Plenty of Jobs Ahead for Canadian Workers Says Analysis
The Financial Post surveys postwar reconversion, noting strong demand and potential short-lived labor bottlenecks. Canada currently shows 650000 to 900000 war workers phased into peacetime roles, with 1000000 plus jobs needed and significant shifts from war to civilian production anticipated within months.
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Pilus
Howe
Mitchell
Canada
NSS
Arthur MacNamara
Financial Post
Labor Gazette
Proper Use of Science and Atomic Energy
The article argues science must be used wisely by informed people and warns that improper use of atomic energy could tempt dictatorial powers or governments. It notes atomic power hastened the war’s end, may deter future conflict, and rejects blanket prohibition as impractical.
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Brantford Expositor
Quinine First Isolated in 1820
A historical note records that quinine was isolated for the first time in the year 1820. It highlights a milestone in medicinal chemistry and the study of alkaloids, marking a turning point in treatments for malaria and global health.
Berry Institute founder brings new hope to polio victims
Martin Berry, son of Berry Method pioneer, teaches reeducation to move paralysis victims toward walking. In Vancouver he starts Canada's first School of Physical Reeducation, now aiding eight students including a child with spastic paralysis and a former policeman. Veterans Affairs has him lead classes at Shaughnessy Hospital, boosting morale while progress remains preliminary.
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Martin Berry
Berry Institute
San Carlos
Calif
Berry
Vancouver
Canada
G. F. Strong
Barbara
University of Southern California
Milton Berry
British Columbia
Federal Department of Veterans Affairs
Shaughnessy Veterans Hospital
F. C. Bell
Shaughnessy
Atomic engine for aircraft seen as distant prospect
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics scientists say atomic power for planes is a distant possibility. A brick sized fuel supply could provide enough energy to circle the world, enabling larger payloads and stronger light metal wings for supersonic craft, with broadening air transport and global communication opportunities rather than mere destruction.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
N.A.C.A
Rumor Spreads Fast in Neighborhood Says Gardener
An observant man notes garden crops need 30 to 40 days to mature while a rumor planted at a backyard fence can travel through the neighborhood in an hour or less, illustrating the speed of gossip.
Canadian Sheep Beneficial for Farmers Says Expert
Dr. E. S. Archibald, head of Canada’s experimental farms, urged expanding sheep breeding at a wool growers meeting. He warned small flocks produce poor quality, while larger scale cross breeding could make sheep a valuable national asset and improve pasture and fertilizer use. Western farmers found sheep income during drought, and a Vel Marie co operative leased over 50 000 acres, repaying debts.
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Canada
British Isles
Australia
E. S. Archibald
Experimental Farms Service
Wool Growers’ Association
Co-Operative Sheep Producers Association
Vel Marie
Saskatchewan
Archibald
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Depot Harbor Housing Shortage Reduces Town to 115
Housing shortages grip Depot Harbor Ontario near Parry Sound on Georgian Bay where once bustling port life sank from 450 to 115 residents. Of 100 houses, only about 20 are occupied, leaving about 80 vacant as the town struggles to revive.
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Canada
Depot Harbor
Ont
Parry Sound
Georgian Bay
Highways in the United States Run End to End
A claim imagines all U S highways laid in a single line requiring a filling station for each interval between segments. The statement illustrates vast road network scale and modern infrastructure needs, highlighting countless service points along routes.
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United States
Hitler Oak cut down amid secret World War II messages
Workers dismantled the Hitler Oak at Her ford Westphalia Germany after discovering three bottles with hidden notes dated 1939. Burgomaster Karl Jaecker led the uprooting, condemning the symbol of a thousand years of Nazi power and recalling persecuted Germans who suffered under Hitler.
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Herford
Westphalia
Germany
Third Reich
Karl Jaecker
Rehme
Reichstag
Adolf Hitler
Jaecker
Hitler
Renowned Scientist Millikan Retires as Caltech Head
Dr. Robert A Millikan, 77, famed for confirming cosmic rays, retires as chief administrator of the California Institute of Technology. Nobel prize winner in 1923 for measuring the electrical content of irons.
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Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
Millikan
Uranium and Aftermath of Liberation Struggles
The article surveys uranium's history and uses from Curie to atomic bombs, notes its natural deposits in the US and elsewhere, and discusses postwar challenges for occupying forces. It highlights lawlessness, displaced persons, and the vast German exodus as central issues for the control commission in Central Europe.
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Europe
Control Commission
Attlee Praises Churchill’s Role In Victory In Commons
In the House of Commons Premier Attlee pays tribute to Winston Churchill as a primary architect of victory. He says Churchill expressed courage and determination during dark hours and linked Churchill to Franklin D. Roosevelt, noting Roosevelt did not live to see victory.
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Attlee
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Roosevelt
Magna Carta Lacock Abbey Copy Given to British Museum
One of the two Lacock Abbey copies of Henry III s 1225 Magna Carta has been presented to the British Museum by Miss M T Elliot. The other copy remains at Durham. The Lacock Abbey document shows the charter in its final form as it appears on Britain s statute books.
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British Museum
Lacock Abbey
M. T. Elliot
Durham
Britain
Penicillin Labeling Rule Issued by Canada Gazette
By Order in Council the Canada Gazette requires all penicillin preparations for injection to bear potency on the label. All capsule tablet pill cachet lozenge or similar dosage forms must state penicillin content.
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Canada Gazette
Last Supper Returns to Milan After WWII Sheltering
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci may be viewed again at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. An Allied commission notes only a four inch square area on St James the Greater’s tunic shows plaster dust, with the rest restored after wartime damage to the refectory wall and roof.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Milan
Church of
Santa Maria Delle Grazie
Allied Commission
St. James the Greater
New York Times
Rag doll Pattern 7210 for gifts this year
A Winnipeg Household Arts notice promotes a rag doll pattern 7210 with yarn curls and floppy limbs. It explains that twenty cents in coins are sent to the department and asks for the name address and pattern number to obtain the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
MacDermot Avenue E
Man
Women doctors in the Royal Army Medical Corps
Nearly 500 women physicians serve across the United Kingdom Europe Africa and Asia with the Royal Army Medical Corps. They are fully commissioned with equal rank pay and privileges to male officers and perform all regular medical duties except front line combat and field ambulance roles.
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Royal Army Medical Corps
United Kingdom
Europe
Italy
Middle East
East Africa
India
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