Transatlantic Refuelable Liner Planned by British Designers
A new airliner capable of inflight refueling is planned by British designers. The report cites a Polish despatch from Warsaw noting the project as part of postwar aviation development.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1946
Page
6
Young Idea teen pattern 4832 for sizes 10 12 14 16
Anne Adams pattern 4832 offers a front neck drawstring, new sleeves, inset belt and pocket. It is sold to teens, size 12 frock requires 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric and costs 20 cents, order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Artistic Talent Field Marshal Alexander to Exhibit in London
London critics will examine the artistic talents of Field Marshal Alexander when the Royal Institute of Oil Painters opens an exhibition in London. Two of the Canadian governor general designate's landscapes will be displayed, including a northwest India frontier scene and a smaller English vegetable garden canvas. Friends say he is modest and was persuaded to enter the works. Another Briton who paints in spare time is Winston Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Marshal Alexander
London
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Northwest
India
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Seed Factors in Canadian Pea Seed Production
An A N D Butler address outlines climate stock quality and purity, plus efficient production methods for seed used in food processing. It notes Ontario can grow many seeds but not all economically, with pea seed shifts from Fraser Valley to Western Canada due to pea moths and disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. D. Butler
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Christmas tree trade must be regulated to curb waste
The piece argues Christmas tree production and sale are legitimate but trees perish after December 25. It condemns unsold trees burned around cities as criminal waste and urges market correction or government action. It notes Canada’s need and calls for fair access at reasonable prices, then briefly mentions British coinage after the Norman conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Plants Develop Faster When They Feel Unwell, Experts Say
Experiments by researchers show that plants may accelerate growth when subjected to stress or illness like drought or pest exposure, indicating a potential adaptive response that prioritizes rapid development under adverse conditions.
Quiet North prospector Hay shuns riches in the spotlight
Andy Hay a famed Yellowknife prospector and Great Falls native, valued honesty over wealth after earning reputedly large sums. He spent months lost in the Arctic in 1939, surviving without harming his dogs or relying on fame, and later married Florence Dodman in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Northland
Andy Hay
Northwest
Hay
Great Falls
Mont
Yellowknife
Edmonton
Toronto
King Edward
Alcan High Highway
Arctic
Andy
Florence Dodman
Great Slave Lake
Wake Up Canada Health Week Calls Action on Nation’s Health
A Health Week proclamation urges Canadians to note the high unfitness rate among those called for military service and the preventable illnesses costing the country at least a billion dollars yearly. Health League of Canada promotes public support for health reforms with federal and provincial health and education department cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Health Department
Health League of Canada
The
Health League
Viscount Alexander’s Decorated Service Dress in Canada
In Canada Viscount Alexander appears in service dress with 20 British Empire awards, the second-highest total behind Field Marshal Montgomery with 22. Alexander wears six rows of ribbons while Montgomery’s twelve British and ten foreign decorations occupy eight rows. The article notes Montgomery’s battlerdress altered to fit the ribbons. It also recalls Puritans once sought to abolish wedding rings as heathen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Alexander
Canada
British Empire
Viscount Montgomery
Field Marshal Montgomery
Bomb test proposal by Dr David Inglis shocks public
Johns Hopkins physicist Dr David Inglis urges a bomb test on a typical American city to end public lethargy, or else build a desert city of concrete and steel as a monument. He says ship tests have little value due to steel construction and buoyancy, and notes even New York may not be safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Inglis
Inglis
Johns Hopkins University
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
New York City
Britain Faces Hard Food Position and Postwar Struggles
War time food self sufficiency remained limited as imports fell short. Stocks were built at high naval cost and later ration cuts hit civilians. A floating dock project to replace King George V dock moves to Singapore. Small wire turns support telephone relays in postwar projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Merchant
Europe
New Delhi
King George V
England
Singapore
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Ernest
Tubby) Mayne
F.C
Royal Flying Corps
RAF
Kent Automobile
MT. Eisenhower
Castle Mountain
Lake Louise
Kootenay Park
Banff National Park
By Fred Neher
Wealth League
Reg'lar
Gene Byrnes
China
Salt Lake City
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