Demand for Good Draft Horses at Canadian Sales in 1946
Early 1946 saw strong demand at Prairie Province horse sales for quality draft horses with high prices. Top single fetched 350 dollars while many teams surpassed 400. Riding horses sold for up to 1,000 at Regina, and about 2,500 Canadian horses were shipped to France by the French Horse Purchasing Mission by May.
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Prairie Provinces
Calgary
Regina
France
Brandon
Manitoba
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Muirton Tide
Glen Eden Tide
Worry Chasers Aid Aphasia Recovery in War Victims
Capts Louis Lin and Martin H Stein of the Army Medical Corps report sodium amytal speeds improvement in aphasia for some war casualties. They say the drug relaxes emotional barriers allowing recovery, but it does not restore brain function. long retraining remains essential.
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Louis Lin
Martin H. Stein
United States Army Medical Corps
Norman T. Kirk
War Department
Sugar donor at cafe helps man in need
A man in a crowded restaurant asks for a second lump of sugar and is refused. An older woman at the next table slips him a spare lump from her handbag saying she always carries sugar for a horse. The exchange occurs discreetly during lunch.
Honest People in Libertyville Recover Lost Mail Bills
About $4400 in crisp new bills spilled from a mail sack after a train sliced open the Milwaukee Railroad right of way. Two hours later volunteers recovered all but about $275. Police praised the public honesty as roughly 40 searchers turned in denominations from $1 to $100.
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Libertyville
Ill
Milwaukee Railroad
Dime Drop Leads to Search and Lost Billfold
George R. Walling of Albuquerque New Mexico told police he dropped a dime in a bus terminal and while searching for it he lost his billfold containing $1000. He later found the dime.
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George R. Walling
Albuquerque
N.M
Before SOS adoption distress used CDQ letters
The record notes that prior to SOS becoming standard, the signaling letters CDQ served as a distress cue. The remark emphasizes historical evolution of maritime and emergency signaling.
Police Held Four Bank Robbery Suspects From Boat
Mrs. E Desjardins a bank teller and six customers and staff faced an unpleasant ordeal as police captured four bank robbery suspects after a chase ending on Peche Island. The incident involved a bank staff member and bystanders during the manhunt.
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Peche Island
Tecumseh
Ont
Little Peche Island
Detroit River
Surprising Canada Biz Solvency Records Few Failures
The Ottawa Journal notes only 60 business failures in Canada last year, with liabilities under 2 million dollars, aided by wartime controls. It warns that many ex servicemen may push into stores and small plants, predicting more failures as capital and experience prove insufficient.
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Canada
Better Business Bureau
Ottawa Journal
Personal room radio system aims to quiet neighbors
Westinghouse Electric researcher envisions electronic plates on opposite room walls creating a personalized radio broadcast zone. Listeners between the plates hear the radio while those outside enjoy quiet. Hotels and large apartments could be key markets for this device.
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Westinghouse
Wall Street Journal
Pocket sundials aid Germans during watch shortage
Radio Hamburg reports in the Soviet zone of Germany pocket sundials are produced to address the watch shortage. Different dials are needed for each region to keep time accurately. About 10,000 sundials are made monthly, developed by a German inventor.
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Germany
Radio Hamburg
Shot Turns Trick Ball Game Into Pump Error
Two countrymen at a fair tried a water jet ball stall. One failed to pot a bobbing ball, the other fired and dropped every ball. On leaving, the unsuccessful man asked how it was done. Will replied that he shot the pump operator, making the balls drop.
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Will
Memorial for Italian orphans at Anzio Beach named for FDR
An orphanage for Italian children will be built on Anzio Beach in memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The site recalls the brutal Italian campaign battle where many young men died, and the project aims to give parentless boys and girls a better chance in life.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anzio
Italy
New Speech Machine Aids Deaf Pronunciation
Herman R. Goldberg, a former baseball player, develops the chromovox speech machine to speed articulation in deaf students at the New York Board of Education. The system uses colored cues and an automatic tape and light display to guide words from single terms to sentences, stopping the tape to indicate errors.
