Sept Iles Port of the Future Teems With Ore Giants
At Pointe aux Basques the 20,000,000 port and railway terminal claims to be the world’s largest and most modern ore handling complex. It will load two 40,000 ton freighters hourly and handle up to 600 ships a season as nearby rail yards sort 9 foot hump classifications and ore moves via conveyor belts to vast stock piles. Most ore ships head to Baltimore and Philadelphia with 20 percent to Contrecoeur, while future canals may shift flows toward Great Lakes ports.
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Pointe Aux Basques
Ralliny
Sept-Lea
Philadepian
Knob Lake
Tren
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Contrecoeur
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes Porta
Here
Sept-Iles
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale anchors in storms
A poem titled Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale asks if you have an anchor to hold you amid waves and storms. It reflects on steadiness, friendship, and resilience when troubles loom, with a closing series of numbered prompts.
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Jane Dale
Immediate artificial respiration urged after drowning and electric shock
Regina health minister Hon. T. J. Bentley urged on scene artificial respiration for drowning and electric shock victims, to be continued up to six hours or until rigor mortis. He cited delayed efforts and hospital transfer as factors in failure, noting throat spasm can block air entry and survival hinges on persistence.
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Regina
Hon
T. J. Bentley
Mir. Bentley
Bentley
Sir Frederick Banting
Chauffeur Retires at 70 After 55 Years of Safe Driving
Winnipeg report notes A. G. Sutherland, chauffeur for Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Ltd., retires with a 55 year driving record. He began behind the wheel at age 15 in Scotland.
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Winnipeg
A. G. Sutherland
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Ltd
Scotland
Blind workers take on 19 ton screw and nail contract
Blind workers at the Canadian Institute for the Blind in Brantford Ont have one of the institute's largest contracts to count and package 19 tons of screws and nails. The job will span months as counts range from hundreds to tiny batches of 20.
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Canadian Institute For the Blind
Brantford
Ont
France
Saigott
Tunisia
Morocco
Grandma Moses
Fargo
Bismarck
North Dakota
Tae
Averag
Wettest Spot in Alberta Spring Rainfall Logged
The Alberta Wheat Pool reports Wetasxiwin area in Alberta received 9.08 inches of rain from April 1 to June 28, the wettest point in the province’s farming region this spring.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Wetasxiwin
Alta
Alberta
Shannon airport bar offers cheap whiskey and dine
A column highlights Shannon airport in Ireland as a premier stop with low prices for high grade food and drink including Irish whisky at 28 cents and Scotch at 32. It questions Irish whisky’s popularity.
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Ireland
Shannon
Danish farming superior in Europe despite harsh climate
Danish agriculture matches or outperforms Canada New Zealand and United States in yield. A Danish dairy cow yields about 9000 pounds milk yearly with 350 pounds butter fat and 77,000 pounds of sugar beets per season. Danish farmers rely on specialization and strong marketing as the country lacks mineral resources and benefits from concentrated effort and hard work with no government subsidies.
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Denmark
Canada
England
New Zealand
United States
Bread Making Through the Ages and Yeast Discovery
The article traces bread making from ancient stone crushing in Swiss lake dwellings to the advent of leavened bread by the Egyptians. Yeast spores landing on dough allegedly caused fermentation, rising the loaf and leading to modern bread, with unleavened bread still common in some regions.
Rare box of chocolate from Queen Victoria found in Saskatoon
A tin box of chocolate from a 50 year old consignment sent by Queen Victoria to soldiers in South Africa was opened in Mortlach Saskatchewan and found in excellent condition. It was received by Harry Woodward while with the Dorset Regiment.
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Mortlach
Sask
Queen Victoria
South Africa
Harry Woodward
Dorset Regiment
Ducky Weather Delays Farm Work in Manitoba
Heavy June rains slowed field labor across districts but proved beneficial for ducks. Reports indicate duck broods are numerous in extensive south-central Manitoba areas.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Answers to Quick Quiz Five Fact Snippet
Answers to Quick Quiz Five present figures on employment and taxation. It cites 1 360 000 in manufacturing and 4 700 in Bagot Convention, plus a 936 CBC formation and a 350 million funding via a 2 percent sales tax income tax and corporate tax, with deficits from general revenue.
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CBC
United States
Frisky Fire Engine Remembered in Yorkton
D R Ball former Yorkton fire chief recalls an old engine with a notorious history. He says it could throw water like the chickens and "dance almost off the ground" and recalls it once ran over a fire chief while being pulled to a blaze.
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Yorkton
D. R. Ball
New Alberta ore refining plant finished
FORT SASKATCHEWAN Alta Townfolk blink when they see an 800 acre wheat field replaced by a 24 million dollar plant that will refine ore concentrates from Manitoba. The Sherritt Gordon Mines facility processes nickel cobalt and copper with ammonia production rising to 25 tons daily, using Alberta natural gas. The plant attracts workers, spurring housing and population growth, with long term gas supply and 40 year contract.
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Fort Saskatchewan
Alta
Edmonton
Alberta
Manitoba
Lynn Lake
Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd
United States
Metals Department
Sherritt Gordon
Ottawa
Canada
Mid-Western Industrial Gas, Ltd
Provincial Penitentiary
Calgary girls complete cross‑country bike trek to Grand Forks
Two Calgary cyclists Ruth Holman and Ruth Moore reached Grand Falls after a roughly 5,000 mile ride from Vancouver. They pedalled the entire way with brief pickups and the Straits crossing as the only non riding segments.
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Grand Falls
Mid
Calgary
Ruth Holman
Ruth Moore
Vancouver
Straits Crossing
Fielders track pitcher to read the ball in flight
A sports piece explains in Major League practice fielders watch the pitcher to anticipate pitch type and ball flight, aiding early contact. It notes concentration lapses cause errors and urges players to keep eyes on the ball from hand to bat. It also covers arm and leg training, nuts as protein for athletes, and cashews for high calories and protein.
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Sports College
Faith and wealth in Christian history and teaching
The essay reflects on the unnamed rich young man who sought eternal life, noting Jesus offered him a place among his followers but he went away sad. It contrasts wealth and poverty, arguing Christianity rose among the poor yet is rooted in Old Testament abundance, warning against wealth or poverty as blessings and stressing the true blessing comes from God.
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Miss Right
Jesus
Christ
Caesar
God
Quick Canadia Quiz questions from 1939 document
Five quiz prompts ask: 1 in what year Canada and the United States agreed to an unfortified boundary. 2 how universal pension at age 70 is funded by federal distribution. 3 1939 Canada steel production 1,500,000 tons vs today. 4 year government took over radio broadcasting. 5 1939 manufacturing employment 658,000 vs today.
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Canada
U.S
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