A Need For Action On World Food Production Crisis
An FAO warning urges immediate action to boost global food output. If trends continue, half the world could suffer diet related diseases and early death within twenty years as population grows and production falls. Sir John Boyd Orr calls the situation the death march of our civilization.
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United Nations
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John Boyd Orr
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Food and Agriculture Organization
Canada Faces Soil Erosion and Food Production Crisis
The article warns of looming global food shortages tied to soil erosion and declining fertility in major farming regions. It cites US soil loss of over three million tons annually and Canada’s struggle to retain soil fertility, urging major investments and cooperative action to preserve lands, expand cultivation, and address erosion, desertification, and pests.
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United States
Canada
China
Yellow River
Africa
South America
Australia
Food and Agriculture Organization
New Radio Research Station Planned Near The Pas
The National Research Council of Canada plans a two year ionospheric and atmospheric research program starting January. A new station on the outskirts of The Pas will be manned by Transport Department experts and directed by H. L. Corbett of Ottawa.
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National Research Council of Canada
Transport Department
H. L. Corbett
Ottawa
Heart Diseases and Cancer Led Canada Death Toll in 1947
The Bureau of Statistics reports 117,668 Canadian deaths in 1947 with heart diseases at 32,032 and cancer at 15,605. The findings highlight these two illnesses as the leading causes of death in the year. A note mentions deer causing damage when frightened or angered.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Humorous Vignettes and Jokes Gathered From Daily Laughs
A collection of light humor including a boss firing an office boy for doing nothing, a bank bond misdirection, cannibal banter, a daughter eloping with a missionary, an evangelist's stand up call, a mother at Venus de Milo, golfers trading quips about traps, a gas man finding someone in bed, a patient seeking to run down, and a note on women’s ordination across six denominations.
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Venus de Milo
Junior
Hem-Roid Offer Promises Refund If Not Helpful
An unusual medicine offer promotes Hem-Roid with a 16 day usage guideline and money back guarantee. The seller claims a 40 year refund pledge and notes few refunds as evidence of effectiveness.
Churchill Port Sets Wheat Export Record
Churchill Manitoba reports a record wheat export season with 5,314,342 bushels shipped from Churchill by 35 vessels, 15 overseas, ending Oct 15. The port handled tractors, generators, autos, whisky, glass, and china, with two RN destroyers and 16 coastal ships among arrivals. Port manager W N Twolan calls it a wheat year and notes planned housing expansions for harbor staff for next season.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Naval
W. N. Twolan
Fifty Curlers To Tour Canada
Montre al to host a party of 50 curlers from the Royal Caledonia club of Scotland who will tour Canada and the northern United States this winter. The Empress of France will call at Greenoch to pick them up with return set for Feb 2. They arrive Dec 28 in Halifax and plan matches across Canada from Truro to Regiffin with stops in Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Edmonton and Calgary.
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Royal Caledonia Club
Scotland
Canada
United States
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Empress
France
Greenoch
Roaring Game
Halifax
Truro
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Levis
Toronto
Sudbury
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Calgary
Nelson
Edmonton
Regiff
Farm Machinery Emphasized by Detroit Designer
DETROIT. Tractor designer Harry Ferguson said the world needs more farm machinery than automobiles during dedication ceremonies at his new Detroit plant. He promised a new line of agricultural implements to spur development. Horace DAngelo, president, predicted production of 100 tractors a day by December 1 at the Detroit facility.
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Detroit
Harry Ferguson
Horace D'Angelo
Sun to Shine 45 Billion More Years Says Soviet Study
A Soviet quoted scientist states the sun does not belong to stars that burst and will continue to shine for at least 45 billion years. Separately, researchers report discovering remains of a prehistoric whale in an Alaskan glacier in November 1930.
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Moscow
Trikenskaya_ Iskra
Ashkhabad
B. Kukarkin
P. Parengo
Foresters Target Mice In Seed Planting Campaign
Victoria BC forestry department launches a mice trapping drive to identify the season of lowest mouse activity for Douglas fir planting. Tests show a mouse eats about 300 seeds daily, with deer mice posing the biggest challenge. officials consider coating seeds to deter gnawing.
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Victoria
B.C
Forestry Department
Auto tires down in 1947 while tech failures rise
The American Automobile Association said 1947 saw fewer flat tires than 1946 yet battery ignition and carburetor failures increased. Cars stalled 37 260 000 times in 1947. Woodcarvers in Germany and Switzerland favor mountain pine walnut and basswood.
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New York
American Automobile Association
Association
Germany
Switzerland
Baked Apples with Honey Butter and Spices
Core apples and place in a greased casserole. Add a splash of water and a pat of butter in each cavity, then fill with honey. Sprinkle cinnamon or nutmeg, bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes, basting with pan juices until tender.
Date Nut Leaf Cake and Jailhouse Humor
A recipe combines dates soda water butter sugar honey and flour with nuts and bake in a leaf pan. Two Chicago youths who learned safe cracking from a library book now face new charges after the alleged burglary and jail term.
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Chicago
Prairie Water Conservation Plan Outlined
G L MacKenzie chief engineer of the prairie farm rehabilitation branch told the Engineering Institute of Canada that a prairie water conservation programme could cover up to 3,300,000 acres of farm land. The initial plan targets 105,000,000 acres in general areas, with ultimate irrigation not exceeding 3,300,000 acres. Three projects are underway in Alberta and one in Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
G. L. MacKenzie
Agricultural Department
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Branch
Engineering Institute of Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Seek To Lengthen Tourist Season
OTTAWA A proposal to extend Canada's tourist season by moving Labor Day celebration to the third Monday in September was debated at the Dominion provincial tourist conference. D Leo Dolan head of the Canadian travel bureau has long urged the shift, but it faces opposition in some circles.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
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