Mighty U-Boat Transmitter Aids War Efforts In Nova Scotia
The Newport transmitter near Windsor Nova Scotia powered by three 560 foot towers and two 4320 foot towers sent 80 000 watt signals heard from Murmansk to the Falklands It cost Canada 6 000 000 in 1943 and helped save North Atlantic shipping It operated in secret code traffic in 1944 averaged over a million groups per month The actual signals originated from Albro Lake Dartmouth while naval telegraphists handled the keys Lieut D W Carroll in Ottawa led the station during the war
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Newport Corner
Windsor
Murmansk
Falkland Islands
Canada
Newport
Albro Lake
Dartmouth
Halifax
Naval Services Headquarters
Ottawa
D. W. Carroll
RCN
Notable World Facts From Transit and Science Anecdotes
Items cover the Trans-Siberian Railway length 5500 miles and Nebraska Williams who walked 36000 miles wearing 835 shoes. Other notes include sugar substitute 4000 times sweeter than cane sugar, moonrise anomalies near the Arctic Circle, Yenan University cave campus, MIT fog particle count, and bullion shipments of 12000 cases moved from England to Holland.
President Truman Urges Yearlong Highway Safety Push
Washington report notes President Truman called on every state and community to work un ceasingly in 1947 to promote highway safety. He cited the appalling fact that 34 000 American citizens were killed in automobile accidents daily life.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Whale steaks and a miniature car feature in London items
The North Shields whale meat sale gains pace as buyers sample steaks said to resemble beef. London gourmets praise the taste while a London omnibus conductress quips about eating whales. A new single seat miniature car for disabled ex servicemen debuts in London, promising 35 mph and 65 mpg with a £198 price.
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North Shields
London
Omnibus
Empire Digest
Britain Aids Returning Prisoners Of War With Care
The Returned British Prisoners of War Association reports over 60000 ex POWs sought help in the last year. The organization focuses on easing postwar civilian readjustment and practical support for men returning from enemy camps.
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Britain
Returned British Prisoners of War Association
Smellie to resign as VON superintendent in May
The active phase of a great career of public service ends with Miss Elizabeth Smellie resigning from her post as superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses. After 23 years with the organization her retirement marks the close of a long and distinguished career in service to Canada.
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Elizabeth Smellie
CBE
RRC, LLC
Victorian Order of Nurses
Miss Smellie
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Order Of St John Launches National Fund Drive In Canada
The Order of St John begins a three week nationwide appeal on February 2 to raise 1 000 000 dollars for teaching first aid nursing home care hospital nurse aid blood grouping and rural first aid posts along western Canada highways. The drive is chaired by Vincent Massey with Governor General Viscount Alexander as honorary patron.
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Order of St. John
Canada
St. John Ambulance
St. John
Jerusalem
Order
British Empire
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Order In
Viscount Alexander
St. John Ambulateer
Faith Braiden
Isabelle Westmacott
Winnipeg
Silent Assistants Train Nurses Use Dolls for Practice
Canadian nursing students practice on silent dolls called Chase after their manufacturer. The dolls, used for injection and treatment training, endure cold packs and many injections while real patients await care. The Chase Sisters are praised for their role in nursing education and patient safety.
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Canada
Mary Chase
Chase
No atmosphere would plunge Earth into darkness at sunset
The article notes that without any atmosphere around Earth, darkness would fall the moment the sun dips below the horizon, implying no twilight or scattered light. It underscores the essential role of air in diffusing sunlight and lighting the planet after sunset.
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Iceland
Trojan Work Drives Record Canadian Lumber Output
Canadian lumbermen push historic production with figures expected to top 5.5 billion board feet, largely to satisfy domestic demand. Roughly 40 percent stays in Canada with exports chiefly to the United States and United Kingdom, while quotas guide pulpwood and lumber outputs.
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Beard Fort
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Canada Wool Clip Drops Across 1946 to 1947
Canada produced 13.7 million pounds of wool in 1946, about 0.8 million pounds below 1945. Estimates indicate the 1947 clip will fall roughly five percent below 1946.
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Canada
Embroidered Aay Pattern 7230 for Splendor Motifs
Create a rich effect with simple stitches using Pattern 7230. It features one 15x18 and four 414x4 inch motifs, a color chart, and stitches. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Depart at 175 McDermot Avenue E. Winnipeg to obtain the pattern, with name and address and pattern number clearly written.
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McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Golf Open in Winnipeg Set for 1947 PGA Event
The 1947 $10,000 PGA Open will be contested next summer on the St. Charles Golf and Country Club links in Winnipeg. Officials announced the event after the site was finalized with the host course and dates.
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Winnipeg
St. Charles
Priceless Egyptian Treasures Donated To Ontario Museum
A large gift of Egyptian antiquities from Sir Robert Mond enriches the Royal Ontario Museum collection. Items include a cosmetic palette from circa 3000 B.C. female figurines and funerary objects, illustrating ancient burial customs and art.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Sir Robert Mond
International Nickel Company of Canada Limited
Robert
Egypt
Wolf teeth match those of domesticated dogs in structure
The description notes that the wolf’s teeth align in every structural detail with those of domestic dogs, highlighting strong similarities between the two species.
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New York
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Australia
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Rowe
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Ce Campbell
N.H.L
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John Cobb
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