Canada Sees Growth in Export Trade and Global Markets
The article discusses postwar world trade prospects with a focus on Canada. It highlights the need to prevent rivalries, apply Dumbarton Oaks and Atlante Charter principles, and maintain markets in Britain Europe the Orient and South America. It urges producing goods acceptable abroad and suggests increased imports to avoid large trade deficits while calling on Canadian farmers to boost livestock in support of Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
Europe
Orient
South America
G. S. H. Barton
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Britain
Barton
Shortages blamed on demand and distribution in Canada
Toronto meeting of the Consumer Branch notes Canada produced 9,006,000 pairs of children’s shoes and 43 percent higher underwear output than prewar. Increased demand and distribution bottlenecks drive shortages while wartime changes in spending and rationing are credited to women’s leadership and the W.P.T.E. effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronto Consumer Branch Committee
Wee T.B
Pacific Coast
W.P.T.E
Origins and symbolism of mince pies and body fat facts
The text links the mince pie to Christmas signaling the manger, crust as gold, and spices as frankincense and myrrh. It also states a rule of thumb that each pound of body fat requires about half a mile of blood vessels in the human body.
Navy Ambition Fueled War Drive Said to Lose Admirals
The piece argues that Japanese admirals push for broader war aims against Britain and the United States, contrasting navy plans with army expansion. It notes key incidents like Mukden and Marco Polo Bridge, and reports two more admirals killed in action, bringing total admiral deaths to 94 since Pearl Harbor.
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British Empire
United States
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Dutch East Indies
Mukden
Marco Polo Bridge
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Vancouver
Province
The Monetary Symbol and Farmers Trust
The farmer accepts a dollar bill only because he believes others will accept it for needed goods. Loss of confidence in the currency would force barter, causing inconvenience. The quotation from the Lethbridge Herald warns against indiscriminate money issuance and loss of faith in monetary symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge Herald
Leonardo Da Vinci Credited With Early Inventions
A historical note states Leonardo da Vinci originated ideas for the hand grenade parachute flying machine and poison gas more than 450 years ago highlighting his role as painter and inventor.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Carbon monoxide deaths per day in the United States
Report notes that carbon monoxide from automobile exhausts causes about three fatalities daily across the United States. The statement emphasizes the danger of CO exposure in vehicles and calls for awareness of risk and preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Price Control And Rationing Information
Q and A on obtaining ration books for a daughter in law and baby, price controls on gift packages for special days, how to identify footwear manufacturer numbers, and seed price controls. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board outlines that ration books can be issued after identification, gift packages must not exceed combined retail prices, footwear will use a K code after 1945, and garden seeds are controlled while nursery stock is exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
Emerald Oil Dandruff Relief Remedy Instructions
A remedy recommends equal parts Moone's Emerald Oil and olive oil to stop itching and loose dandruff. Apply with fingertips once daily and shampoo every fourth day. The treatment soothes itching and speeds healing, with the product available in original bottles at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
British Army Praised For Superior Equipment And Training
The London Daily Telegraph quotes Sir James Griggs and Field Marshal Montgomery praising the British Army for unmatched equipment and training. Montgomery claims German tanks could not match British tanks on key 1944 campaigns, arguing Rundstedt would have reached the Meuse faster with British hardware. The piece asserts no finer army exists today in spirit or capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Griggs
Seine
London Daily Telegraph
Smiles and Snatches of Daily Wirth Ward Humor
A collage of short, quirky jokes and witticisms from a late 19th or early 20th century humor column. The bits cover shop talk, family quips, social gallantry, and light prison punchlines, with running gags about smiles as tonics and everyday misunderstandings.
Radar aided cars eyed by British manufacturers
May use radar to help drivers see in fog and detect traffic light signals. Sir Miles Thomas, chairman of the industry PR committee, discusses the automobile of the future. He says safe driving in zero visibility may be possible with curb beacons and dashboard receivers guiding drivers in fog, likening it to blind landing in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Thomas
Brandon Sun
Old Custom of Hat Raising at Castle Approach
Men lift their hats in greeting harking back to ancestors who wore armor and removed helmets when nearing castles to show friendly intent and alliance.
War mothers knit afghan from 70-year scarf
John F. Cross of Brazil Indiana donated a scarf he wore 70 years to become yarn for the 44th afghan project by war mothers. The moved item will help knit blankets for sick and disabled soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Cross
Brazil
Ind
CWAC Promotions and Overseas Duty Featured in Canada Army News
Sergeant Major Louise Dawson promoted to Warrant Officer First Class with the CWAC. Enlisted October 1942, served with the Canadian Army in Washington, DC, before joining NDHQ in September 1944. Attached to the Directorate of Administration she works with General W T Pope. Home in Swift Current. Separately Captain P M Hamill notes a map of the Prairie Provinces in a Wales ATS Barracks as a touching reminder of home for cadets and families.
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Louise Dawson
C.w.ac
SM Dawson
Washington
D.C
N.D.H.Q
Directorate of Administration
W. T. Pope
Swift Current
Cas
P. M. Hamill
No. 3 Admin
A.C. Regina
A.T.S
Wales
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Capt
Hamill
GEMS OF THOUGHT AND CWAC WING OPENINGS IN CANADA
A mix of quotes on art and beauty followed by reports from Canada. The first depot rehabilitation wing for servicewomen opens in Toronto under Major Phyllis Arnolds to guide CWA members toward reestablishment with counseling and training. Saskatchewan volunteers Jo an Battman and Margaret Thomson join personnel. Saskatoon graduates from Vocational Training Art include Mary Fat and Bertha Hamilton among others.
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Toronto
CWA
Phyllis Arnolds
No. 102 Depot Coy
Canada
Department of Veteran Affairs
Arnolds
Saskatchewan
Joan Battman
Verwood
Sask
Margaret Thomson
Borderland
D Minion
Fat
Druid
R. H. Diont
Meadow Lake
I. I
Asht
Saskatoon
Bertha Hamilton
Re Valley
Prince Georgg.c
J. B. Asquin
Drumheller
Alt
E. I. Christy
Victoria
Canada to Build New Four Engine Bomber at Malton Plant
Munitions Minister Howe told Parliament that Victory Aircraft in Malton Ontario will switch from Lancaster production to a larger four engine bomber, called Lincoln, in 1945. The Mosquito, Curtis dive bomber, Harvard trainer, and Norseman transport will continue in production, with Britain reportedly starting a similar project.
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Victory Aircraft
Malton, Ont
Howe
Mr. Howe
Malton
Lancaster
London
Britai
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