Johannesburg Celebrates Diamond Jubilee of City of Gold
Johannesburg marked its diamond jubilee with Governor General in attendance and plaques unveiled at Randjeslaagte. The article traces the city’s rise from a frontier camp in 1880s to a modern hub of gold mining, industry, and transport with vast mines along the Witwatersrand and extensive municipal growth.
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Channesburg
Randjeslaagte
Johannesburg
Ophir
South Africa
Union
Witwatersrand
Cape Colony
Johannes Rissik
Transvaal Republic
Kruger
Joubert
Johannes
Juries ban tobacco chews Cape Cod centuries ago
Historical notes record jurors in Cape Cod communities were barred from chewing tobacco two centuries ago. The Albert Medal, created by Queen Victoria in 1866 for gallantry in saving lives, honors her late consort. Medical cautions warn skin nails hair and muscles wear from unresolved injuries and fatigue. Window glass area guidance links to floor area, and daylight patterns shift after December solstice.
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Cape Cod
Queen Victoria
First International Intermediate Hockey League formed in Canada
Calgary representatives from the Big Six league join with the Veterans of Foreign Wars club at Great Falls Montana to form the International Intermediate Hockey League. The move aims to create a propped league known as the Wee with plans for veteran players and regional talent. A pension concept for major league players proposes $100 monthly income for life after ten years of service, though details are undisclosed.
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Hockey
Calgary
Big Six League
Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Club
Great Falls
Mont
International Intermediate Hockey League
New York
Care tips for fur coats from USDA specialists
The United States Department of Agriculture advises fur coat owners to minimize wear by avoiding rubbing and sitting with coats on, not wearing wet fur, and using sturdy wooden hangers. Store in a cool, spacious closet away from heat and sun, air dry if wet, brush gently, and use minimal dry-cleaning fluid on soil to preserve the pelt.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Medallion Crochet Patterns Promote Home Decor
Small medallions inspire crochet projects for scarves cloth spreads and pillows. Pattern 7340 offers illustrated charts and complete directions for easy needle work. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Depart Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain the pattern with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Frameworked Trees Give Best Results
Frameworking preserves most of the original tree structure while pruning only ends and surplus branches. It reduces root shock to a level comparable with heavy pruning and keeps leaf area near normal in the first growing season. Top-working requires removing most of the top, causing longer recovery and oversized early fruit.
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R. J. Hilton
Dominion Experimental Station
Kentville
N.S
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Ancient wax casting revived for modern jet propulsion
The article notes the wax lost wax method from Pharaonic Egypt being revived to aid Allied war effort and now aiding in precision parts for jet propulsion engines. N C MacPhee and E Davis presented the development at the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy conference citing its industrial growth and ability to mass produce intricate non machinable metal parts.
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Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
N. C. MacPhee
E. Davis
Physical Metallurgy Research Laboratories
Soviet to issue stamps for Zhukovsky centenary
London reports the Soviet Union will release two postage stamps honoring the centenary of Nicholas Zhukovsky famed as the father of Russian aviation. The stamps celebrate his pioneering role and contributions to flight.
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London
Soviet Union
Nicholas Zhukovsky
Moscow Radio
Marvellous Advance Drugs Outpace War Explosives
D G Jassby told the St James Literary Society in Montreal that sulpha drugs and penicillin saved hundreds of thousands, while atomic bombs and new weapons killed thousands. He cited penicillin pneumonia results, atabrine for malaria, blood plasma use, DDT, and other drugs now aiding civilian life. He predicted breakthroughs in atomic energy applying to medicine.
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D. G. Jassby
St. James Literary Society
Montreal
Jassby
Benadry
Thrills of the Roarin Game in 1940 Manitoba Consols final
Howard Wood Jr and Clair Wells led their rink to a dramatic comeback in the 1940 Manitoba British Consols final. Kennedy's team matched them end for end, but Wood's crew clinched the Macdonald's Brier Tankard and Dominion Championship without a defeat after a near-miss guard at the 12th end.
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Manitoba
Roy Enman
Howard Wood
Ernie Pollard
Clair Wells
Bob Hume
Billy McDonald
Ross Kennedy
Toronto
Kennedy
Oh Could I Only Tread The Farmhouse Door
A nostalgic poem contrasting a boy’s dream of escape to a city man’s longing for the rural farmhouse and green meadow, both yearning for happiness. Marian Douglas.
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Marian Douglas
Sun and Milky Way Music Hailed by Ancient and Modern Thinkers
British scientists report that the sun and the Milky Way emit audible noises detectable on radio. The note echoes a long tradition from Shakespeare to Pythagoras, who spoke of the music of the spheres and celestial motion as a form of harmony.
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Shakespeare
Pythagoras
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