Law Professor Now Engaged In Important Work Of Supervising Loading Of Vessels For Britain
Halifax authorities appoint Vincent C MacDonald as Controller of Landing Operations to speed loading of ships for Britain. The 45 year old Dalhousie Law School graduate oversees dock labor, introduces regular gangs, and negotiates with stevedores as wartime measures to keep merchant ships moving and minimize delays.
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Britain
Canadas
Stevedore Short
Vincent C MacDonald
Halifax Harbor
MacDonnald
Admiralty
Mr. MacDonald
MacDonald
Mulgrave
N.S
Dalhousie University Law School
Halifax
Col. J. L. Ralston
Canada
Duncan Commission
Toronto
Osgoode Hall
Angus L. Macdonald
Dalhousie Law School
John L Green
Montreal
C. W Train V.C
Shipping Federation of
British Columbia
Two Scottish Boys Awarded British Empire Medal
Two teenaged Scots receive Britain’s Empire medal for sea bravery. John Morrison aged 16 stood at the ship wheel under shellfire from a German cruiser. John Alexander Ross aged 18 survived four weeks in a shark‑infested sea after torpedoing. he was the sole survivor found by a rescue ship.
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John Morrison
Glasgow
John Alexander Ross
Kincardine
Ross
Small Lacy Doilies Pattern 7315
Pattern 7315 offers directions for pineapple design doilies with materials and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Agricultural planning key to postwar reconstruction says professor
Dr. D. L. Thomson of McGull University urges the House of Commons Committee on Reconstruction to prioritize farming to feed the population. He advocates a law that caps all incomes at 25 000 dollars and raises all other incomes to that level.
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D. L. Thomson
McGull University
House of Commons Committee On
Fruit Prices In Wartime London Decline Availability
Report on London fruit prices showing melons from 40 shillings, peaches around six and a half pence, nectarines from 3s6d to 6s6d per piece, grapes at 15s per bunch, with only cherries and strawberries available at Food Ministry controlled prewar levels. Supply fails to meet demand under wartime controls.
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London
Food Ministry
No Moistening Dry Gummed Labels For Reusable Application
Dry adhesive labels require no moistening to stick and remove with no residue. Delivered on roled strips in cartons for easy dispensing, they can be written on before peeling from backing. They adhere to non porous surfaces like metals wood plastics glass enamel paint and smooth leather. Popular Mechanics describes their use for resealing wrappings without damage.
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Poplar Mechanics
Substitutes Emerge For Essentials Amid War Economy
Scientists in Canada push substitutes for consumer goods to ease shortages. Nylon rayon casein fiber and blends replace wool and silk with cheaper materials. Food shifts to maple sugar honey and home grown fruit while spices and vanilla are substituted. Plastic limits shift to durability and domestic woods in furniture rise.
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Japan
Canada
St. Catharine Standard
Victoria Cross Award Posthumous to Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes
The War Office announces the posthumous Victoria Cross for Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes, who led a Commando raid that broke into Field Marshal Rommel's Libya headquarters last November. He was the son of Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, a founder and early commander of the Commandos.
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British War Office
Geoffrey Keyes
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Roger Keyes
Shoes costly in France in black market prices
A traveler returning from France reported to the Tribune de Lausanne that black market footwear costs between 2000 and 3000 francs per pair, equivalent to roughly 27 to 40 dollars, highlighting high illicit prices.
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France
Tribune de Lausanne
Jam For Britain Special Care In Home Canning
A circular from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa offers free guidance for home jam making destined for shipment overseas. It covers handling under shipping conditions and includes recipes for strawberry raspberry red currant plum gooseberry black currant peach and grape jams.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Boundary snakelike path shifts 767 times across NH to Quebec
The 264 mile stretch between New Hampshire and Quebec features 767 directional changes along the US-Canada boundary line, illustrating a highly irregular frontier segment.
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New Hampshire
Quebec
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Miss Byrne Hope Sanders
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
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