Flour Mills in Canada Dozens Operate at Full Capacity
A survey lists 220 flour mills in Canada with 24 hour capacities totaling 95 thousand barrels daily. Ontario accounts for 49 541 barrels from 27 mills while Manitoba Sask atchewan Alberta British Columbia contribute the rest. output years show near 224 million barrels in 1945 after a rise from 17.7 million in 1939-40.
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Canada
IMG
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
King’s Christmas Message and the Road to Peace
The article reflects on postwar optimism and the need for patience as peace endures. It notes that saved freedoms and a shared sense of humanity counter bitterness and fear, urging youth to champion a better world through devotion and courage.
Lost And Found Items At City Theatres Revealed This Week
Ushers at Radio City Music Hall found a ham bone a portable radio and a loaf of bread in empty seats. A Jersey City theatre reported unclaimed coats crutches and various items from recent showings. About half of items are never retrieved with 30 day holds. Music Hall waits over a year for several coats. One million lost and found items weekly across Americas 18 000 theatres. Music Hall recovers 1000 to 1400 weekly.
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New York
Radio City Music Hall
America
Music Hall
Jersey City
Music
Atomic Bomb Test to Shape World Navies
Rear Admiral Russell S. Berkey of the U S Navy said a spring $100 million test of the atomic bomb on war ships would determine the future of global navies. He compared the test to the Okinawa campaign and noted greatest effects may occur when detonated a mile and a half under the sea.
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Russell S. Berkey
United States Navy
Berkey
Navy
Okinawa
Idea Is Wrong The Inferiority Of Agriculture
The old notion that agriculture is inferior lingers among ignorants who mock rural people and see farmers as grotesque figures in films. The claim that farm exports are inferior to factory goods is unfounded. skilled and un skilled labor exist in both sectors.
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Guelph Mercury
Markets Seen Plentiful For Canadian Dairy Products
W. C. Cameron of the Federal Department of Agriculture told the Dairy Farmers of Canada that markets should be prepared for rapid changes this year. He said conditions may shift quickly and that today’s trends could become uncertain tomorrow.
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W. C. Cameron
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Cameron
Rapid growth of rayon surpasses silk and silk usage
In 32 years since its first successful commercial production rayon has grown rapidly. World consumption now exceeds wool and is 13 times greater than silk, with only cotton ahead.
Courage and hope for a better world, quotes from Liberty Magazine
The passage urges mutual trust and walking together as friends. It warns against judging life by war's grimness or postwar confusion. It calls for courage hope and humor to solve remaining problems and preserve priceless saved things.
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Liberty Magazine
Origin of India's Name From Sindhu to Indus River
A note explains that the name India derives from the Sanskrit sindhu, later corrupted to Indus in historic usage. The term reflects the Indus River region and is linked to ancient geography and linguistic evolution.
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India
Indus
Indus River
Not Familiar Sight Snowfall Rarity Across the Globe
The piece notes that if humanity were spread evenly only three in ten would see snow and that 70 percent of the earth never experiences snow. It argues snow is unfamiliar to most people, since literature largely comes from regions where snow is common.
Not one of the famous pyramids escapes robbers
An article notes that none of the famed Egyptian pyramids or pharaonic tombs remain immune to looters and tomb robbers. It highlights ongoing threats to antiquities and persistent theft in ancient sites.
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Pyramids
Egypt
German mood in Occupied Germany warned by Rommel’s daughter
London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal notes service officers and correspondents agree Germany harbors a dangerous mood despite Hitler’s fall. Rommel’s daughter in Nuernberg cautions against complacency and expects drastic action during the Neurnberg trial. British soldiers’ deaths add weight to fears of hidden Nazi fervor and potential bitter opposition.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Germany
Hitler
Rommel
Nuermberg
Britain to remake roads with safety and beauty in view
Public discussion in the House of Commons on a trunk roads bill aims to standardize national road design, improving safety and junctions while preserving scenic routes. Critics urge greater national control beyond the current 186 000 miles and a unified surfacing scheme amid projected 12 million vehicles by 1963.
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Britain
A. J. Barnes
House of Commons
Barnes
Scotland
London-Birmingham
R. H. Turton
Thirsk and
Malton
World famous Hagenbeck circus to return to Canada
Hamburg, circus capital of Europe, signals Hagenbeck's world famous show will resume in Canada in April, ending wartime gaps. Parade features clowns, elephants, dancing horses, calliope. anticipation builds for summer performances and a family outing full of stunts under canvas.
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Hamburg
Europe
Hagenbeck
Dad
Junior
Emergence of the Term Vegetarianism in 1847
The term vegetarianism first appeared around 1847 as abstaining from meat fish and fowl gained popularity. The note traces the word's origin to a growing lifestyle trend and its social acceptance during that period.
War wages and postwar debt in Brandon Sun editorial
The Brandon Sun argues that war era wages were paid with borrowed money and cannot be sustained after the war. It warns against maintaining war time prosperity through perpetual debt and payment schemes, noting government debts burden current and future generations.
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Brandon Sun
The Winter Stars in the Victoria Times
The piece notes the joy of gazing at winter stars with blue green amber and rose hues. It contrasts untutored delight with the uplifted spirit seen by stargazers, praising the simple beauty of the night sky.
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Victoria Times
Shortcomings Prompt Household Appetite With Bacon
The master confronts the cook over failures in the kitchen after pointing at a bacon slice and declaring it unfit for his mistress. He notes his own serving is even worse, highlighting ongoing culinary displeasure.
Napoleon A Bathing Ritual With Colgne Scented Water
The note claims Napoleon maintained a daily bath using water and cologne mixed to create a fragrant rinse. This practice is presented as part of his personal grooming routine within anecdotal historical lore.
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Napoleon
Cologne
World's first oil well drilled in 1859
The article notes the historic drilling of the world’s first oil well in 1859, marking a pivotal moment in energy history and industrial development.
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