British Shipyards Reach Record Shipping Construction Volumes
Britain shows a surge in shipbuilding with 1,676,104 tons under construction by end March, doubling 1972 figures. The United Kingdom leads global shipbuilding, followed by the United States and Sweden as per Lloyds Register. In Q1 Britain completed 248,000 tons and laid down 357,000 tons, with about 230,000 workers employed in shipyards, up 60 percent from prewar levels.
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Veeeta
United Kingdom
ISGER
United States
Britain
S&7
Sweden
Italy
Holland
Spain
Belgium
Denmark
Night-Flying By Day A RAF Training Invention
During the war the RAF developed daytime night flying to train pilots. Pupils wear blue filter goggles and amber cockpit windows that block vision, seeing only the lit airfield path and instrument panel. The instructor, without goggles, sees normally and corrects errors safely. The goggles were created by a British photographer and his RAF brother.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
RAF
Elm Park Carries 235 Horses to Rouen for French War Relief
The cargo freight Elm Park cleared Montreal for Rouen carrying 235 horses bought in Canada by the French mission to replace stock slaughtered by German forces during the war.
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Elm Park
Montreal
Rouen
France
Canada
Nipa Palm Frond Hints at Tropical Past Near Clapham Junction
A tropical fruit from a Nipa palm found near Clapham Junction suggests the area was once a tropical forest. Scientists state that when this fruit grew here much of south eastern England lay under water.
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London
Clapham Junction
England
Canada Among Leaders in Expanding Global Food Production
The Ottawa Journal notes that food production areas are shrinking while demand grows. Canada stands as a leader with potential to expand output to meet nutritional programs and future global needs, positioning itself as a key supplier in a competitive world market.
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Europe
Asia
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Manure Alone Often Lacks Key Nutrients in Canada
Farm manure provides nitrogen and potash but often misses phosphate, a common soil deficiency in Canada. One ton of manure yields about 10 lb nitrogen, 5 lb phosphate, and 10 lb potash. In Saskatchewan phosphate is frequently deficient, and adding commercial phosphate fertilizer to manure or to manured fields can boost returns.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Disappointed Britain Faces Spring Wardrobe Price Increases
The Board of Trade announced price hikes up to 35 percent on women's coats suits and skirts while men's clothing costs remain unchanged. Officials blamed higher production costs for the increases.
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Britain
Board of Trade
Clocks as Wedding Gifts Rare in China
The article notes clocks are seldom given as wedding presents in China because they are viewed as bad omens. The cultural belief contrasts with Western traditions where clocks may symbolize time and longevity.
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China
Canada Exports Over A Million Wheat Bushels Daily
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada reports exports since August 1, 1945, through March 31, 1946, total about 258 million bushels, up from 175 million in the prior year. To prevent shortages visible supplies are dwindling and the Government plans to conserve and maximize exportable wheat.
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Europe
Asia
Canada
Brilliant Student Miss MacPherson Receives Fellowship
Elder daughter of Mr and Mrs J A MacPherson of Moosomin she graduated at the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon with honors in economics and history. She earned the Reuben Wella Leonard fellowship of 500 from Toronto University to pursue an MA in economics. She previously won the governor general's medal plus university and arts and sciences scholarships and bursaries.
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Marion Adams MacPherson
J. A. MacPherson
Moosomin
Saskatchewan University
Saskatoon
Reuben Wella Leonard
Toronto University
MacPherson
Women's University
J. S. MacLean
Alberta beet sugar gains prairie market access agreement
Cane Sugar Philip Baker announces an understanding with British Columbia cane sugar interests. The prairie market will be reserved for beet sugar, with refined cane sugar not marketed on the prairies. Vancouver refinery will supply specialty sugars beet cannot produce.
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Philip Baker
Alberta Sugar Beet Growers’ Association
British Columbia
Prairie
Baker
Prairite
Alberta
Vancouver
It Isn’t Your Town It’s You Poem Plea for Civic Pride
The piece argues that living in a good town starts with personal effort not leaving. It urges residents to stop blaming others and work together to rebuild the community. Real towns are built when everyone contributes and pursues collective improvement.
Before Gas Meters Customer Paid Flat Fee for Gas
Historical notice notes customers paid a flat jie before meters were used and could take gas as needed. The fragment references a system allowing self-service gas access prior to metering.
There’s A Reason But Farmers Not To Blame For Scarcity
The Owen Sound Sun-Times notes farmers face a farm help shortage not solely due to farmers. Improved living conditions and pay exist, yet many young men pursued wartime jobs, joined unions, and now prefer industry over farm labor, limiting farm labor appeal.
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Owen Sound
Sun-Times
Popular Commentator John Fisher Addresses Ottawa Students
John Fisher spoke to about 1,100 students at Ottawa Technical High School delivering an imaginary tour of Canada. He highlighted radar and television while urging listeners to value another’s viewpoint and foster faith in Canada and its future.
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John Fisher
Ottawa
Fisher
Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Britain tightens wartime rations bread cheese and beer
The Montreal Star reports Britain has reduced loaf sizes and cut cheese rations from three to two ounces while beer production is again curtailed, as calls in America for further wheat cuts were rejected.
