Dundurn Camp Memories Fade as Wartime Role Ends
Dundurn camp in Saskatchewan shifts from wartime hub to near ghost status with about 250 personnel. Once peak 10,000 strong in 1940, it housed Machine Gun Training Centre and Reconnaissance Training Centre until 1944. No. 131 Canadian Infantry Training Centre remains under Major Harry Bryce as activities wind down. The site will reopen in peacetime to house reserve units during summer camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundurn
Dundurr
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Maple Creek
Canada
Recce
No-Man’s Land
No. 131
Canadian Infantry Training Centre
Camrose
Alta
Harry Bryce
Winnipeg
No. 10
No. 12
Jim Duncan
Regina
Bill Reid
Chut
Saskatoon
Awakening in the Rain Shelters New Life and Love
In a farmhouse at night a stalled car forces Jimmie and Jane to seek help. Jane helps a neighbor deliver a baby, revealing compassion and softening Jimmie. Their bond deepens as dawn arrives, bringing renewed hope and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Jimmie
Trade system aim eyed by US Canada UK
Halifax Finance Minister J L Ilsley warned of a massive effort by the United States Canada and the United Kingdom to establish a literal system of international trade. He urged strong measures to restore the United Kingdom to its pre war footing in world commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
J. L. Ilsley
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Nova Scotia
Jobs aplenty in Scotland says Secretary of State
Secretary of State for Scotland J Westwood told the Royal Burghs of Scotland convention in Edinburgh that Scotland would have many jobs ahead. He said Britons had prepared for the future and that developments would provide work for about 85 000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Westwood
Scotland
Royal Burghs of
Edinburgh
Britain
Westwood
Mr. Westwood
Edinburgh Scotsman
Longest Milk Route Established on Alaska Highway
A route likely the world’s longest milk delivery runs 1,200 miles by refrigerator trucks from farms near Tupper Creek B C to Yukon residents selling at 25 cents a quart. The day and night hauls bring milk regularly though punctuality varies. trucks also transport meat and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Highway
Tupper Creek
B.C
Yukon
Ocean Covers Most of Planet Surface
A brief note states that about three quarters of Earth's area is ocean, highlighting the vast global marine expanse. The figure 2674 appears as a standalone token with no additional context.
Royal Geographical Society awards for 1945 46 announced
The Royal Geographic Society named nine awards for 1945 46 with medals to Debunk Yukon tropical valley claims and map errors near Alaska plus radar aided mapping work. Dr Charles Camsell received the Founders Medal for geology and exploration in Canada. Sub inspector Henry Larsen earned the Patrons Medal for Northwest Passage expeditions. Brigadier Edward Glennie and Lieut Col Hart also recognized for radar mapping and 1946 efforts. Wings Commander D C McKiley received the Gill Memorial for Earth circumnavigation aiding North Magnetic Pole positioning.
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London
Royal Geographic Society
Perpetus
British Coruumbia
Alaska
Magnetic North Pole
Charles Camsell
Mines and Resources
Canada
Yukon
British Columbia
Camsell
Henry A. Larsen
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northwest Passage
Edward A. Glennie
India
C. A. Hart
Murchison
D. C. McKiley
North Magnetic Pole
Wrap And Tie It Cleverest Pattern 4614
Pattern 4614 offers a blouse that becomes a wrap over the front with a tied bow at the waist and a separate dirndl skirt. Available in misses sizes 12 to 20 with size 16 frock requiring 24 yards of 39 inch fabric. send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott
Newspaper Selling as Stepping Stone to Wealth
The article notes many successful men boast of early work delivering newspapers. It argues the experience teaches money’s value and begins the path to financial independence.
Lighthearted Jokes and Quips From Rural Papers
A collection of humor snippets from a rural paper includes farmer banter about milking cows, a golfer off his game, and a witty editor advising on surprises. Other bits feature shop chatter, dating lines, star numbers vs fresh paint signs, and stage show one liners.
Cream supply possible in a year says milk board chief
May have cream supply in a year, Pep perall of the Milk Marketing Board announces in Romsey England. R A Pepperall, chief regional marketing officer, notes potential future availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romsey
England
R. A. Pepperall
The
Milk Marketing Board Here
Indian Act Change Proposal Aims At Red Man’s Rise
Resources Minister Glen urged a joint Senate Commons committee of 22 members to study the Indian Act and propose changes. He warned Canada must choose between funding land and rights for about 128 000 Indians or pursuing an education and welfare program to prepare Indians for competition with whites in agriculture industry and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
Commons
Senate Commons
Canada
Insecticide Bomb From Ex-Service Officers Featured
Three former air force officers E. J. Black Harry Clappison and Dr J H Baillie developed a hand operated bug blitzer from surplus shell casings and a mix of aerosol DDT pyrethrum and freon liquid gas. The invention showcases former servicemen turned civilian engineers.
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Air Force
E. J. Black
Harry Clappison
J. H. Baillie
Branburgers The Picnic Recipe For Meat Saving Patties
A nostalgic meal feature presents Branburgers as a meat saving burger variation. The recipe uses egg milk All Bran and onion with ground beef and bacon to yield ten patties from one pound of beef. Bake at 450 degrees for thirty minutes or broil twenty, then serve with a milk gravy.
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Royal Yeast
Dawn
By Matthew F. Christopher
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Jim
Pacific
Bly
Royal
Treographic Society
Hollywood
Edmund Cloutier
Cloutier
Ottawa
Suzanne Cloutier
Uplands
Warner Brothers
Pesidenau
Prise
Pits
Pat
Mike
Mrs. Mike
Battalion
Quebec
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