U K. Eyes Coal Fired Gas Turbine Locomotives On Trial
British Railways and two private firms back a three way project to develop coal fired gas turbine locomotives. A pilot model could match steam performance while saving coal on routes like London to Glasgow and reduce servicing costs. The Newcastle firm supplies the turbine with exhaust heat recirculated for combustion air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Fuel and Power
British Railways
Glasgow
Newcastle
Mach Three wind tunnel opens in Coventry to test heat barrier
Lord Brabazon of Tara started the new Mach Three wind tunnel at Coventry on June 13 signaling a shift from sound barrier concerns to heat barrier research. The £200000 facility can deliver continuous flow at three times the speed of sound and will test rockets jets missiles and 2000 mph aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brabazon
Tara
Coventry
Lowe
Add Pounds A Guide For Lean People To Gain Weight
The article notes dissatisfaction with weight affects many not just the overweight. It advises a basic balanced diet with higher calorie items allowed for normal health and includes foods from Canada Food Rules. Suggestions include creamy soups, high calorie drinks, desserts, fruits and vegetables rich in carbohydrates, and between meal snacks for lean individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tartary Buckwheat Weed Found in Several Districts
Traces of Tartary buckwheat weed detected in Catknife Unity and Reward districts per Wilkie Area Ag Rep. It lowers wheat grade and can trigger rejections. guidance to identify, prevent seeding, and seek help from Ag Rep office or district weed supervisor C A Harrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tartary
Catknife
Unity
Reward
Ag. Rep
District 30
C. A. Harrigan
Home Workshop Patterns and Garden Figures For Sale
The article advertises patterns including Lawn and Garden Figures Home Improvements and Furni ture packets with prices 35c to $1.50 each. It notes returns if patterns are not useful and describes a jaunty man with a plant stand and evergreen boughs as decoration. It cites pattern 365 tracing diagrams and provides an address in Vancouver British Columbia. It closes with a note that the jaguar range extends from southern Texas to Patagonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrow
Outdoor bench patterns for three styles in home workshop
The article presents a practical outdoor bench pattern offering three styles. It includes cutting diagrams for each style and describes construction from standard stock materials, aiming to add charm and interest to any yard or garden.
Canadian PMQ town in Germany puzzles German locals
In Zweibruecken Germany a West German PMQ site for RCAF No 3 Fighter Wing families has formed a nine member council with Sgt Wilfred Heard as mayor to govern a new Canadian style community. The town aims to improve life through recreation education and study of problems, with plans for a sports field community centre teen town and incorporation of local youth groups and leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rcaf 1St Air Division
No. 3
Wilfred Heard
Calgary
PMQ
C. H. Hull
Vancouver
Heard
Ottawa
Station School
Brian
Police
Betty
Pamela
Fit
E. W
Ted) Gaffray
Great Falls
Man
J. H
Harry) Murdock
Osgoode
Ont
R. A
Russ) Davidson
M. J
Murray) Herriot
Souris
C. Ce
Chuck) Jenson
Williamstown
G. D.glen McWilliam
Victoria
James O. Titley
Meadow Lake
Sask
Girl Guides
Boy Scouts
Council
Federal grants aid hospitals in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Ottawa announced two federal health grants to prairie hospitals. Manitoba receives 21,820 for a Glenboro health centre serving 280 square miles with 11 beds and seven bassinets plus nurses quarters and clinical offices. Saskatchewan gets 60,000 for a Weyburn hospital TB wing extension for 40 patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Paul Martin
Glenboro
Martin
Weyburn
Fresh Notes and Odd Tales From Quiet Mailboxes
A quirky collection of brief lines mentions an unsigned note about a stolen deer rifle in Eau Claire Michigan, a French buyer suing over a defective revolver, an unusual love triangle in Bellingham Washington, and a Paris guide showing a Texas oil man the Eiffel Tower, ending with a puzzled remark on barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schilling
Eau Claire, Mich
Paris
Texas
Chow Time Echoes Through Memphis Home
Mrs Larry Sykes calls her husband and two sons to meals with a World War I bugle once the whistle blows. The scene captures a family ritual where the bugle signals mealtime as the Sykes children come in from play.
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Memphis
Tenn
Larry Sykes
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Switzerland
Nears
P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Toronto
Maria Thuschler
Klara Brandecher
Austria
U.S
New York
W. C. Langfitt
Inter-government Committee For European Migration
Wilkie Area Ag
Department P.P.S
Home Workshop Pattern Service
West Fifth Avenue
B.C
Patagonia
Aan
Peggy
Ida
Chuck Thurston
Zweibruecken
Germany
Strictly Fresh
Joseph Pradier
Mulhouse
France
Bellingham
Wash
Ontario
W. Montreal
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