My Wife, My Rival and a Barbecue Night
A hungry husband out of work grows jealous of his wife Mabel. A chance encounter with a doctor and a supposed affair spark distrust as he learns she plans a pregnancy and job support from architect Prescott. A fragile peace unravels after a bar room sighting and a tense phone call.
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Mabel
Joe
Ice Man
Mr. Nelson
Joe Nelson
Bill Sparrow
Boleno
Geyt
Jane
Eddie Drew
Jane Drew
Mabel Mabel
Joey
Ughi
Nelson
Eddie
Tony
Poland Unveils Three Year Plan to Boost Postwar Output
Poland adopts a three year plan for 1949 to raise industrial output focusing on food clothing and footwear. It aims to lift nutrition and living standards and has restored over 1000 textile plants and 25 of 53 wood pulp mills destroyed by Germans. Coal and electricity production are rising toward prewar levels.
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Poland
Toronto Star
Sew This Quickly Pattern 4911 Flaunts New Features
New sewing pattern 4911 highlights four flattering updates including a diagonal button sweep modified dolman sleeve longer flared peplum and slim straight skirt. Packaged with illustrated instructions and tested fit in sizes 12 through 20. Requires 3 yards 39 inch fabric for size 16 and costs 20 cents. Mail size name address and style number to Adams pattern depot Winnipeg.
Primitive custom buries sick to lure them to death
A fragment describes a primitive belief where communities buried ill individuals to lure them, reflecting lethal social practice and burial rites from an unnamed culture.
Canada to fund portion of UN General Assembly budget
Canada will contribute 2,177,245 to the United Nations General Assembly budgets for 1946 and 1947 totaling 67,130,000. The US bears 39.89 percent, with Canada’s shares listed for administrative and working capital costs, plus separate International Refugee Organization budget allocations.
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New York
United Nations General Assembly
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
Iceland
Costa Rica
Haiti
Paraguay
Nicaragua
International Refugee Organization
Britain Uses Science For Industry Advances
The Empire Digest reports Britain is harnessing scientific research for industry. wartime ideas such as jet propulsion and radar will shift to commercial tech, with jet-driven trains, a 550 mph trans Atlantic jet plane, larger radar devices, improved penicillin and DDT, and an atomic powered liner like the Queen Mary.
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Emipre
Britain
United Kingdom
The Easy Way by The Royal Bank of Canada Bulletin
It suggests simple relaxation can aid heart attack recovery and extend life. By easing daily tension, loosening a tie and shoestrings, and taking short breaks, many who survivor severe heart attacks have lived 10 or more years following advised living.
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Royal Bank of Canada Bulletin
World's Masterpiece Last Supper Faces Damaged Exposure
Milan reports reveal Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper badly damaged by wind rain and war. The refectory of Santa Maria della Grazie suffered partial destruction from Allied bombs, centuries of corrosion, and prior damp plaster. Restoration efforts have not saved the fresco.
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Milan
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Santa Maria Delle Grazie
Santa Marie Delle Grazie
Sen
Ettore Conti
Agriculture Dept Warns on Heavy Use of Weed Killer 24-D
Ottawa report says excessive application of the new weed killer 24 D can injure grain and sharply cut yields. While light use may boost crops by killing weeds, department experiments show the danger of overuse.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Department
Natural sleeping hours urged for best rest
A scientist states that humans naturally sleep from 8 p.m. to midnight and advises those with sleeplessness to retire early to maximize rest before midnight.
Nutty Apple Sauce Cookies from Historic Recipe List
Historic recipe for nut cookies using applesauce and raisins. Instructions include sifting flour with baking powder and soda, creaming shortening with sugar and egg, alternating flour and applesauce, then folding in raisins and nuts. Shaped by teaspoon on greased sheets baked at 375 degrees F. Makes about 315 dozen cookies.
Exclusive Ranch RCAF Veteran Raises Chinchillas on Vancouver Island
RC AF veteran Jeffries operates a rare chinchilla ranch near Nanaimo with wife Lee, aided by veterans benefits. The farm, started last fall at Mount Benson’s foot, holds 16 breeding animals valued at about 1500 a pair. Chinchilla furs command high prices from 75000 for a basic coat to over 125000 for deluxe pieces.
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Veterans’ Affairs
Jeff’ Jeffries
R.C.A.F
Canada
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
D.V.A
Lee
Jeffries
Mount Benson
Jeff
Colorado
Air Force
Canadian Army to release official WWII history in stages
Army Headquarters announced 15 officers and 28 other ranks are compiling an official history of World War II. A one volume Official Historical Sketch is due next summer, followed by a four volume official history in about five years.
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Army Headquarters
Chemically Wrapped Oranges Shipped Without Decay
In Pomona California Dr Robert A Baum reports a year of experimentation shows California citrus can be shipped cross country by rail without decay. A citrus wrapping paper treated with chemicals controls blue and green molds, and a test shipment to Hong Kong arrived 50 percent better in condition than fruit in standard wrappers.
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Pomona
Cal
California
Robert A. Baum
Hong Kong
Sino American commission backs tung oil boost plan
Chinese authorities finalize measures to raise tung oil production by expanding tung tree planting. The plan seeks to foster a virtual Chinese monopoly in world markets and will encourage planters based on Sino American agricultural commission findings.
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Sino- American Agricultural Commission
Scientists identify eleven cultivated wheat races
Scientists recognize eleven cultivated species or races of wheat, tracing diversity in morphology and agronomic traits. The study catalogues variations across global wheat germplasm, highlighting distinct lineages, potential breeding value, and implications for crop improvement.
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Anne Adams
U.N. General Assembly
Prince Rupert
B.C
Nora E. Arnold
H. D. Daggett
Lly Nail
Walter Callow
Halifax
Camp Hill Military Hospital
Callow
Official War History
Castine
Alice M. North
Southampton
London
Sailer
Prion
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