Canada Resources Growth Tied to Air Transport, France Productivity
G R McGregor of Trans-Canada Air Lines cites airplanes as vital to Canada’s expansion, with passenger volume rising from 600,000 in 1946 to nearly three million annually. France’s Henri Blanchenay discusses productivity shifts, dam building, rail upgrades, and industrial reequipment driving a new look for its economy. Credit growth and consumer financing are highlighted as key to postwar recovery, with farm efficiency rising and farm numbers declining.
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Canada
G. R. McGregor
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Mr. McGregor
United States
France
Henri E. Blanchenay
Societe Generale New York
Blanchenay
Consoli
Europe
M. Blanchenay
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Logs Eighty Four November Trips
The Saskatchewan Government Air Ambulance reported 84 trips in November to transport patients. Four pilots logged 156 flight hours and 23 015 miles, with Regina base handling 33 calls and Saskatoon 51 trips amid seasonal field conditions and wheel aircraft policy.
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Saskatchewan Government Air Ambulance
Don Campbell
Campbell
Charles C. Thompson
Regina
Thompson
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Government Airways
Prince Albert
Thomas Lamb Airways
The
Pas
Meadow Lake Air Services
Athabaska Airways Ltd
Trans Air Ltd
Winnipeg
Recipe for a good school
A civic blueprint from the National Education Association outlines a model for a strong school. It calls for a small class size, attractive safe classrooms, capable teachers, ample books and teaching aids, safe buses, sufficient play space, fair salaries, retirement plans, and community appreciation to foster happy, well taught children and high citizenship.
Canadian Farm Loan Board reports 1956 activity
The Twenty-seventh Annual Report shows 2057 loans totaling 5.31 million dollars approved during the year ended March 31, 1956. The board notes 18,931 first and 2,389 second mortgage loans outstanding, with total loans of 44.96 million. Interest collection remains 87 percent current, and principal repaid exceeds 3.62 million with over half from past-due amounts. Changes to widen loan limits and terms not yet in effect. Demand for loans rises in early 1956, with approvals 45 percent higher than the previous year’s first six months.
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Canadian Farm Loan Board
Government of Canada
Eskimos Raise Geese in Ungava Bay Experiment
Eskimo communities in Ungava Bay Canada successfully raised domestic Pilgrim geese during a summer trial. Thirty five goslings were airlifted from Ottawa to Fort Chimo and fed under supervision for ten weeks at False River before returning for a further three weeks of feeding. Weights reached 11.3 pounds on average with some over 13 pounds, and twenty geese were slaughtered for tasting. Further production tests and wintering plans are planned for next year.
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Arctic
sub-Arctic
Canada
Ottawa
Fort Chimo
Quebec
Ungava Bay
Canada Department of Agriculture
False River
Fort Mumo
USDA Signals Meat Prices Stay High Through 1956
The USDA states meat animal prices are likely to remain above the 1955 low for the rest of 1956. Hog prices, while declining seasonally as marketings rise, will stay above late 1955 levels with the largest gap by year end.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Zealand Soil Scientist To Visit Soviet Union
Canadian Foreign Trade Service notes that N H Taylor director of the Soil Bureau New Zealand will visit the Soviet Union. The visit is seen as important due to soil type classifications based on the tundra to semi arid steppe regions.
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Canadian Foreign Trade Service
N. H. Taylor
Department of Scientific Industrial Research
New Zealand
Soviet Union
Mr. Taylor
Mother Needs Flowers Too
During a period of widespread unemployment I observed a scene in Oakland's wholesale district. A child carried a bouquet of broken blooms while a trio of older youths dragged a sack of discarded produce, and she explained that her mother needed flowers as well as food.
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Oakland
History of the folding fan across centuries
The folding fan originated in Japan around 670 A.D. and spread to China in the 10th century. It was later introduced to Europe in the 16th century, sharing a long cultural journey through multiple regions.
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Japan
China
Europe
Quick Canadia Quiz: Canadian land, homes, and census
A set of quiz questions asks which province has the smallest area of occupied agricultural land, the share of households with mechanical refrigeration, the year the first canals connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence opened, the proportion of families owning their own homes, and the principal reason for a 10-year census in Canada.
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Canada
Great Lakes
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Answers to Quick Quiz 5 and related notes
Provincial representation aims to adjust House of Commons seats. The quiz timeframe mentions 1848. The quiz item uses two thirds as a key percentage. The source notes 76 percent as a statistic. Linen derives from the flax plant.
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House of Comemons
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Canada
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Beast of Burden Horizon
Puzzle presents clues for across and down entries with references to animals, directions, and common crossword terms. Solvers encounter hints like donkey, march in a procession, and various abbreviations while filling a wide grid of intersecting words.
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