Beekeepers Urged to Ready Equipment for New Season
The dominion apiarist C B Gooderham urges Canadian beekeepers to prepare now for the early rush of the season. Ensure three full depth supers or five shallow supers per colony and sufficient 10 frame hives. Order new equipment early, assemble in crates, and stock sugar for spring feeding scarce with limited allowances only in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Dominion
C. B. Gooderham
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada’s CWACs Return Home After Foremost Wartime Service
The Canadian Women's Army Corps with many members overseas prepares for discharge and civilian life. From its August 1941 start under Miss Elizabeth Smellie to pivotal roles in multiple theaters, CWACs served across Canada and abroad, growing in stature and becoming a model for allied services. By VE Day the corps counted 17 117 members, now down to 7 317 as discharges proceed.
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Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Canada
C.w.ac
Elizabeth Smellie
Col. Smellie
R.C.A.M.C. Nursing Service
Washington
New York
United Kingdom
Italy
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
India
C.W.A.C
United States Women’s Army Corps
Women's Marine Corps Reserve
Smellie
Victorian Order of Nurses
Courtesy Returning Courtesy Takes Hold Among Veterans
Returned servicemen spread cheer in towns teaching civility to stay-at-homes. Fishmongers apologize for limited variety and offer fillets. Taxi operators wear war ribbons and serve with smiles before tips. Bus workers join in, showing friendly conduct. These veterans set a new standard of courtesy.
Archaeological Finds Unearth Emeralds Jade and Shell Cache
Archaeologists announce a new series of discoveries featuring a polished emerald, large jade armaments, and numerous shell adornments. The finds reveal intricate craftsmanship and suggest trade links across distant regions. Further analysis will confirm provenance and cultural context.
Deciduous Trees and Conifers for ornamental purposes in Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture releases Publication 599 detailing ornamental tree uses in landscapes, propagation, planting, care, and hardy species across Canada. It includes notes on deciduous trees, conifers, insect posts, and is illustrated. Copies available by writing to Ottawa.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
R. W. Oliver
Experimental Farms Service
Ottawa
E. B. Watson
Division of
Entomology
Good Suggestions Letter On Bread For Small Families
Elizabeth Macdonald of the New York Times urges a smaller loaf to cut waste for small families. The letter proposes using stale bread in toast bread pudding and crumbs, praising dishes that rescue dry bread and noting gratitude for spared crusts.
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New York Times
Elizabeth Macdonald
Change in Japan reshapes emperor image in Tokyo crowds
A commentator notes Emperor Hirohito is no longer treated as a god and now mingles with crowds in Tokyo. Autograph seekers mob him during a department store visit as bowing customs fade, underscoring a shift in perceptions of Japanese leadership.
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Japan
Hirohito
Tokyo
van Johnson
Giraffe Tongue Noted For Length At About Eighteen Inches
A zoology note highlights the giraffe tongue measuring around 18 inches, described as notably long. Researchers emphasize its role in feeding and protection.
Secret Hoard Found in East Ham Road Chimney
Workmen uncover a hidden stash in Mrs. C Latter's chimney after five years of vacancy in Littlehampton area. The cache includes Savings Certificates and old currency totaling about 700 dollars. The tale reflects long hidden wealth and wartime temperaments described by Lafcadio Hearn.
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London Daily Sketch
East Ham Road
Littlehampton
C. Latter
Labrador Duck First Described and Last Known Killed
The Labrador duck was first documented in 1788 as the earliest known species to science. The final reported member of its group was killed by a hunter in 1875, marking its extinction.
Life of Grace Hay Drummond-Hay Journalist and Aviator
English aviator and journalist Lady Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond-Hay died in New York. She rode on Graf Zeppelin's 1928 Atlantic flight and the 1929 round-the-world voyage as the sole woman aboard. She led the International Women's Aeronautical Association, owned private planes before WWII, and held a blue certificate for blind flying.
