British farmer and scientist elected to Scottish Universities seat
An FAO official warns against bet on rising world food production due to market instability. The noted British farmer scientist and poultry assistant, now in Parliament, asserts that achieving global food sufficiency for health is unlikely to improve far ahead.
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SR Iown Hovd Orr
Poodane Agriculture Organization
United Nations
Putritio Asiist
House of Commons
Sir John Boyd Orr Known to Canadians and Canadians
Sir John Boyd Orr, 64, left Scotland ten years ago to head the Food and Agriculture Organization in Washington. He became familiar with agricultural problems in Canada and elsewhere and was widely known to Canadians. He stressed the need to raise nutrition standards through FAO information sharing and international cooperation.
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Scotland
Sir John Boyd Orr
Washington
Food and Agriculture Organization
Canada
FAY
Sir John
F A O aims to curb hunger and improve nutrition
Sir John Boyd Orr argues that beyond food scarcity some regions suffer malnutrition due to poor knowledge of nutrition. He says FAO must ensure all available food reaches the needy and needs sufficient supplies for healthful nutrition worldwide. He notes economic barriers but contends success could reduce future wars.
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F.A.O
John Boyd Orr
Gems of Thought Adversity Quotes and Reflections
A collection of short quotes on adversity from Johnson Seneca Carlyle H More and E H Chapin. The pieces explore how hardship reveals character strengthens faith endures tempests and redirects focus from earthly ties toward heavenly or spiritual understanding.
Prince Edward's gift from Broadlands bowls for Princess Elizabeth
Percy Dean cut yew timber from Broadlands estate to craft two hand-turned bowls and a sandwich tray as a souvenir for Princess Elizabeth of Hampshire during her honeymoon house stay at Broadlands.
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Romsey
Hampshire
England
Broadlands
Percy Dean
Princess Elizabeth
Extreme Tibetan Temperature Fluctuations Reported
An extreme daily temperature swing in Tibet shows midday highs near 110 degrees and nighttime lows around 30 degrees in several locales. The report notes wide regional variation as conditions shift rapidly throughout the day.
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Tibet
Forecast for a strange and exciting year 1948
Hal Boyle predicts a year of high prices and odd happenings. Expect steak museum displays with guards, Leap Year romance, open stadiums vs tents, Santa Claus jokes, rattlesnake engine woes, eyebrow gifts to John L. Lewis, Shaw denial of responsibility, failed tobacco plans, a musical diaper, and bears having more fun than people as they hibernate.
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American Mueum of Natural History
Santa Claus
Henry Ford
National Association of Manufacturers
John L. Lewis
George Bernard Shaw
Australian girls sell dollar love notes in wartime market
A Brisbane dispatch says banks are buying U S dollar bills with loving messages from service personnel at six shillings tuppence Australian each. War time romance fans the market as sharper sellers fetch nearly twice that price on the black market.
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Sydney
Daily Mirror
Brisbane
United States
Dispatch
Business Failures Rise in Canada for Third Quarter 1947
Ottawa reported 156 business failures in the third quarter of 1947, up from 64 a year earlier and the highest for the period since 1942. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics noted earlier peaks in 1942 at 173, and historical highs in 1940 with 256 and 1939 with 343 failures.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Winnipeg Man To Join Staff Of Gen. Odlum
Ottawa dispatch says Colonel John F. Bingham of Winnipeg has been appointed to the staff of General J. H. Odlum. The CBE officer will serve in an advisory capacity and aid during current military tasks.
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Winnipeg
Odlum
Ottawa
John F. Bingham
Meerschaum Mined Principally in Asia Minor
The famed pipe material meerschaum is principally mined in Asia Minor, where substantial deposits support its historical use in craft and trade. The region’s quarries supply the material prized by pipe makers worldwide.
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Asia Minor
Humorous Vignettes on Wages and Wit from Daily Life
A string of light jokes and anecdotes spans domestic mishaps in shopping and cooking to courtship, manners, and church parables. Snappy quips include meat and breadcrumb sausages, bad oranges swapped by service, and the old gag about “honor among thieves” versus real virtue, with playful punchlines about engagement, letters, and cigars.
Welfare workers uncover $1200 while aiding destitute New Haven woman
In New Haven Connecticut welfare staff moving a 62 year old woman from a squalid apartment found $1200 hidden in a coat sleeve. The unexpected stash was discovered as workers prepared to relocate her to more suitable housing.
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New Haven
Conn
Barbara Ann Scott Receives National Award Before Europe Trip
Barbara Ann Scott world figure skating champion receives the National Amateur Athletic Achievement award before heading to Europe for the winter Olympic games. The honor recognizes her sports achievements ahead of the Olympic season.
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Europe
Barbara Ann Scott
Viscount Alexander Exhibits at Royal Canadian Academy Show
An exhibit by Viscount Alexander Governor-General of Canada and 188 other oil and watercolor paintings were displayed at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts during the 68th annual exhibition in Quebec.
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Quebec
Viscount Alexander
Canada
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Princess Elizabeth Thanks Canada for Wedding Gifts
Prime Minister Mackenzie King read to the house of commons a letter from Princess Elizabeth thanking Canada for wedding presents. She praised the silver collection and mink coat, expressing deep gratitude and a wish to visit Canada with the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Elizabeth
Canada
Duke of Edinburgh
Alberta Legislature Opens February 12, 1948
Premier E Manning announces February 12 as the tentative start date for the fifth Alberta legislature session in Edmonton. He declines comment on whether this will be the final session amid unofficial forecasts of a 1948 provincial election. The piece also notes a historical Greek date of 776 B.C. is mentioned in the same report.
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Edmonton
E. Manning
Alberta
Many French Anxious To Live In Canada
More than 300 inquiries daily at the Canadian embassy reveal how French citizens seek Canadian visas amid war losses. Applicants face strict cash limits of 300 dollars, transportation hurdles, job and health criteria, and currency controls. Quebec remains favored due to language, says A J Desjardins, immigration chief for France.
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France
Europe
Atlantic
Canada
A. J. Desjardins
Ottawa
Montreal
Canadian Immigration Service
Quebec
More Washing Machines Now Being Produced
Ottawa reports a surge in production with 21 701 washing machines made in October up from 22 328 in September and 11 433 in October 1946. For ten months in 1947 output reached 173 727 units versus 9 404 in 1946.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Royal Wedding Photo Exhibit At Dorland Hall
London's largest show of Royal wedding photographs features over 100 images many life size with Norman Hartnell dress sketches. Proceeds aid the Soldiers Sailors Airmen's Families Association.
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London
Dorland Hall
Norman Hartnell
Soldiers’, Sailors’, Airmen’s Families Association
Diamonds in Great Demand by U.S. Trade
Johannesburg traders report rising U S demand for South African diamonds with a sample parcel valued at £10 000 ($40 000) and larger deals moving through the jewellery trade as buyers seek African stones.
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Johannesburg
United States
Jewellers
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Tom
Mabel
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