Canada Names CF-100 Fighter The Canuck
Defence Minister Claxton announced that Canada’s new long range jet fighter the CF-100 is named The Canuck. He praised it as a superior Canadian product built by Canadian workers and RCAF personnel at A. V. Roe Canada in Malton Ontario. Two planes have been built and more are on order though full production will take months.
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Canada
Defence
Claxton
RCAF
Malton
Ont
A. V. Roe (Canada) Limited
Northland
RCAF Ships Aids Arctic Supply Route
Two Lancaster aircraft from No. 405 Maritime Squadron based at Greenwood Nova Scotia will support US Navy in Arctic supply missions this summer. They will perform ice reconnaissance ahead of supply ships to determine best routes to weather stations, with supplies for 12 months carried by US Navy and coast guard vessels. Ice-breakers and two cargo ships participate. unloading at Resolute Bay and flights to northern stations next spring.
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Ottawa
No. 405 Maritime Squadron
Greenwood
N.S
United States Navy
Arctic
RCAF
U.S. Navy
Resolute Bay
Cornwallis Island
England to supply school books for flood victims
Children in Morris district who lost books in the flood will soon receive replacements from England. A publishing house there will collect books from British children and forward them to Morris. Soft water is better for making starch than hard water.
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Morris
Man
England
Crossword Puzzle Notes and Clue Fragments
A fragmented crossword puzzle list with scattered clues and stray letters. Contains numerous garbled entries across horizontal and vertical sections including references to measurements, animals, and linguistic terms.
Colonel who ordered King George VI to cut hair retires
Edmonton veteran Col Louis Scott 62 retired after a career spanning two wars. He recalled ordering Prince Albert, later George VI, to appear with a haircut in 1918 while on loan to the Royal Air Force. Scott rose from buck private to colonel and held key posts in Canadian military districts and veterans affairs.
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Edmonton
King George VI
Louis Scott
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Royal Air Force
Prince Albert
Scott
R.A.F
Hastings
Edmontonian
Col
England
Canada
Athabasca Landing
Alberta
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Col. Scott
Legion of Frontiersmen
Dominion
Military District 13
Calgary
Try and Stop Me from Bennett Cerf
A fragmented item notes Mrs Spencer's watchdog vanished during a house ransack but later bit the visiting officer. A tavern keeper reports reduced business after a sign warns customers not to take knives and spoons as medicine. Herb Shriner jokes about rapid global travel by plane and airport exit.
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Spencer
D. D. D. anti itch relief promises quick calm
An advertisement touts D. D. D. anti itch medicine as fast relief for eczema pirate, rashes and athlete's foot. It offers a trial bottle for 35 cents and a money back guarantee, urging readers to ask their druggist for D. D. D. normal or extra strength.
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D. D. Dennis
Dion
D. D
Furry and Otherwise and Other Light Humor Bits
A collage of jokes and anecdotes depicts rich beggars, a city editor teaching reporters, and various one liners. A self described spinster, a pantry temptation joke, clothing questions, a window shopping exchange, a Scotchman quip, a soap coupon house tour, and a name change petition in Omaha are presented in brief punchlines.
East and West Coasts To Have Rescue Service
Ottawa announcement states the RCAF will coordinate a general marine search and rescue service for the Atlantic Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes using more than 200 government ships. Agencies will report movements to RCAF centres, and ships will take immediate action to save lives and protect cargo until salvage vessels arrive.
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Ottawa
RCAF
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Defence
Claxton
Chevrier
R.caf
Navy
Air Force
Rc.m.p
Transport, Fisheries and Mines Departments
R.C.A.F
Halifax
Vancouver
Winds Prolong Flight To Montreal From London
Prevailing westerly winds over the Atlantic extend the London to Montreal flight by about four hours compared with east bound services.
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Atlantic
London
Montreal
Mackenzie King Dies at 75 in Ottawa Suburban Home
Canada's former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King died peacefully at his summer home near Ottawa on Saturday July 22 at age 75. He had long suffered a cardiovascular ailment that worsened after his 1948 trip to France and England. He retired as Liberal leader on August 7 1948 and handed the premiership to Louis St Laurent on November 15 1948. He served as prime minister for 21 years five months and five days, a Commonwealth record.
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Ottawa
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Canada
Here
King
France
England
Liberal Party
Louis St. Laurent
Statistics Show Canada Getting More Tourists
Canada sees rising tourist traffic in early 1950. Foreign vehicles entering on traveller permits reached 592,369 in the first six months, up from 573,076 a year earlier. June entries totaled 237,769, up eight percent from 221,002. all provinces except Nova Scotia and Manitoba reported increases.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
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Leo Detipes
Siender Orna
Davey Jones
Er Ammee
Bennett Cerf
Herb Shriner
Mother
Tommy
Mrs. Jane
Ned
Fred
Capper’s Weekly
Deco Mladenovich
District Court
Omaha
Neb
Dan Mladenovich
East
Canadian Statesman
RT. Hon. W. L. MacKenzie King
Fleischmann
Les Cerroll
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