Can We Prevent Famine
Sir Arthur Salter argues in Picture Post May 1946 that famine threatens vast parts of Europe India and the Far East. He cites calorie intake charts where 1500 calories signals severe shortage and 1000 signals slow starvation. He notes export hopes face obstacles from upheaval and ruined transport with England rationing bread as monsoon failures cut rice supply.
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Arthur Salter
Picture Post
London
England
Sir Arthur Salter
U.N.A.R.A
Europe
India
Far East
U.S.A
Canada
New Hockey League Formed Western International League
The Kootenay Hockey League has dissolved and a new Western International Hockey League will be formed with five teams Trail Nelson Kimberley Spokane and Los Angeles. Los Angeles Ramblers manager Fred Holger announced the league opens October 26.
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Calgary
Kootenay Hockey League
Western International Hockey League
Trail
Nelson
Kimberley
Spokane
Los Angeles
Fred Holger
Los Angeles Ramblers
Holger
Jumbled Jokes and Quips Parade in Local Laugh Page
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips features Grace and Roy in domestic banter, a missing shaving brush, a pun on history, a universal solvent gag, a granddaughter asking about marriage ages, and a jokey take on peace and poker. The piece ends with a playful observation about a cook’s dress and a line about cooking revealing the mistress.
Guarding the City Under Strain as Crime Surges
Commissioner Drury demands results from Captain Steve Brant as two criminals nicknamed the Black Hoods elude police. A rookie officer Stark foils a second caper, citing a by law for a sidewalk offense, earning surprise credit. Steve weighs a drastic change as public pressure mounts.
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Steve
Steve Brant
Commissioner Drury
B. J. Turner
East End Groceteria
Dilly
Turner
Dr. Kittering
Stark
Drury
Mne
New Rust Varieties Elevate Oats in Canada
Dr. L H Newman notes rust resistant wheat varieties boost oat growing as safer and more profitable, strengthening oats as a key Canadian asset. Oats top for livestock feeds and horse food, with high feeding value and vitamin B contribution. latest milling data show oatmeal valuation at 3,743,738 dollars.
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Canada
L. H Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Agricultural Institute Review
Newman
Dainty Play and Party Frock Pattern 4564
Pattern 4564 offers two adorable floral frocks for sizes 2 4 6 8 with flare sleeves and puff details. Includes floral transfer and contrast remnant usage guidance. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg to order. include size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
City Engineer Advances River Based Heating System
A Norwich England electrical engineer unveils a heat pump using river water for heating. Compression generates heat to maintain about 63 degrees Fahrenheit in a five story building, with costs claimed at roughly one third of conventional methods.
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Norwich
England
Giant economy packages praised for crunch and digestion
They praise two grain wheat and malted barley crackers baked and toasted to golden brown crispness. The speaker plans to buy several of the giant economy packages for value and nourishment.
Selected Creole Fudge and Cheese Cereal Wafer Recipes
Instructions for Creole fudge loaf with flour sugar butter eggs chocolate and vanilla baked 8 by 8 by 2 inch pan at 325 degrees for an hour. Also includes cheese wafer rolls with butter cheese Worcestershire Tabasco paprika and oven popped rice cereal rolled in waxed paper chilled sliced baked at 375 degrees for 12 minutes yields 60 wafers.
Cornwall State Ship to Be Broken Up on Thames
The old wooden ship Cornwall, built in Bombay in 1815 and launched as a 74 gun ship, will be broken up at Gravesend on the River Thames. Its timbers will be used for furniture after years moored as a training ship for boys. The last action noted was a 1940 bombing hole to its hull.
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Britain
Cornwall
Gravesend
Thames
Bombay
Christian Science Monitor
Falconbridge denies interest in near Dar Es-Salaam nickel find
Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited said it has no interest in a low-grade nickel deposit near Dar Es-Salaam Tanganyika and is not sending a representative to examine the find. An official notes C H Farnum is a Falconbridge consultant, presently in the United States, not bound for South Africa.
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Toronto
Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited
Dar Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Falconbridge
Sudbury
Ontario
C. H. Farnum
United States
South Africa
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promoted For Health After 40
An old advertisement urges those around age 40 to protect kidney and bladder health. It links energy, sleep, and well being to preventing backache headaches rheumatic pains and lassitude, touting Dodd's Kidney Pills as a long trusted aid.
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Dodd
Welcomed All Comers Thomas Hardy Tea with Cats
The article recounts Thomas Hardy, famed English novelist, hosting visitors for tea with many cats about. Hardy jokes that some cats are invited guests, some regulars, and some uninvited yet drawn by tea time, delighting American visitors.
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Thomas Hardy
America
Mr. Hardy
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