World housing problem spans continents and needs planning
A United Nations report on world social conditions notes widespread housing shortages. Europe faces a postwar surge, Africa and India show extreme overcrowding, and the United States must build 500000 homes yearly for a decade. The study urges long term planning to meet demand.
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Canada
United Nations
Europe
India
Africa
United States
South-East Asia
Need for Planning to Meet Housing Shortage
Long range planning could help building trades anticipate needs and speed construction. Canada faces material shortages and a lack of skilled workers delaying housing. The United Nations notes world housing as a global issue, affecting some nations more than others.
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Canada
United Nations
Canada Plans to Double Uranium Output Next Spring
Ottawa reports that Canada targets April to open new facilities that will at least double uranium production, with Beaverlodge in Saskatchewan the main source and US markets expected to take a substantial share. The note compares Canadian Eldorado Mining with Chalk River reactor records and notes cobalt-60 isotope production questions.
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Canada
Ottawa
United States
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Beaverlodge
Saskatchewan
Eldorado
Port Radium
Northwest Territories
Eldorado Mining and Refining Lis
U.S
Saskatchewan Breeders To Hold Sheep And Swine Show
Regina reports Saskatchewan sheep and swine breeders will hold their annual all show the week of October 2 during meetings of the Saskatchewan Sheep and Swine Breeders associations at the Provincial exhibition. Directors decided to resume sales and shows after the foot and mouth outbreak and plan to restart routines soon.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Salmon Puff Pancakes with Almond Salmon Filling
Melt butter and flour to make a sauce then whisk in milk until thick. Fold in salmon, almonds, green pepper if used and season with nutmeg salt and pepper. Stir some hot sauce into egg yolk, reheat briefly, then bake thin pancakes and roll with the salmon filling. Serve immediately for four portions.
Cape Shore Aims to Expand Sheep Farming This Summer
Midwestern efforts seek to turn Cape Shore into an important sheep farming region. Officials say 2,176 sheep are already on district farms, with capacity to reach 5,000 and reduce winter feeding needs.
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ST. John's
Mid
Cape Shore
Beginnings of a Kitchen Canner Turned Profitable
In Summerland British Columbia Mrs David Lingstone Milne 65 began canning for charity on a small table machine and grew into a profitable business. From supplying peaches pears apricots prunes carrots tomatoes and corn the operation expanded to a factory built by her sons who later joined the business. By 1951 the plant was modernized and Milne felt she had achieved success despite her husband Mr Milne passing two years earlier.
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Summerland
David Lingstone Milne
Okanagan Valley
Prairies
Summerland Hospital
Canada
Mr. Milne
Mrs. Milne
Push In The Face Probably Saved Woman's Life
A Winnipeg incident shows a passerby’s rude push saved a woman from a car collision. Onlookers misread the act until the woman revealed she was about to walk into the vehicle and that the quick push prevented harm.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Free Press
Spade-footed Toad Found Near Lethbridge
Dr Ernest R Tinkham, a leading expert on desert life, reports a spade-footed toad found near Lethbridge Edmonton may be the only known Canadian specimen I doubt a spade-footed toad has ever been reported north of South Dakota confirmation awaited
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Edmonton
Lethbridge
Ernest R. Tinkham
North American
Canada
South Dakota
Christmas in July at Viking hockey arena opening
Turk Broda notes Foster Hewitt’s reaction to Viking Alberta’s new Carena arena opening on July 9. Viking, population 712, 120 miles northeast of Edmonton, unveiled a $300,000 rink seating 3,000 with a record opening crowd of 8,000 and ten cars given away.
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Turk Broda
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Foster Hewitt
Viking
Alta
Alberta
Edmonton
Maple Leaf Gardens
Foster
Viking Arena
Carena
Saskatchewan fieldmen adopt forest green uniforms
Regina reports that Resources department field officers, conservation officers, district superintendent field supervisors, game wardens and district foresters in Saskatchewan now wear on duty uniforms of forest green tunics and trousers. Field men wear forage caps and shoulder flashes with branch badges. muskrat caps and parkas will be issued for winter wear.
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Regina
Resources Department
Saskatchewan
Ege Business Is Big Business In Canada
Ottawa reports that over 20 million Canadian hens produce about 400 million dozen eggs annually worth around 100 million dollars. June output fell from May but remained above last year. average per hen was 15.5 eggs in June, 17.4 in May. Ontario led production with 10.56 million dozen from 7.61 million hens. Nova Scotia topped June yield per hen among provinces.
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H. L. Jones
Ottawa
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Stine
British Columbia
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Prairies
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Sask Girl Wins Powder Puff Derby at Toronto
Jacqueline Sharpe of Beechy Sask won the first powder puff derby season at Thorncliffe Raceway driving Red Guy to a one length victory. Red Guy is owned by J. Gram of Philadelphia. The seven woman race drew the largest weekday crowd at the Toronto harness track with Guy Zane in second and Little Willie in third.
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Toronto
Jacqueline Sharpe
Beechy
Thorncliffe
Red Guy
J. Gram
Philadelphia
Guy Zane
Wilbur Apthorpe
Chatham
Ont
Little Willie
Mabel Holden
Wallacetown
France Population Reaches 42 Million Despite War Toll
France's population has surged to 42,400,000 according to the French Statistics Institute despite the death of about 2,000,000 French in World War II. The figure marks a new high for the nation's resident population.
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Paris
France
French Statistics Institute
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J. P. O'Donnell
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