Meadow Lake Uranium City Freightways to open northern road
Saskatchewan government reaches agreement with Meadow Lake Uranium City Freightways Ltd to build and operate a freight road from the north end of Lake Wasekamio to the south shore of Lake Athabasca and onward to Uranium City. A winter route over frozen lakes will start, with a land based summer route planned, expanding Beaverlodge area commerce and exporting fish and natural produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake Uranium City Freightways Ltd
Saskatchewan
SFE @ibank
Beaveriedge
Lake Wasekamio
Lake Athabaska
Brockelbank
Meadow Lake
Uranium City
Beaverlodge
Children Rescued From Fourth Floor Window Ledge
Police awakened sleeping parents as Patricia and Thomas Anders ages four and five clung to a two foot wide ledge seventy feet above a street. For about five minutes a crowd watched while officers on the sidewalk prepared to break the fall. Leroy Anders and his wife finally woke and pulled the children to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo
Patricia
Thomas Anders
Leroy Anders
Anders
Youth Am
Worm learns, forgets, then remembers in worm memory study
University of California graduate student W. J. Coppock demonstrated extinction and spontaneous recovery in the common sand worm. Four worms learned a light cue to swim for food, then Coppock made them forget, paused the experiment, and the worms later recalled the trick without food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
W. J. Coppock
Department of
Psychology
Coppock
Cattle Disease Vibriosis Spreads in Alberta
Alberta faces spreading cattle disease vibriosis with abortion and sterility risks raising alarm among cattlemen. First diagnosed in 1953 and seven herds confirmed by 1955, Dr J G O'Donoghue notes the situation as economically troubling for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
J. G O'Donoghue
Gracia Phillips Inspires With Braille Kitchen Skills
Gracia Phillips of Hazenmore Saskatchewan uses Braille cookbooks and Talking Book records to manage a neat, busy home with three children. Despite limited vision she participates in local church groups, knits for fundraisers, and enjoys radio and tea service staged by her husband Orville who pours to avoid hindering her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
Gracie) Phillipa
Hazenmore
Saskatchewan
Ontario School For the Blind
R. V
Bob) Rudolph
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Phillips
Rudolph
Gracia Phillips
Gems of Thought and Wisdom Quotes From Various Authors
A collection of quotes emphasizes choosing worthy knowledge and actions. It contrasts youth and elders on intelligence and experience, and likens wisdom to health for the soul. The guide urges making wisdom a lifelong provision from youth to old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Lyman Bryson
la Rochefoucauld
Diogenes
Easy Needle Painting and Home Workshop Patterns
Alice Brookes promotes transfer needle painting with a woodland fawn motif pattern 7306, priced 25 cents, plus a Paris inspired outfit pattern 4811 for misses sizes with fabric needs and full illustrated instructions. A porch furniture packet P-28 and a general home crafts catalogue offer multiple sewing and wiring patterns with a free catalogue upon request from Home Workshop Patterns, Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Department P.P.L
West Std Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Aphids Threaten Barley Near Winnipeg and Morris
The corn leaf aphid is heavily infesting barley fields south and east of Winnipeg and Morris area fields, with University of Manitoba agronomist A G Robinson and Agriculture officials urging action. Farmers should spray late seed fields with malathion at 1 pints per acre, using a weed sprayer for thorough coverage, while avoiding fully headed grain. The pea aphid is also present in field peas south of Winnipeg, with similar control advised. Paved streets first were tried by a Roman emperor about 2,000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
A. G. Robinson
University of Manitoba
Wood
New Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book Offers Free Patterns
Household Arts Department advertises a 1956 needlework book with two free patterns and dozens of other designs. Readers may order by sending 25 cents for a copy, featuring designs for home use and personal projects from 60 Front Street West, Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Why Children Lie and How to Address It
The piece explains that kids lie to gain attention not deceive, urges parents to meet needs with praise and play, and suggests providing toys and peers. It notes the root is the attention deficit and the importance of consistent example setting, advising calm consequences and avoiding harsh discipline.
THAT COAT OF TAN
Sunburn is listed as a penalty of overexposure to sunbathing and can cause redness and discomfort. Avoid sunbathing during peak heat hours and use sun tan oil or cream. Seek medical advice for severe sunburn with nausea. LOSE A MINUTE SAVE A LIFF.
Strictly Fresh A Butcher Struggles With Dinner Plans
A butcher in a swank downtown restaurant faces a rough time ordering a full Course dinner. He juggles need and appetite while the city’s social whirl unfolds. The piece mixes aphorisms about necessity and politics with a theatrical act and wage-related tensions among wives and workers.
World population near two and a half billion
The current world population is estimated at 2.528 billion, reflecting an increase of about 35 million people over the past year.
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Eiffel
Jules Pardon
Louvain
Belgium
France
RED + CROSS
CNAE
Edward Porter Humphrey
the Pattern Shop
Woodland Friends
Alice Brookes
Anne Adams
J Fashions
X -T
By Brane Abdou
Strictly Fresh
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Les Carroll
Paw
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