Tungsten Veins Found in Northwest Territories Region
Two geologists from the Department of Mines and Resources report tungsten bearing scheelite veins in the Yellowknife Beaulieu River area. About 400 or more veins exist within 400 square miles, but only ~5 percent have been prospected. potential for high grade concentrate exists with plant modifications. Canada now relies on Ontario Quebec and BC for scheelite, meeting only a small share of domestic needs.
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Yellowknife Beaulieu River
Northwest Territories
Department of Mines and Resources
Seo
A. W. Joliffe
R. E. Folinsbee
Gumour Lake
Yellowknife
Con
Gilmour Lake
Mver
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Poles and Scots Build Enduring Ties in London Letter
A London BBC letter describes deepening friendship between Poles and Scots, noting centuries of links from Stuart times to refugees fleeing Nazi terror. It highlights Poles in Scotland, a Pole who wore a Highland clan kilt, and Scots learning Polish as cultural ties grow in towns and villages.
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B.B.C
London
Charles Edward Stuart
Clementine Sobieska
Poland
Scotland
Macdonald
Clanranald
West Poland
Conquer Disease in East Africa and Abyssinian Campaigns
Figures from South Africa show modern medical services reduced fatalities. Only 35 Europeans died of disease in East Africa eight months after Italy entered the war. No plague typhus or sleeping sickness cases among troops under Gen Sir Alan Cunningham. One typhoid case among Europeans. In the First Great War microbes killed more than enemy bullets.
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South Africa
East Africa
Italy
Alan Cunningham
Spitfire Squadron Veterans Mark Historic Victories
Thirty four surviving officers and airmen of a famed Spitfire squadron celebrated 109 confirmed victories, their 15th DFC with six bars and a second DFM with one bar. The note recalls the term Union Jack first official use in 1707 by Queen Anne.
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D.F.C
Laurier Birth House in Saint Lin Renamed National Historic Site
The birth home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Saint Lin, Quebec, 35 miles northeast of Montreal, was dedicated as a National Historic Site on November 20, 1941, marking the centenary of his birth. A bronze tablet was unveiled as the house, restored in French Canadian style, showcased period furnishings, Lismer drawings, and portraits.
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Saint Lin
Quebec
Montreal
Sir Wilfrid
Orleans
Arthur Lismer
Luxuries Must Go in War Time Purchases
The government curbs instalment buying on a wide range of consumer goods to force Canadians to spend less and save more. The savings will be lent to the government to boost war production including planes, tanks, guns, ships, and munitions. The policy aims to turn slogans into concrete action supporting Canada’s war effort.
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Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Rifle Practice Draws British Women To Training Amid War Call
Rifle range instruction draws housewives clerks and factory hands into training under Mrs R Randall of Slough who says she is flooded with requests to join her Amazon army The tommygun girls respond to the appeal aiming to defend Britain if invaded and to carry out Churchill's call to fight in streets and hills and never give in The program targets women aged 40 to 60 unable to work in war industries or militized services.
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R. Randall
Slough
Britain
Randall
Churchill
Canada Aims to Sell Vitamin Rich White Bread
Dominion Cerealist L H Newman told the American Society of Agronomy that Canada approved high vitamin white flour will reach markets soon enabling white bread with more than double the normal vitamin B-1 content.
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Canada
American Society of Agronomy
Dominion
L. H. Newman
Washington
Australia Tightens Checks on Departing Baggage
Authorities will search baggage of all passengers leaving Australia to curb smuggling of money and valuables. Jewelry and furs valued at up to 160 dollars may now be taken out legally.
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Australia
Wartime Footwear Across Europe From Sabots to Substitutes
European streets echo with wooden sabots and improvised shoes as leather runs short for the war effort. Paris displays straw topped sabots priced at 400 French francs while Germany uses braided straw footwear and reformulated materials. Italy directs shoe factories to blend leather with valcanized fibre and synthetics for army use.
