Editorial Opponents of the union dues check off system
The piece argues against compulsory union dues deduction from wages, comparing it to government tax deductions. It contends workers should receive full pay, criticizes government enforcement of deductions, and urges Parliament to end the check off while protecting workers from such practices. It cites E. J. Young of Toronto urging protective laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Young
Toronto
Canada
Young
Cultivate one’s own garden amid world tensions
A Russia story explains that many Muscovites resist propaganda and prefer family life. A former German POW recalls a Moscow father’s wish to sack all leaders to bring peace, highlighting the gap between leaders’ aims and democratic citizens. Western truth-telling must reach isolated minds.
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Moscow
America
Kremlin
Siberia
Stalin
Truman
Churchill
Voltaire
Whitman
Christian Science Monitor
Immigration stinginess harms Canada’s growth
A Printed Word letter argues Ottawa should permit immigrant printers and welcomes more of all kinds. It contends Canadians are largely descendants of immigrants and warns that strict limits risk repeating history with Indigenous peoples. It notes Canada’s need for workers, including carpenters, amid unemployment concerns and higher insurance payouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Printers’ Union
Ottawa
Canada
Swiss Rearmament Faces Delays In 1955 Programme
The Gazette de Lausanne warns Switzerland will miss its emergency rearmament goal ending 1955 as industry stalls. Swiss armour plans shift from Alpine defence to defence in depth, seeking mobile tanks but facing supplier delays and uncertain French light-tank deliveries. The Guardian notes prospects of 1954 deliveries slipping to 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette de Lausanne
Atlantic
Gazette de
Lausanne
Manchester Guardian
Stem Rust Invasion Reaches North Dakota and Beyond
By July 23 stem rust most likely the dreaded 15 B had become firmly established with light infection in all wheat fields across North Dakota and northern Minnesota. The spread extended into Manitoba up to Dauphin and Neepawa and into southeastern Saskatchewan as far north as the CPR line and as far west as Yellow Grass and Regina.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
Dauphin
Neepawa
Saskatchewan
C.P.R. Line
Yellow Grass
Regina
Wheat Damage Forecast and New Resistant Strain
Area affected covers five million acres of twenty five million sown in prairie provinces to wheat. Early sown crops may escape damage while two thirds depend on weather until harvest. A hot dry spell minimizes harm. damp warm conditions raise risk. Dominion Cereal Breeding Lab shows a new 15B resistant wheat ready for 1954, as Race 11 reappears in the U.S. for potential impact on hybrids. A lake at Steep Rock was drained to reach iron deposits in northwestern Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
C. H. Goulden
Dominion
Dominion Cereal Breeding Laboratory
Winnipeg
E. C. Stakman
U.S.A
Ontario
Blind Canadians Employ Over 1700 Full Time
A report notes more than 1,700 blind Canadians hold full time jobs in industry and commerce, reflecting employment integration efforts.
This Human Pageant By DR. ROBERT HARVEY
This essay salutes Pittsburgh as a sober city amid steel strikes and aging industries. It links the region’s steel mills to national economy, cautions against labor autocracy, and notes Pittsburgh’s rise into a postwar industrial leader alongside Philadelphia and historic events tied to Pennsylvania. The piece blends local pride with warnings about inflation and economic warfare, referencing Prime Minister Pitt and early American history.
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Ittsburg
P Steel
United States
Pittsburgh
General Forbes
Britain
William Pitt
Allegheney
Monongahela
Ohio River
Andrew Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
Andrew Mellon
Progressive Chamber of Commerce
George Westinghouse
Shakamaxon
William Penn
England
Penn
Pennslvania
Charles I
Sylvania
Charles
William
Iron Rich Foods Boost Blood Quality
Good red blood requires constant iron intake from diet. Beef and organ meats plus eggs cheese and dark green vegetables supply iron. Iron deficiency causes paleness and malnutrition, while an iron rich diet improves condition.
Power session opens Manitoba Legislature with swift action
The 23rd Manitoba Legislature opened in a power session with Chief Justice Williams as administrator. Five bills were introduced and the throne speech read in one afternoon, as Premier Campbell and Minister McDiarmid outlined an urgent power program funded by energy sales. Opponent critics, led by Errick Willis, challenged the lack of a comprehensive policy, urging a long-range plan beyond McArthur Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Assembly of
Manitoba
E. K. Williams
R. F. McWilliams
Campbell
J. S. McDiarmid
McDiarmid
D. Roblin
Wpg
Hydro Electric Board
McArthur Falls
E. A. Hansford
CCF
Willis
D. Swailes
Winnipeg Council
Winnipeg Electric
City Hydro
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Carter
Pitblado
L. Stinson
Notice of By law Conveying Land to Tony Kellner Whitemouth
Rural Municipality of Whitemouth announces intent to pass a by law on August 13 1952 to convey land described as East half of Section 25 and North West Quarter of Section 30 in Township 11 Range 11 East and 12 East to Tony Kellner. Plan No 3522 filed in Winnipeg Land Titles Office. Public inspection at Whitemouth Municipal Hall. Prejudicially affected landowners may appear before Council.
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Whitemouth
Whitemoth
Tony Kellner
Manitoba
Tith Township
11Th Range
11Th Township
12Th Range
Winnipeg
Southltor
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