Governor General Lord Alexander Promises Nationwide Tour of Canada
Viscount Alexander plans to visit every part of Canada during his five year term as Governor General. He aims to meet Canadians, promote national pride, and bring US and British military figures to Canada as guests. He vows to improve French fluency and use Government House as headquarters while traveling the Dominion.
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Canada
James McCook
Tela
Viscount Alexander
Commonwealth
Lord Alexander
Earl of Athlone
Canada House
Dominion
Maritimes
Roosevelt
Alex
United States
Eisenhower
Mark Clark
Matey
Sicily
Italy
Yuko
Far Northwest
North
Ottawa
Government House
Mediterranean
Viscount Alexander Arrives in Canada Aboard Gallant Ship
Viscount Alexander and the Aqui tania arrive in Canada, described by the Ottawa Journal as veterans of two world wars. The voyage highlights wartime service and ceremonial welcome in a period tone. The article emphasizes historic ties and notable figures aboard.
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Viscount Alexander
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Non native Canadians in Commons noted in Thatcher ethnography
Ross Thatcher reveals in Parliament that 34 of 245 MPs were born outside Canada or are first generation Canadians. English, Scottish, American, Irish, Russian, and settlers from British Guiana, Poland and Germany are listed. Cabinet non natives include Howe Fourier Mitchell Mackenzie Glen. Other prominent non native MPs include Coldwell Knowles Johnston Blackmore Croll Stirling.
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Jack Brayley
The
Commons
Ross Thatcher
C.C.F
Moose Jaw
Thatcher
Canada
House of 245
British Guiana
Poland
Germany
Reconstruction
Howe
Works
Fourier
Massachusetts
Labor
Mitchell
Veterans
Mackenzie
Resources
Glen
M. J. Coldwell
C.C F
Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg
Ocean quake sent Pacific waves as world moves on
The text notes fears of the atomic bomb and its city destroying power, then recalls a recent underwater disturbance that produced high waves across the Pacific, concluding that the earth continues its course.
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Pacific
Avon Castle to Be Converted into Hotel in Ringwood
The London Daily Mail reports Avon Castle in Ringwood Hampshire, ancestral seat of the Earls of Egmont with 49 rooms, will become a hotel. The Egmont heir, 32, now farms in Alberta and previously used only three rooms before the war.
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London Daily Mail
Avon Castle
Ringwood
Hampshire
Earls of Egmont
Earl of Egmont
Alberta
Why not reuse car license plates year after year
Huron Expositor in Brantford argues for a single lifelong license plate system. It notes spring queueups at registrars and questions annual plate reissue, calling for reforms to save commissions clerks and paper, and suggesting England already uses a constant plate.
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Bone Yard
England
Huron Expositor
Brantford
War on noisy horns threatens peace in Windsor
The Windsor Star laments rising motor horn blasts as summer nears and wedding processions annoy residents. It urges authorities to curb the nuisance, noting laws against public disturbances and the impact on nerves, health, and public order.
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Windsor Star
Ancient Papyrus Mentions Queen of Heaven in 500 BC Letter
A 500 BC papyrus letter from an underground tomb near Touna El Gebal in Egypt, written in Aramic, greets and invokes pagan deities led by Malakat Sche min the Queen of Heaven, possibly linked to Jeremiah’s prophecies. Prof Sami Gabra notes scholars compare its religious references with biblical destruction accounts.
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Papyrus
Jeremiah
Egypt
Sami Gabra
Faudi University
Cairo
Touna el Gebal
Malakat Schemin
Heaven
Rope tale an Oriental man refuses neighbor
A man in an Oriental story declines to lend a rope saying he needs it to tie up sand. The neighbor asks if he will need it long. The owner replies he expects to use the rope soon to tie up sand, noting one can do almost anything with a rope when not wanting to lend it.
Kangaroo Reaches Eight Feet When Stands Upright
A historical note reports that a kangaroo, in an erect stance, can reach up to eight feet in height. The observation adds context to early zoological descriptions of marsupials.
