Growth of Home and School Associations Spreads Globally
The article explains why Home and School groups grow rapidly as parents seek insight into school activities and spending. It notes increased father participation, joint duties, and social events. highlights centers, institutes, and community programs in Saskatchewan and Japan. invites new districts to organize with guidance from extension directors and provincial federations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geome
Home and School
Japan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Federation of Home and School Associations
Canadian Federation of Home and School
University of Saskatchewan
H. Corroyer
Scarth Street
Regina
Sask
R. P. Leighton
Lorne Street
Saskatoon
Thompson boards urge $10 family mosquito fund
In Kamloops British Columbia families are asked by the Thompson boards of trade to contribute ten dollars each to support a campaign against mosquitoes. The appeal emphasizes community action to reduce pests and protect public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamloops
Thompson Boards of Trade
Wit and fashion notes on wedding rings and aging signs
A collection of observations and quips on how widows wear wedding rings on the right hand, Greek Orthodox customs, and a reader’s note on long marriages. It also covers terse ad copy, jokes about bathing suits, and a string of remarks about age clues seen in hands and knees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Williams
The Last Day of School Schoolyard Joy
Jane Dale celebrates the final bell and freedom from lessons with plans for hikes, country trips, biking, and carefree fun. The poem contrasts school release with the line about railroad diesels noting engine compression.
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Jane Dale
Vancouver cabbie Mary Holliday crochets as hobby
Mary Holliday a 27 year old Vancouver taxi driver has driven since age 10 and holds a special licence since 14. She recently joined a 10 000 mile marathon testing a new car circling a speedway for 14 days to rack up a year’s driving. She mendS cars sews crochets and makes her own clothes between driving shifts.
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Mary Holliday
Vancouver
Mary
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid
Dense readable crossword clues list with multiple numbered hints across horizontal and vertical entries including references to mythology astronomy geography and language terms. The fragment shows varied clues such as Teutonic Gelly Faerie Queene character and pronouns indicating a full puzzle grid page.
Britain Assured Wheat Supply
Dr. E S Archibald of the Canadian Agriculture Department told a Liverpool audience that Britain can buy all the wheat it needs from Canada. He noted last year Britain imported about 100 million bushels and that Canada can supply that amount or more despite floods in Manitoba and delays in western crops.
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Liverpool
England
Canada
Britain
E. S. Archibald
The
Canadien Agriculture Department
Dr. Archibald
Department
Experimental Farms Service
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau
London
Red River Valley
Manitoba
Canadian West
J. G. Taggart
Dominion
Ftve
Wishing to Export to Dominion Dominates Fair Inquiries
Ottawa reports that at the British Industries fair about 73 percent of inquiries to Canadian officials came from people seeking to export to the Dominion. Only 16 percent sought Canadian imports, while the rest explored opening ranches in the dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
the Trade Department
Foreign Trade Service
Swordfish Liver Oil Vitamin A Potency Compared
A report states swordfish liver oil contains 500 times the minimum vitamin A of cod liver oil and 25 000 times that of butter or eggs, highlighting extreme potency distinctions among these fats.
World Happenings in Brief from around the Globe
The round of brief items reports J. J. Falkener as the oldest entrant in the Wrotham ride in England, a two day house to house search in Ibstock for a lost car owner, Britain gifting five destroyers to Australia for conversion, a live cigar store Indian in Providence, Rhode Island, hot weather halting chocolate production in Britain, 13 year old Gillian Bordman from Napier New Zealand traveling to Toronto for heart surgery, nine Salvation Army officers receiving retirement ceremonies in Toronto with a combined 377 years of service under Commissioner Charles Baugh.
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Toronto
Salvation Army
Charles Baugh
Wax buildup risks on waxed floors
The note warns that excessive wax on floors makes them slippery and dangerous and collects dust over time. It advises using moderate wax to preserve safety and cleanliness.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home and School Associations
Allan EF. Powers
A. E. Powers
E.ee
Henry T. Finck
Boston
Red Hill Creek Ravine
Hamilton
Ont
George Reine
Weyburn
Jean Pental
Metor
Central Press Canadian
Chile
William
Ferguson
NEA Service Inc
BEG. U. & Pat
Sir Nick Constantino
Srewreey
Island
Pacific
Planet Row
God of
Underworld
Fis
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermee
Wrotham
J. J. Falkener
Mr. Falkener
Ibstock
Engtand
Robert Menzies
Australia
Providence, R. I
Frank N. Nichols
Narragansett
Grey Eagle
Rhode Island Tobacco Co
Auckland
N.Z
Gillian Bordman
Napier
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