Air liner refuelable in flight and other world briefs
A British designers plan a new air liner refuelled in flight while Polish reports name a new minister to Canada. Hiroshima casualties total 306545 with 78150 dead. Crerar urges continued peace efforts. British Columbia reports a record 1266 divorces in 1945. UK NI licences reach 9584300. Memorials planned on three continents for Second Great War feats. Rickenbacker suggests atom bomb to prospect minerals in South Pole. Ernest Mayne, oldest Battle of Britain pilot, demobilized to work for a Kent car firm.
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Continents
Eddie Rickenbacker
New York
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
South Polar
Ernest (Tubby) Mayne
A.F.C
Royal Flying Corps
R.A.F
Kent Automobile
Young Idea teen fashion pattern 4832
A spring through summer pattern for teenage sizes 10 to 16 features a front drawstring neck line new sleeves inset belt and a pocket. Size 12 frock requires 2 1 2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Royal Institute of Oil Painters to Expose Field Marshals Art
London critics will examine Field Marshal Alexander's artistic talents as the Royal Institute of Oil Painters opens an exhibition. Two Canadian governor-general designate landscapes will be shown, including a northwest India frontier scene and a smaller English vegetable garden canvas. Churchill, a spare-time painter and former prime minister, is also noted with Life magazine reproductions of his works.
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Field Marshal Alexander
London
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Designate
India
Winston Churchill
Churchill
United States
Life
Seed Production Factors Highlight Climate and Stock Choice
A. N. D. Butler of the Dominion Department of Agriculture outlines key factors in seed production for the food processing industry. He discusses climate, seed stock purity, multiplication under safe conditions, and efficient methods, with examples from pea seed crops across Canada including Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
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A. N. D. Butler
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Fraser
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Should Be Checked Christmas Tree Trade
An editorial argues the Christmas tree business is legitimate and perishable, urging fair pricing and broader availability. It condemns unsold trees burned in cities as wasteful and urges self-regulation to avoid government action, noting Canada’s needs. It cites the Norman conquest era coinage as a separate historical aside.
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Canada
Farmer's Advocate
Plants Grow Faster When They Aren't Feeling Well
Researchers report that plants subjected to stress show accelerated growth in early stages. Experiments suggest stress responses trigger hormonal changes that promote rapid development, offering insights into how environmental factors influence plant growth rates.
Legendary North Propector Andy Hay Heads North
Andy Hay a 49 year old prospector from Great Falls Montana is famed in Yellowknife for shifting vast gold claims north of Edmonton. He recalls a 11 month Arctic lone survival in 1939 after being dropped by a pilot who never returned, and he boasts he never killed a dog for food during that time. Hay longtime bachelor married Florence Dodman in Toronto.
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Canada
United States
Northland
Andy Hay
Northwest
Hay
Great Falls
Mont
Yellowknife
Edmonton
Toronto
King Edward Hotel
Alcan High Highway
Arctic
Andy
Florence Dodman
Great Slave Lake
Wake Up Canada Health Week Urges Action on National Fitness
A Canadian health appeal calls for urgent action after official figures show 357 434 of military age rejected and 1 260 952 called up with 357 634 unfit. The Health League of Canada designates February 3–9 as Health Week to raise awareness and urge public support for healthier conditions and prevention.
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Canada
Health Department
Health League of Canada
The
Health League
Viscount Alexander Wins Twenty British Decorations
In Canada Viscount Alexander displays a chest with twenty awards in service dress, making him among the most decorated in the empire. Field Marshal Montgomery has twenty two, with twelve British and ten foreign honors occupying eight rows. The note adds a historical aside on Puritan opposition to wedding rings.
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Viscount Alexander
Canada
British Empire
Viscount Montgomery
Field Marshal Montgomery
Bomb test proposal aims to shock public with city-scale blast
Dr. David Inglis former Manhattan project physicist proposes a bomb test on a typical American city or a desert city of concrete to reveal atom weapons' power. He argues ships and selective structures offer limited lessons and notes even New York is not soft, citing Salt Lake Mormon temple walls and long-used forks as examples.
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David Inglis
Inglis
Johns Hopkins University
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
New York City
Britain Fights Food Shortages and War Strain
The war strained Britain's food position as two thirds dependence on imports persisted before the conflict. Stocks built up for ration safety were costly and later reduced, while released reserves failed to improve civilian meals. A New Delhi report says a floating dock will replace King George V dock in Singapore. The dock was sunk in 1942, refloated by Japan, then sunk again by Allied raids. Seventy four thousand turns of fine wire used in telephone relays.
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Britain
Merchant
Europe
New Delhi
King George V
England
Singapore
Ior
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Warsaw
H. D. Crerar
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
MT. Eisenhower
Castle Mountain
Lake Louise
Kootenay Park
Banff National Park
By Fred Neher
Reg'lar
Coramonds
Gene Byrnes
China
Salt Lake City
Utah
Beach
NEA Service
I. M Reg US
Aircraf
By William Ferguson
AACON
Soifer
Chester
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