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Herman R. Goldberg
New York Board of Education School For the Deaf
Goldberg
Argentina Restores Diplomatic Ties with Poland
Buenos Aires confirms resumption of diplomatic relations with Poland after a period of severed ties. The move signals renewed official channels between the two nations and expectations of cooperation on regional and international issues.
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Buenos Aires
Poland
Canada sees shift from luxury to utilitarian goods
The Ottawa Journal notes Canada has not seen U S style postwar buying surge but reports many manufacturers are focusing on higher priced luxury production. It suggests the peak of such selling has passed and demand for luxury goods may soften while utilitarian items remain needed.
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Ottawa Journal
Canada
States
Chimpanzee Jimmy Dies at London Zoo After 20 Years
Jimmy the chimpanzee, a longtime star of the London Zoo monkey-house, has died of old age after a two-decade stint. The keeper staff recall his lively presence and public affection for visitors.
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Jimmy
London Zoo
Royal Family Tour Schedules 1947 South Africa Visit
The King Queen and Princesses plan a 10 week tour of key centers in South Africa arriving aboard the Vanguard February 17 1947. They open Parliament in Capetown February 21 visit Natal National Park Mount Aux Sources Swaziland Kruger Pretoria and Johannesburg before returning April 24.
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South Africa
Vanguard
Capetown
Eastern Province
Transkei
Orange Free State
Natal
Aux Sources
Swaziland
Kruger National Park
Pretoria
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Break Monotony With Small Daring Acts
The London Daily Express urges readers to shake off monotony by trying small, new activities. It suggests lunching at unfamiliar places, taking alternate routes, meeting different people, and planning a weekend expedition to an entirely new spot to refresh the mind and escape routine.
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The
London Daily Express
Poachers Harvest High-Value Beaver Fur Across Ontario
In Ontario's fur belt from James Bay to Parry Sound and east to the Quebec border illegal beaver hunting yields an annual take valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The report highlights widespread poaching across North Bay and adjacent districts, implying structured activity beyond isolated incidents.
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North Bay
Ontario
North Country
James Bay
Parry Sound
Algoma
Quebec
Snowbound Omnibus Stranded Near Nimmitabel in NSW
Record snowfalls have isolated towns and disrupted rail and road transport in the south of New South Wales. An omnibus with 18 passengers became trapped in a snowdrift near Nimmitabel.
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New South Wales
Nimmitabel
Overseas veterans to get priority for farm machinery
Farm machinery shortage prompts plan by J. S. Crawford to give Overseas war veterans top manufacturing priority with a definite need. A nationwide spring survey suggests some veterans could obtain tractors this year for rehabilitation, while certificates may expand beyond home service veterans due to the acute shortage. Local dealers favor the new system, hoping to simplify allocations and bind contracts.
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J. S. Crawford
Veterans Land Act Administration
Veterans Committee of the Commons
Crawford
A Moon Description on the Pacific Coast
The Victoria Times describes a striking moon over the Pacific as it sinks toward the southwest. The moon glows orange over hills and casts a copper path on the sea before retreating behind mountains.
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Pacific Coast
Victoria Times
Army salvages German ammo for fertilizer and boosts supply
Brig. Gen. William H. Draper announced that U S army authorities stopped dumping captured German ammunition into the sea and began salvaging it for fertilizer. He said 9 000 metric tons of high nitrogen fertilizer had been processed to ease the shortage.
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William H. Draper
United States Army
Gen. Draper
United States Office of Military Government
Parents Teach Golden Rule Through Action and Proof
Parents tell children to follow the Golden Rule and have them memorize it. They must demonstrate real examples showing how ethics and behavioral standards benefit the child. A practical, proven approach helps the child understand without lectures from a court of law.
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Supreme Court
Monument for Native Auckland Soldier Erected in Urewera
Maori farmers raise a memorial in a secluded valley between Whakatane and Murupara in memory of a Maori soldier who died in the Second Great War.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Whakatane
Murupara
Panic derives from Pan the god of fear
The term panic comes from Pan, the mischievous nature god who inspired terror in humans, a link cited in historical etymologies.
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Pan
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Prince Edward Island
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
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Gordon Murchison
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