Fighting Canada's Battles In Northern Manitoba And Saskatchewan Bushlands
An account of the Flin Flon mining operation, its copper and other strategic metals, and the joint Manitoba Saskatchewan venture. It covers the ore discovery by Tom Creighton, early exploration, selective flotation development, and the 1927 decision to invest $25 to $30 million to build a mine, metallurgical plants, and a hydroelectric plant spanning two provinces.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Britain
Hitler
Flin Flon
Tom Creighton
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited
U.S
United States
Prairie
Dominion
North Main
Dominion of Canada
Canadian General Pearkes Honored by U S Army
Major General George Randolphe Pearkes, 55, V C, CB, D S O, M C, general officer commanding in chief Pacific Command, receives the United States Legion of Merit for non citizens. The award ranks just below the Distinguished Service Medal among U S honors available to noncitizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Randolphe Pearkes
V.C
D.S.O
Pacific Command
United States
Danish aviator escapes to Britain in Gypsy Moth
A young Danish army flyer slipped past German control in a Gypsy Moth and reached Britain within weeks. He kept his private plane airworthy for two years despite orders to dismantle all private aircraft in 1941 and stored 32 gallons of fuel for the North Sea crossing. The duration exceeded five hours and he navigated by compass throughout.
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Denmark
Britain
North Sea
How To Make Your Own Rugs Hooked Design Guide
This Home Service note promotes a 32 page booklet with instructions and patterns for hooked, woven, braided, knitted, tufted and crocheted rugs. It invites readers to send 15 cents to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the booklet How To Make Your Own Rugs, requesting name address and booklet title.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Excerpts on Truthfulness in Sunday School Lesson
A devotional on the Ninth Commandment focusing on truthfulness and avoiding false testimony and rumors. It cites Exodus 20:16 and related verses, warns against bearing false witness, gossip, and painted lies, and urges restraint and discernment before repeating or acting on unverified statements.
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William R. Richards
A. T. Pierson
Jesus
Britain to send Sea Island cotton seeds to Soviet Union
Britain will ship 100 seeds each of Sea Island cotton varieties St. Vincent and Montserrat to the Soviet Union in response to a request for samples of world famous ecotton grown in the British West Indies.
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Russia
British West Indies
St. Vincent and
Montserrat
Soviet Union
Britain
World Happenings Briefly Told From 12,000 Polish Refugees to Kenya
About 12,000 Polish refugees are now housed in Tanganyika Uganda and Northern Rhodesia with more en route to Kenya. Peter Theoharus a tailor was fined 300 pounds for making and selling double breasted coats and trousers with cuffs. A man deposited 72000 in currency claiming he forgot the funds since the last war. Mediterranean shipping clearances speed transport but end airmail to Egypt Cyprus Palestine Syria Transjordan and Turkey. The Queen spoke with Canadian servicemen during a London visit to a forces club. South Africa restricts night tram and bus operations to preserve transport. German ersatz sausages to contain no meat Berlin reports say. Berlin frankfurter to be potato and vegetable based. South Africa completes national register of commercial vehicles and appoints six advisory officers to curb vehicle use.
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Tanganyika
Uganda
Northern
Rhodesia
Kenya
Friendly England Czechoslovak Officer Bids Farewell
A Czechoslovak officer living in England for over three years writes to the London Times to praise the British people and bid them goodbye. He recalls friendly faces in towns, trains, parks, pubs, shops, and factories and urges readers to buy war savings stamps.
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London Times
England
Great Britain
Morale in Germany and Allied Resolve Remain Uncertain
The Montreal Star notes uncertainty over German morale and defensive endurance while Lord Halifax asserts coalition strength. He refuses to guess timing but insists on continued relentless effort until Germany is defeated, completely and utterly.
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Montreal Star
Lord Halifax
Germany
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J.P. de Wet
Manitoba Chamber of Mines
Flin Fion
Capital
Creighton
Jack Mosher
Jack Hammell
Toronto
Western Prairie Provinces
Mother Earth
Prairie Acres
Northlands
By Fred Neher
Home Service
Peter Theoharus
London
Man
Egypt
Cyprus
Palestine
Syria
Transjordan
Turkey
United Forces Club
Mid- London
Union of South Africa
Berlin
Zurich
South Africa
M. Red
U.S. Pat
San Francisco
BY William Ferguson
Ince
A· Iiagko
Reg
Gene Byrnes
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