High health standards fail to block polio spread
Poliomyelitis experts report that populations in high living standard regions remain vulnerable to polio epidemics. A World Health Organization study notes polio can infect all ages and forms a reservoir in healthy carriers. Early exposure in developing countries may confer immunity, delaying outbreaks in advanced nations where susceptible youth are abundant.
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London
World Health Organization
United States
Canada
Scandinavia
North America
Australia
Africa
China
Atlantic
St. Helena
African
England
Italy
India
New England States
British Columbia
Alberta
Immunization Week Observance in Canada
The thirteenth National Immunization Week will be observed the week of September 25 in Canada. Dr F Q Wishart notes ongoing efforts to protect children from diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and smallpox with free clinic access at Child Health centres and through family doctors. Public health education will be intensified as health groups and volunteers support the campaign nationwide.
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Canada
F. Q. Wishart
The
Health League of Canada
Departments
Moosomin woman wins Jubilee award
Mrs. Beta Code of Moosomin wins first prize of 100 in the Golden Jubilee handicraft competition by the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Golden Jubilee Committee. Other winners include Miss Janet I. Freeborn of Saskatoon for a leather folio and Mrs. D. H. F. Black of Regina for a hooked rug.
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Regina
Beta Code
Moosomin
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee
Janet I. Freeborn
Saskatoon
D. H. F. Black
West Codette Homemakers’ Club
Bella Bird
Montreal Lake
Georgina Smith
Ernestine Lariviere
Meadow Lake
Mathilda Natowshow
Florin Morin
Lac la Ronge
Kathleen M. Taggart
Henri Bonli
J. T. Warden
I Know What I See The Blind Man’s Certainty
Weekly Bible Comment reflects on the healed man who declared I am he and the value of asserting knowledge over doubt. It argues that faith rests on certain, simple truths rather than pervasive skepticism, urging individuals to affirm what they know.
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Jesus
Canadian officer wins 5000 award for Iroquois flame thrower
Major Henry Sorensen of Edmonton received a 5000 gratuity, the largest of its kind for a service member, for developing the Iroquois flame throwing weapon. The project at Suffield, aided by Alec Niblock and William Palmer, aims at greater range, portability, simplicity, and reduced cost. Details remain classified.
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Henry Sorensen
Edmonton
Alta
Defence Research Board
Suffield
Sorensen
United Kingdom
United States
Major Sorensen
Alec Niblock
William Palmer
Canada
Winter egg quality vs summer drop linked to free range
A. P. Pilaski of the Indian Head Experimental Farm notes egg quality falls sharply in warm weather. Only about 25 percent of eggs are grade A in summer versus 75 percent in winter, due to poultry being allowed to run at large, which lowers prices despite some feed savings. The Capitol in Washington covers 153112 square feet.
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A. P. Pilaski
Indian Head
Sask
Canada Department of Agriculture
Manitoba butter production rises in first half 1955
Manitoba dairy branch reports an 11 percent year over year rise in butter output for the first half of 1955 totaling 12,154,000 pounds up from 11,950,000 in 1954. June production reached 3,732,000 pounds, with cheese output at 196,355 pounds, down six percent from June 1954.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Poana H Pattern Half Sizes 1442 24V
Sewing pattern notice offers Cinch to sew and easy ironing for a summer dress. Includes scallop touches and slimming lines for shorter fuller figures. Pattern 4566 covers half sizes 144 to 2442 with complete illustrated instructions and fabric yardage. Send 35 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto for order.
What to Do When Your Child Is Sick
Practical guidance from the St John Ambulance Home Nursing course on caring for ill children. Emphasizes calm reassurance, maintaining routine, appropriate play, honest communication about discomfort, and praising bravery while avoiding scolding.
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St. John Ambulance Home
Canada to display 1000 dollar bill at NATO partners expo
Canada will show a 1000 dollar bill at the Partners for Freedom exhibition involving 15 nations. An official notes the American display uses a worn one dollar bill. The British Atlantic Committee hosts the NATO public relations event in the UK with each country presenting models products currencies stamps and costumes. The phrase to be in the limelight traces to theatre lime footlights.
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London
Canada
Partners For Freedom
British Atlantic Committee
NATO
United Kingdom
Equipment that makes cooking easier and more enjoyable
A compact guide lists essential and desirable tools for salad prep and presentation. Items include chopping boards sharp knives shredders egg slicer and a salad bowl plus serving pieces cruets pepper mill small pitchers and bowls for table dressings.
Cooking Tricks From Our Kitchen Hints
Practical kitchen tips on reducing onion bite by boiling then cooling, flavoring tea with orange peel, ripening green bananas and tomatoes in a paper bag, and using lard instead of butter to grease pans to prevent sticking.
Taunton Druggist Fights Beauty Display Ban
Druggist W. H. Adock challenged Taunton town council over a ruling that his perfume display, a flower shaped metal model, was too attractive to keep. The council claimed the display distracted motorists and posed a hazard on the street.
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Taunton
England
W. H. Adock
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