Saskatchewan artists and filmmakers offered $3000 in cash
The Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee announces cash awards totaling over 3000 for art and film entries. Competitions run through fall with juried winners. entries include topographical art sets, paintings, and 16 mm film in color or black and white. Awards range from 25 to 125 and special prizes may be given.
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Pegina
Saskatchewan
Juages
Saskatchewan Art Board
Jubilee Commttee
Regina Film Council
Sasatchewan Arts Board
Regina
Saskatches Board
Golden Jubilee Committee
What to Do When Poison Is Swallowed
Quick action can save a life says St. John Ambulance. Call a doctor immediately and report the situation briefly. Avoid identifying the poison first. attempt to induce vomiting if safe, give milk or water as antidote, place the unconscious patient face down, start artificial respiration if needed, and preserve any poison or vomitus for the doctor.
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St. John Ambulance
Suggestions to ward off attackers
Pound for pound we are no match for mosquitoes and their numbers. An acre of swamp land can yield nearly one million mosquitos in a summer, creating a difficult control problem. Follow these tips: clear puddles and water filled cans, spray indoor surfaces, keep windows and doors screened, seal cracks, and use effective insect repellent.
Picture Hanging Tips and Room Arrangement
The article advises hanging pictures about 12 inches above furniture in living rooms and suggests pairing narrow pieces with narrow tables. It recommends grouping six to twelve pictures over large sofas and mantels for visual interest and notes varying gaps between frames when displaying matched pictures.
Wing Commander Jer Ruld Wright Wins McKee Trophy 1954
Wing Commander Jer Ruld G Wright of Liverpool Nova Scotia winner of the 1954 McKee Trans Canada trophy for meritorious service in advancing Canadian aviation. As an RCAF officer at Air Force headquarters he earned the award for inventing the 2 Theta Computer a navigation device valuable for jet fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerruld G. Wright
Liverpool
McKee
WC Wright
RCAF
Air Force Headquarters
Animal quilt pattern 7209 with circus farm zoo motif
Embroider this quilt featuring animal motifs for a 32 by 44 inch project. Pattern 7209 includes embroidery transfers diagrams and appliqué. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain the pattern.
Wonderful Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue Offer
A Toronto advertisement from the P P L Household Arts Department promotes a 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. It invites readers to send 25 cents for the catalogue and to include name address and pattern number for ordering.
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P.P.L
Household Arts
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Immense Clock at Metropolitan Life Building Tower Timepiece
A vast four-dial electric clock in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building tower New York City stands three stories high. Each numeral spans four feet with a 17 foot minute hand weighing 1000 pounds and a 13 foot hour hand weighing 700 pounds. The clock advances in feet of movement automatically, driven by electricity and illuminated at night by hundreds of lights behind the dials.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance
New York City
Healthy Garden Practices Protect Plants From Pests
Garden notes advise consistent cultivation and timely sowing to extend harvests. Use Canada or government spray calendars for treatments and protect every flower, shrub, and vegetable from pests with low-cost methods.
Do and Donts for cleanup and paintup guidance
Instructions for painting ceilings and walls outline steps for prep and safety. Key points include painting the ceiling first, removing calcimine with warm water, masking at the ceiling edge, using sturdy scaffolding, avoiding paint overload, keeping paint on the scaffold, sealing plaster patches, removing ceiling fixtures, and using drop cloths to protect furnishings.
Banner year for waterfowl in western Canada noted
The first 1955 Ducks Unlimited issue reports an optimistic outlook for western Canada breeding season with Mallards Pintails and Canada Geese nesting ahead of recent years. Vanguard flights and nests with eggs are noted, four Whooping Cranes seen near Inglis Manitoba on April 28, and surface water conditions are generally excellent despite early reports. The note adds the world's oldest royal throne is in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
The
Ducks Unlimited
Duckological
Bert W. Cartwright
Prairies
Inglis
Manitoba
First Aid for Fainting
A person who faints should be laid flat with the head lower than the feet to restore blood flow to the brain. If seated, bend forward so the head touches the knees to offset faintness.
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Fred McGuinness
Fairview Chemical Co. Ltd
E Cell. Chemical CO. Ltd
Core
Eee
Peete One
Sin
By Ace Brooks
Infareme
Do-Nots
Japan
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Terlhek
Benson's
Jane Ashley
Home Service Department
Canada Starch Company
P.O. Box
Montreal
P.Q
Bensons Corn
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