National Research Council builds trained science base in Canada
The National Research Council expanded facilities, staff, and peacetime funding from under $1 million to nearly $6 million in 1944. It oversees 11 laboratories nationwide, coordinates wartime research, and funds 162 projects across 29 institutions. Since 1920s, it has awarded about 1,200 grants totaling $830,000 to 700 individuals, boosting Canada’s scientific workforce.
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INCE
National Research Council
Canada
Ottawa
Aeronautical and Hydraulic Laboratories
Mechanical Engineering
Navy
Army
Council
England
United States
Australia
China
Russia
Ottawa Citizen
Milk consumption outlook in Canada postwar period
Laura C Pepper of Ottawa told the National Dairy Council in Calgary that milk consumption in Canada will rise after the war if quality is maintained and purchasing power supports it. The report highlights Canada's role in alleviating canned milk shortages, noting exports of 26 million pounds in 1939 and over 44 million pounds in 1943.
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Laura C. Pepper
Ottawa
Consumer Service
Department of Agriculture
Calgary
Canada
National Dairy Council
Dominion
Schooner Aldebaran Put Up For Sale By War Shipping Admin
The 42 year old schooner Aldebaran once owned by Kaiser Wilhelm II was offered for sale by the U S War Shipping Administration. Described as virtually a hulk the vessel reportedly contains more than 100 tons of pure lead in the hull.
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Aldebaran
Kaiser Wilhelm IW
U.S. War Shipping Administration
Risttafel Dish Brings 30 to Many Foods Together
The ristatfel of the Dutch East Indies is described as the most heterogeneous dish on record. It includes from 30 to many different foods mixed together.
Doenitz Announces German U‑boat Expansion Next Spring
The German Grand Admiral Doenitz claims Germany will field hundreds of small submarines and motor torpedo boats next spring to block Allied supply lines, with plans to target Antwerp landings and Atlantic convoys. A rumored rechargeable battery U‑boat, the Snort U‑boat, may emerge, delaying Allied victory in the west. Vancouver Province.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
Germany
Doenitz
Antwerp
Atlantic
Royal Navy
Kiel
West
Vancouver Province
Clergyman Fined for Assault on Billeting Officer
An English court fined an elderly clergyman five pounds after he knocked a billeting officer unconscious with a cane during a dispute. The Montreal Gazette notes other clergymen have shifted to gentler methods of persuasion.
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Montreal Gazette
Largest airplane nears test flight stage in Long Beach
Engineers at Hughes Aircraft in Long Beach California pursue city approval to lease seven acres of city land for test operations of the eight engine cargo flying boat under construction.
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Hughes Aircraft Company
Long Beach
Cal
Boeing workers raise funds for blind Isobel Beveridge's eye operation
Vancouver plane plant workers donate 1600 dollars to Isobel Beveridge a 23 year old UBC Arts graduate and Catalina rivet bagger to fund a corneal transplant the first on the Pacific coast special instruments were secured for the delicate eye surgery the gift described as a unity of purpose with more to come and no strings attached
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Boeing
Vancouver
B.C
Isobel Beveridge
University of British Columbia
Catalina
Isobel
Pacific Coast
Pacific Athletic Club
Pete Canavan
Aeronautical Mechanics Lodge
Mr. Canavan
Shakespeare
Miss Beveridge
Red Cross Arranges Cables Between POWs in Far East and Kin
The Canadian Red Cross will fund two way cables between Canadian prisoners of war in the Far East and their next of kin in Canada during the coming year. Kin may send a cable via the Ottawa Inquiry Bureau any time. The Red Cross advises waiting a month or more before sending so cables do not cross and arrangements yield clearer results.
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Far East
Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Red Cross Inquiry Bureau
Ottawa
Red Cross
Canada’s Fresh Water Area Measured at 228307 Square Miles
A recent estimate places Canada’s fresh water region at about 228,307 square miles. The figure highlights vast lakes and rivers comprising one of the world’s largest freshwater reserves.
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Canada
Trans-Canada expands third trans-continental flight
Trans-Canada Air Lines launches a third link between Montreal and Vancouver starting February 1, doubling passenger capacity with fourteen passenger aircraft. Recruited crews include Royal Canadian Air Force veterans who completed training and served as pilots on TCA routes. In December the New York to Toronto leg offered 758 seats, 673 filled for an 88.8 percent load.
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Montreal
Vancouver
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Royal Canadian Air Force
TCA
New York
Toronto
Milk bottle life spans about sixty trips
An estimation suggests a single milk bottle can endure roughly 60 journeys from farm to consumer before replacement becomes likely. The figure highlights the durability and reuse cycle of common beverage containers and the potential waste implications of single use.
Home Grown Seed Grain Found Not Clearly Superior
Experimental Farm tests across Nap pan Nova Scotia Ste Anne de la Pocatiere Quebec Ottawa Brandon Beaverlodge Peace River Alberta show Vanguard oats Regent wheat and OAC 21 barley yield the same whether seed is home grown or from elsewhere if seed is clean well graded and a well adapted variety. The study ran three years with quadruplicate plots and concluded no clear advantage to outside seed.
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Dominion
Nappan
N.S
Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere
P.Q
Ottawa
Brandon
Beaverlodge Peace River District
Alberta
Airlines President Elected Leader of Canadian Pilots
Trans-Canada Air Lines pilot from Winnipeg elected president of the Canadian Airlines Pilots Association at a Montreal meeting. The group affiliates with British and United States pilots associations and represents all commercial transport pilots in Canada.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg
Canadian Airlines Pilots’ Association
Montreal
United States
Canada
Should Not Be Hard: Gazette Urges Welcoming Returning Vets
The Montreal Gazette argues debt to veterans extends beyond money to human, psychological, and spiritual realms. It calls for welcoming veterans home, recognizing service and handicaps, and ensuring easy resumption of peaceful civilian life with gratitude and understanding.
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The
Montreal Gazette
Canada
Pineapple Crochet Basket Pattern 7408 With Daisies
Crochet pattern 7408 teaches a pineapple design basket filled with daisies. Easy to remember daisy medallions to beautify chairs. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man for instructions.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
P G Hennel’s Colour Photo Record Aids Early Plastic Surgery
A British colour photography method developed by Mr P G Hennel provides vital help to plastic surgery and to skin pathology. It marks a pioneering step in medical history and influenced future developments in the field.
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P. G. Hennel
Vast number of stars within telescope range
A physicist notes that ten quadrillion states lie within the photographic reach of humanitys largest telescopes, highlighting the immense scale of observable space and the potential for future discoveries.
Giant Sequoias Flourished On Early Earth
Paleobotany note posits giant sequoias thriving about 190 million years ago with references to Earth’s ancient climate and flora. The finding highlights plant evolution and continental conditions influencing early conifer forests.
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Earth
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