Great Slave Lake Flourishing Fish Industry Emerges
Professor D. H. Rawson of the University of Saskatchewan notes Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories has shifted from exploration to a full commercial fishing era. Since 1945, annual catches surpass 2,000,000 pounds as government development broadens to forests minerals transport health and education.
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Great Slave Lake
D. 8. Rawson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Rawson
Royal Canadian Institute
Toronto
New York
Chicago
N.W.T
Fisheries Research Board
North American
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Gros Cap
Christie Bay
Pearson Point
Investigator
Winnipeg
Toronto Star Weekly
1947 Target of 80 000 Houses Possible
VANCOUVER Maj. Gen. Hugh A. Young president of Wartime Housing of the General Mortgage and Housing Corporation expressed optimism for Canada’s postwar housing. He said the 1947 target of 80,000 houses would be reached if strikes and commercial competition do not hinder progress.
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Vancouver
Hugh A. Young
General Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Canadian Farm Club Membership Among Rural Youth
The 1941 census reports about 800000 boys and girls aged 10 to 20 on Canadian farms. Some 38475 children, 48 percent, belong to the Canadian Boys and Girls Farm Clubs, not counting 7398 Junior Farmer Club members in Ontario. Nova Scotia records 7273 club members among 44498 farm youths for 16.4 percent.
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Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Driver ants form living bridges to cross streams
The article notes driver ants build compact ball formations to span water. This collective behavior enables rapid river crossings and expansion of raiding parties during foraging. The description highlights teamwork as a key survival strategy in their ecosystem.
House built for legless veteran by friendship
Butler Pennsylvania: Robert Palmer, a war veteran who lost both legs in Germany, moved into a house built by the community. Local businesses donated materials and labor, with 25 carpenters and volunteers completing the frame in eight hours. The project raised almost $4,000 for Palmer and his family.
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Butler
Robert Palmer
Palmer
Germany
Smallest Electric Motors In World
The Bruich brothers unveil electrorotors claimed as the world’s smallest motors shown at the British Industries Fair in Birmingham. The 3 16 inch diameter unit runs on 1 2 current at 7000 rpm and is meant for highly sensitive scientific instruments with plans to mass produce about 5 000 000 units in 1948. A wax coating on brass door-knockers provides a tarnish resistant protective film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
J. W
J. E. G. Bruich
One Thing That Needs Watching Health Checks
Ottawa health authorities urge care of the body as the most precious possession. They compare health to a watch and accessories, warning neglect leads to disease and stressing periodic checkups and balance of mind and body. An optimistic view sees opportunities in difficulties.
Competition grows for British bacon market
Canadian hog men hear from M Syrotuck on postwar bacon markets in Britain Ireland Denmark and Poland. He notes Canadian Yorkshires compare well to Danish and British standards while urging broader pig testing and selective breeding to meet market demand and sustain sales year round. A closing note adds a tiger can drag a buffalo in dense jungle.
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Bacon
England
United States
Canada
Denmark
Syrotuck
Condi
Germany
Poland
Sid Abel’s mother watches son play in Maple Leaf Gardens
Mrs Dan Abel and her husband traveled from Melville to Toronto to see Sid Abel play for the Red Wings in Maple Leaf Gardens. The visit marked the first time she witnessed her son play professional hockey, a 15 year dream fulfilled.
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Toronto
Detroit
Maple Leaf Gardens
Dan Abel
Sid Abel
The
Red Wings
Earth's Equator Moves At Times
W P Keasley explains Variation of Latitude, noting 1888 Kustner finding Berlin latitude fluctuates while Honolulu observations show inverse changes. Polar axis may shift up to 100 feet, indicating a non rigid globe with an interior nearly as stiff as steel.
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W. P. Keasley
Christian Science Monitor
Kustner
Berlin Observatory
Honolulu
Germany
Berlin
Whistle signals shift as CN engineers switch to foot lever
The Fort William Times Journal notes Canadian division engineers no longer pull a cord to sound crossings. They use a foot lever to trigger the warning, but drivers must still heed the sound.
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Fort William
Robin saved by housewife during storm in Sheddon
A tired robin in Sheddon, Elgin county, was fed and warmed by a housewife during a storm and left in good health the next day. A few hours later the same bird returned, chirping at the door awaiting feeding again.
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Elgin County
Sheddon
Chime Music For Honeymooners At Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission plans an $80 000 carillon memorial to Churchill and Roosevelt. C Ellison Kaumeyer says 55 bells will be installed by July to play wedding march at the tower and anthem amid border welcomes.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kaumeyer
Canada
John Taylor
Loughborough
Leicestershire
England
Doily Pattern 7316 Instructions and Order Details
Crochet a prize winning doily using No 30 cotton for small squares or string for quick sturdy ones. One square in string makes a lovely piece, larger works join multiple squares. Pattern 7316 provides square directions. Send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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Y.M.C.A
King
King George
Queen Victoria
Iris Mountbatten
Don Pallini
Ottawa
Alberta
Swine Breeders’ Association
M. Syrotuck
Dominion Livestock Branch
Surotuck
Royal Canadian Artillery
Ejive
Ireland
Eire
Ton
London
South
Danny Webb
Vic Patrick
Australia
Webb
Dave Castilloux
Montreal
Ee Stan Cutts
Doug Grant
Britain
Organization Committee
Percy Such
Windsor
Such
S. G. Buesey
Moose Jaw
Buesey
Bill Cowley
Boston
Montreal Canadiens
Bruins
Alex Motter
Melville, Sask
Philadelphia Rockets
Vic Lofvendahl
Motter
N.H.L
Prince Albert Mintos
Boston Cubs
Dorothy Walters
Earth
Alice Brooks
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