Fighting Ships Of Canada's Navy Commanded By R.C.M.P. Officers
RCMP Marine Section personnel rapidly transferred to the Naval Service as Canada expanded coastal defences. By 1940 87 percent shifted to the armed forces, with many becoming ship command crews, engine-room leaders, and coastal patrols. The shift forged a durable naval tradition within the Force. Two years ago Wilhelmina Vandeberg joined the Dutch Vrouwen Corps and now returns as Mrs. Weston after aiding in the Dutch East Indies.
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Canada
R.C.M.P
W. E Bell
RCMP
Naval Service
Armed Forces
Air Force
Canadian Army
R.C.M.P. Marine Section
Naval
Mid- Atlantic
Wilhelmina Vandeberg
Foremost
Alta
Vrouwen Corps
C.W.A.C
L. A. Weston
Dutch East Indies
Atomic energy growth eyed by physicists at 1946 APS meeting
The 1946 American Physical Society gathering drew hundreds of top physicists who urged industrial leaders to advance applications of atomic energy including heat and fuel. Focus centered on cosmic rays and high energy particles, especially the meson, with medical uses already under exploration.
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American Physical Society
Sun completes full rotation in about twenty five days
The sun is described as taking roughly 25 days to complete a full rotation. This everyday astronomy note outlines a quick estimate of solar cycle timing without technical detail.
Refugees and Repatriation Principles Debated at 18-Power Body
Russia demands mandatory return of alleged traitors for trial while Canada argues refugees cross borders require international responsibility. The meeting outlines a plan to set up a mission for genuine refugees to repatriate only with consent and to deny aid to war criminals.
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Russia
Canada
New Five Year Plan Aims Arctic Development Speedup
The Soviet Union's new five year plan prioritizes Arctic zone development to make the northern sea route across Siberia normally navigable. Expeditions depart to seek minerals and study climate with ships fitted for advanced radio navigation. A unit from the Arctic Institute led by Victor Buinitsky surveys weather geology in the Laptev Sea area.
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Soviet Union
Arctic Zone
Siberia
Arctic Institute
Laptev Sea
Leningrad
Bering Sea
Victor Buinitsky
Arctic
Ussr
Chinese Ex-Servicemen Press Citizenship Vote Case
Vancouver veteran Frank Ho Lem presented to the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans convention in Edmonton a case for Chinese ex-servicemen to receive full citizenship rights including the vote. Branch 280 led by Ho Lem argues Chinese Canadians faced mobilization under the Canadian Mobilization Act and should not be denied voting rights.
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Canada
Frank Ho Lem
Vancouver
Bisley
Army, Navy
Air Force
Edmonton
Veterans’ Organization
Ho Lem
van Herald
Planted Flag Reputedly Signals Peak Conquest
The report states an Asian republic planted a flag on the summit, marking the third attempt to seize the peak said to be the chain's highest.
WILL VISIT CANADA
A woman speaks softly on the role of women in world affairs favoring political participation while balancing home life. She notes the difficulty but believes women can enter public life and still raise families, though each must judge their own duty to children. She has a Socialist past and worked as a journalist.
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Socialist Party
Something Crooked on the Train Home from the Races
A group of card-players argues on a train about a crooked hand. One man declares the game is not straight and accuses another of not having dealt the hand. The dialogue reveals tensions over fair play among gamblers returning from the races.
Grand Cable Knit Pattern for Him
A compact advertisement for a men's cable stitch knit pattern 7337. It promotes a fast-working cable knit for small to large sizes and claims ease and economy. Requests twenty cents via the Household Arts Department of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Gyropilot Aims to Improve Safer Plane Landings
Sperry electronic gyropilot tested on a commercial airliner guides to landing using ground transmitters localizer and glide path beams. It reduces pilot input to throttle while the human can intervene if needed. United Airlines plans airlinewide use within 18 months to two years amid expanding beam installations and looming lower ceilings at airports.
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Sperry Electronic
Sperry
Army
Navy
W. A. Patterson
United Airlines
United
Puttees Prove Useful In War Says W L Clark
Windsor Star columnist Very Useful W L Clark argues the puttees are practical wartime gear. He notes they keep sand and mud out, allow mud to drain when unwound, and offer comfort after drying, justifying their return to service.
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W. L. Clark
The
Windsor Star
Seized Opportunity In Camp Banter On Reincarnation
A group in an Army camp debates reincarnation during a meal. One believer argues living beings return as something else after death, while the corporal doubts the idea and a man quips that one never returns as the same thing twice. The exchange ends with a playful jab about becoming a worm.
Influenza Virus Power Versus Mouse Mortality Claim
A historical note asserts the influenza virus is so powerful that enough to kill 500 mice could be placed in the space of the sentence end period.
Interesting Historical Snippets From Antiquity To Modernity
The British museum preserves a 14 foot tall prehistoric elephant fossil. Greek Pythagoreans may have shaped the spherical earth doctrine around 500 B.C. A new paper adhesive resists water for up to 48 hours. Krakatau eruption dust circled the globe and tinted skies for months. Before the Empire State Building Eiffel Tower held the tallest status. Mail planes on liner routes are catapulted to save mail deliveries.
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Him
Alice Brooks
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Lake Success
Long Island
Paul Martin
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Voice OF Canada
AT Lake Success
Weiland
Ont
County Fair
British Museum
Krakatau
Java
Empire State Building
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