Fire Brick Plant Harnesses Dirt Hills for Saskatchewan Clay
The Claybank plant in Saskatchewan taps the Dirt Hills near Moose Jaw for fire brick and high temperature products. Since 1914 promoters and experts advanced a mechanical operation using kilns, dry press and stiff mud methods, supplying Canada’s railways, ships, and war industries while supporting local ceramics research at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Claybank
Sask
Dominion
Moose Jaw
Regina
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Are
Tom McWilliams
McWilliams
Lonesome Hills
J. H. Kern
Arthur Hitchcock
E. C. Matthews
J. W. McCulloch
A. R. Turnbull
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Western Lines
Canada
Alaska Highway
Fort Norman
University of Saskatchewan
Why Montgomeries Dog Was Named Hitler
The St Thomas Times Journal reports critics of Field Marshal Montgomery note one of his dogs at headquarters in France was named Hitler. A reporter learned a Frenchman gave up a wire haired terrier pup named Shic, leading to the Chief’s belief the full name would be Chickelgruber Hitler's birth name.
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Field Marshal
Montgomery
Hitler
Rommel
St. Thomas Times- Journal
France
Monty
Shic
Chickelgruber
Note on coat helps mother time child's home dinner
In Philadelphia Mrs A W Cohen says she solved getting her five year old son home by pinning a note on his coat reading Please send me home at five o clock. The note prompts timely pickup for dinner.
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Philadelphia
A. W. Cohen
Advertising forecasts point to 1945 rise in Canada
National Advertising The weekly trade newspaper Marketing forecast a substantial increase in national advertising in Canada during 1945, likely surpassing any wartime year. The survey of leading advertisers shows many plan larger 1945 appropriations across newspapers direct mail magazines radio farm papers and posters.
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Canada
Canadian fibre redirected to Britain for war needs
The majority of Canada’s fibre is sent to Britain to be spun into thread and yarn for parachute cords collision mats gun and aircraft coverings and other essential wartime products. The small remaining Canadian fibre is restricted to wartime manufacture.
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Canada
Britain
Black Widow Spiders Shipped From Alberta to Nova Scotia
A dozen or more Black Widow spiders shipped from Alberta arrived in Truro Nova Scotia to join the Provincial Agricultural College insect collection. They were sent with two cases of common Alberta insects. The Black Widow is said to kill mates after mating and can fatally bite humans, though survival with severe pain is common.
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Alberta
Truro
N.S
Provincial Agricultural College
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Lost Ring Found In Patient After X ray
A Toronto hospital patient with a broken hip lost her diamond ring in the operating room. After an X ray to verify the fracture, the ring appeared in the patient’s stomach on the negatives and was recovered by staff.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe and Mail
British Aerial Lab Tests Slip Wing And Barrel Engine
Fran S. Stuart reports from Toronto Night to a British program exploring slip wings for heavy freight and faster airliners. Experiments include a biplane releasing an upper wing at 4 500 feet and a monoplane with boosted lift. Barrel engines and flying wing freighters promise long range, high speed, and crewed cargo capacity with loading ramps and six 2 500 hp motors.
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Squire's Gate Aerodrome
Blackpoo
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Britain
Roy Fedden
William B. Stout
Canadian National Railway to renew rail detector car contract
The Canadian National Railway will renew its contract with Jr Sperry Company to run rail detector cars over 14 732 miles of track in 1945. N B Walton announces the program, detailing electrically operated sensors that spot flaws in steel rail and mark defects with white paint for immediate replacement. The C N R pioneered detector car service in Canada.
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Canadian National Railway
Jr Sperry Company
N. B. Walton
C.B.E
C.N.R
Railwe
Canada
Beginner's Choice Crochet Medallion Pattern 7353
Crochet pattern notice invites readers to obtain pattern 7353 by sending six cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Unit at 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba. Include name and address. note pattern delivery may be slower than usual.
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Winnipeg
Uni
McDermot Avenue
Winnip
A Scottish Opinion on Canada's War Support
The Edinburgh Eve News praises Canada for liberal manpower munitions food and money to the common war effort. It notes Canada funds all Royal Canadian Air Force overseas squadron costs and personnel and asserts Canada’s fealty to the Empire should be recognized with commensurate rewards.
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Canada
Cana
R.C.A.F
Edinburg
Airplane to Carry Gospel in Canada’s Arctic
The plan envisions using an airplane as a gospel carrier in the Hudson Bay region. Marc Lacroix, 38, a bishop in the area, begins steps for missionary priests to fly and pursue a nautical engineering degree along the route.
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Canada
Arctic
Marc Lacroix
Hudson Bay
Casaquaire Sire Exhibits Alternating Flow in Poetry
The Casaquaire, a Barzilian sire, is described as flowing in varying directions at times. The text notes its idiosyncratic movement and posits a dual nature in its behavior.
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Bliesbruck
National Advertising
Nova Scotia
Fran S. Stuart
Manila Bay
Germany
Saarlautern
Saar
Alice Brooks
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