International Ice Patrol Slashes Atlantic Shipping Losses
The International Ice Patrol reports zero ship losses to icebergs in North Atlantic lanes since operations began in 1915. Icebergs lingered late in 1951 with dozens sighted near the Straits of Belle Isle, but patrols including planes radar and loran maintain safety. Argentia hosts headquarters and warnings reach mariners globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Crawford
CPC
Washington
Canada
Straits of
Belle Isle
St. Lawrence River
North Atlantic
International Ice Patrol
Greenland
Newfoundland
Southampton
New York
Seneca
Miami
Scotia
British Board of Trade
British Steamship Lines
London
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Revenue Cutter Service
Coast Guard
US Coast Guard
Svend Foyne
Coastguard
Northland
Baffin Bay
Davis Straits
Grand Banks
Labrador
Argentia
Make it a Merry Christmas with a handmade card set
Pattern C7089 offers six Christmas card designs with envelopes for five cents. Cut out from paper and decorate with cotton, sequins, pipe-cleaners, ribbon and other trim. Send five cents in coins to obtain the pattern.
Squeaks May Be Silenced by Soaking Shoes Soles
A local reader faces squeaks from shoe soles caused by leather layer rubbing. Soaking the soles in water to about three quarters thickness can temporarily quiet the noise. Cobblers provide a permanent fix by inserting pegs or altering sole layers.
Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue Advertisement
Household Arts Department of the Winnipeepsteer Union offers the 1951 Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue. Send twenty five cents for a copy at 60 Front Street, Toronto. Includes crochet knitting embroidery and other handwork patterns with a free pattern inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winniapeeepsteer Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Elephant tusks are elongated incisor teeth
Elephant tusks are elongated incisor teeth. They grow continuously and serve as tools for digging stripping bark and defense. Wildlife experts note their unique structure and origin in the upper jaw. Observers emphasize conservation efforts to protect elephants from poaching.
Helpful Hints for Home Tasks and Food Prep
Practical tips cover soaking clothes before washing and avoiding bead of steam from a boiling pot. Methods include wet soap roll and warm water soak or lukewarm soapy soak then fresh suds for machine or hand washing. Advice on removing clothes promptly to prevent dust and tears and preserving egg yolks by hard boiling for later use.
Pre-1914 Tennis Balls Made by Hand Using Needle Plug
Before 1914 players used handmade tennis balls inflated through a plug on one side with a hypodermic needle. The single plug left the ball noticeably one sided and affected play.
Answers to Quick Quiz Quick Canadian Facts
Answers to the Quick Quiz include 5 1913 when over 400000 immigrants entered Canada 3 Montreal Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg Hamilton 1 The Rush Bagot Treaty of 1817 4 309 million plus administration costs 2 3700 million Material supplied by the Editors of Quick Canadian Facts the handbook of facts about Canada
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Hamilton
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Quick Canadian Quiz and Treasury Facts
A compact trivia card asks which treaty guarantees the undefended U S Canada boundary and notes Ottawa spent 459 million in 1939 with an updated estimate for this year. It lists Canada's five largest cities and asks what portion of Ottawa’s tax revenue went to Family Allowance payments last year. It also asks for Canada’s peak immigration year and offers a nail-hammering tip about dipping a nail in hot water to avoid plaster cracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.s.-Canada
Ottawa
Canada
NHL sets 70 game slate for 1951 52 season
The 1951 52 NHL season opens October 11 in Montreal and Detroit and ends March 23. Each team plays 7 games this season with the schedule featuring several opening night matchups, midweek shifts, and special arrangements for royal spectators in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.H.L
Montreal
Detroit
Chicago Black Hawks
Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Motor City
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Leafs
Boston
Chicago
Bruins
New York Rangers
New York
Rangers
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Red Wings
National Hockey League
Broadway Blue Shirts
Olympia Stadium
Montreal Canadiens
Smile of the Week Narrow Night Misfire
Sam described waking in the night and firing at a white object in his room thinking it was a threat. He turned on the light to see it was just his shirt, noting a narrow escape if he had forgotten to remove the garment before sleeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Jim
Science Knows How To Feed World Cancer Cure Near
The report states a cancer cure claim nearing breakthrough by scientists at the 12th International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry. It notes Nobel attendees, including six figures led by Dr. Wendell M. Stanley of UC, answering some questions from 25 reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobel
Wendell M. Stanley
University of California
Winnipeg Man Chosen as Field Representative for Trade Fair
Campbell Millar of Winnipeg Manitoba selected as Trade Fair Field Representative covering Saskatchewan Manitoba and North Western Ontario. Millar a veteran of two world wars and former War Assets Corporation supervisor will work with Trade Fair Administration in Toronto and provincial committees shaping participation for Canada's 1952 fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Trade and Commerce
Campbell Millar
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Mr. Millar
Portage la Prairie
Man
Trade Fair
W. J. Hansen
Department of Co-operation and Cooperative Development
R. E. Grose
Department of Industry and Commerce
F. J. Lyle
Trade and Industry
Millar
Canada
Europe
Quick Grape Jelly From Bottled Juice
Selected Recipes shows how a housewife can make grape jelly using bottled juice. Bring 3 cups juice to a hard boil, add powdered fruit pectin, stir in sugar after a full boil for one minute, skim and pour into 7 small glasses then paraffin.
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Central Press
Chan
Quick
P. J. W. Debye
Cornell University
Sir Robert Robinson
Artture Virtanen
Finland
A. Butenandt
Germany
Arne Tiselius
Stockholm
Virtanen
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Tibelius
Stanley
Butenandt
Tiselius
Robinson
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