Irrigation in Alberta Proves Practical and Profitable
Historical note traces Alberta irrigation from 1879 small ditches to the Northwest Irrigation Act of 1894 and current districts. It cites Taber Raymond Lethbridge Brooks Strathmore Coaldale Bassano Vauxhall as sites with sugar beets, wheat and vegetables thriving. Irrigation stabilizes drought affected dry lands and boosts rural prosperity.
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Alberta
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Taber
Raymond
Lethbridge
Brooks
Strathmore
Coaldale
Bassano
Vauhall
Selected Recipes Quick Method Bread Guide
Step through yeast raised loaves with methods for white, Graham and whole wheat blends. Includes ingredients, rising times, baking temperatures and substitutions like molasses and raisin bread. Provides dough handling tips and yields two loaves for standard kitchen methods.
Britain to Buy Over Ten Million Lumber Tons in Pacific Northwest
Seattle reports the Economic Cooperation Administration authorizes procurement of 135 000 000 board feet of lumber for the United Kingdom. Vancouver area B C will supply its share based on Washington and Oregon competition. Bids will be accepted soon and cargo will ship promptly.
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Vancouver
Pacific Northwest
United Kingdom
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Seattle
Nathan Niewenhous
E.C.A. BC
Washington
Oregon
Niewenhous
New Aluminum Plant Could Spur West Coast Industries
McNerly Dubose of Aluminum Company of Canada said a west coast aluminum plant could trigger a steel mill pulp and paper plant and fertilizer maker. He put the total project cost above 500 million dollars with a townsite for about 50 000 people. A new 70 ton luxury airliner was dive tested at 498 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
McNerly Dubose
Aluminum Company of Canada
Crossword Puzzle Fragment With Scrambled Clues
A scrambled crossword clues page lists varied words and hints such as Italian article and Persian Poet, with scattered numbers and misprints. The fragment appears to mix vertical and horizontal entries, including terms like Star Lampreys Fencer and Naval or religious references, but most entries are incomplete.
Proposition Boosts Clover Seed Yields for Beekeepers
A seed growers and beekeepers proposition aims to raise profits by contrasting seed output with and without bee access. The comparison shows 365 seeds from 11 ladine clover heads without bees versus 13 046 seeds from 1M heads when bees could forage.
The Old Gardener Returns to Spring Lane Work
The poem sketches an elderly gardener trudging up the lane with a hoe and rake, seeds in a basket, and a sun beaten smock. His aging face shows content as he toils to fill earth and bask in sun, insisting spring would not be spring without his labor. The verse then shifts to a steel industry scene describing bull blocks and wire drawing.
World Happenings Briefs From Global News Shelf
Seventy ships totaling 144180 tons are under construction in Japan per Lloyds register. Snowfall at Anchorage Alaska set a new record of 1643 inches. Belgium and France plan to abolish passports for cross border travel among the three nations. A Dutch pencil industry produces 20000000 pencils yearly, covering two thirds of the nation. L B Pearson met by the King after representing Canada at the London Commonwealth Conference. Two members of a Lilliputian troupe in Lyons were married in Paris. the bride 33 inches, the groom 36 inches. A Dutch denationalization of many foods likely this year. Jennifer Kent, 18 months, crawled through a garden fence and fell on a live rail at Barkingside. mother pulled her away, she suffered a burned hand. The wise poultryman avoids a wet poultry range.
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Jennifer Kent
Barkingside
Essex
England
Jennifer
Did Better Without Modern Conveniences
Alwin Stone of Reading Penn had his car catch fire in New Westminster. He couldn't find a phone but located the fire hall two blocks away and sprinted to summon firefighters. They saved the car from serious damage and he later thanked them after catching his breath.
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Stone
Reading
Penn
Mr. Stone
Real-Bearded Santa Claus Dies In Regina Community
Regina mourns Anton Eimer 74 a rare real bearded Santa Claus who delighted local children with timber work and yearly Christmas tree sales. Born in Wiesbaden 1875 he lived in Copper Cliff Ontario before settling in Regina. He once shaved his beard each summer and grew it for the holiday season. He escorted police charity events and exported peeled pit props to Britain.
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Cranbrook
B.C
Canada
Anton Eimer
Regina
Mr. Eimer
Wiesbaden
Germany
Copper Cliff
Ont
United States
Welfare Department
Great Britain
Santa Claus
Weekly Tip Scars on Wood
Unsightly marks on wood or enamel can be removed by rubbing a shelled walnut carefully into the wood grain.
Questionable quality new Canadian stamp series sparks critique
Canada famed for stamps faces scrutiny with a new Dorothy Widing portrait issue. Five stamps release includes four-centile standard except one-cent, two-cent misalignment, three-cent shading issues, and general color below par. Sale set for June 6.
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Canada
Dorothy Widing
Willian
PMS
Old Tree Stands Upright After Disturbance
A fossilized relic once removed from Craigleith quarry in Edinburgh now rises again in the Natural History Museum gardens in South Kensington. The tree, credited as 18 to 200,000 years old, was toppled by a German bomblet in 1940 and is being raised with scaffolding and some aid.
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London
Craigleith
Edinburgh
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
A &C-font
Whaleburgers Replace Hamburgers as Snack
In Stavanger Norway Ragnvald Bjelland of a Norwegian canning firm says whaleburgers outsell hambur gers as a Norwegian snack. He notes whale meat is entirely consumed domestically with none left for export. The piece also mentions a note about Italian cream history.
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Winnipeg
Norway
Ragnvald Bjelland
Stavanger
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Dr. Chase
Italan
Sailor
Adam Messenger
Cadelic
Veusta
Leon
Sion
Siang
Mongrel
Nahoor Areep
By Jane Dale
Japan
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Anchorage
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Belgium
France
Netherlands
L. B. Pearson
Dominion
Lyons
Paris
Wise
New Westminster
Mod
Little Reggie
Margarita
Pearl
Pristilla
Nreidden
Waldo
Ai Vřrmeer
Italy
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Kwey Kovren
George
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