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Lady Drummond-Hay
Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond-Hay
New York
Atlantic
Hearst
International Women's Aeronautical Association
Royal Aero Club
London
British Institute of Journalism
Karl H. von Wiegand
von Wiegand
Pacific
Mahatma Gandhi
Italo Balbo
Libya
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Goering
Staaken
Doerberitz
Kindow
Liverpool
Sidney Lethbridge
England
New Governor General Popular With Soldiers
Irish born Field Marshal Vis count Alexander has won favor with Canadian troops in London as governor general designate. His daily presence at Canada House includes uniforms and maps of Canada, with ceremonies from colors to United Nations events and a Bucking ham Palace dinner. He travels with wife Lady Margaret and sons, maintaining military style while managing official duties.
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Alexander
Canada
Canada House
London
Earl of Athlone
Viscount Montgomery
Tank Corps
Lake Superior Regiment
Port Arthur
Ont
United Nations
Khaki University
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Cambridge University
Freedom of Edinburgh
Canadian Legion
Beaver Club
Canadian Club
Buckingham Palace
Lady Margaret
Lord Alexander
British rule in India grew gradually from trade to sovereignty
W L Clark argues in the Windsor Star that Britain entered India for trade and gradually assumed governance to maintain law and order. He says civil strife among factions led to British sovereignty, not imperial conquest, and warns immediate British withdrawal would spark severe civil conflict.
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India
W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Great Britain
Britain
Boasting Is Foolish Tennyson Brook Faces Endangered Fate
England reports the Brook made famous by Tennyson may vanish. Spilsby Rural Council weighs diverting the River Lynn at Partney Mill to ease a water shortage, a plan seen as threatening the historic stream that inspired the poet. The piece cautions that only taxes and bureaucracy endure.
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Tennyson
England
Spilsbury
Lincolnshire
Lynn
Partney Mill
Brooks
German Belt Buckle Gun With Twin Barrels Revealed
A German concealed belt buckle gun with twin barrels was turned in for registration. The four inch buckle hides a 90 degree swinging barrel mechanism and individual triggers fire 38 caliber cartridges. Chicago lawyer Hubert L. Will said he obtained the weapon from a German officer.
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Hubert L. Will
Chicago
Benzine Distilled From Crude Oil Described
A description notes benzine as a colorless liquid distilled from crude petroleum. It also states that half of the moon’s surface has never been seen by humans.
Abolition of Jin Rickshaw Marks Emancipation Step
The Chinese Ministry of Information announces the government will abolish the jin rickshaw replacing it with buses and taxicabs. It frames rickshaw pulling as servitude and notes the change advances the dignity of the Chinese people while acknowledging the rickshaw’s historical and cultural place.
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Chinese Ministry of Information
China
East
India
South Africa
Sun Yat-sen
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Modest George Washington at Ipswich Meeting
In Ipswich Massachusetts George Washington, presented to minister Mr Cleveland, refused to wear his hat indoors. Washington offered to shake hands, but the minister felt bound by respect for his service. Washington insisted both deserved credit.
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George Washington
Ipswich
Massachusetts
Washington
Cleveland
Parson
Canadian egg inspection totals for 1945 rise sharply
The 1945 inspection shows 1,482,226,200 eggs examined in Canada, packed in 4,117,295 cases of 30 dozen. This represents a 27 percent increase from 1944 and a 96.1 percent rise since 1939.
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Canada
Oxford University Law From the 16th Century
A fragment notes that Oxford University’s constitution retains a 16th century law forbidding students to carry bows and arrows through the streets of the town, reflecting old campus regulations and local controls.
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Oxford University
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ST. Peter’s
Cardinal Stritch
James Cardinal McGuigan
Vatican
St. Peter's Church
Lafcadio Hearn
University of Tokyo
Hearn
Montreal Gazette
P. L. Bhandari
Carmack
Christian Science Monitor
Viscount Alexander
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