Flin Flon mine story marks birth of Canada’s metal era
The article explains copper’s rise from common penny to vital wartime metal and details the discovery and development of the Flin Flon ore body. Prospector Tom Creighton and partner Jack Mosher verified a large ore body, attracting Canadian US capital and the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting venture. Selective flotation and a planned $25 to $30 million industrial complex would create a cross‑provincial operation straddling Manitoba and Saskatchewan with shared profits and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Flin Fion
Tom Creighton
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited
U.S
Creighton
Jack Mosher
Jack Hammell
Toronto
United States
Flin Flon
Prairie
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Honored By U S Army Sees General Peartres Awarded Legion
Major General George Randolphe Peartres age 55 receives the Legion of Merit from the United States as General Officer Commanding in Chief Pacific Command. The honor, one of the highest for non citizens, ranks just below the Distinguished Service Medal.
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George Randolphe Peartres
V.C
C.B
M.C
Pacific Command
United States
Danish Aviator Flees Denmark in Gypsy Moth to Britain
A young Danish army aviator escaped by small Gypsy Moth plane from German control. For two years he kept his private plane airworthy despite orders to dismantle in 1941. He stocked 82 gallons of fuel and flew more than five hours over the North Sea by compass to reach Britain.
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Denmark
Britain
North Sea
How To Make A Colorful Hooked Rug At Home
Simple inexpensive guide to making a 23 by 37 inch hooked rug using burlap and colorful wool. Steps cover border, pattern drawing, hooking technique, and finishing with a wood frame. The 32 page booklet includes instructions for woven braided knitted tufted and crocheted rugs and costs 15 cents postpaid from Winnipeg News Paper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Truthful Living and Witnessing Faithfully Today
A Sunday school lesson centers on Exodus 20 16 and Matthew 5 37 urging truthfulness and restraint in speech. It warns against spreading false reports and careless oaths, citing Proverbs and Pierson to urge restraint, honesty, and careful discernment before speaking or swearing.
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William R. Richards
A. T. Pierson
Jesus
Seeds for Russia Reach Soviet Union with Sea Island Varieties
Britain sends from Britain to the Soviet Union a hundred seeds each of Sea Island cotton varieties St. Vincent and Montserrat in response to a Russian request.
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Russia
Sea Island
British West Indies
St. Vincent and
Montserrat
Soviet Union
Britain
Refugees Find Shelter Across Africa Amid War Turmoil
About 12,000 Polish refugees are housed in Tanganyika Uganda and Northern Rhodesia with more en route to Kenya. A tailor Peter Theoharus was fined £300 for rationing law violations. A London bank saw a man deposit $72,000 he kept since the last war. Mediterranean shipping routes are being cleared speeding surface transport to Egypt Cyprus Palestine Syria Transjordan and Turkey. The Queen chatted with Canadian servicemen at a United forces club in London. South Africa imposes night operation curbs on trams and buses to save transport. German ersatz sausages will be meat free. Berlin frankfurter may be potato and vegetable based. South Africa completes a national register of commercial vehicles with advisory officers to curb use.
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Tanganyika
Uganda
Northern
Rhodesia
Kenya
Friendly England goodbye letter to kindness of people
A visitor recounts living in England over three years, praising the British people he met in towns, trains, parks, shops, pubs, and factories. He thanks unnamed friends for their welcome and signs off with a plea to buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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England
Great Britain
Morale in Reich Questioned Amid War Strain
The Montreal Star notes uncertainty over how long Germany can defend without morale breaking. The piece references Saaitex and comments on the state of the Reich as the war pressure continues.
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Montreal Star
Saaitex
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J. P. de Wot
Manitoba Chamber of Mines
Fin Fien
Arenes
Akene
Hitler
Fina Fien
Capital
Western Prairie Provinces
Mother Earth
Prairis Acres
Northlands
Fila Fion Mine
By Fred Neher
Home Service
Ephesians
Peter Theoharus
London
Egypt
Cyprus
Palestine
Syria
Transjordan
Turkey
United Forces Club
Mid- London
Seaion
South Africa
Berlin
Zurich
The
London Times
Y William Erguson
Songia
Cope Iezeys
Reg
Gene Byrnes
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