Engineers Show Alacrity In Bridge Building Demonstrations
A tour by W R Legge and C V Charter of the Royal Canadian Engineers highlights tunneling hospital work in Gibraltar and a dramatic bridge building competition among Western and Eastern Canada teams led by Major Tolermyn and Major A S Rutherford. Lt Col DH Storms led the event, praising the engineers for speed, skill and endurance in constructing and dismantling the structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Legge
CV. Charter
Awnciatida Ino
Royal Canadian Engineers
Iba
Temons
Cner
Delecaha Feld Company
British Columbia
Tolermyn
Vancouver
Canada
Québec
strHven
Witson
Montreal
Fe Nar
Marsin
Gudges
DH Storms
Toronto
Storms Construction Company
Peter
Mas Sendra
Engy
Inod
Winter Care for Breeding Sheep at Dominion Farm
Winter management for Onek breeding ewes emphasizes hay quality and consistent minerals. Feed early-cut clover, monitor milk production, provide clean water, and adjust rations by pregnancy stage. Prevent frozen feed, use warm lambing pens, and ensure exercise and ventilation. Treat late lambing with phenothiazine tablets as lambing nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A. Hilton
Dominion Experimental Farm
Napan
N.S
Ewen
Tambing
Fending
Canada
Soldier Recovers Letters From Home Across Desert
In the Sinai Desert a soldier, long without mail, learns his home district was bombed. A YALCLA Cairo supervisor and London War Services coordinate to locate the man through five dispersed camps. A cable dispatch reaches Cairo and finally the supervisor reunites him with a letter from his mother.
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Yalca
Sinai Desert
Cairo
YMCA
Enpeland
Soldi
Chesalf
Palestine
Thhey
CAL
London
Min
Fragmentary verse prose on the heart and the infinite
A damaged OCR fragment discusses listening to the human heart and compares it to hearing the endless ocean. The text mentions concentration and a reference to Chapin, reflecting poetic prose rather than a clear news item.
Banner Year for Canadian Agriculture Surges in War Time
Canada reports a banner year in farming as hog marketings doubled, cheese and reed serato production rose, and exports to the United Kingdom surged. The Agriculture Department notes feed grain output enables longer planning, while farms adapt with labor shortages as families aid harvests and policy supports domestic supply for Britain and the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Giardinar
Dominion
United Kingdom
Federal Agriculture Department
Caitlin
Assiculture — Department of Ttetats
United States
Clean Milk Production Tips for Dairy Farmers
Central Experiment Farm Ottawa offers suggestions for clean milk production. Keep barns clean and dust free, scrape manure, arrange bedding, remove stray objects, and ensure stalls are odor free. Wash udders and flanks before milking, trim udders and tails, and brush cows daily to maintain high quality milk and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Experiment At Farm
Ottawa
Mike
Strang
Station Bird Life Miss Wedding Rice
Sparrows and pigeons establish for the winter season at Bonaventure Station as Canadian National Railways reduce grain offerings. Birds pass through the terminal deprived of morsels and confetti, seeking grain cars in the freight yard due to the scarcity of the high sounding wedding dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonaventre Station
Rathways
National Engine Sets All Time Mileage Record In October
Locomotive 6028 of Canadian National Railways on the Toronto Armstrong run of the Continental Limited logged 18 354 miles in October an average of 592 miles daily. E R Batley chief of motive power called it an excellent record amid heavier wartime schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Raihways
Continental Limited
E.R. Batley
Million to One Chance Meeting on War Leave
A Canadian airman and his son recount a near miss and a lighthearted reunion two thousand miles from home. They describe a wartime encounter aboard a train as a dramatic, humorous moment of fate and family, with memories of London and the Atlantic crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aghler
Hia
Anion
Itattery
Katte
London
Atlantic
Yue
Old Keys Recast for War Industry Supply Efforts
Report from London states the Ministry of Supply will adapt old keys for use in war industries. The plan aims to convert metal into components for guns and armor parts, noting key shortages and the need for alternative materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cero
Fess Hess
Fosters
Plant Cutting Tools Let Loose By Power Failure
A report from the Accident Prevention Associations describes factory incidents where cutting tools broke when power failed. A watchman’s alert helped limit damage as officials urge safeguards to prevent repeats and protect plant equipment during outages. The memo notes testing lapses and calls for stronger emergency procedures across all plants.
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Nemeranium
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Gibraltar
CLV
Englaters
Royal Canadian Enginecers
Ontari
Manitoba
Rocob
Army
Cabraltar
Avas
Antarie ‘Pe
Colin Campbell
Ontarie
Urart
Canada’ Surveys
A. Banner Year
Ty Agriculture
James
Witeh
Canna
Bird Life
National Engine
Abackouta and
Cutting Toola
Vta
Porente
Tobmston
Titlane
Fee
the Wartime Prices and Trade Board
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