Danbury Housing Dilemma and TV Purchases Spark Debate
The Globe and Mail reports in 1947 Danbury Connecticut built a $300000 veterans housing project funded by half state and half town bonds. Forty homes housed veterans. 31 tenants were in arrears while five housing authority members resigned over perceived misallocation as rents remained low.
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Globe and Mail
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Peterborough
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Windsor
Union For Relief
New TV Installment Plan Highlights 1949 Spending
The piece notes a $400 television bought on 45 a month installments. It cites Commerce Department data: Americans spent 29 times more on clothing and jewelry than religion, three times tobacco vs private education, and 234 times drink vs medical care. It argues high living distorts demand and morality, risking scarcity of necessities.
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Department of Commerce
Washington
Globe and Mail
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Yorkshire pudding secrets from an Englishwoman’s kitchen
An Englishwoman reveals step by step tips for perfect Yorkshire pudding including dry sifted flour, standing batter for an hour, beating direction, hot fat in the tin, and high oven heat. Proportions and a sample recipe line up for a light, creamy inside with a crisp brown crust.
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Yorkshire
Tribute from Calvert to Canadians of Welsh Descent
A tribute highlights Welsh influence in Canada with figures like Thomas Button and David Thompson cited as early Welsh settlers and surveyors. It praises multicultural nation building and the Welsh as a devout, industrious people contributing to science, mining, engineering, teaching, law, and industry.
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Calvert
Camapa
Canada
Thomas Button
Henry Hudson
North-West Passage
David ‘Thompson
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