Conservation Of Wild Life In Canada Emphasized At Ottawa Conference
Delegates at a Ottawa wild life conference urged careful use of Canada s natural resources after the war noting wasteful hunting practices and loss from fire. They stressed wildlife s value for employment tourism fur and meat and urged plans for intelligent management and expanded use including muskrat recipes from Ottawa officials.
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Fuer Ue
Canada
Wild Life
Ottawa
Department of Mines and Resources
Ely Place London: Holborn seeks preservation amid wartime wreckage
Postwar plans for Ely Place in Holborn aim to preserve a quarter long watched by its six commissioners and police who rarely enter. The area, heavily bombed, contains 16th century taverns and historic gates, once a nightly watchman's call, now a candidate for protection by the Holborn Borough Council.
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London
Ely Place
Holborn
Corporation of London
Crackers A Simple, Healthy Snack For Children
A brief note extols crackers as nutritious and energy packed. It highlights that crackers pair with milk tomato juice or bouillon and require no preparation so children can serve themselves. The tone is practical and guiding for family snacking.
Devastating Rocket Barrage Used On Western Front
Canadian and British troops on the western front employ a new rocket barrage. Developed from naval and aircraft rocket barrages, it delivers blast comparable to 280 100 pound shells and saturates enemy positions with devastating high explosive fire.
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Western Front
Navy
Anzio
Normandy
W. E. Harris
Sarnia
Ont
Television after the war may face drawbacks
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle notes television will merge with newspapers like radio and print, but eye strain from watching home flickers is a concern. Direction signs painted in white 20 feet high for airplane guidance are visible from 5,000 feet on clear days.
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Port Arthur
Retired Mahmal Camel Ends 20 Year Sacred Toll to Mecca
The world famous camel that carried the holy litter from Cairo to Mecca for two decades has retired. It now enjoys life at King Farouk's Inshasa estate under royal care. Its companion, a camel spared from slaughter, joins in this quiet retirement.
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Cairo
Mecca
Ahmed Maher Pasha
Farouk
Inshasa
Abdin
Ancient Earth Days Four Hours Long
In Earth's early infancy the planet spun rapidly on its axis, resulting in days lasting about four hours. This rapid rotation made the day length far shorter than today and shaped early environmental conditions.
Canadian Red Cross Girls Serve Overseas in War Hospitals
Canadian Red Cross volunteers including Miss Ruby Cobbett and 500 other Canadian girls work with the Army Medical Corps from Newfoundland to Italy. They drive ambulances visit the sick and wounded and provide comforts and necessities. A nursing sister credits a small store sterilized by a stove for enabling 29 operations in one day. Lord Bennett praises their adaptability and qualifications.
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France
Red Cross
Ruby Cobbett
Miss Cobbett
Canadian Red Cross Corps
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Newfoundland
Italy
Howard Wesley
No. 3
Canadian General Hospital
Red Cross Welfare Oficer
Canadian Red Cross
Lord Bennett
Canada
Largest East African diamond found in Tanganyika
The colonial office reports the biggest diamond ever found in East Africa in Shinyanga district Tanganyika. Weighing about 12 carats and valued at 60000 dollars in rough form. Rough cutting losses estimated at about ten percent.
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East Africa
Shinyanga
Tanganyika
Colonial Office
Mail to Naiufoo Tonga To Ships In Sealed Cans
Despite shark risks, mail at Naiufoo Tonga is hauled to ships in sealed tin cans. The note contrasts with cats and tigers noting that tigers swim well and enjoy water.
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Naiufoo
Tonga
Royal Observatory charts aid war effort and Wallis bomb work
The Royal Observatory in Britain contributes to war aims by recording Earth's magnetism and solar activity to improve navigation and radio safety, aiding Bomber Command and Army survey needs. Engineer Wallis, linked to the 12000 pound armor piercing bomb and Ruhr Dam devices, recalls family impact as the weapon nears use while Britain builds larger aircraft.
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Berlin
Royal Observatory
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Harold Spencer- Jones
Astronomer Royal
Britain
Cape of Good Hope
Kodaikamal
Madras
Bomber Command
Army
Wallis
RAF
Tirpitz
Specia
Ruhr Mohn
Guy Gibson
V.C
Air Chie
Harris
Effingham
Surrey
Tea and coffee rationing unlikely in Canada for 12 months
F W Saunders deputy co ordinator of manufactured goods prices board says ample stocks of tea and coffee in Canada mean no danger of rationing for at least a year. He dismissed panic buying stemming from rumors of resumption and said the rumors were unfounded.
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Canada
F . W. Saunders
Prices Board
Saunders
German Whining in War Time Critics Silence
The St. Catharines Standard argues that German complaints during ongoing warfare will become a smoke screen for a future global sympathy campaign aimed at garnering mercy from unsuspecting audiences. It warns of a cleverly devised propaganda effort to shape opinion.
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St. Catharines
Squared Off Crochet Pattern No 30 Squares
Crochet pattern 7432 offers 1i inch No 30 cotton squares 16 in string join or use singly. Useful as doilies or when joined as scarfs cloths spreads. Send twenty cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern delivery.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Simple Trick Softens Butter in Minutes
A quick kitchen tip explains heating a small china bowl with boiling water until very hot, then pouring out the water and inverted over a pat of butter. In one to two minutes the butter reaches ideal spreading consistency.
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