Queen's plan on strikes sparks debate in labor policy
A Maclean's Magazine piece linked to Queen's University argues for police-led picketing to deter strikes, warning such schemes would erase private enterprise and push control to the state. It attacks labor reform proposals, defends laws protecting individual liberty, and advocates secret union votes to prevent mass picketing.
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Omelonte
Queen's University
Maclean’s
Queen's
Rand
Hamilton
Britain
King’s Highway
The Silent Sentinel Tree
A meditation on a single tree through the seasons from budding spring to bare winter. The speaker marks the tree as a companion and guardian, noting its steady stance against frost and wind, and interpreting nature as a divine mood shown in its diamonds when sun and frost meet. The poem traces patience, longing, and renewal as a shared game between tree and observer.
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Frost
Tree
Christmas Delights From Global Trade And Rail Electrification
A festive overview links Christmas baking to ships bringing global ingredients and notes price controls aiding Canada. It also reports Britain’s Southeast England rail electrification extending toward Cornwall, with completion hoped by 1955 and the London to Dover electrification underway.
Britain’s Southern Railway to electrify 284 miles
The Southern Railway announced a 15 million pound scheme to electrify 284 miles of track within five years. The plan aims to modernize routes and will benefit visitors to Britain as electric services roll out.
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Southern Railway
Britain
The Real Wake Up Method and Wartime Rambles
An irregular column returns with jokes about busy days, a quirky morning wake up idea using cold water, and playful riffs on Polish soldiers in Manitoba. The piece recalls mimeographed reunion notes from the Public Relations branch, jokes about farm life, and a tongue in cheek grills about travel and costs to Hull Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Carson
John Boy
Inlaw
Manitoba
Marie
Mae
Jean
Doris
Betty
Hull
Province of
Quebec
UK plans to welcome overseas visitors next year
In the House of Commons on November 1 Mr Marquand outlined a plan to free up hotels requisitioned for government use. Of 4190 properties held since 1945, 558 remained by October 1 this year. 300 are to be freed by April 1 next year. Overseas traffic to begin in 1947 will be limited with expected shortages blamed on wartime damage.
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United Kingdom
Britain
Mr. Marquand
House of Commons
Marquand
Britain's Gearless Car Draws Overseas Attention
London showcases the six cylinder Black Prince, a gearless luxury car with no clutch pedal. Start by releasing brake and pressing accelerator, stop by lifting pressure on accelerator and braking. Aluminum monocoque body houses engine and radiator. Also notes Britain to establish a national radium and radioisotope centre via Thorium Ltd for Ministry of Supply.
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London
Britain
Thorium Ltd
Ministry of Supply
Amersham
England
Christmas Concert Rumors Sweep Local School
Rumors say the school Christmas concert will be Friday December 20 and that day may also be the last school day of 1946. Excited students buzz about festive tunes and joyful themes as Mrs Sinnock and Mrs Fraser travel to Winnipeg with Mr and Mrs Fergusson on December 3.
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Santa Claus
George Sinnock
Wm. Fraser
Winnipeg
K. C. Fergusson
Mrs Doherty Injured In Winnipeg Bus Slips
Mrs. Doherty who traveled to Winnipeg last Saturday slipped on a slippery street while alighting a bus and broke her ankle. Mrs Proherts spent several days recuperating in the hospital before returning to Pareat Falls on December.
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Wm. Doherty
Winnipeg
Acceldent
Christmas Carol Service in Anderson Hall
Rev Eli Rissell leads a community Christmas Carol Service in Anderson Hall on December 1. This marks the first service since February with hopes for broad participation.
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Great Falls
Eli Rissell
Anderson Hall
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