New Far East Troop Mail Address Issued by Canada
Canadian Armed Forces announce a new mailing address for Far East troops. Letters and parcels for soldiers in Japan and Korea will route through U S Army Post Office facilities in San Francisco. Surface mail five cents per first ounce, three cents each additional ounce. parcel post 15 cents per pound with 10 pound limit. Customs Form 91B required. parcels cannot be insured.
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Canadian Armed Forces
United Nations
Far East
Japan
Korea
United States Army
Army
San Francisco
California
USA
U.S. Army
The Black Hole of Calcutta Deep Dungeon Prisons 1756
In Calcutta India the famous Black Hole of Calcutta was a 20 by 20 foot dungeon where 156 English prisoners were confined in 1756. The text notes about 216 bones in four horses skeletons, excluding teeth.
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Calcutta
India
Radar brains by Sir Robert Watson-Watt opened at Illinois Institute of Technology
CHICAGO Farmers and industry readers learn that Sir Robert Watson-Watt unveils Alvac III, a compact electronic brain installed at the Illinois Institute of Technology to solve gas mixture, flow, and thermodynamic problems in minutes. Watson-Watt, famed radar pioneer, notes the device costs about $60,000 and relies on human technicians for operation.
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Robert Watson-Watt
Institute of Gas Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
Watson-Watt
Britain
England
Hitler
U.S
Alvac III
Univac
Alwac
Miss Susie Brown Keeps Her Independence Till the End
In a small town tale, Miss Susie Brown dies peacefully in her room paid by county aid. The narrator recalls Miss Susie selling religious books, her independent streak, and the town’s care through Baptists and Methodists. A hidden $600 envelope and hymn book reveal her caution about poverty and a planned grave arrangement.
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Miss Susie
Mama
Mary
Jesus
River Jordan
Grandma
Granima
Susie
Sally
Jack Davis
Jack Feller
Jack
Watson
Mr. Watson
Funny and Otherwise in Charleston in the Daily Joke
A Charleston joke page recalls a census taker mock exchange about income and credit. A dance team antics provoked disbelief from a producer. A horse trainer jokes about a stale nag and a jockey. A junior partner teases a typist about Sunday plans and Monday work
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Charleston
South Carolina
AlbinO Duck Shot Near Grenfell by Fred Switzer
Fred Switzer shot an albino duck south of Grenfell after spotting a white-feathered bird among teal. The bird, about the size of a teal, has all white plumage with a pale flesh colored bill and feet.
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Grenfell
Fred Switzer
Fred
Diamond's Color Range Tops Hardest Minerals
The diamond stands as the hardest mineral and the gem with the broadest color and luster range, highlighting its unique spectrum of hues and brilliance across varieties.
Third annual square dance festival Oct 28 in Regina
The Jubilee Square Dance, third annual festival by the Regina YWCA, will be at Regina Armouries on Friday October 28 at 8 p.m. Mrs Lillian Cornish will MC and guest callers have been invited. Johnny Rayter and his orchestra provide music. Dancers from across Saskatchewan expected. Admission includes couples and sets, balcony seats for 500. Program and calls from YWCA 1950 Lorne Street Regina. Out of town guests hosted at the YWCA with refreshments by the Y world service committee.
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Regina Ywca
Regina Armouries
Lillian Cornish
Regina
Johnny Rayter
Saskatchewan
YWCA
Lorne Street
World Service Committee
Plan Two Year World Cruise By Six Hamilton Men
Six young Hamilton men plan a two year voyage sailing the converted Dutch fishing vessel Wooden Shoe. Jack Offield and Mel Smith, both 21 and 25 respectively, with four crew members will depart Hamilton this month sailing Erie Canal to New York then Florida, to the West Indies and through the Panama Canal to Peru before crossing the Pacific. The crew includes Geoffrey Lascelles, 32, a chef from England. Bob Adams, 24, an electrician and marine engine mechanic from Dublin. Richard Scott, 27, a Hamilton radio specialist. and Van Opheikens, 27, a guitar-playing night club performer acting as sailmaker and deck hand. They will finance by work ashore at stopovers and expect a two year trip. a $585 customs levy on the ship prompted Ottawa to lift duties since the vessel won’t be used in Canada.
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Hamilton
Jack Offield
Mel Smith
Geoffrey Lascelles
England
Bob Adams
Dublin
Ireland
Richard Scott
van Opheikens
Erie Canal
New York
Florida
West Indies
Panama Canal
Peru
Pacific
United States
Smith
Offield
Ottawa
Canada
Home Workshop Cabinet Pattern for Small Kitchen Sink
A sketch shows a cabinet adaptable to any sink size with variable dimensions for extending along a kitchen wall. Pattern 335 provides large perspective drawings for each construction step.
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Home Workshop
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Wider powers sought by Man marketing board
Two farm organizations in Manitoba urged wider powers for the Manitoba marketing board in a joint presentation to Hon. R. D. Robertson in Winnipeg. The M F A C and M F U committee asked the board be allowed to hear representations study plans hold public hearings and recommend marketing plans to the minister. They also requested the board conduct votes on producer support and oppose amendments to the act for now. They urged pressure on Ottawa to amend Bill 82 to allow boards to accumulate funds for price stabilization.
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Manitoba Marketing Board
R. D. Robertson
Winnipeg
M.F.A.C
M.F.U
Manitoba
A Stitch In Time For Cancer Detection
A health note states that one in four cancer patients survives and that earlier detection could save one more. It emphasizes the value of timely screening and awareness to improve outcomes. The message urges readers to seek regular checkups and be vigilant for early warning signs.
Copper staking mania sweeps La Ronge area
The La Ronge copper rush accelerates as demand grows replacing uranium in fashion. Over 1,000 claims have been staked in the Drinking Keg Trade and Forbes Larocque lakes regions. Stakers flood in from Flin Flon. among newcomers are the Kenderdine family seeking fortune amid a structural extension of the Drinking Falls copper show.
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Here
Forbes-Larocque Lakes
Flin Flon
Toronto
Glen Uranium
Drinking Falls
Trade Lake
Richard Kenderdine
Richard Kenderdine and Sons
Robert
Richard Gordon
Lloydminster
Predicts more winter work for Canada
Trade Minister C. D. Howe said unemployment in Canada next winter should drop from last year as employment in Canada and the U S. reaches a postwar high. He warned winter joblessness in Canada is hard to prevent due to freezing Great Lakes and halted highway projects. He cited steps to lessen the winter sting following a peak of about 633,000 unemployed in March and a surge of job seekers at the National Employment Service offices.
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C. D. Howe
Canada
Ottawa
U.S
Great Lakes
National Employment Service
Prestone
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By John Sembower
CPC
Sir Robert
Alwac II
Mary G. Swinson
Miss Petersen
Marketing Board
Glen Ridge
N.J
New Jersey
la Ronge
Anti-Freeze
Wat
Eveready
National Carbon Company
Union Carbide Canada United
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