Eleven Prairie Boys Begin RCAF Aircrew Training in Toronto
Eleven Prairie youths start eight-week initial training at No 1 Manning Depot Toronto as the first postwar aircrew trainees for the Regular Air Force. Fifteen of the twenty-one cadets were selected from recently enlisted airmen and two-week classifications precede a six-week officer indoctrination. Cadets receive pay and progress to pilot officer after about 60 weeks of training.
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R.c.af
No 1
Manning Depot
Toronto
Air Force
Flying Training School
Centralia
Ont
Radar and Communications School
Clinton
Institute of Aviation Medicine At
H. C. Winnicombe
Coastal Command
Auxiliary
Reserve Air Force
Political row over resignation report in local paper
A politician demands an apology after a headline quotes him renouncing as city treasurer. The editor counters that the item appeared exactly as given, prompting a public spat over the published resignation notice.
Australia to Grow More Food for Britain
Britain announces Australia will export 75 million bushels of wheat and supply more sugar butter dried fruit meat eggs and oil seeds. Britain will invest in expanding Australian farming and may open new northern areas to boost oils and fats with technical support from Britain and East Africa groundnut projects.
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Britain
Strachey
Australia
Ministry of Food
Northern Territory
East Africa
Ancient rifle found in north near Yellowknife
Eddie Fingard, a Winnipeg boxing and football figure, returns from mining work 140 miles northwest of Yellowknife with a rifle about 100 years old. A party member found the weapon near human bones. Likely once owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, the five foot long rifle was made by Parker. Fingard plans to send the find to the National Museum in Ottawa.
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Winnipeg
Eddie Fingard
Northland
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Fingard
Hudson's Bay Company
Souvenir edition celebrates Atlantic flight by Canadian cadets
The Air Cadet magazine souvenir edition recalls Canadian air cadets who flew the Atlantic in a RAF bomber last summer and visited Britain as guests of the British Air Training Corps. It highlights photographs from overseas and Canada tours.
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Atlantic
Britain
British Air Training Corps
Air Cadet
Air Cadet League of Canada
Canada
Caution on Using Baking Soda for Cleansing Pottery
The article warns that baking soda can scour pottery and cooking utensils but should not be used on gilt designs or decorated china as the soda may impair the designs.
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China
South Dakota Pastor Flies to Reach Distant Congregations
Rev Norval G Heglund uses a private plane to serve a six county Lutheran parish in northwestern South Dakota. He logs about 1 400 air miles weekly visiting Firesteel Isabel and other towns while keeping in touch with members through flights and parish calls.
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Lemmon
8.D
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Crispy Toast Croutons From Soggy Bread Pieces
Transform soggy French toast or waffles into croutons by cutting into small squares and broiling until crisp. Serve as a quick, crunchy topping for soups salads or dinners.
Sandhill Cranes Of The Prairie Plains Have Virtues And Vices
Regina report on the sandhill cranes notes their mixed impact on crops and grasshoppers. D A Munro says breeding and survival rates are not fully known, with 3000 cranes counted north of Last Mountain Lake. They feed on grain when harvested late and eat grasshoppers, and are protected but permit-based shooting is allowed.
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Prairie Plains
D. A. Munro
Saskatchewan
Plains
Mr. Munro
New Mexico
Texas
Arctic
Great Plains
Last Mountain Lake
Regina
Munro
Nipawin
Prince Albert
Meadow Lake
Kindersley
Arcola
Mountain Lake
J. D. Soper
Dominion Wild Life
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Farm Demographics and Investment Snapshot
The piece notes one in four Canadians live on farms totalling 3,152,449 people and 732,832 farms. It cites farm children, farm capital of six billion three hundred seventeen million, and farm assets around five billion two hundred eighty five million. It contrasts manufacturing with farming profitability and mentions government grants of 65 million.
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Canada
J.L.R
Thousands of Tourists Travel Alaska Highway
More than 6,000 permits were issued for travel on the Alaska Highway last season despite scarce sleeping and dining facilities. Tourists from the Southern States head to Moosonee and James Bay, braving black flies, mosquitoes, and rugged conditions, drawn by the lure of remote reaches.
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Alaska Highway
Canada
James Bay
North
Latest London craze imitates pierced ears with golden arrow
The new fashion shows a two piece golden arrow clipped through ear lobes to simulate piercing. The effect is dramatic yet described as painless.
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London Zoo
Olive Indge
Miss Indge
Sierra Leone
London
Draco smothered by garments as Athenians cheer speakers
In ancient Athens about 600 B.C. Draco the lawgiver delivered a stirring speech and was smothered by a flood of clothing. Athenians honored oratory and stage performances by throwing garments at speakers and actors.
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Draco
John O'Groats: Britain’s northernmost port town
John O'Greats is identified as the port farthest north in Great Britain, marking a notable geographic distinction for the country.
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John O'Greats
Great Britain
Names That Could Be Used for Institutions and Companies
The St Louis Post Dispatch laments clever names in use such as Heavens Above at the Philadelphia planetarium and jokes about playful options for cities and firms. It suggests a need for a law to curb overcute naming schemes.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Philadelphia Planetarium
Chicago
My Stars and Garters
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Pineapple butterfly crochet pattern 7170 offered
An advert describes an extra handsome chair set for the living room and a pineapple butterfly crochet design. Pattern 7170 includes charted instructions and photos with complete directions to ease needlework. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain it.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Nelsons ships at Trafalgar in 1805 tally cited
A terse note claims Lord Nelson commanded 27 ships at the 1805 Trafalgar engagement. The fragment also includes the number 275 in parentheses.
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Neilson
Trafalgar
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