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Paris
Rome
Berlin
Europe
Menilmontant
Montmartre
Rue Royale
Germany
Friedrichsstrasse
Italy
Britain War Plant Workers Put in Long Hours
Work long weeks in British war plants with sixty to seventy hours, no rest days. They toil bravely for victory. Perim fortress guards the Red Sea since 1857. Arctic lands contain gold salt minerals fur. Early flags served religious purposes.
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Britain
The
Red Sea
Perim
Arctic Territory
Eggs for Britain campaign boosts expected Canada supply
Agriculture officials report the Egg for Britain drive aims to match the success of Bacon for Britain with large cold weather driven gains in prairie provinces. Alberta leads production with early laying, Saskatchewan and Manitoba show improvements, while pullet eggs from British Columbia fill gaps. The Canada UK contract covers 170000 cases December to February and 60000 cases March to May at 32.12 cents a dozen winter grade A, 28.79 cents spring grade A, 26.58 grade B.
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Agriculture Department
Britain
United Kingdom
Canada
Dominion
Prairie
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
F.o.b
Canadian Seaboard
One Way To Help Walking For National Defence
Doctors credit Londoners health under bombardment to moderation in food walking more than before and lack of time for ailments A New York Times editorial urges walking as a simple universal defense measure noting benefits to fitness fuel savings and appreciation of safer skies and streets
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London
New York Times
Time Beat Him Washington Lafayette Moves After 60 Years Alone
Washington Lafayette, 84, longtime Jericho Vermont resident, who planned to finish his house after 60 years, has moved to Essex Junction. He notes time and money required for building materials and savings, while reports say Japan intends to start construction on 16 new steamships this year.
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Washington Lafayette
Jericho
Vermont
Essex Junction
Japan
Two Useful Finds Boost Vitamin C in Foods
English scientists report two vitamin C discoveries. Black currant syrup is five times richer than orange juice, with a million bottles prepared for children but limited currant supply. Wild rose syrup provides 500 units per dose, far higher than black currant, and Scouts and Guides are gathering 5 batches of 100 tons to supply factories.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Ministry of Health
National Fruit Research Station
Long Ashton
Somerset
Boy Scouts and
Girl Guides
New Life Saving Smoke Signal Tested by Shipping Experts
Ministry of Shipping experts test a new life saving device emitting orange smoke visible over 300 miles. The signal uses a small canister releasing smoke for over an hour and works in daylight. In history the Tower of London served as royal residence and prison. Large airplane engines contain over 8000 metal parts. Fine watches use whale oil for lubrication.
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Ministry of Shipping
Tower of London
Escapes and Resistance in France Stir Public Imagination
Two American women returning from Lisbon to New York described an active underground network aiding Allied airmen and French volunteers to reach De Gaulle. They reported sightings of RAF fliers evacuated from France, growing French discontent with Petain, and widespread scarcity and changing fashion and transport in unoccupied areas like Nice and Monte Carlo.
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France
de Gaulle
New York
Lisbon
Petain
Helen Hill
Violet Maxwell
Nice
R.A.F
England
Marshal Petain
Miss Mill
Miss Maxwell
Gen. de Gaulle
Hill
Maxwell
America
Monte Carlo
Old Crow Indians Send London Relief Fund
Peter Moses, chief of the Old Crow Band in Yukon, presented 432.20 to the RCMP post at Old Crow for London bombing victims relief. The contribution came from 36 Indians living far north near the Arctic Circle, who rely on hunting trapping and fishing.
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Arctic Circle
Old Crow
Yukon Territory
London
Indian Affairs Branch
Department of Mines and Resources
Peter Moses
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
England
Canada
Car finish and tire wear in overdue installments
Scientists warn dew spoils car finish while overdue installments affect ownership. Rear tires show 45 to 60 percent less mileage than front tires. A zipper fastener remains usable until it loses its zip.
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Yellow Knife Area
National Historic Site
Norman Lambert
Toronto
National Labor Board
Wages Control Board
Ottawa
Ack
Harry Huot
Windsor
Harry
Los Angeles
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