Canada’s Merchant Navy expansion during World War II
The article notes Canada’s merchant fleet grew from 35 vessels in 1939 to about 2% ships by 1947, totaling 1.67 million gross tons. Vessels, built by 17 yards at a cost of 626.9 million dollars, were supported by crown companies. Ninety ships were sold to the United States for lend-lease early in the war, and postwar policy aimed to sell remaining ships to Canadian firms under registry.
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Canada
Oramen
United States
Britain
A Fine Record To Maintain
Rt. Hon C. D. Howe reports to parliament that Canada’s wartime merchant fleet cost 626.9 million dollars to build and run with a net deficit expected under 190 million dollars, including losses from enemy action. Halifax is home to one of the world’s largest merchant fleets, underscoring the navy’s peacetime industrial role and the need for continued efficiency and goods to carry.
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Canada
C. D. Howe
Halifax
VapoRub Promises Quick Cold Relief for Children
A mother’s guide to easing a child’s cold describes rubbing warming VapoRub on the throat chest and back at bedtime. The ad claims relief begins immediately and lasts through the night with the morning showing significant improvement.
Unusual Cachet in Grain Car Origins at Plenty
Emil Olson a grain buyer in Plenty Saskatchewan notes an eerie coincidence when a loaded grain car bears No 172772 identical to a car he shipped east a month earlier. He wonders about odds of loading the same grain or car in one season.
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Emil Olson
Plenty
Lydia F. Pinkham
Pinkham
Woman billed $25 for fudge cake recipe on train
A Boston diner asked a dining car waiter for the fudge cake recipe. The chef sent the recipe with a $25 bill. Her lawyer advised paying the charge.
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Boston
Bunny and Otherwise Comic Snippets In Quotable Witty Lines
A collection of light dialogues and jokes features a policeman jokes about eyeing a driver, radio controls, mistletoe mischief, opera quips from Mrs. Baggs and Mrs. Wages, desert buzzards and a firey jet, a calmness through training with a wife and five children, a humorous response about quitting smoking, a chemistry class quip about blondes, a hotel guest exchange, and a note on Indian sects forbidding animal killings.
Promotions announced in the Royal Canadian Air Force
The Hon. Brooke Claxton unveiled a New Year list naming 110 promoted officers across the Regular and Auxiliary Air Forces. Western honorees include Squadron Leaders H. R. Foottit and M. Davies of Vancouver and Wing Commander R. Hoodsmith of Vancouver, among others.
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Brooke Claxton
H. R. Foottit
Vancouver
M. Davies
Winnipeg
R. B. Hoodsmith, Mbe
W. R. Hill
G. A. Folkins, Afc
Calgary
E. W. Pierce
W. Harris
P. Patrick
Camrose
Alta
E. R. Baker
Saskatoon
J. H. Cooper
Qu’Appelle
Sask
W. I. Gordon
G. A. White
D. T. Bain
Vananda
B.c
C. S. Lindberg
J. McGillivray
Edmonton
J. F. Drake
Victoria
J. P. Bell
R.C.A.F
Poor Smuggling Gold Find Slows in Northern Ontario
In Kirkland Lake Ontario the gold squad of the Provincial Police reports weak business as mine output falls and US Canada dollar parity curbs demand. Smuggling tricks once prospered, including plating disguise and hidden compartments, but vigilant enforcement and lower demand have dampened the illicit trade.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
Canada
United States
Ontario
Montreal
Windsor
Africa
Gold Squad
New York Preacher Tours Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary
Rev Norman Vincent Peale visits Kingsville Ontario's Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary with Manly F. Miner. The preacher dons the late Jack Miner's hat and coats two geese for banding, linking bird study to missionary aims and scripture.
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Manly F. Miner
Jack Miner
O.B.E
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
Fifth Ave
New York City
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Peale
Dr. Peale
Fifth Avenue
New York
Gems of Thought Aphorisms From Historians and Clerics
A collection of short quotes on safety truth religion and wisdom from Tacitus Lincoln Whately Cecil Parker and Mary Baker Eddy. The passing line notes the enduring value of virtue and faith across eras and communities.
Rockets offer new use for wiring across rivers
Washington reports the signal corps has developed a method to shoot telephone wire over rivers ravines and cliffs using rockets, enabling rapid communication lines in difficult terrain and improving field operations for the army.
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Washington
Signal Corps
Army
Dominion Joins Search For Use Of Cosmic Rays
Canada joins the United States and Russia in studying cosmic rays through high altitude experiments led by Professor Pierre Demers of the University of Montreal. Demers sent devices 100000 feet into the stratosphere to examine these deeply penetrating rays and their potential in atomic research.
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Dominion
Montreal
Canada
United States
Russia
Sciences Et Aventures
National Research Council
Pierre Demers
Physical Institute of the University of Montreal
Atomic Division
Chalk River
Ont
Demers
Coal Reserves In Canada Estimated For 2000 Years
Canada’s coal reserves are estimated to last about 2,000 years. Dr. B. R. MacKay of the mines department gave Dominion totals at 98,815,962 tons with 62,125,098 tons probable and 36,690,864 tons possible. Ontario adds about 150,000 tons to the total.
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Ottawa
Canada
Geological Association of Canada
Geological Society of America
B. R. MacKay
Mines Department
Dominion
Royal Commission On Coal
Ontario
Georgia Farmers Rank Low In Income Per Capita
USDA figures place Georgia farmers fourth lowest in per capita income nationwide. Georgia farm income per year averages $306, about one third of the national farm income per capita.
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Atlanta
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Professor studies cosmic rays above 80000 feet
The passage notes cosmic rays are partly absorbed by Earth's atmosphere and professor Demers uses a special apparatus to study them at altitudes around eighty thousand to ninety thousand feet, indicating high altitude research.
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Earth
Demers
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