Brief items on wartime leaders and science groups
Dr Eduard Benes re-elected president of Czechoslovakia. N M Bentley elected president of the Western Canadian Society of Agronomy. A Sun Yat Sen memorial plaque unveiled in London. Tokyo to register 900000 unemployed in anticipation of peacetime industry revival. D Day map preserved as memorial by British Admiralty. Senator Goulin urges study of July 1 holiday as national unity act. Hoover notes improved world food outlook from Latin America with 800000 extra tons cereals and beans. Canada’s servicemen abroad total 28832 as of June 1 with 23586 army 475 navy 4771 air force.
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Herbert Hoover
Ice cream includes seaweed derived alginates
The article explains sodium alginate from seaweed is a key ice cream ingredient and affects thickness and stability. Different seaweed sources yield distinct alginic properties, with consistent results per source. Alginates are forecast to expand into textiles coatings paints cosmetics and other products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
California
Ireland
Scotland
Wheat yield rise linked to rust resistant varieties
Dr. W. F. Hanna of the Dominion plant pathology lab in Winnipeg says Increased Yield Manitoba added 15,000,000 bushels of wheat by expanding rust resistant varieties on 2,000,000 acres. He notes Saskatchewan would see similar gains, but calls for more funding as 20 years of research cost only 2,000,000. He warns the exodus of trained personnel to the United States would slow progress without increased support.
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Manitoba
W. F. Hanna
Dominion Plant Pathology Laboratory
Winnipeg
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Saskatchewan
United States
Hanna
Canada
Dominion
New France
Baden
Ontario
Thanked For Help A glimpse of Canadian wartime life
Viscountess Alexander praises Canadian women for aiding Britain during the war. The Red Cross and Junior Red Cross funded nurseries and comforts, LO.D.E. sent clothing, and Queen's Canadian Fund provided utensils and goods. A Wisconsin man discovers his new house sits on another's land.
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Britain
Viscountess
Alexander
Ottawa Women's
Canada
Red Cross
Lo.d.e
Kinsmen Club
Queen's Canadian Fund
Beware Summer Hazards Warns Health Writer
Health writer Jean Lambert urges a cautious peacetime summer. She warns against excess sun exposure poison ivy contaminated water and unpasteurized milk and advises swimming lessons boiling or chlorinating water and home pasteurization methods to reduce health risks.
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Jean Lambert
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Miss Lambert
111 Avenue Rd
Toronto
Health Department
Teria
Pigeons as Messengers Traced to Ancient Times
The record notes that pigeon messaging dates back to 3500 B.C. and highlights its historical use as a communication method, illustrating early coordination and signaling practices.
Making Progress Vancouver Ex Sailor On Canoe Trip
O P Smith of Vancouver, an ex sailor, arrived at The Pas Saskatchewan River town as his canoe journey to New York nears the halfway mark. He started April 11 from the Fraser River in a 16 foot craft carrying a mayoral letter for New York's Mayor O Dwyer. He plans to follow rivers to Lake Nipissing then Ontario and the Erie Canal, with a possible side trip to Cairo Illinois.
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O. P. Smith
Vancouver
Saskatchewan River
Winnipeg
New York
Fraser River
Peace
Athabaska
Saskatchewan
O’dwyer
Mr. Smith
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg River
Lake Nipissing
Ontario
Erie Canal
Cairo
Ill
Attract Tourists Wins First Prize at Northwest Show
Leo Dolan announces the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission exhibit won first prize for best travel exhibit at the 13th Northwest Sportsmen's Show in Minneapolis. The display, already shown in Cleveland Chicago and Milwaukee, is expected to reach about 1,000,000 potential American tourists this year. A portion was shown at the Kiwanis International convention in Atlantic City.
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Minneapolis
Canadian Government Exhibition Commission
Leo Dolan
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
Atlantic City
Cement Shortage Halts Calgary Construction
The Calgary Albertan reports a cement shortage on a Calgary news page causing construction to come to a standstill across the city.
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Calgary
Calgary Albertan
Cockcroft Returns to Lead British Atomic Station
Dr J D Cockcroft returns to Britain after two years in Canada to head the British atomic research station in Berkshire. He notes the US leads in plants but says Britain can catch up with energy and effort. Canada housed a 2000 scientist team. the British station is planned to reach at least that number. He will visit Canada periodically.
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Canada
J. D. Cockcroft
Britain
Berkshire
Cockcroft
United States
Dr. Cockcroft
Church support marks strength in national life
The Brockville Recorder and Times argues that church membership shows its financial help in campaigns, indicating the church remains a force to be reckoned with. The editorial frames this as essential for keeping the country a Christian land.
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Brockville
Thumb replaced by finger in rare war operation
A major and a private who both lost right thumbs in Germany had the index finger of the same hand transferred to the thumb position. The delicate operation to restore grip was done at the Ministry of Pensions hospital in Rankswood near Worcester.
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Worcester
England
Germany
Ministry of Pensions
Rankswood
Here
Inca Skull Surgeries Use Coca Leaf Anesthesia
Researchers suggest ancient Peruvian Incas employed coca leaves to anesthetize skull operations, anticipating modern use of coca-derived cocaine for pain relief. The claim rests on archaeological findings and assumptions about Inca medical practices.
Flax Seed Production in Canada A Review of History
The article traces flaxseed production in Canada from 1720 through the mid-1940s, noting cycles of growth and decline, government price support during WWII, and a peak in 1943 followed by drops in 1944 and 1945. It cites The Production of Flaxseed in Canada by W. G. McGregor and offers publication details for further study.
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Canada
W. G. McGregor
Cereal Division
Experimental Farms Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Western coal mines may supply million tons for central Canada
British Columbia and Alberta coal mines could provide one million tons of coal for Ontario and Quebec as an emergency measure this winter, though rail shipment may be uneconomical. Officials expect most supplies from Alberta and British Columbia.
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B.C
Alberta
Canada
British Columbia
Government
Mines Department
Central Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta Coal Debate Sees Alberta Moisture Question Settled
In the discussion on Alberta coal, E S Clarry notes Alberta supplies to Ontario with moisture levels from 11 percent in Mountain Park and 1 percent in Cascade, arguing Alberta coal can compare favorably with American coal. He warns production is not yet large enough for vast Ontario shipments, urging West coal development to ease winter shortages and the Wartime Prices Board to maintain a ceiling.
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Alberta
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Toronto Morning
E. S Clarry
Mountain Park
Cascade
Clarry
Canada
Homer Dock
St. Catharines
Young Colorado Farm Boy Boosts Apple Prices with Drill Polishing
A Colorado farm boy devised a drill equipped with an arbor and felt pad to polish apples, creating a new method that farmers copied to fetch higher prices for clean high sheen produce. The drill is now an agricultural implement without promotion. Bread baking remains one of humanity's oldest arts.
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Colorado
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Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
N. M. Bentley
Alberta School of Agriculture, Vermilion
Western Canadian Society of Agronomy
Sun Yat-Sen
London
Tokyo
Europe
L. M. Gouln
Senate
United Kingdom
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joy
Tom Jenson
Stoughton
Wisconsin
Jenson
Windsor
Atomic Research In
By Fred Neher
Darling
Reg'lar Fellers—Experimental Station
Gene Byrnes
Mister Duffy
THOR
Western Coal
Alberta Coal
BY William Ferguson
ST. Patricks Oaly
Kwigskormer
NEA Service
ING. V. MI. Reg
U.S. Pat
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