Food Situation: Rationing Eases but Global Hunger Persists
The article notes easing wartime restrictions in Canada and rising freedom from shortages while warning that famine remains severe in China India and parts of Europe. It cites drought reducing European crop yields and slower export deliveries. Canadian exports from August to November 1946 fell to under half of 1945 levels, underscoring ongoing food concerns.
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China
India
Europe
Canada
Food Scarcity Warns of Global Shortages in 1947
A United Nations General Assembly report warns bread grains rice fats oils dairy meat and other foods will be substantially inadequate to meet minimum human needs in 1947. The assembly urges member governments to strengthen efforts and machinery to marshal exportable supplies for needy countries and seeks an equitable humane solution to the vital problem.
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Ted
General Assembly of the
United Nations
United States
Cleaning Woman Honored for Loyal and Devoted Service
London. Amy Lavina Stokes a Harefield County Hospital cleaner for 26 years received the British Empire Medal for loyal and devoted service. After her husband died in 1926 she supported seven children and helped four of them gain hospital jobs. A hospital official praised her quiet endurance.
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London
Amy Lavina Stokes
Harefield County Hospital
Salads for Sydney Deliveries Highlight New Wrapping
The Vegetable Growers' Association of New South Wales plans to ship all vegetables snap frozen and wrapped in cellophane direct to country centres by refrigerated road or rail transport in Sydney.
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Sydney
Australia
Vegetable Growers’ Association of New South Wales
Skull Thickness Ranges From Very Thin to Nearly Half an Inch
A historical note states that human skull thickness varies from under one eighth inch up to about one half inch. This measurement highlights anatomical variation in bone density and protection.
Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Clues and Answers
A compact listing of crossword clues and partial answers including definitions for several horizontal and vertical entries. The fragment shows multiple clues such as a Chinese dynasty and an Ethiopian title along with misciphered notes and stray symbols from the puzzle page.
Royal Bank of Canada Chairman Sees Growth Through Cooperation
Sydney G Dobson, president, warns lavish public spending stalls prosperity and calls for tax cuts to spur production. He praises Canada’s role in UN and highlights forest wealth and industry as engines of higher living standards. General Manager outlines assets, deposits, and foreign operations.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
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Clents
Four year old boy wears complete set of false teeth
An Evanston child, four, faces total anodontia and will never grow real teeth. Northwestern University Medical School made the dentures, and doctors say the condition prevents any tooth development. The child’s identity is not released.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University Medical School
Miniature Locomotive on display by Northwestern club
Jeannette de Camps holds a pocket size model locomotive as the Northwestern Railroad club showcases an HO gauge miniature railroad with rolling stock, tracks, and scenic backgrounds.
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Jeannette de Camps
Northwestern Railroad Club
Gems of Thought Wise words on character and circumstance
A collection of quotations from Lamennais Emerson Eddy Hume Defee and Arnold. The maxim suggests circumstances reveal character and the need to align temper with events. It urges inner calm amid external noise and adversity.
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Defee
Matthew Arnold
Mental health cases in Canada stay steady says official
A high Health Department official in Ottawa states there has been no appreciable increase in mental health cases in Canada in recent years. The comment reflects a restrained trend in national mental health indicators amid ongoing public health monitoring.
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Ottawa
High Health Department
Canada
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