Western Canada backs price control says Ottawa visit
Edna Jacques reports from Ottawa that Western Canada endorses price control and fights inflation. Byrne Sanders, director of the Consumer Branch, notes strong regional support, cooperation, and a farm woman pledge to do whatever is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Edna Jacques
Western Canada
Byrne Sanders
Consumer Branch
WPTSB
Ottawa
Miss Sanders
Trades and Labour Councils
Secret Two-Year-Old Canadian Raid Revealed
A 1942 joint raid on Boulogne by about 50 Carleton and York regiment members attached to Lord Lovat’s command failed to land due to a naval mishap near the French coast. Some British raiders reached shore for a beach and dune reconnaissance while Canadian reporter Douglas Amaron was barred from naming Canadian participation. The landing craft returned to Dover mostly in daylight. those involved now receive the 1939-43 Star.
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Carleton and York Regiment
St. Stephen
N.B
Lord Lovat
Boulogne
Douglas Amaron
Amaron
First Empire
Dover
Tiny virus-like bactrophages unveiled under electron microscope
Electron microscope reveals minute bacteria with heads and tails called bactrophages, measuring about a quarter of a millionth of an inch. Shown to the Society of American Bacteriologists in New York along with RCA’s new electron microscopes, one reaching 22 000 and another 5 000 diameters, while the original goes to 100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of American Bacteriologists
New York
R.C.A
Oldest public house licensee in England runs 500-year-old New Inn
Eliza Bodie known as Mummie runs the New Inn at Pevensey the 500 year old public house. Her family has held the licence for a century and it has been in her name for 34 years since her husband died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Eliza
Mummie) Bodie
New Inn
Pevensey
Lion range in prehistoric Europe noted
In ancient times the lion inhabited a wide region across much of Europe, indicating a once expansive distribution before regional declines and local extinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Crow Convention Mirrors Political Life In Meadow
The piece narrates crows holding a convention in elm clumps with speeches, factions, and delegate shifts. Messengers move between camps as groups form and reassemble, ending with a single leader delivering commands and a season platform. The scene ends as delegates disperse to woodland work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tane
New York Times
Mayor La Guardia Receives Henry Hadley Medal
Mayor La Guardia is awarded the Henry Hadley medal by the National Association for American Composers and Conductors for outstanding services to American music. Chal mers Clifton, awards chairman, lauds him as a sincere music lover whose energy aided establishing the City Centre of Music and Drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor la Guardia
National Association For American Composers
Fainting in blood donation judged not serious says JAMA
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes fainting during the bleeding procedure may occur in blood donors but carries no serious significance. Sailors' neckerchiefs were designed to serve as slings or tourniquets for battle injuries.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Canada Plans For Postwar Farm Exports And Flaxseed Demand
Wartime export of Canadian farm products has surged with eggs and oils a focus. Critics debate bacon quality for Britain, while flaxseed acreage and prices rise to a peak in 1944 45. The Agricultural Supplies Board notes no current flax quotas and urges high quality seed and proper cultivation to maintain markets in Britain and beyond.
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Canada
Britain
China
Peterborough Examiner
Dominion
Agricultural Supplies Board
C.W. Fort William
Port Arthur
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Four-Engine Bomber Crashes After Silent Flight
A four-engine bomber based at Sioux City air base flew for four hours with no crew aboard and then crashed into a ravine. The craft went down over 100 miles from the location where 10 crew members and 2 bombardier instructors bailed out when a fire started aboard.
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Sioux City
United States Army Air Base
Boston’s Skyward Limit: City Bans Skyscrapers on Fill
Boston, Mass, faces a strict ordinance forbidding the erection of skyscrapers on filled ground, shaping the city’s vertical development. The regulation aims to curb settlement on reclaimed or unstable fill while guiding future skyline planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Dental Work by Army Surgeon In Northland Tale
Lieut. George Denstock, U S Army dental surgeon, recalls odd patients in the Canadian Northland. The prize example is a trapper who fitted two wolves teeth into a bridge with glue after losing two front teeth. He had a bridge for two front teeth made years ago. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Denstock
U.S. Army
Canadian
Northland
National Research Council Advances War Science
The National Research Council in Ottawa has solved many scientific problems linked to wartime needs. It equips Canada’s navy, army, and air force with modern instruments. Problems are studied jointly by Defence Headquarters officers and council staff, combining military and civilian expertise.
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National Research Council
Canada
Ottawa
Council
Defence Headquarters
Great Britain
Dominions
United States
Conditions in Occupied Europe Show Severe Child Hunger
The article describes widespread malnutrition among children in Nazi-occupied Europe, with fifty million under twenty, many stunted or ill. France Belgium Netherlands Greece Poland and Denmark are highlighted for food shortages and poor nourishment, while Goering’s dire warning appears misaligned with reality.
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Europe
London
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Greece
Poland
Hamilton Spectator
Snow White the RAF pigeon flies Berlin missions in war effort
A Royal Air Force pigeon named Snow White, the only female flying in the United Kingdom unit, receives a Distinguished Flying Cross from airmen after a Berlin mission. Her crew lists include two Hamburg trips, five Ruhr runs, two to Milan, and a Berlin visit. Snow White, a white pigeon with brown patches, has a daughter in service and joins thousands of war pigeons risking life to relay SOS signals, with some casualties and injuries among flyers and handlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Australian Air Force
United Kingdom
Snow White
Berlin
Hamburg
Ruhr
Milan
S.O.S
London
Youngest Wing Commander Named to Bison Squadron
London announces twenty year old Wing Commander A. F. Avant of Hughton Saskatchewan appointed to command the RCAF bomber group Bison squadron. He is believed to be the youngest man in the RCAF or RAF to hold such a position.
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A. F
al) Avant
C. Hughton
Sask
R.C.A.F
London
R.ca.f
R.A.F
Menzies Warns on Postwar Attitude in Sydney Speech
Robert Menzies warned in Sydney that victory followed by a slack, passive stance could prove defeat. He cited two fundamentals for postwar policy: no country could be self contained after the war and international relations would become paramount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Menzies
Australia
Sydney
Heirloom Lace Doilies Pattern 744 Offered by Winnipeg
Crochet patterns for lace doilies and luncheon sets from Household Arts Depart ment at Winnipeg Newspaper Univ. Pattern 744 includes stitches directions and material lists. Send twenty cents in coins to address 175 McDermott Avenue East, Winnipeg Manitoba, with name, address, and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Univ
McDermott Avenue E
Controversial Fuel Plan Proposed by Nestom Operator
Eric S Rowlandson of Nestom Cheshire submits to government a plan to convert ship sludge oil into fuel waste. He claims the method could save about 600000 tons of coal annually and reduce fuel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric S. Rowlandson
Nestom
Cheshire
Eric
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