Forest fires in Canada not so bad this year
A Canadian Press survey shows fires were generally down from last year except in New Brunswick and Ontario. Ontario reported 1,368 blazes by mid August, while New Brunswick endured a large burn near Moncton. Causes include careless smokers and dry, hot weather.
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New Brunswick
Ontario
Moncton
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Chignecto Peninsula
Prince Edward Island
Kent County
Rexton
Richibucto
Abitibi
Pantagruel Creek
Nipigon
Manitoba
Planned Immigration for Canada urged by MP David Croll
Montreal Kiwanis Club heard MP David Croll of Spadina Toronto push planned immigration to preserve Canada’s wartime industrial gains for peacetime needs. He argued Canada with 12 million people cannot stay a fourth industrial power without population growth and warned against exporting raw materials for processing abroad.
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Montreal
David Croll
Spadina
Toronto
Canada
Crols
Montreal Kiwanis Club
Typographical Slip Reverses Wardrobe Trunk Ad
Memphis residents say a newspaper ad listing items for sale was a typo. The notice promised a wardrobe trunk and other goods for 20 dollars with a duck and children. the seller later claimed chickens were meant instead of children.
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Mi. Anderson
Memphis
Imperial Oil awards research fellowships and student scholarships
Four graduates from Canadian universities receive fellowships worth 1000 annually for three years to support post graduate research in organic chemistry petroleum geology petroleum engineering and mechanical or aeronautical engineering. Ten four year undergraduate scholarships valued at 500 yearly are awarded to children or wards of company employees or former employees across Canada and Newfoundland.
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Toronto
Imperial Oil Ltd
Douglas E. Piper
Charles R. Stelck
Edmonton
Ivan M. Six
Turner Valley
Alto
Owen C. Edwards
Vancouver
Canada
Newfoundland
W. M. Mitchell
St. John’s
Nild
David A. Smith
North Sydney
N.S
Dauphin
Man
Muriel Crawford
Regina
Evelyn Dennis
Calgary
Delbert Wright
Alta
Clifford McLean Stone
Made One Mistake Howard Vincent O'Brien
The Chicago Daily News recounts H. G. Wells predicting peace after a May London tea. Wells claimed prospects for peace were bright, yet twenty eight months later Germany invaded Poland, ending the illusion of calm.
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Howard Vincent O'Brien
Chicago Daily News
H. G. Wells
London
Regent's Park
Wélls
Continent
Grasse
French Riviera
Poland
Mount Dalhousie Named on Labrador Coast Peak
Prof. G W Douglas named Mount Dalhousie after Dalhousie University in Halifax following a summer Labrador coastline survey by a Dalhousie geological party. The peak stands along Labrador's rugged coast and was christened after the university.
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ST. John's
Nld
Three Thousand Peak
Labrador
Rocky
Mount Dalhousie
Dalhousie University
Halifax
G. W. Douglas
Dalhousie
Ancient Custom Enshrines King’s Champion Death
Francis Seaman Dymoke aged 84, hereditary king's champion, has died. The Dymoke role required horse entry into Westminster Hall at the coronation banquet to fling a gauntlet and challenge rivals, a dare reportedly never accepted.
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London
Francis Seaman Dymoke
Canadians and captions show mixed views on culture and citizenship
The Windsor Star laments baby portrait fashion and urges destruction of old photos after ten years. The Ottawa Journal questions hyphenated Canadians and urges new citizens to place Canada first, criticizing attachment to origins and foreign concerns.
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Windsor Star
The
Ottawa Journal
Yugoslavia
Canada
Ukraine
Palestine
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Finland
Lethbridge Herald
War surplus items perplex civilian use
Ingenious manufacturers repurposed war surplus like helmets into wall brackets and gas mask harnesses into garters. Yet thousands of jars of coal black cold cream prepared for commando use resist adaptation and may sit in government warehouses indefinitely.
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New York Times Magazine
Bronze nickel withdrawn as Ottawa reassures public
D. W. Mayhew parliamentary assistant to the finance minister says the multi cornered bronze nickel is being withdrawn from circulation and will be replaced by the traditional nickel.
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Ottawa
D. W. Mayhew
Yukon woodsman mauling ends with rifle shot to bear
Grizzly attack near a remote cabin left 64-year-old F A Blaine in a Whitehorse hospital. The infuriated bear charged from the woods with his dogs in pursuit and mauled him before he fired from six feet, dropping the beast as it tried to drag him into the bush.
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Whitehorse
Y.T
F. A. Blaine
Yukon
King recalls guards of honor from 1939 scout visit
The Empire's chief scout Lord Rowallan spoke to about 5,000 scouts cubs and guides at Hamilton. He quoted the King saying he still remembers and speaks of the guards of honor from the 1939 visit.
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Empire
Lord Rowallan
Hamilton
Eiderdown Industry Struggles in Canada Postwar Slump
OTTAWA reports the eiderdown trade, once a staple northern resource, faces a postwar downturn. Dr. O. H. Hewitt notes residents near the Gulf of St. Lawrence avoid the demanding down collection, preferring cod fishing as the sector yields only about 25 pounds of down annually.
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Ottawa
Canada
Gulf of St. Lawrence
O. H. Hewitt
Resources Department
Hewitt
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
British Way Freedom Of Speech Amply Demonstrated In Hyde Park
London readers praise Captain L. D. Gammans for a National Geographic Magazine account of parliamentary history and British life. In Hyde Park two GIs stop to hear a tub thumper who attacks the throne and House of Lords, while police ignore the remarks and request the engine be turned off.
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London
Hyde Park
L. D. Gammans
Hornsey
National Geographical Magazine
Gammans
G. I's
House of Lords
G.i.'s
P.c
London Daily Graphic
A Vital Question on Atomic Power and Reason
The Manchester Guardian warns that the choice of how to use atomic power hinges on reason, noting that chlorine and other technologies have been used for harm. It laments the rarity of sound reasoning and fears the misapplication of science in war and propaganda.
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Manchester Guardian
Ship Abandoned Crew Sails On Then Is Taken Prize
A tale recounted by Captain R J Peterson tells how the Ainsdale, a grain ship of Peter Iredale & Porter, was abandoned by its crew after a mine scare near the Irish coast. The ship sailed on alone, was sighted by a British patrol days later, towed in, and claimed as a prize by the Admiralty. The incident ends the firm’s last vessel.
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R. J. Peterson
New York Herald Tribune
Ainsdale
Peter Iredale & Porter
Pools of water served the ancients as mirrors
Ancient observers used shallow pools as reflective surfaces to study images and light. The article discusses how water’s surface produced clear reflections, aiding perception and art in early cultures.
Truman Moves to Scrap Normandie Amid Bid Slump
President Truman authorized the maritime commission to offer the former French liner Normandie for scrap. Shipping experts expected few bids on the $71,000,000 investment as the once-proud queen of the seas lay rusting and burned at a Brooklyn dock, an 83 423 ton wreck.
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New York
Truman
Maritime Commission
Brooklyn
Eulalia Grass Scene Describes Spring Growth
In spring the new shoots of Eulalia grass expand while the old growth snaps under strain as it yields to the season’s surge.
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Wheels OF Progress
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New York World-Telegram
Eiderdown
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