West Leads in Oil and Gas Discoveries in Canada
The article notes a strong Western Canadian boom in oil and gas with frequent new finds since 1952. Alberta dominates discoveries, posting eleven oil wells and twelve gas wells this year. Saskatchewan and British Columbia show activity, while the North West Territories report several gas discoveries in a concentrated area.
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Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskat- Welle
North
A New Era In The West
The discovery of oil and gas in the West transforms Canada’s economy drawing capital from across the country and abroad. Jobs rise as residents and newcomers seek opportunity, with related industries multiplying around the vital fuel sources.
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Canada
Ban On Bringing Canadian Game Into U S
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced a prohibition on transporting hunted cloven-hoofed animals from Canada into the United States due to ongoing foot-and-mouth disease. Moose deer elk caribou mountain goat mountain sheep and antelope are affected. Small cooked meats may be allowed for personal use with border approval. hides and skins require hard-drying or dispatch to a government-approved facility for processing.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Canada
United States
Albert M. Day
U.S
Blind Girl Third In Dance Class
Lois Goodine, a 10 year old blind tap-dancer from Vancouver, placed third in a BC festival class of 20. Despite eye concerns noted by judge Helen Chase of Seattle, Lois began lessons a year ago and performed her first solo after 13 lessons.
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Vancouver
Lois Goodine
Lois
Helen Chase
Seattle
Vancouver School For the
Birds Clash Over Vent Nest Sparks Bizarre Ending
In a local oddity a house sparrow began a nest in an air ventilator but a swallow that arrived seven years earlier claimed the site. The birds fought over the vent causing the sparrow to die and the sparrow’s nest to be destroyed as the swallow built a new one.
Freezing Plant Installed at Antarctic Graham Land Base
Buenos Aires reports Argentina has set up a freezing plant at the Graham Land outpost in Antarctica to keep food from spoiling during brief summer thaws when temperatures rise to 50 degrees. The base notes extreme cold of 60 degrees below zero otherwise.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Antarctica
Graham Land
Locomotive's Last Trip Funded by Old Coal Pit
A historic steam locomotive that hauled coal for 70 years was given to Nanaimo and placed in Piper's Park. Coal from an 1899 closed pit powered its final journey, marking a milestone in local heritage preservation.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Piper's Park
Amusing World of Quips and Quick Replies
An assortment of humorous exchanges and anecdotes from everyday life. Guests discuss hastily planned weddings, a plumber father, and a verger’s quip about wedding woes. Jokes include swimming lessons, romance timing, and a policeman’s name.
India's President Re elected for Five More Years
Dr Rajendra Prasad, a Gandhi ally who endured prison during India's freedom struggle, has been returned to the presidency for another five-year term. He remains a central figure in the young nation's leadership.
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India
Rajendra Prasad
Anther
Mahatma Gandhi
Furnishing the Summer Cottage for Comfort and Utility
A guide to improving summer cottage sleep spaces with double duty furniture. Emphasizes quality bedding, sofa beds, bunk walls, roll away beds, and efficient layouts to welcome guests while keeping rooms tidy and versatile. Ensure restful nights and easy daytime lounging for vacation homes.
Changes In Farm Loan Act Outlined
OTTAWA proposed changes in the Canadian Farm Loan Act would raise loan caps for first and combined mortgages to 10 000 and 12 000 dollars and lift value-based limits to 60 and 70 percent. An advisory board would guide lending policy and auditing shifts to the auditor general.
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Ottawa
Farm Loan Board
Commons
Abbott
Auditor General of Canada
G. M. Murray
Caribou Herds In Hudson Bay Area Do Well
Reports from Churchill and Hudson Bay coast indicate large caribou herds wintered well with more animals than in years past. Caribou moved north earlier than usual, with smaller bands of up to 400 and larger sightings around Chesney where a several thousand herd passed in three days.
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Hudson Bay Area
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Chesney
Flowing well at Penzance produces 300 gallons per minute
A flowing well on Jack Drummond's farm near Penzance Sask. has been discharging 300 gallons of soft water each minute, attracting hundreds of sightseers. The flow was discovered during a Tidewater Oil test, and efforts to stop it have so far failed.
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Penzance
Sask
Jack Drummond
Tidewater Oil Company
Drummond
Seven Teachers Offer $100 Nova Scotia Scholarship
Seven teachers in Flin Flon Manitoba provide a $100 nov al school scholarship aimed at aiding 12 students to enter professorship. The program seeks to support education in Canada and is open to applicants.
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Flon
Man
Errage Prade
Canada
All Out Drive For American Visitors Urged in Manitoba
Neepawa Manitoba urged a stronger push to attract American tourists at the Manitoba Associated Chambers of Commerce meeting. E C Gilliat cited US promotional methods as a model, noting Manitoba's tourist industry valued at about 24 million dollars this year. He compared to Arizona’s 200 million, and urged better facilities and road improvements, with the Trans Canada highway completion essential.
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Neepawa
Man
Manitoba Associated Chambers of Commerce
E. C. Gilliat
Winnipeg
Gilliat
Manitoba
Arizona
Inventive nurses improvise incubator at Vulcan hospital
In Vulcan Alta two premature babies shared a single hospital incubator. Nurses built a second makeshift incubator with an oxygen hood and heat cradle and rotated the twins between them until both were released in good health.
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Vulcan, Alta
Moone's Emerald Oil Skin Remedy In Canada Widely Sold
A Canadian antiseptic named Moone's Emerald Oil is promoted as a healing agent for eczema barber's itch salt rheum and itching feet. It claims fast relief from stubborn skin eruptions, is pleasant to use and offered with a money back satisfaction guarantee.
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Canada
Moone
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