Arctic MSTS Battle Pushes Supplies To Far North Outposts
The Military Sea Transportation Service conducts a major Arctic operation to haul over 500000 tons of cargo to DEW line outposts across the North American Arctic. Vice Admiral Francis C. Dene brin g leads the effort as ships face shifting ice, uncharted waters, and harsh weather.
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Arctic
Alaska
Point Bartow
Brock
Mackenzie Bay
Red Military Sea Transportation Service
Department of Defense
Free World
North America
Francis C. Denebrink
MSTS
Washington, DC
US Neary Coast Guard
DEW Line
Land of the Midnight Sun
CTG 63
Robertson
Foxe Basin
Point Barrow
Barter Island
Denebrink
Pacific
G. C. Towner
USN
Canadian Arctic
Amundsen
Coronation
Queen Maud Gulfs
Atlantic
Hudson Bay
G. P. Enright
Baffin
Melville Peninsula
Federal grants fund Montreal heart research drive
Ottawa announces over one hundred thousand dollars in federal health grants for the Montreal metropolitan area for 1955 56. The Institute of Cardiology at Maisonneuve Hospital receives about forty five thousand dollars to advance heart disease research and surgery amid rising death rates from cardiovascular disease.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Paul Martin
Institute of Cardiology
Maisonneuve Hospital
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
United States
Lunchbox foods inspire healthier noon meals for kids
Article argues lunch box variety boosts child appetite and well being. It highlights insulated boxes, thermos bottles, and wide-mouthed containers for hot dishes and desserts. Suggestions include breads, spreads, salads, fresh vegetables, tuna, salmon, eggs, and cheeses to create nutritious, tasty midday meals.
Summer frozen fruit cocktail recipe from Ottawa Consumer Section
A Christmas time fruit cocktail idea from the Ottawa Consumer Section describes a frozen fruit mix with red and green grapes apples cantaloupe and peaches. It includes syrup proportions for freezing and thawing tips plus canning guidance for peaches and pears with precise processing times for various jar sizes.
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Ottawa
Maraschino Cherries Featured In Fruit Dessert Creations
A vintage recipe note highlights maraschino cherries used both as ingredients and decorations. It details Cherry-Peach Shortcake for six with whipped cream and cherry garnish, plus Cherry-Apricot Cobbler for four to six with marshmallows walnuts and biscuit topping baked at 450 degrees.
Try and Stop Me Frankly by Bennett Cerf
Humorous anecdotes and jests from mid century entertainment sketches. The strip gathers quips about wives, dinners, the secretary, a museum guide, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby tax gaffe jokes, a sunburned secretary and the White House’s origin sale of land.
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Bennett Cerf
New American Egret Spotted in Saskatchewan Nesting Northward
Regina reports an American Egret sighting in Craven near a Blue Heron colony. Benson says it marks the first known nesting this far north with two young in Qu Appelle Valley this summer. He urges sportsmen to avoid shooting the rare birds and notes legal limits on other large white waterfowl.
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Craven
Regina
Benson
Fred Bard
Museum of Natural History
Saskatchewan
Qu’Appelle
California
Louisiana
Texas
Gulf States
Montreal
United States
Sunset Ceremonies Draw Big Crowds at Victoria Legislature
Colorful sunset ceremonies at the Victoria B C legislature lawns draw large crowds each summer. Major Brent Murdock spearheads the event begun three years ago with a guard of 69 summer uniformed men and a band in old style dress. The routine ends with the flag lowered and handed to a RCMP officer as marchers accompany the tunes Abide With Me and God Save the Queen. Major F D Nelson coordinates the ceremony for Navy Army Air Force and Cadets.
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Victoria
B.C
Causeway
Brent Murdock
Royal Canadian Mounted
God Save the Queen
F. D. Nelson
Royal Canadian Artillery
Militia
Navy
Army
Air Force
A Mother's Plea Poem by Margaret E. Langster
A mother asks for wisdom and patience to raise her children with kindness and gentleness. She prays God will keep her patient and her smile bright, even as the day grows long and demanding. Her plea emphasizes restraint, gentleness, and maintaining joy through challenge.
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Milquetoast
Margaret E. Langster
Samuel Colt Develops Revolver in 1830
Samuel Colt conceived his revolver in 1830, marking a pivotal moment in firearm design and industrial history. The note records an early concept that would evolve into a widely used revolver.
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Samuel Colt
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Sheila Keohane
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Betty Blake
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Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
White House
Virginia
Maryland
Saskattchewan
W. A. Benson
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