Canada Plans Hard-Hitting Unified Western Hemisphere Fleet
Canadian defence planners envision a modern, joint force with Britain and the United States to defend the Western Hemisphere. The strategy foresees expanded navy, air, and army cooperation, with Canada as a central postwar naval power and Atlantic Pacific exchange.
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Western Hemisphere
Atlantic
Dumas
Athos
Aramis
Porthos
Britain
United States
Canada
Douglas C. Abbott
Great Britain
RCAF
RAF
Royal Canadian Navy
Germany
Japan
Abbott
Canadian Defence Departments
Commonwealth
United Kingdom Information Service
Dominions
India
International
Canadian Arctic
Northwest
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Mediterranean
Far
Austria
Palestine
Blacksmith Shop and Mechanized Progress Reflected In A Boy’s Memory
A winter routine brings boys to the blacksmith shop where horses are shod and runners made. The scene blends power, discussion, and camaraderie with the sound of hammer and coal fire in a fading era as mechanization shifts work away from such gatherings. The piece ends noting world sardine fisheries along the Mediterranean, Bay of Biscay, and Maine.
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Sonny
Christian Science Monitor
Mediterranean
Bay of Biscay
Maine
Snowflake patterns preserved by plastic process
A report notes that snowflakes are preserved through a plastic treatment creating durable imprints. The study highlights how the method captures unique crystal structures and could aid material science analysis and archival preservation.
Railway Chief Honored by Clarkson College of Technology
Robert Charles Vaughan, chairman and president of Canadian National Railways, received an honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration at Clarkson College of Technology's forty-eighth commencement in Potsdam New York. Doctor John A. Ross Jr awarded the degree as Dr. L. K. Lillcox lauded Vaughan's leadership and integrity.
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Robert Charles Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
Clarkson College of Technology
Potsdam
N.Y
John A. Ross
Vaughan
L. K. Lillcox
Watertown
Clarkson
Canadian National Executive
Mr. Vaughan
William James Cunningham
Boston
Harvard University
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Cunningham
International Assembly of
America
Ross
Fingerprints for 5 Million Voters Aimed in Mexico
The article notes Mexico will collect thumbprints from 5 million voters as they register for the presidential election to ensure universal identification. It argues fingerprints prove their value beyond crime and will, in time, become a key part of birth records, citing wartime experiences where many Americans had fingerprints taken for military service and war jobs.
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Mexico
Boston Pest
Delayed Delivery Leaves Families Without Final Urns
Kyodo reports the demobilization ministry says shortages of urns delay sending the little white markers to families of about 75,000 Japanese servicemen killed or missing in action, delaying notification of their fate.
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Kyodo
Tropics Encompass Vast Australian Territory
Nearly forty percent of Australia’s total area lies within the Tropics, highlighting the wide geographic span of tropical climates across the continent.
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Australia
Tropics
Nylon Woven Dressings Ease Surgical Work
The Scientific American notes woven nylon dressings prevent tearing wounds when changes are made. Nylon window screening was improvised in Pacific army hospitals to create flat stiff dressings that remove with little pain or bleeding, aiding smoother wound healing and better skin grafting prospects.
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Scientific American
Pacific Army
Windsor violinist loans his instrument at recital
Mario De Soto of Windsor Ontario believed in dreams. At a Betty Anne Fischer recital in Kitchener his violin broke at the fingerboard. He offered his instrument to the visiting artist and she finished the program. He said he dreamed the previous night that her violin had broken.
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Mario de Soto
Windsor
Ont
Betty Anne Fischer
Kitchener
Miss Fischer
de Soto
Fulbright Urges World Law As Atomic Threats Grow
U S Senator J William Fulbright told the Canadian Club of Ottawa that the world needs a breathing spell to gain strength and that lasting peace hinges on rules governing atomic weapons. He proposed revising United Nations rules, including veto provisions, and urged abrogation of some sovereignty to build enforceable global law. He cited London UNO talks as a missed opportunity and warned of continued risk if nations delay legal frameworks.
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United States
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Canadian Club of
Ottawa
Chateau
Fulbright
United States Congress
U.S
Mackenzie King
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Stalin
UNO
United Nations
Ottawa Citizen
Taxi Access in Paris Takes Long Detour Through Precincts
The process requires you to present credentials at the precinct desk, then the sergeant arranges a taxi from a nearby available cab. You pay for the ride to the station and again for the driver’s run to your destination. Applications are filed in triplicate, and the whole procedure often lasts at least an hour.
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Paris
Parliamentary committee to report on new Canadian flag
A parliamentary committee appointed last session to study a distinctive Canadian flag expects to deliver a report in this session. It has heard many witnesses and reviewed hundreds of proposed flags.
Beetle Tops Strength Scales, Man Could Lift 79 Tons
The strongest living thing in proportion to size is the beetle. A man, proportional to his frame, could lift about 79 tons.
Sheffield Emerges as Alloy and Special Steel Centre
Sheffield grows as England’s hub for alloy and special steel, attracting engineers and firms. The city provides key resources, skilled labor, and a concentrated network to support steel research, production, and export.
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Sheffield
England
Dumping 770 US lend lease aircraft off Australia
The Royal Navy plans to sink 770 brand new aircraft off Australia after removing British fittings, with the United States requiring return or rendering unserviceable. Since the U S does not want them returned and cares little what happens, the planes will be dumped, with only the British fittings sold as war assets.
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Royal Navy
Australia
United States
Brockville Recorder and Times
Linen Embroidery Pattern 7102 Offered by Winnipeg Union
Colonial motif embroidery transfer prints on pillow cases and sheets. Includes two 5 foot by 4 inch motifs with edging instructions. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue East, Winnipeg, Man. Include name and address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newsparer Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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