Rideau Hall brightens as color schemes shift with new governor
Canada’s Rideau Hall moved to lighter interiors after years of dreary darks. Field Marshal Lord Harold Alexander and family inherit pale creams and light buffs, with hotel like periodic repainting and thorough cleaning by staff when the vice regal party is away.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lord Harold Alexander
Rideau Hall
Alexander
Alexanders
Lord Athlone
Princess Alice
England
Lord
Lady Alexander
Canada Relief Program in China Praised by Chinese Press
A letter from Chungking to Arthur R. Ford of The London Free Press calls Canada's relief effort in China very creditable. It states the Canadian Red Cross and the Chinese War Relief Fund of Canada have been highly commended in Chinese press reports.
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Chungking
Arthur R. Ford
London Free Press
Canada
China
Canadian Red Cross
Chinese War Relief Fund of
True to Form Clock Quirk Confuses Parish Visit
A new vicar notes a mantel clock and a grandfather clock showing different times in an old couple’s home. The old man explains the grandfather clock has told the truth for a century and cannot be made to lie, while the mantelpiece clock from Germany keeps its own correct time.
Hair Net Shipment Reaches Chicago From China
The first postwar human hair net shipment to the United States has arrived in Chicago for consignment to a local firm. The goods originated in Tsunanfu province, China, through the China Trading Corp.
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United States
Chicago
Tsunanfu Province
China
China Trading Corp
Pasteurized Milk Declared Only Safe Milk
Authorities reaffirm pasteurized milk as the only safe option for consumption amid rising concerns. Officials urge consumers to check labels and avoid unpasteurized dairy products to prevent health risks.
Descendants of Canada's Governors Gather in London Dinner
A London dinner hosted by Sir Campbell Stuart honored Field Marshal Viscount Alexander and gathered descendants of historic Canadian governors generals. Attendees included representatives for Amherst, Murray, Carleton, Ramsay, Elgin, Minto, Grey, Connaught, Byng, Bessborough, Tweedsmuir, and Cork and Orrey, highlighting enduring ties between Canada and Britain.
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Campbell Stuart
Canada
London
Viscount Alexander
Earl of Athlone
Ottawa
Jeffrey Amherst
Campbell
Countess Amherst
Earl Amherst
Elibank
James Murray
Guy Carleton
Lord Dorchester
Dorchester
Alexander Ramsay
Earl of Dalhousie
Earl
Countess of Elgin
Countess of Bessborough
Lady Tweedsmuir
Lord Tweedsmuir
Earl and Countess of
Cork and
Orrey
Allen MacNab
Bart
John Stuart
Johnstown
Leeds and Grenville
Blue Church
Augusta
United Kingdom
Interest in emigration to Canada grows in Europe
Guy Congdon, Commissioner of European Emigration for Canada, says demand from the British Isles and Western Europe to move to Canada is up. He notes ship and money conditions must improve before immigration can proceed, with only bona fide agriculturists from Europe admissible at present.
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Canada
British Isles
Europe
Guy Congdon
Ottawa Evening Citizen
London
Department of Mines and Resources
Congdon
Dominion
Mr. Congdon
Britain
Britain Canada swap ships moves coal to Britain
The Vancouver Sun reports a swap where Britain will give Canada 29 oil burners for 29 coal burners operated by Park Steamship Co. The coal burners come from both Canada’s east and west coasts. Butterflies are described as highly far sighted able to see movements five to six feet away.
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The
Vancouver Sun
Canada
Park Steamship Co
Federal Government Corporation
Britain
First Group of Jewish Orphans Sent to Palestine
A group of 115 children aged six to sixteen, liberated from the Belsen camp a year ago, have been sent to the Middle East as the first batch to receive immigration permits for Palestine. Their parents were killed in various camps.
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Palestine
Middle East
Belsen
Ancient horse from China grows to war animal
The text notes a Chinese origin for the horse early in history and records that Germany first used gunpowder in warfare in 1338, highlighting early adoption of gunpowder by a European power.
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