Claybank Plant Ships Fire Brick From Dirt Hills Saskatchewan
The Claybank plant near Moose Jaw Saskatchewan operates fire brick production using local Dirt Hills clay. Since 1914, upgrades and mechanization expanded with dry press stiff mud and hand mold methods. The facility ships fire brick and high temperature cements to military and civilian clients across the Dominion and supports ceramics research at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Chrybank
Dhry
Dominion
Moose Jew
Regina
Locum Notive
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Tom McWilliams
McWilliams
Lonesome Hilla
J. W. McCulloch
A. R. Turnbull
Eftia Lovejoy
Columbus
Ohio
Wellington White
Blue Hill
Thane
Claybank
H¢ Company
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Airways
Canada
Alanke Highway
Port Noeman
University of Saskatchewan
Reason For Names Of Monty Dogs Reveals Humor
St Thomas Times Journal reports Monty named a wire-haired terrier Hitler after guessing the dog’s full name Chickelgruber. The piece notes a second pup may have been named Rommel to reflect the German field marshal’s notoriety and Monty’s fascination with dogs.
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Field Marshal
Montgomery
Hitler
Rommel
St. Thomas Times- Journal
France
Monty
Shic
Chickelgruber
Rommal
Philadelphia Sage Cohen Solves Porison Of Pet Case
In Philadelphia Briz A W Cohen claims a breakthrough in solving a perplexing pet related mystery. The article notes Cohen's method and asserts progress toward clarity in the case.
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Philadelphia
Briz
1945 Canadian advertising forecast by National Marketing
National Advertising forecasts show a substantial rise in Canada in 1945, with ad expenditures likely to surpass any wartime year. The survey of leading advertisers finds many planning larger appropriations, mainly through newspapers and direct mail, with farm papers magazines radio weekly news papers posters and street car cards also increasing.
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Canada
Fibre produced in Canada wartime uses cited
The greater part of Canadian fibre goes to Britain where it is spun into thread and yarn for parachute tords collision mats and coverings for guns and aeroplanes. Even the small amount remaining in Canada is restricted to wartime uses.
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Canada
Britain
Black Widow Spiders Arrive For Nova Scotia College Exhibit
Spiders shipped from Alberta have arrived in Truro Nova Scotia to join the insect collection at the Provincial Agricultural College. The shipment includes a dozen or more Black Widows and two cases of Alberta’s common insects. The Black Widow is famed for killing mates after mating and its bite can be fatal to humans though victims often endure severe pain before recovery.
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Alberta
Truro
N.S
Provincial Agricultural College
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Lost Ring Found in Patient After X Ray
In Toronto a woman with a broken hip lost her diamond ring in the operating room. Nurses and orderlies searched without success. The ring appeared in an X ray of the patient’s abdomen and was recovered, restored to its owner.
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Toronto Hospital
Rcom
Toronto Globe and Mail
Britain Leads On Aerial Prototypes With Flying Wing Experiments
Reports from Britain describe advanced aeronautical testing at Squires Gate and other sites. Observations note wing retraction to create mono planes, slip wings and heavy freight potential, with gas turbine freighters, barrel engines, and radio guided pilotless air mail on the horizon.
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Britain
Rey Fedden
William B. Stout
CNR renews contract for Sperry rail detector cars
The Canadian National Railways will renew its contract with the Sperry Company to deploy rail detector cars over 14732 miles of track in 1945. N B Walton executive vice president announced the move as these cars use electrically operated mechanisms to detect flaws not visible to the eye, marking defective rails with paint for immediate replacement. CNR led Canada in using such detector cars on its lines.
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Canadian National Railways
Sperry Company
N. B. Walton
C.B.E
C.N.R
Canada
Beginner's Choice Crochet Medallions Pattern 7353
Easy medallion crochet project offered by Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Send twenty cents in coins to obtain pattern 7353 with instructions and materials list. Include name address and pattern number. expect slower mail delivery.
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Jase
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Man
A Scottish Opinion on Canada in the War Effort
The Edinburgh Evening News praises Canada's massive Canadian wartime contributions including manpower munition and financial support. It notes Canada bears the full cost of Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons overseas and RCAF personnel in the RAF and lauds Canada’s broad fealty to the Empire.
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Cororon
Canada
R.C.A.F
R.A F
Edinburg Evening News
Arctic gospel plane plan by Hudson Bay bishop
Most Rev. Marc Lacroix, a 38 year old oblate bishop of Hudson Bay, leads a plan to train missionary priests in aeronautical engineering and use airplanes as carriers of the gospel in Canada’s Arctic. The Cassquaie stream and Barzilian terms appear as garbled text in the source.
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Canada
Arctic
Marc Lacroix
Hudson Bay
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Tha
Jamie UT
Prairies
Regings
Mudet
Bliesbruck
National Advertising
Nova Scotia
Squire's Gate Aerodrome
Blackpool
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Frank
Stuart
Toronto
Manila Bay
Germany
Wer
Saariautera
Fausta
Alice Brooks
Canasta
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