Forests of Canada a vast but fragile resource
The article notes Canada holds 58 percent of its land in forests and 313 billion cubic feet of timber, with only about two thirds accessible. It stresses conservation, fire prevention, and modern forest management to sustain this key economic asset and support future population needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Prairie
Canadian National Railway
John Schofield
Midland
Ont
New Uses For Wood Products
Canada leads in softwood supply in the British Empire as 70 percent of its timber harvest is softwood. Types include pine western red cedar western hemlock and Douglas fir with Western provinces rich in forest resources. Scientists are turning sawdust shavings and other wood wastes into durable materials and new uses for wood products emerge, signaling a bright future for the forest industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
British Empire
North Africa crop outlook worsens as Allied war effort strains fields
French estimates project wheat and barley output in North Africa falling by about 700 000 tons from last year. The region’s crops already lagged, with droughts locusts and disrupted sowing blamed on Allied landings in 1942. An earlier figure notes only 40 000 tons short of North Africa’s own needs last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
North Africa
Morocco
Sahara
Algeria
Tunisia
Squadron Leader Douglas-Hamilton Dies During Operations
Lord David Douglas-Hamilton 32 RAF squadron leader and brother of the Duke of Hamilton died during operations. He married Prunelli Stack, Britain's pre war health and beauty leader. Stalin invited them to visit Moscow after their marriage. He had three brothers who are RAF pilots and his wife served as a nurse and director of programs for war worker health and beauty.
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Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
Rudolf Hess
Germany
Douglas Hamilton
Prunelli Stack
Britain
Women's League of Health and Beauty
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Nigel
Malcolm
Royal Air Force
Gems of Thought and Moral Reflections Across Minds
A collection of aphorisms and quotes on thought guiding character and deeds. Notable lines from Emerson Eddy Moore Macdonald Saxe Proverbs and a note that Robert Fulton built a submarine before a steamboat, offered to Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
Napoleon
Alberta plans oil sands plant as Canada links with Europe
The article reports Alberta researchers claiming a breakthrough in extracting oil from tar sands at Athabasca with a proposed modern plant to showcase efficiency for private industry. It notes Dominion tests, vast unknown sands, and a broader plan linking Western Canada with Europe via a developing Atlantic route, including Churchill bases and U.S. troop activity.
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Alberta Research Council
Athabasca
Dominion
Tar Sands
Western
Canada
Europe
Churchill
Winnipeg
U.S
The Fastest Mile In Stockholm Claim Debunked
A trimmed tale notes Arne Anderson’s claimed four minute mile is disputed. It then retells Uncle Ted’s swamp chase near Black Donald, where he allegedly ran at great speed, outrunning rabbits after a bear encounter, in a humorous digression from the Sweden mile claim.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Arne Anderson
Uncle Ted
Ted
Trenton Courier Advocate
Education debate warns on school leaving age and class size
Lord Quickwood urges reading readiness before leaving school and ability to explain English text, while Dr Temple calls for smaller classes. The archbishop argues against teaching 50 pupils in a single class. A global dog population is estimated at 70,000,000.
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Lord Quickwood
Eton
House of Lords
Temple
Canterbury
Canada U S cooperation helps rebound North American waterfowl
Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson credits Canadian government actions for quadrupling migratory waterfowl across the continent. He cites Canadian sanctuaries and 20 000 water projects as key, noting a 1930s low of 27 million ducks and a sustained comeback aided by joint conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ira N. Gabrielson
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington
Canada
Gabrielson
North America
Canadian Women’s Army Corps families share service bonds
Lieutenant Barbara Nation of Vancouver reads mail in England as her mother Major Madeleine Nation, C W A C, receives a promotion. The two served together in the BC Women’s Service Corps before joining the C W A C in 1942, and Barbara leads a sub section in Britain while reuniting with RCNV R Lieutenant George Nation. Radio radar expert Lieutenant Joan Bond, Edmonton born, joins the Technical Liaison Group at Canadian Military Headquarters in Britain after studying physics at the University of London and delaying an W A A F commission to stay with Canadians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Nation
C.W.A.C
Vancouver
B. C
England
Madeleine Nation
Pacific Command
British Columbia Women's Service Corps
Joan
Patricia Bond
Edmonton
Lieut
Bond
University of London
Britain
Alberta
Refugee CWAC Tours Canadian West on a Bike Trip
Two CWAC members from Fort Osborne Barracks Winnipeg set out to ride along the Assiniboine River seeking sun and sight seeing. They ride from central Winnipeg and end up back home as Fort Osborne sits on the riverbank. Catherine Corr of No 12 VTS Saskatoon is introduced as a blond Canadian resident born in Workington England with a varied itinerary including New York Buffalo and Niagara Falls and two brothers serving in the Royal Navy and RAF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.w.ac
Fort Osborne Barracks
Winnipeg
Assiniboine
Fort Osborne
V.T.S
Saskatoon
Catherine Corr
Pte Corr
Canada
Workington
England
Hamilton
Ontario
New York
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Kirkland Lake District
James Kennedy
Sigmund Romberg
Pte
Carr
Services
Royal Navy
RAF
Government plans new industries in distressed Britain areas
Hugh Dalton, president of the Board of Trade, told the House of Commons that postwar reconstruction aims place new industries in formerly distressed regions. He said London is not the area of greatest need and urged steering factory development to areas needing employment.
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Britain
Hugh Dalton
Board of Trade
House of Commons
London
Dalton
Ships Launched Sideways in Sections and Upside Down
A historical report notes ships built and launched in unconventional ways with sections assembled and floated into place, sometimes starting keel up or inverted to fit shipyard constraints. The piece highlights experimental methods and safety concerns amid production pressures.
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White
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