North West Development and the Alaska Highway Outlook
A study shows southern Canada holds most settlements while northern growth depends on war time infrastructure. Expanded highways and airfields from the war, including the Alaska Highway and Canals Project, are seen as future peacetime assets. Nome access and Fort McMurray tar sands are noted as key future links and tourist routes.
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Canada
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Aklavik
Dominion
Nome
Fort McMurray
Prince George
Climate Not Too Severe Opens North West For Defence
The North West climate, once deemed harsh, proves non detrimental to workers and equipment. The region promises growth in tourism and services for a large tourist industry, with lumbering, mining, fur farming, agriculture, and commercial flying expected. Soldiers and civilians from the war era plan permanent new homes there, signaling a rising chapter in Canadian progress.
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North
Price Control And Rationing Information
Guidance on where to take a defective ration book for adjustment and why unsweetened canned fruit is rationed. Also covers rules for landlords regarding discontinuing utilities and how to verify meat coupon values via a chart in shops. Citizens are encouraged to request pamphlets from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
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Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Gems of Thought and Pearl Divers Facts
A collection of quotes on mindset and perseverance from A C A Hall Dickens Lord Ave bury Mary Baker Eddy Samuel Smiles and Pythagoras. It notes pearl divers staying underwater up to six minutes with typical endurance of fifty to sixty seconds.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Flax Crop Yields Decline From 1943 Peak
Dominion Experimental Farms official estimates flax yield at 7 397 000 bushels for linseed oil with an additional 350 000 bushels of fore flax, totaling about 7 747 000. This compares with 10 000 000 in 1944 and 18 000 000 in 1943, when government subsidies spurred farming and purchases at 2.25 to 2.75 per bushel. Canada’s production rise since 1939 reduced imports and boosted exports to around £ 000 000 bushels by 1943.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Rescued American Women Reach Manila After Guerrilla Rescues
Two American women freed after wartime ordeals in the Philippines. Mrs. Herman Kluge from Schenectady was hidden by Ifugao tribesmen for 41 months while a 35000 peso bounty hunted her and her husband, a guerrilla captain. Mrs. Helen J. McQuaid, once jailed by Japanese, was later nabbed by Filipino soldiers before execution. Lincoln Cemetery artworks note 525 compositions about Abraham Lincoln.
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Manila
Herman Kluge
Schenectady
N.Y
Luzon
Helen J. McQuaid
Los Angeles
Kluge
Fort Santiago
Crossword Puzzle Answers Revealed From Last Week’s Grid
The page provides a complete solution for the recent crossword puzzle with across and vertical clues. It lists answers for each numbered position, including entries such as Chapel for 1 Across and End for 8 Down, along with other standard crossword terms and related hints.
Outlook of a Spare Christmas for British Children
Austerity plans loom for British youngsters with toys scarce and candy rationed. Oranges and even paper for hats may be unavailable, and Christmas trees, if found, will bear few Victory decorations. Wartime cardboard toys replace the real ones as paper shortages bite hard.
French Doctor Debuts Ambulence Arplene In War
A French physician announces the invention of an ambulance arplene device used in the First World War. He expresses relief at its deployment and aims to improve battlefield medical care for wounded soldiers.
Canada Safer Livestock Quality Attracts UK and Europe
Canadian agricultural official Lt. Col. J. G. Robertson says Britain and European buyers value Canada for maintained herd quality and health standards since the war. A full stock export is unlikely soon. France considers a test shipment of about 500 horses to assess demand, with an eventual need of up to 35,000 horses. Holland has already ordered 5,000 horses.
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J. G. Robertson
Canada
United Kingdom
Europe
Col. Robertson
France
Holland
Licorice Used Widely in Tobacco and Candy
Licorice serves diverse roles in the United States with more than half of it used by the tobacco industry. The remainder goes to candy and pharmaceutical uses, reflecting its unusual distribution across sectors.
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United States
Chinese use of spices dates back over four thousand years
Historical records indicate spice use in China dating more than four millennia. Early agricultural and culinary practices reflect long standing trade and culinary traditions without precise dates.
CWAC Holds All England Sports Day in Aldershot England
Canadian Women's Army Corps members in the United Kingdom held a large field and track meet at Aldershot. Over 350 CWACs attended with Lt General Montague saluting. Outstanding athlete Pte Doris Millard won multiple events. Western winners included Pte E G Baumel and Pte Shirley Rennie among others. CWAC personnel arriving back to Regina and anecdotes about Cpl Loma Phaneuf concluded the piece.
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England
Canada
Canadian Women's Army Corps
United Kingdom
Aldershot
C.W.A.C
U.K
P. J. Montague
C.B
C.G.M
D.S.0
M.C
V.D
Montague
E. G. Weekes
M.M
D. C. Spry
D.8.c
Isabel Creenyn
Holland
Doris Millard
Port Burwell
Ont
E. G. Baumel
Archerwell
Sask
Shirley Rennie
Abbey Sask
Thelma Clyde
CWAC
D. J. Dunk
Glenavon
M. Greyeyes
Leask
Sgt
L. A. Blacksidge
McLean
Argyle
Ottawa
Cpl. Phaneuf
Argyle Company
Veterans Guard of Canada
Hull
M.D
Cpl
Phanuel
J. C. Cave
Regina
Tubular Steel Heels Debut In British Shoes
Reynolds News reports a British boot and shoe company patents tubular steel heels. The new heel is lighter stronger and more springy than traditional wooden or leather heels and can be made in various heights and colors for a modern footwear note.
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London
Reynolds News
Malay Island tribesman and the diesel engine idea
A historic note claims a Malay island tribesman first grasped the diesel engine principle centuries ago, suggesting early indigenous insight into internal combustion ideas long before modern engineering.
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Malay Islands
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Yaac
Vicks VA
Tro
Bishop A. C. A. Hall
Dickens
Lord Avebury
Samuel
Pythagoras
Abraham Lincoln
Sarge
el Poe Ae
Attica
Tefe In
Fis
Firestone
Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis Speedway
Loma Phaneuf
E. R. Phaneuf
College Ave
Loma
Sir Harry Lauder
Phaneuf
Provost Corps
Buttercup
Pte
British Shoe Company
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Mathieu
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