Canada poised for record tourism boom says bureau chief
D Leo Delar cher of the Canadian Travel Bureau in Ottawa forecasts the largest and richest tourist season in Canadian history. Revenue may reach 240 to 250 million, up from last year’s 212 million as Eastern Ontario resorts fill to capacity. American interest surges with 28 000 January inquiries and 1 700 daily inquiries through February.
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Ottawa
Sportaoen
New York
Eastern Ontario Tourist Association
Florida
Edison’s Miracle: Lord’s Prayer in a Dime Circle
Edward Bok recounts Edison’s legend of inscribing the Lord’s Prayer inside a circle drawn around a dime. The boy witness recalls seeing every word under a magnifying glass, a moment Bok calls a miraculous display of ingenuity. An unrelated line notes an African pigmy’s banana intake at a meal.
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W. Orton Tewson
Edison
Edward W. Bok
Bok
Bob
Britons Get Breakfast Hints From Food Advice Bureau
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle reports Britain's Ministry of Food advances ideas to stretch scarce breakfast supplies. With milk rationed to 24 pints weekly per adult and eggs rare, the bureau suggests beans and dried-egg fry and potato sardine parsley cakes to vary meals and keep breakfast available.
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Port Arthur News-Chronicle
Britain
Ministry of Food
Food Advice Bureau
Severe Drain on Timber Resources
The Kitchener Record notes a severe drain on Canada’s timber as demand for lumber outpaces growth. New growth will lag for years, with light metals and plastics offsetting some demand. Coal’s long history contrasts with modern chemical exploitation.
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Kitchener Record
Canada
Alarming Decline in Canadian Sheep and Wool Output
The article warns of a sharp drop in Canadian sheep and wool production for 1946 with forecasts of further declines in 1947. It notes lower Canadian lamb slaughter, calls for price support measures, licensing of wool buyers, graded settlements, and continued quality emphasis to meet postwar demand. Internationally, wool and sheep losses rise in Australia and South Africa, while the U.S. faces a looming fine wool shortage despite expected high postwar consumption. The piece urges caution and continued price protections to avoid retrograde policy.
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Canada
Tisdale
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
Toronto
Sam Foster
United States
U.S
Eugene Ackerman
American Wool Council
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Australia
Union of South Africa
United Kingdom
France
Europe
New Zealand
Spain
Portugal
Russia
Britain
W. 5. Benson
Lethbridge
Ottawa
Wool Board
Dominion
Detroit Judge Shows Mercy in Daughter's Plea for Mother
Judge W McKay Skillman grants five years probation to Vera de Vore for manslaughter in the killing of her husband Robert de Vore. The nine year old daughter Frankie Char lene de Vere sent a letter pleading for her mother saying she would leave Detroit with relatives. The judge says the case is an excellent opportunity to temper justice with mercy.
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Detroit
Recorders Court
Frankie de Vore
Vera de Vore
W. McKay Skillman
Robert
Judge Skillman
Frankie Charlene de Vere
Tribute to British Heroes Found in Antarctic Copper Tube
A green corrosioned copper tube with a message honors three Shackleton expedition members from 1914 to 1917. Rear Admiral Cruzen recovered it near McMurdo Sound, noting two Mackintosh and Hayward ex expedition members perished during a crossing and Rev. A P Spencer-Smith died on a trial trip. The tube lay near a Scott camp from 1910-1912, puzzling its placement eight miles away. The unsigned inscription memorializes Mackintosh Hayward and Spencer-Smith.
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U.S.S
Mount Olympus
Ernest Henry Shackleton
McMurdo Sound
Richard H. Cruzen
Mackintosh
Hayward
A. P. Spencer-Smith
Cruzen
Robert Scott
Scott
South Pole
Shackleton
Scott Camp
Aeneas Lionel A. Mackintosh
W. G. Hayward
A. P Spencer-Smith
Synthetic soap promises real soap substitute from Manchester firm
A Manchester English firm will produce a synthetic bar of soap perfected by Fraser Johnson. The formula excludes oils and fats used in traditional soap making. Tests show it matches ordinary soap for most uses and it quickly removes ink stains.
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Manchester
Fraser Johnson
Canadian Wool Growers Debate Future of Clip Quality
W. H. J. Tisdale writes in the Canadian Wool Grower calling for a long term plan to improve Canada’s wool clip. He argues Canada must compete with uniform, well prepared wools from other countries and emphasizes forward movement over past stagnation.
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W. H. J. Tisdale
Army relaxes enlistment rules for special tradesmen
Regina reports the Canadian Army Active Force will enlist 266 tradesmen and 44 non tradesmen under a three year term for those not meeting standard age or medical rules. Eligible groups include Royal Canadian Engineers Signals Army Service Corps Ordnance and E M E. Candidates must be under 21 by June 1 1947 possess grade six education with M score 130 or higher have served in World War II and accept no re engagement after three years.
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Regina
Headquarters
Prairie Command
Permanent Force
Army
Royal Canadian Engineers
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
His Majesty
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