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America
Britain
Montreal Star
Frood new twist in airways catering described
Ready To Serve frood is food cooked ready for serving and then frozen in storage for planes. It was served to passengers on British liners in January. Passengers ate pommes bou langere French beans and chocolate bavards that were cooked many months earlier. Each item is cooked frozen and heated separately to avoid mixing entrees and desserts.
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Airways
Soldier-Farmers urged to grow more food in campaigns
The Commander in Chief in India General Sir Claude Auchinleck orders troops may work up to three days weekly to aid the Grow More Food drive. A parallel campaign targets waste reduction across units and bases.
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India
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Swedish Albatross sails as modern training ship in Durban
In Durban harbor the four mast sailing vessel Albatross, a premier example of its kind, is used for training. The ship features a wireless telephone with a range over 2000 miles and charges crew 3s per minute to call relatives ashore.
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Durban
South Africa
Waterproof cotton developed in Britain during the war
In Manchester a new fully waterproof cotton material was developed and shown at a fashion display. Experts from many nations praised the innovation for its potential applications and durability during wartime.
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Manchester
England
Britain
Deaths of Chako and Dinizulu at Auckland Zoo
A hippopotamus named Chako died at Auckland Zoo years ago after swallowing a tennis ball. Recently Chako’s son Dinizulu died at the same zoo after swallowing a cricket ball, marking a tragic sequence at the facility.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Chako
Auckland Zoo
Dinizulu
Sure Legacy Hoax Claims War Veteran In Saint John
SURE LEGACY HORN Elmer G Lloyd of Saint John New Brunswick a war veteran announced inheritance of 100000 but now believes a slick operator staged the claim. His attorney contacted Rabb and Rabb Boston to check a supposed representative who proved a stranger. Lloyd says publicity scared off the pretended lawyer and he is glad of the fuss.
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Horn
Elmer G Lloyd
Saint John
N.B
Lloyd
Boston
Rabb and
Fred Streed
Maine
Greenland the World’s Largest Island and Ice Cap
Greenland spans nearly 100000 square miles of interior ice averaging over 1000 feet deep. The vast ice mass rises to 10000 feet in places and bleeds bergs from its fjord line each year. Only coastal rim areas host 16000 Eskimos and a few hundred Danes amid modernization and trade. Greenland exports seal oil furs fish products eiderdown and cryolite while importing foodstuffs tobacco medicines lumber hardware and more.
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Greenland
National Geographic Society
Arctic
Reverend Stone Sees Wider Life In Newspaper Work
Rev. George Stone of Point Edward Ontario says his newspaper work broadens life and fosters tolerance toward human weakness He adds that reporting helps him understand people and expand his view of life through journalism.
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George Stone
Point Edward
Ontario
Geese as the Cheapest Poultry to Keep
In summer geese find their own living on good pasture. Eight geese require as much space as one horse. The note highlights low maintenance and pasture grazing as advantages of keeping geese compared with other poultry.
US Oil Firm Plans Immediate Alaska Highway Drilling
A United States oil concern with large holdings near Fort Nelson will begin test drilling immediately. A drilling party departed Edmonton by plane to start the operation.
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Alaska
Fort Nelson
United States
Edmonton
Newspaper ads drive three quarters of Houston families buys
A Houston survey shows 75 percent of families rely on newspaper advertising for family purchases. This indicates strong public trust in print ads as a shopping guide.
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Houston
Texas
United Kingdom Seeks Higher Shipments of Canadian Eggs
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada reports the United Kingdom seeks increased Canadian shell eggs and dried eggs. The extended contract covers 1.75 million cases of shell eggs and 5,000 tons of dried eggs in 1947, totaling about 861 million dozen eggs, with UK to indicate 1948 requirements by autumn 1946. Shell eggs will ship mainly Oct to Dec 1946 and Sept 15, 1947. Canada is asked to end shell egg shipments by May 15, 1947 due to summer handling issues.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Agricultural Expert W D Albright Dies at Beaverlodge
W D Albright, lifelong Dominion experimentalist and former superintendent at Beaverlodge Alberta, died recently. Born 1881 in South Cayuga Ontario he earned the Governor General prize at O A C and helped develop Northern Alberta agriculture. He pioneered in the Peace River area and built a frontier farm that became a national experimental station.
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W. D. Albright
Dominion
Beaverlodge
Alberta
Experimental Farms Service
Peace River District
Canada
North West Territories
South Cayuga, Ont
Ontario Agricultural College
Clock that tells time and celestial events unveiled by engineer
David Olson, an engineer at the Bo fors factory in Stockholm, Sweden, constructed a clock that displays the time and celestial details. It shows sun and moon positions, dusk and dawn, moon phases, the year and month, week and date, day of week, world hour differences, and leap year changes.
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David Olson
Bofors
Stockholm
Sweden
Woollens Made Smooth by Pawpaw Juice Treatment
Australians will find woollens smooth and non ticklish as winter begins. Manufacturers report pawpaw juice treats wool fibers to partly digest proteins, removing the tickle sensation.
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Queensland
First English use of colon and semicolon traced
Historical note identifies the 16th century as the period when colon and semicolon entered English punctuation. The development marked a shift toward more nuanced sentence separation and pacing in printed texts.
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Reese Llewelyn Milner
Harry James Slyter
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A.W.L
Patsy Ann Merbert
Denver
Slyter
British Airways
Beaverlodge Experimental Station
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