Sands Of Arabian Desert Run Gold Not Cold
Caravans of equipment and pipeline materials have driven Tapline westward from the Persian Gulf and eastward from the Mediterranean to Sidon where 360 900 barrels of oil daily flow to tankers. The Tapline, costing 225 million, spans 1969 miles and supports 62 tankers, easing European oil imports. The line links Bahrain to Sidon, with Ras el Mishab port and an aerial tramway, and aims to boost European refinery supply and postwar recovery.
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Sidon
Lebanon
Arabian
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Peninsula
Middle East
Abgaig
Quatif Seid
Ras el-Mishe'ab
Buwait
Seed Act Protects Buyer
Seed supplied for sale must be tested and labeled with grade based on purity germination and quality. New varieties require licensing and breeding stock grading under supervision to ensure known quality and prevent misrepresentation. The act aims to ensure correctly graded labeled seed and promote improved seed stocks.
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Canada
Plant Products Division
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Finger counting shown as helpful learning aid
Robert Koenker of State Teachers College in Muncie Indiana endorses finger and toe counting for basic arithmetic. He says children should not be ashamed to use their fingers and toes and should be encouraged, noting they will outgrow the habit.
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Pittsburgh
Sis
Robert Koenker
State Teachers College
Muncie
Ind
AL Nod
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Warwick House
Lord
Lady Rothermere
London
Roy
Don
Central Press
TRY AND STOP ME by Bennett Cerf
A humorous anecdote set outside a Jerusalem courthouse features a lawyer in a long pretrial and a protesting jackass. Judge Solomon quips about an echo and the crowd disperses as Solomon wins a verdict. Gordon MacRae offers a quirky remark on anatomy.
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Bennett Cerf
Jerusalem
Solomon
Urges To Develop Habit Of Work For Children Early
Prescott report on a Brockville talk by Miss Roberta Smith of the Mental Health Clinic at Ontario Hospital. She argues children should be given tasks that are challenging yet achievable to teach effort and value, warning that over protection or over-patronization fosters fear of school or inflated self-importance.
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Prescott
Roberta Smith
Ontario Hospital
Brockville
Home and School Association
Miss Smith
Whimsical Observations on Life and Manners
A quirky collection of witticisms notes ironies of aging romance and daily tasks. It jousts at screens doors stocks stockings and decked boats with playful quips about detectives hunters and fences. The tone reads as light humor from a period column with cheeky insights.
Tiny Munich History Book Claims World’s Smallest
German craftsman Valetia Kaufman sent Pope a 100 page history of Munich written in a cherry stone sized book. He used a magnifying glass to write and seeks recognition after learning the papal library holds a 350 pound Bible.
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Munich
Germany
Valetia Kaufman
Iron Smelter Sought For East Kootenay
Fernie board of trade launches a campaign for an East Kootenay iron smelter citing strategic location between Alberta and the coast, available ore, coke and limestone. K N Stewart presents four points with support from southeastern B C boards, noting Kimberley tailings as a main ore source and Fernie Michel coal seams yielding metallurgical coke.
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Fernie
B.C
East Kootenay
Fernie Board of Trade
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
K. N. Stewart
Associated Board of Trade
Southeastern
Dominion Government Coal Commission
Fernie and
Michel
Jumper Changes Ownership at Regina Show
L. J. McGuinnes of Mimico Ontario has bought Smokey the jumper who won five ribbons at the Regina light horse show. The price is about $1200. Smokey was owned by Mike Cojo car of Assiniboia Saskatchewan and ridden by Ivy Ashcroft at Regina.
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Regina
L. J. McGuinnes
Mimico, Ont
Smokey
Mike Cojocar
Assiniboia
Sask
Ivy Ashcroft
American teacher Emily Hatch to head Delhi education drive
Emily Hatch 53, an American educator with a world career, will assume the Delhi state education adviser post under UNESCO. Her husband Dr Spencer Hatch takes a similar assignment in Ceylon. Their daughters Nancy and Janie travel with them as the family cycles through global postings.
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Paris
Emily Hatch
India
Hatch
Delhi
Spencer Hatch
Ceylon
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Nancy
Janie
Mrs. Hatch
Dr. Hatch
Burma
Mexico
Costa Rica
Bee Venom Arthritis Therapy In Britain
London reports Mrs. Julia Owen a bee venom specialist who raises 2,000,000 bees to treat arthritis. Her bees are fed a secret honey and herb poison diet handed down by her grandfather. She travels to patients and even sleeps with bees in her nightdress to keep them warm. She tests poison strength by stinging herself, saying the pain is not real.
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London
Julia Owen
Britain
Gems of Thought Prayer Musings Across Faiths
A compact collection of religious reflections from Phillips Brooks Alexander Maclaren Mary Baker Eddy Bunyan and South emphasizing sincere prayer over empty words. The quotes urge aligning will with God seeking righteousness and heartful, humble petition.
Lighting A Must For Health And Efficiency In All Settings
Lighting improves health and operating efficiency and should be mandatory in industrial plants offices schools and homes. Proper illumination reduces strain and supports productivity across environments.
Moose Jaw name traced to creek origin not white man legend
The Moose Jaw name predates white explorers and is tied to Moose Jaw creek with Cree origins. Archives cite Captain Palliser’s 1857 trek and maps showing Moose Jaw Creek, with the Indian name Monsochapiskanis Sipi meaning Moose Jaw creek. No evidence supports the jawbone legend.
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Moose Jaw
Canada
Hite
Prairies
Times-Herald
Canadian Board On Geographical Names
Ottawa
James White
Board On Geographical Names
Monsochapiskanis
Moose Jaw Creek
Palliser
John Arrow=smith
Moose Jaw’s Fork
H. Y. Hind
Legislative Assembly
Toronto
Jaw Bone River
S. T. Dawson
Monsochapiskanis Sipi
Lord Dunmore
Earl of Mulgrave
Canadian Pacific Railway
German War Dead Reach 3,000,000 Claim
Bonn reports Hitler's war cost Germany over 3,000,000 lives on battlefronts and in air raids with more deaths likely as missing are declared. Comparisons show Britain 397,591 casualties, Commonwealth 54,409, United States 295,000, totaling 747,000.
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Bonn
Germany
West German Statistical Office
Britain
Commonwealth Countries
United States
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Fay
Wiedo Clementis
John
Liverpool
Eng
Phillips Brooks
Christ
Alexander Maclaren
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary
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