World Happenings Briefly Told
Agnes Marion Greenough and Ed Morton will publish works in a New York anthology. Trans-Canada Airlines ships nine black bear cubs to a British circus. A 14 year old girl in Kent wins a hair fashion prize. Regina plans a 100000 building by the National Institute for the Blind. Bread rationing saved 960000 tons of flour over two years. James Cowling returns from Boer War to New Zealand at 72. Siam sets March 2 for King Phumiphon Adaladets coronation in Switzerland. Grimshaw Great Slave Lake highway to open summer linking south shore to Yellowknife by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Slave Lake
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Untrapped Trapper Sentenced For Excessive Gift Giving
An Arctic trapper drew RCMP attention after gifting items to an Indigenous woman. He was sentenced to cut the winter wood supply, served his sentence over the summer, and was released. A Mountie later found the wood two inches too long for the stove, confirming the misfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
R.C.M.P
R.C.M P
Scientists To Study Natural Resources In West
Two Montreal scientists from Canadian Industries Limited arrive for an eight week study of Alberta and southern British Columbia. Dr. D F Brown and George E Gollop will assess raw material supply and expansion potential for existing chemical industries and possible new Western Canada plants. The firm already runs five West plants including Neepawa salt works and Regina paint plant.
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Edmonton
Montreal
Alberta
British Columbia
D. F. Brown
George E. Gollop
Development Department
Canadian Industries Limited
C-I-L
Canada
Neepawa
Man
Regina
New Westminster
B.C
James Island
Frainerd
West
Dr. Brown
McGill University
Mr. Gollop
Toronto University
Floating Arctic housing touted to combat permafrost
A Montreal engineer describes "floating" Arctic houses designed to ride ground movement above permafrost. They are hollow plywood shells insulated with aluminum and spun glass, float with soil shifts, and aim to support a network of weather stations north of Cornwallis Island as part of a joint Canadian American meteorological program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
George Jacobsen
80Th Parallel
Cornwallis Island
Arctic
Loans for Farm Homes Under Farm Improvement Act
Farmers can obtain loans up to 3000 for building or improving farm housing. Loans cover up to 90 percent of cost at five percent simple interest with terms from one to ten years. Funds are provided through chartered banks in Canada and partially guaranteed by the Dominion government. Pamphlet details available at any bank or by writing to the Ottawa supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Damp Forests Cut Fire Hazard This Season
In Victoria forests damp with rain reduced bush fires this season. There are 354 fewer outbreaks than last year, with 619 outbreaks since May 1 costing 33,393 dollars, compared with 48,790 dollars for the same period in the previous year.
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Victoria
Potato crop outlook boosts Nova Scotia farmers
Annapolis Valley apple prospects are weak while Kentville reports a 10 percent rise in early potato yields despite delayed planting. Local growers expect a better harvest this season, with potatoes leading the crop outlook in the Annapolis Valley.
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Kentville
N.S
Annapolis Valley
Lethbridge Lab Expands to Aid Western Farmers
The Dominion Science Service enlarges its Lethbridge laboratory adding plant pathology to entomology. W. C. Broadfoot becomes Officer-in-Charge to coordinate units and liaison with Experimental Farms Service and western universities. Dr. M. W. Cormack heads plant pathology. Dr. C. W. Farstad leads field and forage crop insects with R. H. Painter on livestock insects.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Science Service
Lethbridge
Alta
K. W. Neatby
Experimental Farms Service
Department
W. C. Broadfoot
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Edmonton
Broadfoot
Ottawa
M W. Cormack
C. W. Farstad
R. H. Painter
E. H. Stockland
H. L. Seamans
G. F. Manson
Lethbridge Laboratory
Strickland
University of Alberta
Seamans
Manson
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Chatham, Ont
Farthest Village From Rail Line Record Noted in Britain
In Britain the record for distance from a railway line stands at 18 miles held by the village Lyn ton Devonshire. A linguistic note adds that the word berber comes from Latin barba meaning beard.
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Britain
Lynton
Devonshire
Canadian Cat Captures Honors at Utica Show
Prince Michael of Belgravia from Toronto, Ontario earned all American ranking at the Utica New York cat show, held under Cathie Parish. The Canadian cat collected top honors in a regional showcase.
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Utica
N.Y
Prince Michael of
Amber Ray
Mary Bell
York Mills
Ont
Health Quiz Answers From Recent Issue
Health News column offers practical guidance on preserving vegetables, cancer heredity, smallpox vaccination, and ingrown toenail treatment. It notes baking soda harms vitamin C, explains hereditary risk may be low, stresses vaccination, and advises chiropodist consultation with self care cautions.
Weekly Tip HATE TO PEEL ONIONS
To avoid lingering onion odor rub each finger vigorously with celery salt before washing hands.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Fragment From Vintage Page
A miscellaneous crossword puzzle list appears with numbered clues and short definitions. Entries include Crown of the head fish related terms pronouns verbs senses fabrics city names rivers and mythic references. The scan shows scattered phrases and incomplete items typical of a compact newspaper puzzle page.
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Agnes Marion Greenough
New York
Trans-Canada Airlines
Wilmington
Kent
Eng
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Edith Summerskill
Food Ministry
Commons
James Cowling
South Africa
New Zealand
Siam
Phumiphon Adaldet
Switzerland
Ananda Mahidol
Canadian
Northland
Winnipeg
Canadian Arctic
North
Lethbridge Lab
BY William Ferguson
Cavickares
United States
Itso
Baliimore
Maryland
Indianma
Uealth League
Ireland
Sodium
Rhone
Adonis
Siberian River
Thader
Seraglio
Childe Harolde
Lis
Little Reggie
Margarita
Sonny
Fellas
Priscil' A
Pop
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