Queen Elizabeth Prepares For Sea Mission
The Cunard White Star Line flagship Queen Elizabeth, the world’s largest liner, is undergoing final work in Southampton with 1,100 workers to begin transatlantic service in September. Alongside Queen Mary, it will sail the North Atlantic route for 40 hours a week in a three week cycle, with plans to visit Paris on return. The party includes Cambridge students, schoolboys, and Lambeth apprentices amid postwar reconstruction.
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Raney Te
Cunard- White Star Line
Southampton
Paris
England
Cambridge University
Lambeth
London
Youth Volunteers to Work Holiday in France
Mirror reports 25 British youths depart London on the 22nd for a working holiday in France under the Youth Exercise Volunteers banner. They will travel to Savoy to build and erect heated houses as part of their mission.
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Ch Pica E Lo
Mirror
London
Oeneduly
Holliday
France
Eureice Volunteers
Savoy
Britain Expands Blood Service For Wartime Needs
A Ministry of Health review shows about 4000 bottles of dried plasma were sent to Holland after liberation for starving patients. Thousands of bottles of whole blood and plasma aided British forces and civilian hospitals. England and Wales recorded nearly 394000 donations last year, marking transfusion as a growing, wartime staple of hospital care.
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Britain
Ministry of Health
Holland
England
Wales
Government Wheat Pact Draws Western Criticism
Roblin, August 12 1946 letter to the editor questions the bilateral wheat agreement with Great Britain. The writer argues it harms western farmers, weakens Canada’s position at the peace conference, and contrasts it with multilateral views of leaders King and Ilsley. H. H. Simpson, Roblin, Manitoba, adds support with a cited trade extract.
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Roblin Review
Great Britain
King
Lilsley
Canada
H. H. Simpson
Roblin
Man
Canada wheat deal under UK pressure risks future trade
English Journal editorial notes Britain’s pressure shaped Canada’s four year wheat export pact with the United Kingdom. Canada will sell Britain 600 million bushels at 1.55 dollars for two years, then 1.25 and 1.0 dollars the next two years, effectively locking markets and limiting other exporters.
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Corn Trade News
England
United Kingdom
Canada
Britain
United States
Mackinnon
House of Commons
Australia
Argentina
Ita
Roblin Council Debates Minutes From 1946 Meeting
Roblin Village council in session August 7 1946 with Mayor Geo Kelso presiding and all councillors present. The board approved minutes from July 3 and July 19 and passed multiple accounts and licenses. They authorized building permits for Nolan Hanson and Haines and moved to establish a skating and curling rink with a civic holiday and advisory committee.
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Geo. Kelso
Ford-Taylor
Ford-Hughes
Municipal
A. Branfoot
E. Fletcher
Jean M. Mitchell
Bert Miller
Cscs
Roblin Board of Trade
Frank Penas
T. H. Taylor Wu
Willson Stationery Co
A. T. Kines, Post
Geo
A. McBurney
Hughes-Ford
Ellen Williams
Hughes-Taylor
Roblin Cafe
Charlie Yuen
Club Cafe
Jim and
Joe Yee
W. R. Andrews
Taylor-Hughes
Percy Nolan
Elk
Peter Hanson
John W. Haines
Department of Health and Public Welfare
Peter Hanson Westeel Products
Roblin Review
Mike Korpan
C.N.R. Express
A. T. Kines
U.E.S
Wm. Hornsby
Ccc
Frank Collins
G. A. McBurney
Egal
Roblin Trading Co
Frank Rice
Imperial Oil Ltd
Northern Electric Co
Fairbanks- Morse Co
T. H. Taylor
Workman's’ Com. Board
Steve Wizniak
Hughes Motors
Taylor-Ford
Roblin
Manitoba Power Commission
Commission of Electrical Energy
Taylor-Kines
Kines-Taylor
Wm. Ford
Canadian Legion
Athletic Club
Board of Trade
British Technicolor Film Despatched To 25 Countries
The Gaumont British technicolor newsreel of the Victory Parade in London proved a success and was distributed by air to 25 countries. Each country received a copy, the report notes, marking a unique international reception for the film.
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Gaumont
London
Hillsburg Council Minutes August 7 1946 at Municipal Office
The Hillsburg council meets in the Municipal Office with Reeve Sorbo presiding and all members present. Motions authorize Al bert Liski to be paid 15 dollars monthly from June 1 1946 for care of John Dom broski and adopt the revised voters list for 1946. SW 32 26 27W leased to Fred Zebresky for 1946 for 10 dollars cash and several accounts approved for payment. Civic quotes conclude with a Cicero and Froude quotation on courage.
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Sorbo
Melnychenki - Belcher
Zimmer - Belcher
Albert Liski
John Dombroski
Zimmer-Belcher
Chick-Belcher
Fred Zebresky
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Deal
Roblin Council
Hillsburg Council
Belcher-Zimmer
D. R. Spear
Ward
Village of Roblin
T. H. Taylor, Ward
Powell Equipment Co
Wilson Stationery Co
Goose Lake
Con. S.D
Dept. Health and Public Welfare
J. M. Borowski
S. Syko
Releif W. Holeski
C. Brydon
Froude
Cicero
E. To Little
Business College
Dauphin
Manitoba
Thomas Little
Mary L. Hunt
Eaton Building
Eaton’s
P.O. Box
New Hie
Armed Services
Advertisen
Spe
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