Eye glass price fix and doctor rebates stir Canadian outrage
A government inquiry finds eye wear prices in Canada driven high by a cartel and hefty rebates to doctors prescribing glasses. The Winnipeg Free Press condemns the scheme as coercive soaking of consumers with 590000 in rebates in 1946. The piece urges prosecution while questioning the viability of free enterprise. A Father’s Day reflection closes the column with sentimental notes.
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Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Free Press
Letters To The Editor On Roblin CCF Nominating Meet
Roblin Manitoba letters defend the CCF party against P N Hanson accusation. A Sangster and Annie W Arnott rebut claims that the nominating convention date was secret and charge Hanson with not supporting the party. They recount local history, wages, and public service, stressing farm and worker concerns in Manitoba.
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Hanson
A. Sangster
Ed Jakeman
Roblin C.C.F. Unit
Roblin
Man
Roblin Review
P. N. Hanson
C. C.F
Cryderman
Mr. Hanson
CCF
Manitoba
C.C.F
Woodsworth
Coldwell
Dominion House
Regina
Annie W. Arnott
Wise counsel and guard against wrongs in daily life
The piece reflects on caution as a path to safety and virtue. It weaves quotes about distrust, watchfulness, self-control, and moral restraint from Seeker Shakespeare Spurgeon and Mary Baker Eddy, suggesting thoughtful boundaries prevent malice and foster integrity.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Britain builds 3,000,000 volt X ray synchrotron
Britain has built a 3,000,000 volt synchrotron electron accelerator aimed at fundamental nuclear research at University of Glasgow. Additional machines are planned for medical research to generate 30,000,000 volt X rays to treat malignant tumours inaccessible to external radiation.
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Britain
University of Glasgow
Medical Research Council of Britain
New Helicopter Spraying Method Demonstrated in Britain
A public demonstration near Cambridge showcased a new air spraying method from a helicopter for pest control. The technique uses rotor slip stream at about 20 mph to carry spray onto crops, with ground rebound enabling underside leaf coverage. The craft flies just one to two feet above plants and can move laterally for minutes over a single area.
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Britain
Cambridge
United States
United Kingdom
London Waterloo Station Centenary Celebration
Waterloo, one of Britain's largest stations, marked its centenary on June 14 with 200000 daily passengers using 21 platforms. An old Victorian locomotive entered the station driven by an engineer in a bowler hat and whiskers as a special exhibit recounted the line's growth from the first train carrying mail and 40 passengers from Southampton.
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Waterloo
Southampton
Meekness Defines Self Defense and Steady Right
A succinct quotation contrasts meekness with revenge and irritability, noting that true restraint excludes morbid sensitivity yet allows self defense and persistent maintenance of what is right. The line underscores disciplined firmness within ethical conduct.
CPR inaugurates first North American ticket issuing machine
G A MacNamara of the CPR inspects a new ticket issuing and accounting device at Windsor station Montreal. The machine prints its own tickets from a matrice, speeds sales, and maintains full records. If successful in Windsor it will be installed at other CPR centres to handle about 90 percent of coach tickets within 24 hours of Montreal.
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G. A. MacNamara
Trafic
C.P.R
North America
Windsor
Montreal
MacNamara
C.P
Canada
Manitoba unveils five course high school plan for fall
Manitoba education officials announce a radical curriculum reform for Grade 10 to 12 to start in September 1949. Students will choose one of five tracks general university, commercial, home economics, agriculture, or industrial, all including core subjects with aptitude testing guiding choices. Schools may offer fewer options based on staff and equipment, with 10 to 12 percent of school hours reserved for activities or remedial work.
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Manitoba
Canada
Department of Education
Winnipeg
Brandon
Dauphin
Lee
Ground nuts textiles promise new woollike fabric
Plans in London to produce Ardil ground nut cloth at ten thousand tons yearly claim a synthetic textile with all wool advantages and none of wool's disadvantages. Moth and crease proof, soft and warm, it dyes and absorbs moisture like wool. Ardil is expected to be cheaper and will complement rather than replace wool. It can be mixed with natural fibers, cotton, and rayon to produce warmer crease resistant fabrics.
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Britain
London
First Canadian Division in Sicily 1943 highlights
Allied forces under Eisenhower landed in Sicily on July 10 1943 with 1st Canadian Division among British and American formations. The Canadians captured Grammichele July 15 and later took Leonforte Assoro Agira and Regalbuto, marching about 120 miles in four weeks. Canadian casualties totaled 173 officers and 2261 other ranks with 38 officers and 447 others killed or dying of wounds.
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Algiers
Eisenhower
Sicily
Grammichele
Leonforte
Assoro
Agira
Regalbuto
Eighth Army
Army
Back To The Land Back To The Land
A thoughtful essay argues a growing trend toward rural living as a personal choice rather than a coordinated movement. It notes city appeal remains strong for many youths while others seek satisfaction in farm life, aided by rural electrification and lower costs. The piece contrasts urban alarm with country stability, emphasizing individual decision and the primacy of daily life events.
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Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Ciy
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