Radar Navigation Set For Merchant Navy By British Firm
A British company develops the first radar navigation system for merchant ships. Polish authorities resume operations at a major European paper mill once among the continent’s largest. The 7500 ton Canadian Challenger, Quebec’s first postwar cargo vessel, is launched. A prices board cites fabric scarcity and export needs for shirt shortages. Moscow reports de mine of invaded Soviet territory with 70 million mines and bombs neutralized. Russell K. Smith from Regina named assistant director of War Assets pricing and distribution. Vienna’s population rebounds to 1,618,000 after war decline. Gosford fishermen report a worm black market with three worms costing 35 cents. Britain to use 200,000 German POWs for harvest this year with more in 1947.
Nylon Hosiery and Garments Explain Care and Production
Nylon demand outstrips supply as wartime reconversion lags. Katherine Mackenzie explains gauge marks stockings by needle count and that higher gauges yield finer fabric. Proper care doubles wear. avoid snags, wash gently, roll dry, then hang. Nylon clothes also launder easily though heat can melt fabric, so use wool setting iron.
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Katherine Mackenzie
Miss Mackenzie
Prices and Trade Board
Mackenzie
National Unity in Health as Canada Aims for Healthier Union
Dr. Gordon Bates argues in Health magazine that national unity hinges on universal health improvements across Canada. He urges broad health education and nationwide effort to reduce disease and poverty, stressing that lagging regions threaten all Canadians and global humanitarian aims.
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Gordon Bates
National Unity
The
Health League of Canada
Dr. Bates
Health League
Canada
Federation of the World
Dominion
Their Lucky Number Golden Wedding in Rochester
Mr and Mrs Charles Mills of Rochester England marked a golden wedding on February 13 and Friday the 13th with 13 telegrams 13 letters of congratulations and 13 callers visiting to celebrate the event.
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Charles Mills
Rochester
England
Arctic mapping gaps noted by Washburn at CI Canada dinner
Dr. A L Washburn of the Arctic Institute cites insufficient Arctic knowledge for policy. He says expeditions mostly touched coastlines, unknown interiors remain, Alaska mapping is under one percent from the air, and Canadian Arctic areas have never been seen or mapped. He contrasts Soviet meteorology labs with few Arctic North American stations.
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Toronto
Chemical Institute of Canada
A. L. Washburn
Arctic Institute of North America
Arctic
Canadian Arctic Islands
Alaska
Canadian Arctic
Soviet Russia
North America
Roentgen Discovers X rays in November 1885
William Conrad Roentgen is credited with discovering the X ray on November 8, 1885, marking a landmark in medical science and physics.
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William Conrad Roentgen
Swedish teachers to study English at King's College Newcastle
Swedish teachers will take an English language course at King's College Newcastle this summer arranged by the Swedish Institute and the British Council. The program will include conversation and lectures on British arts, politics and social life.
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King’s College
Newcastle
Swedish Institute
British Council
Public relations anchored in press says foundation
A statement by an officer of a Canadian life insurance association asserts that although radio and motion pictures have appeal, the public relations program remains rooted in the press and will continue to be relied upon.
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Canadian Life Insurance Association
Secret plan of Sadi Barrani attack kept by few commanders
The war office disclosed that the 1940 Sadi Barrani operation was memorized by a small group and not written down. Two months of planning culminated in a dawn attack on December 9 1940 that drove Italians from Egypt, captured Tobruk, and left 130000 prisoners.
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Sadi Barrani
Mussolini
War Office
Egypt
Tobruk
Lord Wavell
Army
Navy
Air Force
Canadian Spy Monahan Executed by Japanese in WWII
T C Monahan nicknamed Mysterious while in Hong Kong, served as a Canadian Pacific Railway agent. He aided British intelligence by relaying enemy movements, organized a food smuggling network for internees, and was captured and executed as a spy. His effects were sent to his widow in New York.
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Vancouver
Hong Kong
T. C
Monahan
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York
Construction Boss The Dog And The Bridge Project
A retriever aids a bridge crew by salvaging sticks and planks from the creek, helping with the project daily. The setter respects boundaries and guards the yard, while the dog remains focused on salvage work under owner supervision. The arrangement hints at an unspoken agreement between the two dogs as the bridge nears completion.
Wiltshire Marquis Thynne of Longleat Dies at 83
Thomas Henry Thynne fifth Marquis of Bath died at Longleat aged 83 after five decades as lord of the estate and service as Conservative MP. He chaired the Somerset county council and held the Lord Lieutenancy before retiring to his Wiltshire seat.
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Wiltshire
Longleat
Thomas Henry Thynne
Marquis
Bath
Sir Thomas Thynne
Thin
Somerset
Campbell-Bannerman
Queen Bess
London Express
China larger than United States in area for map readers
A historical report notes that China is about a third larger than the continental United States with measurements of 1,860 miles north to south and over 2,000 miles east to west, highlighting its vast scale.
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China
Continental
United States
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