Fighting Canada's Battles In Northern Manitoba And Saskatchewan Bushlands
An in depth look at the Flin Flon mine details ore composition and processing. The article explains chalcopyrite zinc sulphide pyrite and traces of gold silver cadmium selenium tellurium, the selective flotation process, and the path from ore to refined metals for war production. It covers production scale, labor, wages, apprenticeships, and the welfare annuity plan funding.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Montreal
Allied Nations
Workmen's Compensation Boards
Adorably Yours Pattern 4567 for Junior Miss sizes
Anne Adams pattern 4567 offers a simple rayon frock personalized with name or initials. Includes initial transfer sheet and directions to sew a desk or dating dress in Junior Miss sizes 11 through 18. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union with size name address and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Man
Courage Recognized Poon Lim Receives British Empire Medal
Poon Lim, a 25 year old Chinese second steward, was awarded the British Empire Medal by the King at Buckingham Palace. Lim survived 133 days on a raft in the Atlantic after his liner was torpedoed and later gave a brief account of his ordeal to the monarch.
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Buckingham Palace
Britain
Poon Lim
Atlantic
Lim
Britain Overhauls Street Lighting For Victory Night
Churchill orders repairs to blackout era lighting as Britain readies for victory night. Norway reports 10 000 escapees to Britain, 75 percent of air force are defectors. Buckingham Palace warms after November first. Moscow opens four mile subway link. Britain prosecutes thousands for absence. War damage tops churches. Germany fields nearly two thousand combat planes. Rag picking expands. 2 000 000 worn garments recaptured. British minister warns on gear for Japan.
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Churchill
Britain
Germany
R.A.F
John Strachey
Ministry of Supply
Army
Air Force
Oliver Lyttleton
Covetousness in Sunday School Lesson
The gospel lesson centers on Exodus 20 17 and Luke 12 13 34 warning against covetousness. It explains the tenth commandment governs inner thoughts not outward acts and notes true life rests in spiritual riches, not abundance of possessions.
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Allan Poole
Jesus
Queen forgives ration lapse shows royal parity with citizens
The text notes Queen Elizabeth forgot her ration book and could not purchase goods, suggesting royalty faced the same wartime limits as common people. It remarks this democratic spirit is unique to Britain.
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Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Campaign for Immunization Against Childhood Diseases in Canada
Over the past decade whooping cough killed 6 333 people in Canada, mostly children, with about 175 000 cases and many survivors left with impaired health. The piece urges universal child immunization, noting rising incidence and virulence of preventable diseases and free vaccine access.
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Canada
Surprised Youth Enlists at Winnipeg Depot
Bob Rollins an 18 year old from Miniota Manitoba surprised recruiting officers at Fort Osborne bar racks reception depot in Winnipeg when applying for army service. He is six foot ten inches tall and weighs 216 pounds, bending his knees for his X ray test. Christmas Seals help save lives through purchases used on cards and letters this year. German retreat pace in Italian towns may reflect heavy loot carried by troops.
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Bob Rollins
Miniota
Man
Fort Osborne
Winnipeg
Bob
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J. P. de Wet
Manitoba Chamber of Mines
Flin Flon
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited
Flin Fion
Dominion Government
Birchview School
By Fred Neher
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
Great Britain
Moscow
BY William Ferguson
Ugalh League
Italy
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