Immigration trends in Canada 1945 new citizens by origin
Canada welcomed 125 414 new citizens in 1945 from 52 races. England and Ireland supplied 46 000 immigrants, northern Europe 17 000, Netherlands 10 000, Poland 13 799 among others. US arrivals fell to 7 381 from 9 440 in 1947.
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Canada
British Isles
Europe
United States
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Netherlands
Poland
Farms Draw Large Immigrant Group for Canadian Agriculture
Statistical reports show 34 260 immigrants favor farming in Canada. Many will work on farms or plan to own land, helping ease wartime labor shortages and offset declining farm populations. The influx supports agriculture where skilled help is needed and unused land is a concern.
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Canada
Cost Of Living Drops For Fourth Straight Month
The Labor Department reports a 3 percent fall in the U.S. cost of living from mid December to mid January marking the fourth consecutive month of decline. This continues the slide from the August-September peak in consumer prices.
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United States
Washington
Labor Department
Busy Beavers at Dudley Zoo Grow Second Family
A pair of Canadian beavers from Jasper National Park in 1946 become proud parents again at Dudley Zoo in Worcestershire. The animals draw visitors as the colony increases.
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Dudley
Worcestershire
Eng
Jaspar National Park
Funny One Liners From a Humorous Column
A string of jokes and quips about hunters, wives, money, memory, and a drunken night. The speaker trades witty lines on tiger encounters, telling tales to suit listeners, and a soldier with few words.
Law of Averages Hoped To Curb Spring Floods
Western Canadians rely on the law of averages and experience to prevent a repeat of 1948s million dollar floods. Public works officials say floods of that magnitude occur on average every 30 years and that lessons from last year will improve defence against inundation. British Columbians, Alberta towns, and Saskatchewan villages prepare for possible repeats, with Manitoba planning talks between U S and Canadian officials on flood steps. Residents along the Souris River warn floods may return with even modest March snowfall.
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Winnipeg
Fraser River
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Roche Percee
Manitoba
Red River
United States
Souris River
Early veterinary writings and ancient Greek animal lore
The text notes that veterinary literature spans ancient writings with Greek focus on animals. An Eighth Army veteran recounts a joke about an Egyptian guide showing tourists two Tutankhamen skulls, one from boyhood and one from adulthood, prompting an Irishman to ask for the punchline.
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Eighth Army
Advice To Young Hockey Players
Ottawa reports Syd Howe, former hockey great and NHL all time scorer, advises youngsters to get educated. He notes that players need a solid education to compete in business after hockey and mentions he is now in private business in the city.
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Ottawa
Syd Howe
Howe
Steel Pipe Line Ready After UK Steel Import
Ottawa announced an import arrangement of 40 000 tons of steel from the United Kingdom allows Imperial Oil to lay steel pipe for a 500 mile Edmonton to Regina oil line. The project had been stalled due to steel shortages but UK shipments alleviate facilities pressure and permit Rolling mills to schedule the Imperial Oil order.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Imperial Oil Company
Edmonton
Regina
C. D. Howe
Imperial Oil
Manitoba TB Mortality Down in 1948 Report
Winnipeg reports a drop in tuberculosis mortality among whites in Manitoba to 20 per 100000 in 1948. Dr E L Ross, medical director of the sanatorium board, announced this at the board’s 38th annual meeting. The board urged federal approval for provinces to spend half the TB control funds to support existing services.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
E. L. Ross
Bitterscotch sauce and pastry dough recipe excerpt
A fragmentary recipe note presents a bitter-scorch style sauce with sugar corn syrup butter thin cream salt and a candy stage at 234 F followed by reheating tips. It also includes a flour shortening dough instructions with egg and ice water to form a paste, chill roll shape and bake at 400 F for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Fleischmann
B C Telephone to Seek Rate Increase
Vancouver report states British Columbia Telephone Co will seek a general rate increase to cover rising costs. President Gordon Farrell announced in the annual report that pass through of higher expenses is necessary for continued service. Pasteurized Milk Is Safe.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Telephone Company
Gordon Farrell
Drop in Alberta cattle population foreshadows price trends
Edmonton report notes 2,081,892 head of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep sold last year for 139,762,641 dollars. J. L. Pawley says Canada’s cattle herd fell from 10,758,000 in 1945 to 9,470,000 in 1948 and may drop further in 1949 due to heavy marketings. Western provinces show 225,000 head more killed and exported, a 30 percent rise from 1947. Pawley predicts limited price gains next year.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. L. Pawley
Dominion
Canada
Pawley
Hoop Skirt Demand Spurs Flat Wire and Steel Industry
Around 1859 hoop skirts created a domestic demand for flat wire in the United States, fueling the rise of the cold rolled strip steel industry as suppliers met the fashion driven need.
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United States
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