Scotland faces oatmeal rationing amid snowbound towns
Strathden and Corgartf residents in remote glens rely on oatmeal for winter meals. With rationing, a boll of oatmeal is 289 points but only 22 points are issued monthly, leaving families cut off as roads stay blocked by snow for weeks. Storekeeper Thomas Shand notes some households are snowbound thirteen weeks. Before the war a family typically bought oatmeal flour salt and sugar in fall.
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Strathden
Corgartf
Thomas Shand
Three Hundred British Soldiers Return After Walkout
In Liverpool the Western Command reports 300 British Army personnel on the Empress of Scotland walked off the transport in protest over food and quarters. After eight hours the troops agreed to return following talks with senior officers, some needing assistance due to exposure. The demonstrators said the protest aimed to avoid overseas service after leave.
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Liverpool
England
Western Command
Far East
Royal Observatory Moves From Greenwich to Sussex
The Royal Observatory will transfer from Greenwich to Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex over several years starting next year. Work will occur in stages with meteorological and astronomical studies continuing at both sites. Minimal equipment moves. domes and out-buildings will be erected in the castle grounds while the exterior of the castle remains largely unchanged.
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London
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Herstmonceur Castle
Sussex
No Public Financing of Strikes in State Benefit Laws
A Kansas City Times analysis notes most states disallow unemployment benefits to striking workers. Paying benefits to miners on strike would fund and encourage a strike against the government, violating federal law and prolonging the disruption in coal regions.
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Kansas City Times
Toronto man cleared in taxi driver's Nov 30 stay incident
Toronto police said a 32 year old man who gave his name as Kingsley Mann had been cleared of suspicion in connection with the stay there on November 30 of Alfred Reddish, a Toronto taxi driver.
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Toronto
Kingsley Mann
Alfred Reddish
Town and Out All Residents Visit Relatives
Paddock of Biggar Saskatchewan arrived to visit brother Frank and other relatives. R N Dunsmore left to visit Melville relatives with his daughter Mrs Warner. Rivers School closes Friday for Christmas vacation and reopens January 6, 1947 after a 16 day term. A Christmas service will be held at United church with a White Gift session. James Emslie travels to the Pacific coast to visit his brother Arthur. they last met in 1903 after harvesting together in the district.
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Paddock
Biggar, Sask
Frank Paddock
R.N. Dunsmore
Melville, Sask
3. Warner
Rivers School
United Church
James Emslie
Pacific Coast
Arthur
Community Hall Event Announcement
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Rivers H A Kemp Appointed Eastern Rail Electrical Engineer
Rivers H A Kemp has been appointed electrical engineer western regional CNR with headquarters in Winnipeg. He began railway service at Rivers in 1910 with the GTP and in 1915 joined the Canadian Northern railway as a wireman.
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H. A. Kemp
Western Regional
CNR
Winnipeg
Rivers
GTP
Canadian Northern Railway
Prisoners of war repatriated from Britain on compassionate grounds
The British control commission said seven hundred German POWs a month will be sent to the British zone of Germany on compassionate grounds. Other items note BC premier hints at possible provincial tax measures for 1947, Britain may not abolish capital punishment this session, and global tensions echo fears of a new war.
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Berlin
Britain
Germany
British Control Commission
John Hurt
British Columbia
Hitler
Stockholm
Refugee Capital Bureau
Sweden
Roseville W A elects officers at Carnegie annual meet
At the Carnegie annual meeting held at Mrs. J Bromley’s home Roseville W A elected Win Bromley president Mrs W H Frank vice president Mrs E E Chapman treasurer and Marion Watts secretary A correction notes Robinville school concert will be held Monday Dec 23.
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Roseville
W. A
J. Bromley
Win Bromley
W. H. Frank
E. E. Chapman
Marion Watts
Robinville
Seens Visit Relatives in Sherridan and Canada
Tarbolton residents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Seens visit their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. V. Lowe in Sherridan. J. Wedderburn visited Winnipeg last week. Miss J. Livingstone, formerly of Winnipeg, departed Saturday for Vancouver B C to reside there.
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Mrs
T. H. Seens
Mrs. V. Lowe
Sherridan
J. Wedderburn
Winnipeg
Miss J. Livingstone
Vancouver
B.C
Taylor's Transfer to Host Employees Dinner Monday
Following the customary procedure, Taylor's Transfer will tender a dinner to its employees on Monday next. The gathering this year continues the longstanding company tradition.
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Taylor
Polish Geologists Find Uranium Deposits in Lower Silesia
Wiecior Warsiawy reports Polish geologists found uranium deposits at Krzyzatec in Lower Silesia. The Sugar Administrator notes no prospect of a sugar ration increase for IM47. Fort Erie Times-Review comments that replacing most contract-minded officials with production experts could boost national profit.
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Wiecior Warsiawy
Krzyzatec
Lower Silesia
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Fort Erie
Consolation Suncee Reformer in Canadian Home Costs Rise
The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports that building a house in Canada costs up to 37 percent higher than 1359 figures and continues to climb. Consolation is offered to prospective builders that prices have not yet peaked postwar, remaining about seven percent above the prewar level, easing some burden on struggling Canadian families unable to buy or rent with limited resources.
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Suncee
Canada
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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