Prairie irrigation drives Western water power plans
A Prairie plan for water engineering and a new Western Water Board aim to coordinate river power from the Saskatchewan and Winnipeg rivers. Manitoba officials emphasize hydro power for future forestry and mineral industries, citing Flin Flon and Pine Falls as examples. Alberta expects more hydro and irrigation to fuel beet sugar and canning growth, with irrigation expanding to a million acres and potentially boosting regional populations and processing plants.
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Western Water Board
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Mines & Resources
D. M. Stephens
Manitoba
Stephens
Island Falls
Churchill River
Flin Flon
Winnipeg River
Pine Falls
A. E. Palmer
Lethbridge
Canadian
Northland
Pineapple Crochet Doily Pattern 9 Inch Square No 30
Instructions for a crochet square cloth pattern featuring a pineapple design. Includes pattern number 7301 directrix and enlarged visuals with charts and directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Avenue to obtain. Include name address and pattern number.
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Directx
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Less Milk Produced In Canada
Ottawa reports April milk output fell nearly eight percent from a year earlier with a total of 1 266 6 2 000 pounds. Butter creamery dairy and whey supply also declined by about 6 500 000 pounds compared to April last year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Zoo mixup finds stray animals left at doorstep
Rochester, New York. Fred J Stras, Senecal zoo superintendent, admits confusion over whether the facility is a zoo or a foundling home after unknown donors left a squirrel, two robin chicks, five grey foxes, and four wild rabbits including one nursing bottle.
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Rochester
N.Y
Fred J. Strassle
Senecane Zoo
Foundling Home
Drowning Prevention and Artificial Respiration
Health League of Canada urges vacationers to avoid water risks and to begin prompt long term artificial respiration after drownings. It cites reports of revival after hours and details the Schaefer method and six rescue points to improve survival chances.
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The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Word List Fragments
A scrambled crossword with many incomplete clues and garbled entries. Reads like a mixed list of definitions numbers and partial phrases lacking coherent directions or complete syntax.
Two Women Rediscover Sisters After Chat in Washington
Two women in Washington, Mrs Maggie McGriff and Mrs Bessie White, revealed they are sisters who had not seen each other since 1924. They both came from Winston-Salem North Carolina and share the same maiden name Adams. Their reunion happened after a casual chat that traced their kinship.
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Washington
Maggie McGriff
Bessie White
Winston-Salem
N.C
Adams
Britain builds world's biggest helicopter bus
In Southampton Britain unveils a helicopter bus that will carry 36 passengers per trip. The craft promises rapid travel between distant cities enabling businessmen to reach conferences from downtown offices in hours. Farmers and travelers will use it for one day trips and market visits to nearby towns.
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Southampton
England
Britain
Price ceiling removed on Ontario winter wheat
Trade Minister Howe told the commons the price ceiling for Ontario winter wheat is removed and the eight cent per bushel payment to producers will end. He could not say if export controls will continue, noting that Ontario wheat may fall under an international wheat agreement planned to take effect August 1.
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Ottawa
Howe
Commons
Ontario
Tag Moose In Cariboo District
WILLIAMS LAKE British Columbia tagging of bull moose in the Cariboo is under way by the Game Department to learn movements and ages. Robert Cleveland of Bridge Lake assists with tagging and plans for broader coverage are being explored.
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Cariboo
Williams Lake
B.C
Game Department
Robert Cleveland
Bridge Lake
Trees Named Eucalyptus Help Drain Malaria Swamps
Eucalyptus trees, called good fever trees, are used in many countries to drain malarial swamp areas. They grow rapidly in marshy land and soon drink the soil dry.
Emergency first aid guidance and home remedy note
The passage outlines steps for rescuers if air entry is insufficient and advises immediate physician involvement, warns against stopping artificial respiration until breathing resumes, and cautions to keep the patient lying down after regaining consciousness. It also notes milkweed juice as a traditional tenderizer used by Mexicans.
Vancouver opens first free clinic in Canada
Vancouver General Hospital launches what is believed to be Canada’s first free chiromeir clinic. A buzzing sound near Gravesend airport proves to be a wasp nest rather than an unexploded bomb. Mrs Joan Wilkins travels from Dublin to London with 24 eggs, finding 25 and one chick on arrival. Westminster Abbey will unveil a south transept window on Remembrance Day. Colin Gibson cites 11,972 native Canadians receiving citizenship in 1947-48. The Duke of Edinburgh becomes royal aide-de-camp. Twenty-four British air cadets will visit Canada for a 16 day exchange. Sweden plans festivals to welcome Swedish Americans and Canadians this summer and autumn.
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Canada
Weekly Tip: Fingernail Polish Remover for Paint Spots
This tip recommends using fingernail polish remover to remove stubborn paint from skin. It suggests applying to hands or face as needed to dissolve and lift paint stains safely.
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T. D. Stanley
Edmonton
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Dominion Water & Power Bureau
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Lewis Falls
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Schaefer
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NEA Service. Inc
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Fijiteland Meaner
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Tennyson
Vancouver
Vancouver General Hospital
Gravesend
Joan Wilkins
Dublin
London
Westminster War Memorial
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