Canada's Uranium Mine Eldorado Port Radium: A National Trust
Canada gained control of the Eldorado Mine at Port Radium on January 28, 1944, as part of the Allied atomic research effort. The mine supplied uranium for the wartime program and symbolized Canada's pivotal role in the race to mastering nuclear energy, with workers like Jack Fox Gordem Spence and Joe Belec continuing at the site.
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Leslie McFarlane
Ottawa Journal
Port Radium
Eldorado
Jack Fox
Gordem Spence
Joe Belec
Great Bear Lake
National Research Council
Department of Mines
Eldorado Company
Fildorado
Gilbert
Charles LaBine
Canada
United States
Hahn and
Frisch
Fermi
Rome
Lord Rutherford
Cavendish Laboratories
Cambridge
McGill University
Becquerel
Pierre and
Marie Curie
United Nations
Norway
France
Earl of Suffolk
England
Montreal
Czechoslovakia
New Zealand
Great Britain
America
Oak Ridge
Columbia River
Oregon
Belgian Congo
Gordon Spence
Ed Bolger
Chalk River
Mrs Katherine Lewis longtime Remembrance Day wreath bearer dies
Mrs Katherine Lewis, who for years laid a wreath at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Remembrance Day for mothers of fallen servicemen from the First Great War, died at 92. Ill health ended her annual visit after 1942.
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Katherine Lewis
Ottawa
Lewis
First Flying Fortress Built in 1935
The era defining bomber known as the Flying Fortress traces its roots to 1935 when the first prototype was completed highlighting a pivotal leap in military air power.
Gabby Nation Says Writer H I Phillips
H I Phillips in the New York Sun laments Americans are the gabbiest on earth. He notes radio booths street corners lobbies and town halls encourage constant talking and predict a decline in thoughtful silence.
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H. I. Phillips
New York Sun
America
Belgian Toy Price Reductions Mark Postwar Christmas
In Brussels the Ministry of Economic Affairs reports all Belgian retailers agreed to cut toy prices by 30 percent for the first postwar Christmas. The move is presented as proof that Santa Claus exists.
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Saskatchewan
Albert Gagnon
Meadow Lake
Albert
Tommy
Toronto General Hospital
Red Cross
Regina
Toronto
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Brussels
Peanut products expand into meat and flour market
Peanut products are now manufactured into meat and flour, as well as salad oil, oleomargarine, peanut butter, and candy.
Canada aims to build a national air system and grow its industry
Canada pursues a three point aviation plan to strengthen transport, sustain aircraft manufacture, and develop aviation research. Howe, the Reconstruction Minister, supports the policy though critics label it a monopoly and say it may hinder peacetime aircraft growth while international competition remains intense. The Noorduyn Norseman is noted as the nation’s sole native transport aircraft.
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Canada
United States
Europe
National Research Council
Dominion
Howe
Mr. Howe
Pomp Of Old London Returns With Peace Time Pageantry
Charles Stuart recalls how the Household Cavalry and Bank of England Guard have revived prewar ceremony in London. Royal Horse Guards patrol Whitehall and Strand daily while Bank pickets guard Threadneedle Street as crowds watch the ceremonial change.
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Old London
Charles Stuart
London
Household Cavalry
Horse Guards
Whitehall
Bank of England
Brigade of Guards
Wellington Barracks
Strand
Fleet Street
Cheapside
Mansion House
Threadneedle Street
Newgate Prison
Newgate
Britain
St. Paul's
Ludgate Hill
Home Secretary
Somerset House
Kennington Common
Kennington
Westminster
St. James’ Park
Royal Palace of
England
Royal Horse Guards
Life Guard
Royal Horse Guard
Life Guards
Knightsbridge
Canada faces farm labour strain after war says review
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada notes discharges from the armed forces, workers released from war plants, reconversion to peacetime production, and unrationed farm machinery easing the labour shortage. It says wartime agricultural output was phenomenal despite limited labour and equipment and urges continued food for Europe until its farms recover.
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Canada
Europe
Variety of gift motif designs for linens Pattern 7029
Collection offers small motifs in varied stitches for unique linens. Pattern 7029 includes 14 motifs transferring to 34 by 9 to 3 by 6 inches. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Queen Elizabeth Rail Journey Highlighted by Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal notes the Queen Elizabeth trip from New York to Ottawa shows Canada’s rail comfort for troops. The New York segment lacked sleeping cars and officers barred alighting, with no welcoming coffee or cigarettes for veterans.
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New York
Ottawa
Canadian Railways
United States
Ottawa Journal
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