Uranium Prospecting Flares North of Lake Superior
In Algoma district near Lake Superior, a winter stake rush unfolds as prospectors, geologists, and miners assault snowbound terrain to claim and record uranium deposits flagged after Theatre Point. More than 100 claims dot 100 square miles, with spring bringing renewed exploration toward rich, radioactive ore suspected north of Bruce Mines.
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W. R. Dalgleish
Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Agawa ‘Anyon
Allas
Canada
United Tes
Oia
Mining Recorders
Algoma
Theatre Point
Bruce Mines
Pope's Peace House To Open In Rome During Holy Year
The Pius JIE House of Peace, a Catholic Youth project, to be opened in Rome during the 1956 Holy Year. Conceived in 1944 by Yalian Catholic Youth groups, it aims to be an international Catholic Youth center and free university near the Vatican. Planned facilities include a central 400-foot building with 500 beds, a church and 600-seat auditorium, a designer villa for the international secretariat, a large park, and a tenting ground for pilgrims. Funds to come solely from Catholic Youth donations.
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Vaticanality
Pius Jie
Via Aurelia
Torre Rosa
Rome
International Secretariat of
Catholic Action Youth
Prospectors reshape northern Ontario mineral potential
Veteran geologist John McCombe touts Algoma as home to the world’s greatest uranium potential, with Canada already second globally. Cheap rail and water routes have drawn a flood of prospectors and capital, transforming a once sparse field into a bustling frontier for mining and outfitting.
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Northwest Territories
Theano Point
Board of Trade
John McCombe
Algoma
Ontario
Canada
Belgian Congo
Italians Raise Funds for Peace House Project
In 1949 Italian youths have collected 50000 dollars toward a Peace House fund. The drive centers on selling emblems bearing In Hoc Signo Vinces, 100 lire each, with 300000 sold in Italy first month. Catholic Action aims for about 500000 dollars in Italy and expects foreign gifts to cover construction.
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Italy
Catholic Action Youth Organization
Jailing Costs Hit as Arnett Case Drags On
Knox County commissioners learned that James Arnett’s illegal dynamiting of fish could cost about 4000 if he serves out a 490 fine he cannot pay. It would take 33 months to serve the fine, and agencies would need over 40 a month to support his family of 11 children.
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Mount Vernon
O.up
Knox County
James Arnett
Arnett
Gas Industry Investment Near Six Billion in 1948
The total capital invested in the U S gas industry reached nearly six billion cosilars in 1948, reflecting strong expansion and durable demand across the sector. The figure underscores the scale of capital deployment supporting gas production, distribution, and related infrastructure nationwide.
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U. S
Islands Named by Cook in Torres Strait Discovery
Tuesday Wednesday Thursty and Friday are inhabited graii j islands in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea. Capt James Cook voyaging there 24 1770 named them according to the Gavs of their discovery notes the National Geographic Society.
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Thursty
Graii
Torres Strait
Australia
New Guinea
James Cook
National Geographic Society
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