Forgotten Alaska’s Promise Driven by Arctic Resources and Trade
Washington reports Gen Arnold sees Alaska as crucial to North American defense and a vast economic bulwark. The piece outlines Alaska’s mineral wealth forests and arable land, potential energy, fisheries, fur, and future industries. It stresses need for population, capital, transportation, and Canada-U.S. cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Crawford
Central Press
Washington
U.S
H. H. Arnold
U.S. Army Air Force
Alaska
North America
Nome
Hawaiian Islands
Ketchikan
Orient
Canada
Great Circle
Pribilof Island
Yukon
Northwest Territories
United States
Bluebird Cross Stitch Pattern 7306 for Simple Linens
Pattern 7306 offers transfer of motifs to towels pillowcases and cloths with charts photos and complete directions. Send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winni Union Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Winni N Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooksees
Gems of Thought Quotes in History and Morality
A collection of pithy maxims on history, impartial judgment, generational inheritance, the value of the present, changing opinions, and the moral law. Notable lines reference Goldsmith, Lamartine, Bancroft, Emerson, Froude, and Mary Baker Eddy, centering on history, ethics, and the cross as emblem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froude
Cross
Mary Baker Eddy
Health League Calls for Stricter Food Handling Oversight
The Health League of Canada and its National Committee on Hygiene of Foodhandling urge official licensing and inspection steps to protect the public from unsanitary food and drink handling at public venues. They condemn poor practices at fall fairs carnivals amusement centers and street vendors citing frequent unsanitary handling of food and soft drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health League of Canada
Health League
National Committee On
Smile of the Week Misplaced Call Ends in Cat Joke
A young woman dialing a music store is accidentally connected to a garage. She asks for a song with two red lips and seven kisses, the garage replies with two tom cats and seven kittens. The garageman suggests the joke may be a record. Pasteurized Milk Is Safe.
Canadian farmers prosper as mechanization accelerates share of loans
Canadian farmers enjoy record prosperity with a 30 percent rise in machinery advances this year and 10 percent more loans for trucks than 1948. Since 1945 farm improvement loans total $47 million annually, with many borrowers owning clear titles and unencumbered farms in Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Farm Loan Board
Farm Loan Board
Finance Department
Canada
Western Canada
Prairies
First dated postmark used in 1829 for delivery
The first dated postmark appeared in 1829 to speed delivery rather than cancel stamps. At that time postage was paid by the letter’s recipient.
Saskatchewan TB Fight Through Song and Fun
Saskatchewan combats tuberculosis with a radio driven campaign. The effort funds preventive work through voluntary contributions and the Christmas Seal drive. The Travellers, a group of salesmen, launched a rural radio program to raise funds and support stations in five cities donated air time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Associated
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Anti - Tuberculosis League
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Associated Canadian Travellers
Tree Shelter Belts Pay Big Dividends
The Canadian Forestry Association promotes prairie tree planting via a four month Southern Saskatchewan tour drawing 15 000 attendees. The mobile theatre shows how shelter belts protect farms, boost yields, and beautify homes, backed by Dominion Forest Nursery Stations and local partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Forestry Association
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Canadian National Railways
Dominion Forest Nursery
Conquest
Lyleton
Manitoba
Mani
P.f.ra
Unknown horses surprise crowd at local equine event
A cryptic note mentions horses and an introduction, with no clear names or details. The fragment suggests an unfamiliar display or unveiling that left spectators unsure who presented the animals.
Helpful Kitchen Tips and Household Safety Notes
Practical advice on stove burner covers to prevent grease, eye strain risk from close reading, washing lambswool mops, drying patience, and cake batter technique with egg whites folded in after flour and milk.
Bacteria varieties vary in danger and importance
The article states about 2,000 known bacteria and germs exist, of which roughly 100 are thought dangerous while the remaining 1,900 kinds are essential to life, underscoring the mixed role of microbes in health and ecology.
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Juneau
Happiness Designs
Goldsmith
Lamartine
Bancroft
Emerson
North Bay
Dean Vaughan
Marten River
Venasse
Bill Webster
Vaughan
Stan Venasse
S.N.S
Sask
Preventive Fund
Joe
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