Universities Civilize Minds for World Peace Says Education Advocate
The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, delivering the honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of Toronto on February 1, 1945, argued education is essential to reconstruct and sustain civilization after World War II. He praised universities for shaping adults, inspiring culture, and empowering nations to build lasting peace.
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Eddives
United Kingdom
Senate of the University of Toronto
Peel
University of Toronto
University of Oxford
Oxford
Strong Wrapping Favored For Overseas Mail
Post office officials urge robust packaging for small military parcels sent abroad to ensure delivery in good condition. Kraft paper should wrap items, with secure sealing and tight tying, as fragile contents like cigarette cases watches and rings have previously come apart in transit, risking loss.
Spoiled The Bait In Cold Oxford Misadventure
A fisherman and friend in Oxford Connecticut planned an ice fishing trip. They left live minnows in a bathtub with a slow water trickle. Returning, they found the minnows dead and cooked from hot water from the faucet.
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Oxford
Conn
Hungary Pays Heavy Reparation After Nazi Alignment
The Sault Daily Star reports Hungary faces a costly armistice terms with the Soviet Union. It must pay 200 million dollars in six years to Russia and 100 million to Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, and will lose Transylvania it seized from Romania.
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Sault Daily Star
Hungary
Soviet Union
Russia
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Transylvania
Romania
CPR Legal Dept reshuffles retirement of E P Flintoft
Canadian Pacific Railway discloses a veteran leadership transition in Montreal with E P Flintoft retiring after more than 36 years. George A Walker succeeds as vice president and general counsel, C B Evans becomes general solicitor, and D I McNeill moves to Montreal as assistant general counsel.
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E. P. Flintoft
K C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
D. C. Coleman
George A. Walker
K.C
Calgary
Mr. Flintoft
C. 8. Evans
Walker
D. I. McNeill
Winnipeg
Fiintoft
Sarnia
Ont
Ronto
Waterloo
Canadian Pacific
Ton West
Waller
East
Mr. McNeill
Macleod
Alta
University of Alberta
C.P.R
Evans
Ontario Hydro Commission
Railway
Contented refugees helped resettle Canadian farms after war
Ken Riddell of Canadian Business reviews the entry of Czech and Sudetenland refugees before the war. In St Walburg 147 families and 34 single men began farms. five years later 97 families remained farming while others moved to cities or war industries. About 150 more families near Peace River also prospered as citizens with well built homes and capable equipment.
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Oxford
Alsc
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ken Riddell
St. Walburg
Tupper Creek
British Columbia
Peace River
Brockville Recorder and Times
Averted Starvation Through Food Imports Policy
Lord Wotlton, former Minister of Food, credits science with saving Britain from starvation after a 50 percent drop in food imports in 1940. He argues scientific measures and innovations prevented widespread famine during a critical wartime period.
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Britain
Lord Wotlton
Penguins Swim Vast Distances With Little Effort
Birds known as penguins reportedly cover about 100 miles daily in the sea without showing signs of exertion, a finding that suggests remarkable endurance and efficient movement in their aquatic environment.
Secrets of D-Day Plan Revealed by RAF Officer
Air Commodore Cecil Arthur Bouchier wrote a sealed 200 page D-Day aerial operation bible in longhand to minimize leaks. The plan detailed execution for thousands of Allied aircraft and countermeasures, with copies given to every crew. Bouchier, veteran of WWI artillery and decorated with CBE OBE and DFC, kept the code tight until hours before June 6. In Russgnadi Italy the town’s people share a surname and many are named Felice or Felicita.
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D-Day
Cecil Arthur (Roy) Bouchier
R.A.F
Bouchier
W.A.A.F
C.B.E
O.B.E
D.F.C
Unconditional surrender debated in Commons amid moral aims
In the United Kingdom House of Commons on January 18, the Prime Minister argued for unconditional surrender toward Germany and Japan, stating the policy remains right despite concerns about humanitarian duties. He warned against negotiating peace and emphasized steadfast moral limits and the postwar aim of a lasting structure of peace and justice.
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United Kingdom
House of Commons
United States
Casablanca
Germany
Japan
Peloponnesus
Europe
Russia
Britain
Finland
Italy
United Nations
Britain relaxes machine tool restrictions for civilian use
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Britain loosening limits on machine tools, marking the start of a broad industrial era. It cites historic roles in railways and shipbuilding, wartime tool aid to the US and Russia, and a government tool pool of over 13 million dollars, aiming to boost postwar global markets.
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Britain
British Isles
United States
Russia
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Petal-Stitch Square Crochet Pattern 7417
Petal-Stitch Square is a large 16 inch crochet square in petal stitches, used for scarves or pick-up work. Pattern 7417 provides square stitch instructions. send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E, Winnipeg, Man, with name address and pattern number. Mails may delay delivery of patterns.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
May Not Admit It New Official Life Expectancy Tables
New official tables based on the 1941 census show Canadian girls aged one will live on average 3.09 years longer than those in 1931. How many will actually admit to these extra years is another question.
Evaporated Milk Output and Market Seen in Canada 1945
The Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada projects 1944 evaporated milk production to reach 175 million pounds. Start of 1946 stocks are high for the period, but demand will absorb all evaporated milk that can be produced in 1945, according to the report.
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Canada
Canads
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