Canada's National Parks Stocking Lakes For Big Fish
The National Parks Bureau expands sport fishing by stocking Clear Lake in Riding Mountain with 300 adult lake trout from Clearwater. Hatcheries in Banff Jasper and Waterton Lakes feed millions of young fish to park waters while scientific study guides species choice. The program aims to sustain fishing for beginners and experts amid ongoing park recreation.
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Canada
National Parks Bureau
Clear Lake
Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Clearwater
Alimakeg Lake
National Park
Dominion
Banff
Jasper
Waterton Lakes
Alberta
Weather Experts Helped Plan Normandy Invasion
Royal Navy Naval Meteorological Service forecasters predicted wave heights and wind effects to guide the Normandy landings. Their monthly research influenced Eisenhower to choose a favorable window and coast assault, also aiding the North African landings.
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Normandy
Naval
Royal Navy
Eisenhower
Naval Meteorological Service
Inflation in Greece Triggers New Currency Prediction
British and U.S. economists say the drachma could survive only at a rate near 9 000 000 to the dollar, necessitating a new currency. In Megara, hotelier Harry Bernadis and his wife lost their life savings, worth less than two cents after returns from the United States. Tomatoes reportedly cost three million million drachma per pound.
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U.S
Athens
Greece
Megara
Harry Bernadis
United States
Rocket aided takeoff boosts Royal Navy Swordfish flights
Royal Navy uses cordite rockets on Swordfish aircraft to assist carrier takeoffs in light winds with heavier loads and higher speeds. Rockets on two sides of the fuselage fire at an optimum point for about four seconds, then are jettisoned.
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Royal Navy
A Good Breakfast Encourages Health and Energy
Dr. L. B. Pett of Ottawa promotes Better Breakfasts for Better Health, urging one third of daily food at breakfast. The Nutrition Division offers a Meal Planning for Health chart, based on Canada’s Food Rules, to guide families. It recommends fruit, whole grain cereal with milk, bread, and a milk drink for children, with variety via cereals and toast. A leisurely breakfast aids digestion and may improve energy and reduce fatigue.
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L. B. Pett
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Health
Farm Boys to Start New Agricultural Education Course
A Manitoba program will launch a four six month course at Brandon College for farm boys who finished grades nine or ten. C K Rogers says the aim is to foster pride in rural living with lectures in agriculture shop work science government and health. No tuition, but students pay books and one dollar daily for board.
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Manitoba Department of Education
C.K. Rogers
Winnipeg
Brandon College
Rural residents plant trees to guard against city relatives
Rural residents prepare for postwar visits by planting many trees around homes as a shield against city relatives who might drop in for Sunday dinner, the Kansas City Star reports.
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The
Kansas City Star
Getting It Straight War End Hinted by Rumor
A cryptic verse fragment notes lack of hard evidence about ending the war. It mentions a policeman's hearsay to a Downing Street housemaid about a brother and a friend who may know when the war would end.
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Downing Street
Reginald Arkell
Cornwall's Tin Heritage Among Earth's Earliest Sources
Cornwall England stood as one of the world’s earliest tin sources shaping ancient metallurgy. The region’s mines yielded metal for bronze age cultures and later maritime trade, influencing regional economy and technological development.
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Cornwall
England
Eggs in the shell to Britain from Empire sources
The Ottawa Citizen notes Britain will receive more eggs in shell from Canada and Australia though taste differs from day old shell eggs. It jokes Britons may guess origin while celebrating wartime supply and empire produce.
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Canada
Britain
Atlantic
Colonel Liewellin
Australia
Great Britain
Ottawa Citizen
Unlucky Friday Threats Sailor Scruggs Since 1916
Seaman Tommy Scruggs of Newcastle on Tyne, England, has endured misfortune every Friday since 1916. His career includes ships sunk by mines, three run aground, three colliding with other vessels, one striking an iceberg, and three later torpedoed.
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Tommy Scruggs
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Gems of Thought on Gratitude and Humility
A compact collage of quotations extols gratitude and humility from Epicurus Seneca and other writers. It threads admonitions to thank God and people, noting gratitude as a virtue linked to piety and moral uprightness.
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Epicurus
Seneca
Tree surgery dates back to the 16th century
The note traces the origins of tree surgery to the 16th century, outlining early methods and practitioners who shaped the craft well before modern arboriculture developments. It highlights evolving techniques and the enduring role of skilled tree care across eras.
Farm Fire Hazards and Prevention Advice from Nova Scotia Fire Marshal
Fire prevention on farms is crucial due to numerous common causes such as sub standard chimneys, sparks, seasonal fires, spontaneous hay ignition, old roofs, matches and smoking in outbuildings, and gasoline risks. Proper storage and handling of lubricants, oils, and gasoline, plus measures like roof ladders water buckets and a soda acid extinguisher, reduce danger in cold months.
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Nova Scotia
Postwar inflation and the fight against rising prices
Canadian Finance Minister C D Howe urges unity to curb inflation after the war. He warns that an abrupt price rise would threaten reconstruction and hurt organized labor most if price control is lost. Howe credits public cooperation and notes past postwar price spikes as a warning.
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Donald Gordon
Canada
Hon. c. D. Howe
Toronto
Washing waits for homecoming in Arras aftermath
Real Service reports Cpl Wilfred Gibson from Hull England left his Arras billet in a hurry as German forces moved in. Four years later he returned to the same house and found his clothes waiting, washed and neatly packed, a surprising homecoming detail.
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Cpl
Wilfred Gibson
Hull
England
Arras
Soap for Servicemen Aids Washing in Sea Water
British manufacturers unveil a general service soap usable for washing shaving and laundering even in sea water. All servicemen will receive it in time with priority now given to the 14th Army in Burma.
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Burma
Swedish engineer reveals hydrogen oxygen mix for deep sea diving
Swedish engineer Arne Zetterstrom developed a safe hydrogen and oxygen breathing method for deep sea divers. He conducted animal tests and completed a solo dive to 140 feet using the new mixture.
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Arne Zetterstrom
Fish Species Thrives in 136-Degree Hot Springs
Lucania browni, a fish species, inhabits hot water springs with year round water temperature at 136 degrees. The species endures extreme heat and preserves its habitat across seasons.
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