Flying dentists touch remote Australia by air to treat bush folk
A Royal Australian Air Force veteran leads a mobile dental team in New South Wales and Darwin, flying Tiger Moths between outback towns to provide urgent care. He partners with two other dentists to visit towns like Yeoval and Lightning Ridge, delivering preventive guidance, artificial dentures, and emergency care to communities with no resident dentists.
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Royal Australian Air Force
New South Wales
Disposals Commission
Bone
Yeoval
Mungini
Lightning Ridge
Tenmant’s Creek
Katherine
Daly Waters
Homewood
Darwin
Venereal Disease Seen as Social and Moral Problem
Dr Gordon Bates argues in Health that venereal disease is rooted in social conditions and requires more than education and treatment. He urges social surveys across Canadian cities to reveal factors behind illness and emphasizes moral conduct as essential to a normal life. He cautions health officers to address all spread factors, not just treatment.
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Gordon Bates
Health
The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Toronto General Hospital
Bates
Canada
Why Some Men Refuse Umbrellas in Public View
New York readers are told why some men reject carrying umbrellas arguing it is effeminate. The piece traces umbrella history from ancient Greece and Rome to Jonas Hanway in the 1750s, then to America with early shipments and sun shields, noting evolving acceptance and a few odd innovations.
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New York
New York Times
Prs
Jonas Hanway
London
Hanway
Defoe
Crusoe
Mr. Hanway
United States
India
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Althouh
Franklin
Man Fights Crow For Car Keys In Babylon
James A Rodg ers and his wife caw a crow on the curb outside a drugstore in Babylon as the bird speaks. Rodgers dangles his keys and license, and the crow snatches the keys and flies off with them.
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Babylon
N.Y
James A. Rodgers
Red Cs Rodgers
Miss Kingsville Crowned at Lions Carnival in Lake Erie Town
Mary Tocher, native of Ontario, won the Miss Kingsville title at a Lions carnival in a Lake Erie town. Her partner William Hogan learned of the victory after lacrosse with the Tiger senior team. Joyce Hooton is noted as a contestant in Miss Southampton 1948, with Southampton entries in the Miss Bruce Covny contest at Kimcardine, Ontario.
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Kingsville
Lions
Lake Erie
Mary Tocher
Ont
Lance
William Hogan
Lacres
Tiger
Joyce Hooton
Southampton
Foutharmpton
Bruce Covny
Kimcardine
Active Seed Movement Discussed At Canadian Meeting
At a casual gathering of the Canadian Seed Growers Association Mr W H Youngman of the US Department of Agriculture addressed seed shortages. Fodder and red seed supplies were limited while cereals remained abundant. expect continued active trade for several years. European seed producers viewed as efficient with strong international reputations despite softer cereal seed demand this year due to plentiful crops.
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Europe
Duke of Edinburgh Recalled as Qualified Stoker
The Duke of Edinburgh is described as a qualified stoker with a certificate to prove it. He recounted wartime naval service at a Canada Chile dinner, noting a voyage when Chinese stokers deserted and Officers and men had to step in.
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London
Duke of Edinburgh
Canada
Chile
Isolated Arctic Weather Posts Aid Farmers And Airmen
In the Canadian Arctic two dozen weather stations, operated by Canada and the United States, gather daily reports to improve long range forecasts and Arctic knowledge. Stations on remote islands and in the Yukon and Northwest Territories transmit data via radiosonde and teletype to forecast centers worldwide.
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Ottawa
Canadian Arctic
Canada
United States
Arctic
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson Strait
Hudson Bay
Federal Transport Department
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Arctic Islands
Aklavik
N.W.T
Resolution Island
Arctic Bay
Pole
Magnetic Pole
Navy
Coast-Guard
Goose Bay
Labrador
Fort Churchill
Man
Edmonton
International Meteorological Organization
Lonesome Sailor Receives Sky Contact From Plane
In Labrador waters the Royal Canadian Navy weather ship St Stephen stayed afloat as a two year separated lieutenant heard his father via a plane’s radio link. Captain Found relayed the greeting and the reunion began with a simple hello son and hello pop.
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Montreal
Royal Canadian Navy
St. Stephen
Labrador
Canada
Britain
William Shorden
Germaine
S. R. Found
Found
Lieut
Shortlen
Pop
Helpful Hints on Browning Flour Parsley Garnish and Jelly Prep
Browning flour gently in a skillet creates brown sauce. Finely cut parsley with kitchen scissors for garnish, salads, and cooking to avoid bruising leaves. Rub butter on preserving kettles to prevent jelly and preserves from burning or sticking.
Plastic film preserves eggs for a year without spoilage
A new processing method coats eggs with a thin plastic film that prevents deterioration for up to one year. The technique shields the contents and maintains quality longer than traditional storage.
Kangaroos Display Unique Dental Pattern
Kangaroos possess six upper teeth and only two in the lower jaw, a distinctive dental arrangement noted in recent zoological observations. This dental setup may influence how they process tough forage and contribute to their unique mastication.
Easy Cutwork Luxury at a Budget Price Pattern
Advertisement for an imported looking cutwork embroidery pattern T0354 with lazy daisy motifs. Includes ten transfer motifs, improved pattern visuals and charts, complete directions, and a request for twenty five cents by mail to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspeeper, 7% McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspeeper
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Smile of the Week Cowboy Refuses to Fasten Seat Belt
A cowboy aboard an air timer at Santa Fe ignored multiple requests to fasten his seat belt. He boasted he had ridden every mount for 20 years and would not be tied down, saying let her buck and he would ride.
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Santa Fe
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H. Bowden
Fletcher Central
Johnnie
Loiinbilgh
Cape Dorset
R.cm.p
Sydney
Lonesome Sailor
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