Butter making machine cuts costs and speeds up output
In Ottawa the National Research Council chemists test the Fritz butter making machine that can produce 3,000 pounds of butter per hour, five times an average churn. They also explore reducing meat discoloration and a sugar egg powder for baking, a wartime invention aiding bakers and housewives. Dr J A Pearce calls the new food developments very promising.
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Ottawa
National Research
Mology
J. A Pearce
Pearce
Council
Germany
Canada
Failure To Stop Look And Listen Killed 182 In 1947
Ottawa reports that 182 persons were killed and 638 injured by failures to heed level crossing warnings in 1947. Of the deaths 75 occurred at protected crossings and 367 at unprotected ones. Railway accidents totaled 2,533 with 416 deaths and 423 injuries. Fire along lines damaged 15,800 acres of timber and buildings valued at $35,092.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
City Clerk Crafts Official Adjournment Amid Quake
In a Pacific Coast town an earthquake shook the city hall during council in session. Officials fled the tremor, leaving minutes lacking formal tone until the clerk produced a ceremonial phrasing: On motion of the city hall the council adjourned.
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Pacific Coast
Sew-Easy Apron Pattern 7135 for One Piece Coverall
One piece apron pattern 7135 featuring gay rose appliques on shoulders and pockets. Includes embroidery transfer and pattern piece with improved visual charts and photos. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Rose
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Smile of the Week Secretary Exchange
A humorous exchange recalls a visitor seeking the editor for a confrontation. The secretary reports telling the man that the editor was not in, and offering a polite apology for the absence. The quip captures newsroom wit and newsroom tempo.
Widespread Prospecting Seen In B C And Yukon
Vancouver officials say Ottawa will allow private prospecting and development of radioactive minerals for five years with a guaranteed minimum price of 2.75 dollars per pound. The BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines notes uranium ore indicators exist in Quadra Island and the Kootenays and expects renewed activity across British Columbia and the Yukon.
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Vancouver
B.C
Yukon
Ottawa
Yukon Chamber of Mines
Howe
Canada
Quadra Island
Keootenay
Chamber of Mines
Edmonton Woman Gives Hope To The Sightless
Annie J. Fisher, blind and deaf after a Boston snowball accident, has taught over 1,000 sightless people in northern and central Alberta. She trains mothers to cook and manage households and is skilled in knitting, bead-work, leathercraft, typing, and Braille. Her main barrier is lack of adequate facilities and space to reach more students.
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Edmonton
Annie J. Fisher
Boston
Miss Fisher
Alberta
Canada
Charming spring blouses use fine organdy and tucks
The article notes fine organdy as a preferred material for spring blouses with trimming combos from Tucks and Wallace. It also offers stain removal advice for candle wax on tablecloths, advising blotter pressing and warm iron, then carbon tetrachloride if needed.
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Tucks
Wallace
Speed of Sound in Various Air Conditions
The article notes sound speed in hot air at 100 deg F is 1,266 feet per second. In dry air at zero weather conditions the speed ranges from 1,088 to 1,150 feet per second. The figures illustrate how temperature affects sound travel.
Impossible to dissolve gall stones says doctor
Dr Hagar Hethrington, Toronto gastroenterologist, declares in Health magazine that gall stones cannot be dissolved and must be removed surgically. He notes improved life after gallbladder removal with stones but warns outcomes vary when no stones are present. Diet and weight management may help chronic cholecystitis without stones, with individualized treatment for each patient.
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Hagar Hethrington
Toronto
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Hethrington
Rita Alexander Faces New Life After Blue Baby Surgery
Rita Alexander of Toronto, once dubbed the blue girl, celebrated recovery after a major operation by a renowned surgeon. The 417-year-old metaphorical tale follows her hope to dance again as she plans a fresh start beyond the past month’s tragic prognosis.
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Rita Alexander
417
Toronto
Rita
Britain Extends Travel Ban Relaxed For Holidaymakers
London reports that British holiday-makers may visit Austria Denmark France Italy The Netherlands Norway Portugal and Switzerland after May 1. Sir Stafford Cripps the chancellor of the exchequer said adults may spend £35 and children £25 abroad. He added the list of permitted countries may not be final.
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London
Austria
Denmark
France
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Switzerland
Sir Stafford Cripps
Exchequer
The
Commons
Stafford
Actor bites beard in dramatic crepe mishap
During a drama festival performance in Regina Jack Morton was asked to eat a piece of bread and butter. He unknowingly chewed off part of his crepe beard and swallowed it with the bread.
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Regina
Jack Morton
Organ described as bile supplier causes symptoms postchildbirth era
The piece defines the organ as supplying bile to the intestine when needed for digestion. It notes the organ is harmless in childhood and youth but causes a wide range of symptoms in middle age. It states victims are mainly women who have had one or more children.
F.L.A Loans Funds Grow For Canadian Farmers In 1947
The Farm Improvement Loans A. reports 31,381,742 dollars lent to Canadian farmers through 39,387 loans since 1845. In 1947 22,046 farmers received 18,160,821 dollars, with 83 percent of loans for farm implements and tractors. The act aims to aid farm improvements with minimal losses to the government. It also notes new lands cleared and vast building loans for barns and homes under the F.L.A. program.
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Farm Improvement Loans A
Farmers of Canada
Chartered Banks of Canada
House of Commons
Douglas Abbott
Canada
F.U.A
F.L.A
Five-Ship Naval Fleet Patrolling Canada's West Coast
Vice-Admiral Harold T. Grant announced a five-ship patrol fleet for the west coast. The group includes one cruiser three destroyers and one frigate to guard the region.
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Vancouver
Canada
Harold T. Grant
Canadian Naval Staff
Polda’s Dive Denied as World Record. Wings Keep Spring Playoff Streak
Olympic ski jumper Janez Polda failed to have a world record recognized after dragging a hand on landing at Belgrade. The piece also notes Detroit Red Wings' ninth straight Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance and adds details on hockey, including the USHL spearing penalty and NHL history involving Larry Kwong and Gus Mortsen.
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Janez Polda
Belgrade
Detroit Red Wings
Larry Kwong
Vernon
B.C
New York Rangers
Montreal
Canadiens
N.H.L
Larry
Vancouver
St Regis Hotel
Bill Durnan
Montre
Gus Mortsen
Canada
Phil Marchil Ces
Toronto
Durnan
Max Bentley
Don
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Frank McGill C.B
ADC
Viscount Alexander
Anita Cloutier
Earle Spafford
Imperial Tobacco
National Treasury
Wealth League
Britain
Shannon
Ireland
Jerry Ireland
Chicago
Shamrock
Eamon de Valera
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
United States Hockey League
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
McCullough
U.S
Lansing
Michigan
Ernie McCullough
Calgary
Princeton
Bertie Irwin
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