Conservation Of Wild Life In Canada For Our Future Well Being
Conservation of wildlife in Canada was discussed at an Ottawa conference urging waste avoidance and wiser use of big game. It highlighted underutilization of meat, waste from poor shoots, and fire, calling for intelligent management to support postwar prosperity. Wildlife as employment, tourism, and staple food was emphasized, with muskrat meat recipes promoted to reduce waste.
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Canada
Ottawa
Itta
Department of Mines and Resources
London’s Ely Place Foreshadows Postwar Preservation
Holborn officials urge the Corporation of London to preserve Ely Place, a heavily bombed area with sixteenth century taverns and a historic beadle gateway. The site, under special police control, may vanish unless protected, as planners consider reconstruction after the war.
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London
Ely Place
Holborn
Beadle
Corporation of London
Aix Commissioners
Holborn Borough
Devastating Rocket Barrage Used by Western Front Troops
Canadian and British troops deploy a rocket barrage on the western front. Led by Lt.-Col. W. E Maris, the system groups 12 projectors with 32 barrels each, delivering firepower comparable to 280 100 pound shells and saturating enemy positions with devastating effect. Artillery remains more precise for specific targets.
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Western Front
Navy
Anzio
Normandy
W. E Maris
Sarnia
Ont
Department of Veterans Affairs
London
Television promises and drawbacks after the war
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle weighs television's near term potential and notes you cannot easily view the machine and newspaper together as radio and print mix now. Eye strain from watching home flickers is cited as another factor shaping adoption.
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Port Arthur
Airway guidance signs visible from 5000 feet
White painted direction signs rise 20 feet high to guide aircraft, visible from an altitude of 5,000 feet on clear days, aiding navigation for pilots.
Retired Mahmal Camel Ends 20 Year Cairo to Mecca Run
The world renowned camel Mahmal, which for two decades annually bore the sacred Carpet from Cairo to Mecca, has retired. Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha, on behalf of King Farouk, touched the camel’s bridle for the last time as it returns, to live out its life in comfort at Inshasa royal estate. It will be kept with an old camel that once escaped slaughter and sought refuge at the Abdin palace.
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Cairo
Mecca
Ahmed Maher Pasha
Farouk
Inshasa
Abdin Royal Palace
Britain
Wallis
Wally
R.A.F
Tirpitz
Effingham
Surrey
Air Ministry
Mr. Wallis
Four Hour Days In Early Earth History
In its infancy our gaseous earth rotated rapidly, spinning about six times faster than today, yielding days that lasted only four hours. The ancient planet’s rapid spin would have created extreme climates and atmospheric dynamics as it gradually slowed to the current 24-hour cycle.
Canadian Red Cross Girls Aid Soldiers Overseas
Miss Ruby Cobbett and over 50 Canadian girls serve with the Red Cross Corps in France and Italy, assisting wounded troops, driving ambulances, visiting hospitals, and delivering comforts. One hospital base in France reports 29 operations in a single afternoon and evening, aided by a makeshift sterilization setup funded by the Red Cross, praised by soldiers and Lord Bennett for adaptability and service.
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Miltary
France
Red Cross
Ruby Cobbett
Mike Cobbett
Miss Cobbett
Canadian Red Cross Corps
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Newfourtland
Italy
Howard Wesley
No. 3
Canadian General Hospital
Canadian Red Cross
Lord Bennett
Canada
East Africa finds largest diamond in Tanganyika
A valuable diamond, the largest ever discovered in East Africa, was found recently in Shinyanga district Tanganyika. It weighs about 12 carats and is valued at $60,000 raw. About 10 percent will be lost in cutting according to the colonial office.
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East Africa
Shinyanga
Tanganyika
Colonial Office
Tigers Swim and Like Water for Mail Towing Tonga
In Naiufoo Tonga mail is towed to ships in sealed tin cans to avoid sharks overturning canoes. Tigers, unlike most cats, swim well and enjoy water.
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Naiufoo
Tonga
Royal Observatory keeps vital charts for navigation and war
Scientists at the Royal Observatory monitor Earth's magnetism and sunspots to guide bomber, naval, and radio operations. They maintain magnetic charts, log solar activity daily, and warn command when magnetic storms threaten navigation. The project spans decades and ties to Admiralty and Air Ministry efforts.
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Berlin
Royal Observatory
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Harold Spencer- Jones
Astronomer Royal
Britain
Cape of Good Hope
Kodaikamal
Madras
Army
Research
Tea and coffee stocks ample in Canada say officials
F T W Saunders deputy co ordinator of manufactured goods prices board says ample stocks mean no danger of rationing tea and coffee for at least 22 months. He commented after a panic buying of tea and coffee fueled by rumors of rationing. The rumors are without foundation.
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Canada
F. T W. Saunders
Prices Board
Saunders
German Whines And World Sympathy Campaign
The St Catharines Standard predicts German complaints will intensify as war continues and a cleverly conceived, smoke screened campaign will be launched to gain sympathy from global audiences.
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St. Catharines
Squared Off Crochet Pattern 7432 In Cotton Squares
Crochet pattern 7432 offers twelve inch pineapple square pieces in No 30 cotton sixteen inch string. Squares can be joined into scarfs cloths or used as doilies. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Depart Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Manitoba for directions. Pattern requests may take longer due to mail delays.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Simple Trick Helps Butter Harden for Spreading
A reader describes a quick method to soften butter by using a hot water warmed bowl. Fill a small china bowl with boiling water, let stand, pour out, and invert over butter. After a minute or two the butter reaches the right spreading consistency.
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China Relief
Allied Cause
Children of the Sun
Hawaii
China
Shrine
Canadien Red Cross Corps
FO. R. B. Grey
Sault Ste. Marie
North Sea
R.C.A.F
G. HL Bulley
D.F.C
G. E. Whitely
D.S.O
W. Fond
DFM
RAP
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