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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
4
A wartime essay outlines how the Canadian Army maintains exhaustive personal records from enlistment onward. It notes Militia Books tracking birth, education, employment, promotions, tests, inoculations, and family, with surveys to glean habits and ambitions.
Blackout veterans in London balk at new moonlighting rules as streets vary between star lighting, moonlit pools, and darkness. Drivers report eyes struggle to adjust to changing brightness, making built up areas far riskier for night travel and raising concern over pedestrian and vehicle hazards.
Winnipeg dining car steward Harry Revoy, famed for English billiards and three-ball mastery, has won Manitoba and British Columbia titles, set Canadian records with a 198 break and 1,000 points in under 2 hours 35 minutes, and hopes for future British Empire amateur crown ambitions.
Canada’s national parks shield wildlife including Rocky Mountain sheep goats buffalo elk and moose across sites such as Banff Jasper Kootenay Mount Revelstoke Yoho and Riding Mountain National Parks. Prairie parks guard moose woodland caribou and plains buffalo near Audy Lake, while Cape Breton Highlands may restore once widespread big game. The article links sanctuary to tourism and wildlife preservation amid wartime aviation curtailment and postwar demobilization plans.
Since 1944 begun, H M submarines in Far Eastern waters have sunk one Japanese cruiser and 157 ships of varied size. An enemy aircraft carrier was torpedoed and believed sunk, another cruiser hit, 31 ships damaged, and several submarines have bombarded enemy shore installations.
From the Montreal Gazette, production of cycles in 1943 fell to 47 673 units, the lowest since 1935, due to metal and labor restrictions, gas rationing, and higher demand for messengers and deliveries. Output remains limited despite wartime needs. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
A small wire-haired terrier named Sussie serves as mascot of the 8.8 Whitstable in the Merchant Navy. She stands by the gangway in port to warn of strangers and wakes the lookout on deck when her watch ends below. She enjoys trips ashore but never overstays, and the crew credit her with safe passages and good weather.
In Edmonton it was reported that Absand Oils Limited completed the initial test run of its Fort McMurray refinery on December 24. Vice-president and managing director G B Webster said the plant was nearing a stream output of 450 barrels per day, with full operation expected to reach 600 barrels daily.
Agriculture officials report Canada aims to export 180 million fresh eggs to the United Kingdom in the coming fall. They forecast surplus 1944 production could top 70 million eggs bought by the special products board. The program marks a noted wartime agricultural achievement and reduces domestic storage reliance.
The new Italian cabinet plans elections across Liberated Italy next spring, the first free polls in 24 years. A New York shop features elaborate cake designs with blueprints displayed.
An English chemist Frederick Walton allegedly discovered linoleum by lifting a dry paint from a can. The article traces the development from linseed oil oxidation to the modern floor covering. It explains production steps, aging at high heat, and how to extend life with wax. Daily care includes gentle washing and dusting with an untreated mop.
Minister N E Tanner of Alberta notes a surge in demand for development acreage after a 400 foot salt bed strike in the Ver million area. The Ver milion Consolidated Oil Co. well reached 3,481 feet with salt showings continuing to 3,500 feet.
Beginner crochet fascinator worn as headpiece or shawl suited for all ages. Jiffy crochet using knitting worsted yarn. Pattern 7323 includes fascinator stitches. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Depart ment, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue B., Winnipeg Man. Include name, address, and pattern number.
A diplomat once asked a woman her age. She demanded why. He replied that he only wished to know at what age a woman is still fascinating, a wily quip about timeless allure.
A medical fact states that the entire blood supply passes through the lungs about 2,600 times each day. This highlights the lungs' central role in oxygen exchange and circulation.
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