Black gold fever at Alona Bay on Lake Superior shores
Toronto prospector Bob Campbell uncovers a two inch seam of pitchblende near Alona Bay Ontario 80 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie sparking a rush as over 1000 new claims flood the area. Government guarantees 275 per pound for ore with 10 percent uranium content while Eldorado Great Bear Lake remains the continent’s largest producer.
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North America
Civilization
Bob Campbell
Toronto
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Campbell
Lake Superior
Alaska
California
Alena Bay
Alona Bay
Eldorado
Great Bear Lake
Regina
Saskatchewan
Goldbridge
Ritish Columbia
Russia
Africa
Australia
Congo
Port Hope
Gilbert Labine
Alone Bay
Eastern Cattle Rustlers Scorned By Westerners
North Battleford Optimist questions use of term cattle rustlers for eastern Ontario thefts. Editorial mocks the idea, arguing the thieves are mere small-time cow thieves unworthy of that label. Walter J. Gilhooly, the paper’s president and author, recently moved from Ottawa.
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North Battleford
Tolc
Ontario
Cornwall
Ont
Walter J. Gilhooly
Optimist
Ottawa
Named after Provinces Alsask Rail Junction Origin
Alsask on the western Saskatchewan border grew its name from the first two syllables of Alberta and Saskatchewan where two Canadian National Railway branches meet.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian National Railways
Alberta
Rat Disease Link Proven in 1900 Discovery
It was not until the year 1900 that it was definitely established that the rat carries disease. During the Black Death epidemics of the Middle Ages it was thought that the plague was caused by bad air.
Pianist Byron Janis Plans Third Coast to Coast Tour
Youthful pianist Byron Janis aged 20 plans his third U.S. coast to coast tour with re engagements at venues across the country. He will appear with the Philadelphia Orchestra the Rochester Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic and travels with five times as much music as shown in the photograph.
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Byron Janis
U.S
New York
Philadelphia
Rochester Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
S.N.S
RCAF Commission Announces First Postwar NCO Officers
Hon. Brooke Claxton confirms 39 NCOs awarded pilot officer rank and promoted to flying officer effective Jan 1 1949. Western names include J J McCarthy Middleton NS and St James MB G G Armstrong Brighton Ont and Govan Sask R M Bragg Westmount PQ and Rockyford Alta H G Graves Lachine PQ and McCreary Man, among others from Edmonton Vancouver Clinton and Ottawa stations and cities.
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N.C.O
R.C.A.F
Brooke Claxton
National Defence
J. J. McCarthy
Middleton
N.S
St. James
Man
G. G. Armstrong
Brighton
Ont
Govan
Sask
R. M. Bragg
Westmount
P.Q
Rockyford
Alta
H. G. Graves
Lachine
McCreary
R. W. Marriott
Edmonton
Vancouver
G. F. Lawrence
Clinton
Kandahar
E. T. Williams
Trenton
Carlyle
H. C. Parrott
Victoria
Saskatchewan Tops Canada in Tuberculosis Fight
Regina reports Saskatchewan again has the lowest tuberculosis rate in Canada at 18 deaths per 100 000 in 1947, well ahead of Ontario. The anti TB drive relies on community involvement, Christmas Seal Fund donations, and five radio amateur shows weekly across the province.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ontario
Robert George Ferguson
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Household tips for fabric care and cosmetics
Advice on raising rug depressions with steam and brushing. Lipstick tips advise dry lips, blotting, light powder, and reapplication. Guidance notes woolen fabrics need moth protection, while non wool dresses and veils can be stored in dark tissue paper and sun dried occasionally.
New Rule On Gift Packages To France
Ottawa reports updated Post Office Department rules for sending gift and family parcels to France. Parcels including foodstuffs household articles and clothing are admitted free of duty and exempt from rationing and trade controls. Limits include no payment by recipients and a 26 pound monthly weight per recipient with cover text Gift Family Parcel.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
France
Crochet Doilies Gift Set Pattern 7234
Three doilies designs in one set with charts photos and complete directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number pattern 7234.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Sermon Prompt Teases Chapter of Matthew No Such Verse
A preacher asks how many have read the 69th chapter of St Matthew, claiming there is no such chapter. He notes the audience’s raised hands and frames the lesson around the idea of liars, in a reflective church moment.
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Matthew
Oldest Teacher Teaches Far Burdened by Long Career
Octogenarian E A Quantz, 82, teaches at the Salmon Beach rural school near Salmon Arm. He has taught 62 years across Ontario Alberta and British Columbia and walks one mile each day to the classroom.
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Salmon Arm
E. A. Quantz
Salmon Beach
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
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Pitchblende
Eldorade
Northwest Territories
Dominion
Borsible
Central Press
Thessalon
Central Press Canadian
Bermuda
Velma Stewart
Galt
Rita Sylvester
Ponoka
R.c.af
Beauty
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