Beveridge Plan Aims Universal Social Security for Britain
The Beveridge report outlines a state funded, compulsory system from cradle to grave to end want. It calls for universal coverage financed by employers workers and government, a single national security fund, free medical services and a shift away from private insurance.
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Beveridge
Britain
William Beveridge
Treasury
Sir William Beveridge
Canada
Humphrey Mitchell
Boy Scout Week Set in Canada for 1943
The Earl of Athlone designated Feb 21 to 27, 1943 as Boy Scout Week in Canada. Francis H. Gisborne resigns as honorary counsel after 20 years. Justice W. H. Harrison to succeed. Sydney B. McMichael resigns as dominion training commissioner with no successor named. Canada sends 30000 to aid Great Britain Scouts via Chins Up fund, part invested in bonds for postwar recovery of scouting in Europe.
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Earl of Athlone
Canada
Francis H. Gisborne
K.C
Ottawa
Canadian General Council of Boy Scouts
Governor-General
Gisborne
W. H. Harrison
Saint John
Sydney B. McMichael
Toronto
Dominion
McMichael
Boy Scouts of Canada
Chins Up
Scouts
Great Britain
Europe
R A F Targets Italy Ports In Steady Bombing Campaign
British air raids press on in Italy hitting Messina and Genoa along with Turin’s industrial hub and major automobile factory. The operations focus on strategic coastal port centers, aiming to disrupt naval power and supply lines amid ongoing air offensive.
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Italy
R.A.F
Messina
Cicily
Genoa
Turin
Careful Selection Shapes Farm Animal Rations
The text explains that through careful selection animals become specialized for converting feed into meat milk eggs and wool. It notes rations must provide essential nutrients in balanced palatable form to support production.
Nebraska cattleman denied swastika brand by secretary
Nebraska cattleman was refused a brand by Secretary of State Frank Marsh who issues cattle brands for the state. Marsh designated the mark R P H to stand for remember Pearl Harbor instead.
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Nebraska
Frank Marsh
Swastika Bar
Britain expands home lumber output to meet war demand
Britain has intensified forestry work to raise timber output five to eight times normal, producing over a billion board feet from domestic forests to support war needs.
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Britain
Wants Recognition for Themethorpe Village on Map
Themethorpe in Norfolk urges county authorities to acknowledge its existence. With no telephone post office school or transport services the village of 26 children endures a two mile walk to school highlighting its neglect.
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Themethorpe
England
Norfolk
Schoo
Canada Produces Optical Glass At Scale For War Needs
The Financial Post notes Canada now manufactures optical glass in large quantities near Toronto, built on NRC Ottawa research. The plant supports war demands for range finders and periscopes, with hundreds of workers and strict quality control using arsenic and clay rods, and only a fraction of material passes final use.
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Canada
Financial Post
Nada
Great Britain
United States
Toronto
National Research Council
Ottawa
Rich Cutwork Doilies Pattern 7155
Pattern 7155 offers a transfer design for a 10 by 16 inch doily and two 7 by 10 inch doilies in natural color or matched to linen. Includes materials list and stitch illustrations. send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
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