 40 million and additional shipping and food tonnages with Canada playing a key role ahead of a forthcoming UN meeting.
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Australia
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United Nations
Kellogg's All-Bran promise of lasting relief for constipation
A reader reports discovering relief from chronic constipation by using Kellogg's All-Bran daily. The ad claims bulk-forming cereal aids natural elimination and suggests muffins as an alternative. It emphasizes regular use, ample water, and purchasing at grocers with two convenient sites, produced by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
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Policy Of Expansion Britain Will Seek Postwar Employment
Col the Hon J J Astor president of the Empire Press Union and publisher of the London Times told the Ottawa Canadian Club that Britain will pursue a postwar policy of expansion to maintain employment purchasing power and the home market. He said Britain will adapt the strictest finance principles while Canadians consider both war and peace beyond their current focus on the war effort.
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J. J. Astor
Empire Press Union
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Ottawa
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Empire News in Peace Years Seeks Empire Coverage
The Calgary Herald notes that empire news distribution has improved but dominant British and European coverage still eclipses Dominion events. Distance hinders interest, but wartime ties may push better chronicling of sister Dominions after the war.
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Plenty of Work Promised for Postwar Canadian Firms
A Financial Post survey of 2,400 Canadian firms with 50 or more employees reports plans to hire about 25 percent more workers and invest millions in new equipment by the end of the first postwar year.
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Financial Post
Canadian Homes Coverage Rises to Seventy Eight Percent
The latest census reports that seventy eight percent of Canadian homes had access to modern amenities and utilities, indicating broad improvements in living standards across regions.
Grace McNeill Leads Dominion Tour Of C.W.A.C. Bands
Capt Grace McNeill of Hamilton Ontario appointed officer commanding the C W A C Pipe and Military Bands. She will accompany the groups on an eight month Dominion tour that has begun in the Maritimes.
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Dominion Tour Appoints Capt Grace McNeill CWAC Leader
National Defence Headquarters announced Capt Grace McNeill of Hamilton Ontario as officer commanding the Canadian Women's Army Corps Pipe and Military Bands for an eight month Dominion tour. A pioneer CWAC member, she trained at Macdonald College in February 1942, received her commission that June, and earlier led the CWAC basic training centre at Kitchener Ontario before joining the ATS overseas course in Britain.
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Ottawa
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Macdonald College
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Kitchener
Garden Notes On Guard In The Small Garden
Garden notes warn that pests such as sparrows cut worms and grubs threaten lettuce tomatoes carrots and beets. Use scarecrows wire netting paper collars and dusts. cultivate to deter pests and space seeds to aid early growth. Alternate rows of early small crops with larger later ones to maximize output and use fertilized well cultivated soil.
Humorous Exchanges and Puns From Daily Life
A collage of brief comic bits and light dialogue lines. Jokes about relationships privacy trains bugs umbrellas and wordplay appear across a hotel and neighborhood setting. The stitched snippets evoke social snatches and punchlines typical of a busy club or paper feature.
Journalists Propose National Award At Board Meeting
Dora Dibney of Regina proposed an annual Canadian journalism prize of 1000 dollars at the Canadian Daily Newspaper Association meeting. The award would be open to all legal residents and recognize news coverage editorials or articles in Canadian daily weekly or monthly press.
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Canadian Daily Newspaper Association Board
Dora Dibney
Regina
Canadian Women's Press Club
Canada
Portland Man Seeks Gas Stove Aid for Family
A Portland resident appeals to the local Office of Public Assistance for priority access to a gas stove, citing his wife’s illness and his shift from wood to gas fuel. Separately, scientists report near constant temperatures seven miles above Earth based on recent tests.
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No Tires For Man Without Special Permit In Year
James I. Simpson of Toronto, chair man of the rubber advisory committee, said in Calgary that a man without a special permit will not be able to obtain tires for at least a year. Simpson is president and GM of Dunlop Tire and Rubber Goods Co Ltd and president of the Rubber Association of Canada.
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James I. Simpson
Toronto
Rubber Advisory Committee
Calgary
Mr. Simpson
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Goods Company, Ltd
Rubber Association of Canada
Gems of Thought in Nature and Wisdom
A collection of quotations on nature and wisdom from Humboldt Blake Shakespeare Eddy and others. It reflects the belief that nature reveals Infinite Power and moral lessons, with lines about mountains and study, and the need for a lawgiver to explain natural laws.
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W. Humboldt
Mary Baker Eddy
Thomas Reid
London War Factory Worker Recalls Dunkirk Evacuation
Mrs. L. B. Dunster, honored with the African Star ribbon, served in the merchant marine and faced fire during Dunkirk evacuation. She witnessed Jervis Bay engage and was present when the San Demetrio was struck by German shells.
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Dunkirk
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San Demetrio
Market for Canada Tied to China's Rising Living Standard
Gen Morrice Cohen under Sun Yat Sen said in Toronto that China can keep Canada busy in postwar years with a 10 percent rise in living standards. He noted the potential for greater output as demand grows and discussed wartime material supply realities such as battleship typewriter numbers.
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