Carmania Inaugurates Canada Rotterdam Cruise Service
The Cunard liner Carmania, 22600 tons, docked at Montreal to launch Cunard’s new Canada Rotterdam cruise service. Captain William James Law commands with Franconia to enter service in June. The ship features air conditioning, Lido Deck with pool, upgraded staterooms, new lounges and restaurants, television, extra water and fuel capacity, and four fibreglass launches for port calls.
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Carmania
Montreal
Cunard
Caronia
Saxonia
Ivernia
Franconia
Cunard Line
Canada
New York
West Indies
Port Everglades
Florida
John Brown
Clydebank
North Atlantic
Ren’s
Jean Monro
Britain
Island Club
Albany
Jean Munro
Micheal Inchbald
Evelyn Pinching
Paul Gell
William James Law
Law
Carinthia
Sylvania
Liverpool
Captain Law
Blue Funnel Line
Silver Line
White Star Line
Dieppe
Normandy Beaches
D Day
Ascania
Europe
Edward Louis Anderson
Merseyside
John Douglas Horsford
Cunarders
Horsford
Georgic
Parthia
Scythia
Dress pattern 4695 for Misses sizes 10 to 18
Print pattern 4695 offers a day dress with main and facing pieces in red or plain and free flaring for work indoors or out. The Misses sizes 10 12 14 16 18 and fabric yardage listed. Send name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Patterns Toronto.
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Tiach Ric
Anne Adams
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Population thresholds for city status across Canada
The rule notes that British Columbia requires 100 male residents for incorporation as a city, Ontario mandates at least 15 000 people, while the four Atlantic provinces impose no minimum population.
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British Columbia
Atlantic Provinces
Ontario
Ermine Fur Definition From Weasel Species
Ermine refers to white fur derived from several weasel species. The term covers fur used for garments and decorative purposes in historical fashion contexts. It highlights the natural color variation of each species and the traditional use of their pelts.
Winter testing of Army cold weather gear at Fort Churchill
A combat unit from Calgary tests four parkas windpants a detachable hood sleeping bag two toque types and harnesses for snowshoes. Designer A G Art Reid and Major L E Sparks lead trials with 29 soldiers. Night temps reach 38 below zero with whiteouts and wind chills. Trials extend to Goose Creek Stuggy Lake and end in late April.
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Fort Churchill
Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
Calgary
Reid
Barrens
Goose Creek
Stuggy Lake
Tallest Man in UN Force Stands 6 Feet 11 Inches
Windsor Ontario signalsman Fred Miller 19, elected the tallest in the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, at 6 ft 11 in. He weighs 185 pounds and has grown an inch and 25 pounds since enlisting. Army workshops and Palestinian tailors adapted beds and clothes for his size.
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Sig Fred Miner
Windsor
Ontario
UN Emergency Force
Egypt
George McDonald
Halifax
Sinai Desert
Fred Miller
United Nations
Middle East
D. H. Rochester
Toronto
Camp Rajah
Marilyn
Miner
Identical Twins Switch Colleges For Two Days
Identical twin sisters Leila Jones and Jean Jones swapped colleges hundreds of miles apart. Leila, a Wells College sophomore in Aurora New York, and Jean, a Wheaton College sophomore in Norton Massachusetts, said they fooled administrators professors and some students during the two day caper planned on a skiing trip.
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Jones
Leila Jones
Wells College
Aurora
N.Y
Jean
Wheaton College
Norton
Mass
Denmark’s long wars marked by repeated conflicts
Denmark's history features numerous wars, more than any other nation, shaping its borders and power. The record highlights repeated military campaigns across eras, reflecting a persistent pattern of conflict and statecraft that influenced Northern Europe.
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Denmark
Country
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A. G. ‘Art’ Reid
Directorate of Interservice Development
Ottawa
L. E. Sparks
Prince Rupert
B.C
Cording
Dave P. Montgomery
Queen’s Own
Yukon
Thule
Greenland
ED W. Tooker
Man
Churchill
Manitoba
Gordon C. Hum
The
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Gordon G. Hum
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