Britain Prepares Festival of Britain Across the United Kingdom
Preparations for the Festival of Britain run through September with events from St Paul’s Cathedral in London to exhibitions and concerts nationwide. The program, Britain on show to the world, highlights cultural scientific and industrial achievements and aims to attract thousands of visitors including Canadians. Travel and accommodation arrangements are being set to welcome guests at moderate prices.
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Britain
Festival to showcase Britain’s postwar recovery abroad
Officials plan a happy holiday festival to celebrate Britain after the war. The event will highlight industry and science progress, with Canada contributing to the recovery through purchases of British goods. Canadians will watch the festival and follow news of the events.
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Britain
Canada
Fraser Valley Tele phones Girls Prettiest Claim Sparks Commons
In Ottawa MP George Cruickshank praised Fraser Valley telephone girls as the best looking in Canada, even across Montreal. The exchange sparked banter as James Sinclair asked if he had seen all, and L. E. Cardiff pressed for proof before a second reading of a bill to form the Trans-Mountain Oil Pipeline Co. from Edmonton to Vancouver. Herridge praised Cruickshank and joked about a commemorative gas pump in Chilliwack.
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Ottawa
Fraser Valley
Canada
George Cruickshank
M.P
Montreal
Mr. Cruickshank
Voice of Experience
James Sinclair
Lib
Coast Capilano
L. E. Cardiff
P.C
Huron North
H. W. Herridge
CCF
Kootenay West
Trans-Mountain Oil Pipeline Co
Edmonton
Vancouver
Cruickshank
Herridge
Chilliwack
Girls Think Faster Than Boys Says Investigators
London report states researchers using a jump-to-it meter show girls react faster than boys when evacuating from a simulated road danger. The device, created by the West London road safety committee, measures how quickly children return to the sidewalk after a warning horn.
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West London Road Safety Committee
Tourist bookings dropping in Prince Rupert BC
Prince Rupert tourism faces a slump as war tensions reduce bookings. A Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce spokesman notes the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce cancelled its annual convention trip here this summer after using Prince Rupert for three years.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Canada
British Columbia
Funny and Otherwise in a Fractured Silence
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from a newspaper page. Jokes feature a suitor and a bank loan, a naughty girl and Grandma, a misheard exchange at a club, and a deaf man misunderstanding a funeral line. Shared tone mirrors light social humor of everyday life.
Faster Gardening Practices For Tender Veggies And Bold Flowers
The article urges speeding growth for top vegetable quality and lists methods such as thinning, frequent cultivation, fertilizing, and thorough watering in dry weather. It also highlights easy to grow flowers like cosmos and zinnias for busy gardeners, plus spacing, depth, and thinning tips to avoid crowded, woody plants.
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Canada
Coast Company to Build New Prairie Industry
Coast Company plans a Sidney Alberta plant using Husky Refining asphalt to produce saturated roofing felt shingles and insulated sidings. Output starts in a month with full production by July, employing about 40 people and processing 8 000 tons of asphalt yearly from 120 000 barrels of Lloydminster heavy crude. Uses natural gas for heating.
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Husky Oil & Refining Ltd
Sidney
Lierdminster
Prairies
Prairie
Leduc
Lioydminster
Liedyminster
Alberta-Saskatchewan
United States-Canadian
Canada
Advocate Raising Minimum Age For The Upper Chamber
Ottawa report shows Senator Ralph Horner, 66, from Blaine Lake Sask proposes raising the senate appointment age from 30 to 50 or 60 to curb long tenure. He argues aging not the issue but others staying too long.
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Ottawa
Farmer
Blaine Lake
Sask
Ralph Horner
Senate
New Westminster First Capital of British Columbia
New Westminster served as the colony's first capital until 1868, marking its early administrative role before the capital moved to Victoria. The city’s early governance and colonial status shaped regional development during the 19th century.
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New Westminster
British Columbia
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