Science pushes Canadian role in disease control drugs
Canadian farmers may help fight typhoid and dysentery as whey derived milk sugar is refined and used to produce penicillin and streptomycin. Dominion Agriculture collects whey from Eastern Ontario and Quebec cheese plants, sending it to New York for processing then returning sugar for drugs and livestock feeds. Tens of millions of pounds of whey have been converted in 2.5 years.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
New York State
Princess Elizabeth A Very Human Girl
The Windsor Star reports Princess Elizabeth attended her first after theatre supper party with peers, dancing past midnight in a public restaurant. The piece notes the event shows her growing openness and unprotected public presence, endearing her to people worldwide.
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Princess Elizabeth
Windsor Star
Use of Coal Once Considered Illegal
Coal once faced harsh penalties under old laws with coal banned in London during King Edward I era. Modern reports note this front page history from Toronto Saturday Night, highlighting severe fines and even business suspensions for violations.
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Toronto
Edward
London
3000 D P s Return To London Daily
The Displaced Persons of Britain are moving back to London as shortages and controls fail to hold them. Evacuation began in London and now reverse flows are swelling the capital’s population. Ministry records show rising food registrations and daily increases in mouths to feed.
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Britain
London
Ministry of Food
Match sticks treated to prevent lingering embers after flame dies
The article notes that match sticks are treated with ammonium phosphate to reduce risk of smoldering embers once the flame is extinguished.
Allies Greatest Hoax Of War
A Christian Science Monitor correspondent reports that on the night before D day 20 aircraft from Midlands and northern England dropped chaff or window to jam German radar. The feint misled Luftwaffe interceptors as Allied invasion ships landed at Normandy, the largest invasion force ever.
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I Luftwaffe
Normandy
Christian Science Monitor
Midlands
Neyland
England
Calais
France
Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force
Rations Down Under Not to Be Lifted Before 1947
Australian ration restraints on meat and butter will remain through 1947, say Federal Commerce Department experts. Despite wartime demand easing, surpluses must be exported to support Britain and liberated areas. Australia is already shipping processed milk to Borneo, Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
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Australia
Federal Commerce Department
Britain
Borneo
Singapore
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Rationing Keeps Food Distribution Fair in Canada
The Ottawa Journal notes that Canadians consume more of almost every food item today than before the war, despite rationing. It argues rationing, applied nationwide, is not a hardship but an effective means of even distribution.
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Ottawa Journal
Schafer's Hatchery Leghorn and Giant Poultry Stock
Ontario breeding station offers Leghorns White Giants Black Giants Rhode Island Reds Barred Rocks Australorpes and sexed chicks. Location 50 Charon St Kitchener Ontario with 1444 Red Rock hybrid chicks available. Pullorum blood tested stock. circular Angus Urquhart Greenfield Ontario.
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Chatham
Wrankwiice Hatchery
Jahnke St. Chatham
Ont
Schafer’s
Ontario
White Giants Inc
Black Giants
Isc
Rhode Island
Barred Rocks
Australorpes
Charon St
Kitchener
Red Rock
Angus Urquhart
Greenfield
Diphtheria Criticism and Arctic Diet Mentioned
Major General Chisholm blames parents for child deaths from diphtheria and warns of manslaughter charges for neglect. The Ottawa Citizen calls the remarks strong but true. The Eskimo diet in winter is boiled seal and walrus meat.
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Chisholm
Ottawa Citizen
First Known Case of DDT Poisoning
The British Medical Journal reports the first known fatal DDT poisoning a 19 month old child in West Africa died after ingesting about one ounce of a DDT paraffin mix Tests linked DDT to the death Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory tests warn of grave DDT intoxication hazards for users exposure causes eye irritation fatigue limb ache irritability and mental clouding
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British Medical Journal
Royal Naval Physiolgical Laboratory
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Joseph Stilwell
Masuda
Santa Ana
Calif
Kazuo Masuda
Italy
Gary Chicks
Monkton Poultry Worms
Monkton
Geddard Chick Hatcheries
Britannia Heights
Bray Hatchery
John N. Hamilton
Guelph
Thump- Shires
Fergus, Ont
Parker's Dye Works Limited
Yonge Street
Northern Farm Products Limited
Pine Street
North
Timmins
Lux Plastic Company
Box
Delormier Station
Montreal
Que
Dhthrutly Hs
Kingsdals
Active Investigation Bureau
Warnham Avenue
T. B. Clear
Hordnformation
Rs G. Simpkin
Robroelea Harm
Stroud
HALY
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Sharon Products Co
P. O
Place D’armes
Mount Royal Stamp Co
McGill College Ave
Clarence Perdue
Clinton
R. R
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Market St
Uni
Spadina
Shuher-Mahobang Kim
Ardee
C. H. Elmecroft
Red Ace
Don Shaw
Cannington
Precision Parts Ltd
Aylmer St
Allen Electric Comece Ltd
Dufferin St
Proton
County Grey
Andrew Mitchell
Dundalk
Mr. Robbins
Minto Township
Wellington County
Val Weller
Formosa
Dalhousie Township
Lanark County
Val. Weiler
Robertson
Robertson's Fairdressing Academy
Avenue Road
Ottawa
Denman Drug Store
Vancouver
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Dixon
Munro’s
Higin
Thomson
Ae Ave
Dixson
Elgin
Wwaomin
Marvel
America
Bioer
J. la Rice Agencies
Johnson St
Kingston
Madam Fantechio- Tavanti
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Wrhrile
STAR
Torpento
Pred A. Boddington
Church
Phtherstounbaugh & Company Patent Solicitors
King West
Ras Quest
Drummond
Owen Sound
Sige Torrens Avenue
George Drummond
Gould Street
China
Hotel Metropole
Niagara Falls
CNB
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Adelaide
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