Alberta gas boom reshapes Canadian energy future
Alberta leads a vast natural gas expansion with reserves rising to 13.4 trillion cubic feet by 1955 and a 2240 mile Trans-Canada Pipeline planned from southern Alberta to Montreal. Westcoast Transmission faces a U.S. permit fight as Pacific Northwest demand grows. Saskatchewan and British Columbia also build pipelines while crude oil lines expand refining capacity across the Prairies.
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Alberta
Turner Valley
United States
Ontara
Pacific Coast
Eastern Canada
Minneapolis
U.S. Midwest
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Montreal
Regina
Winnipeg
Toronto
trans-Canada
U.S
Manning
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Westcoast Transmission Co., Ltd
Peace River
British Columbia
Vancouver
Pacific Northwest
U.S. Federal Power Commission
Westcoast
Pacific Northwest Pipe Line Corp
Houston
Texas
Saskatchewan
Kindersley Brock
Saskatoon
Great Lakes
Trans-Mountain
Rocky Moutains
Edmonton
California
Washington State
Quick Quiz Answers on Economics and Law
Answer statements cover employment by sector, tax schemes, a 1817 treaty, CBC formation in 1936, and a note on marriage at sea. The figures include 1 360 000 workers in manufacturing versus agriculture, a 350 million funding plan via taxes, and a claim about U S ship captains marrying at sea.
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CBC
United States
Techniques for storing foods and preserving textiles
Practical instructions cover altering canned meat color with temperature, storing in a moderately warm dry place, and rejuvenating lamp shades with white shellac plus sand. Also advises shrinking prevention for cotton gloves by using clothespins on fingers during drying.
Gems of Thought on Individuality in Spirit and Society
A collection of quotations on the importance of individuality from Spurgeon Richter Eddy Hawthorne Mill and Emerson. The excerpts affirm that personal distinction guides moral order and societal value, and that institutions reflect those singular contributions.
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Mary Baker Eddy
English Language Lesson Sparks Mixed Feelings
A Belgian student describes how quick or too free use of words led to frustration in learning English. He recalls a sentence about winning a dollar prize and a note that a blackberry is red when green, which finally discouraged him from continuing study.
Canadian chemical industry seen as exceedingly promising
The Chemical and Engineering News says Canada’s chemical industry faces a plateau but has strong growth potential. It forecasts output rising 50 percent by 1960 and doubling by 1975, with demand built internally to avoid borrowing, helped by population growth and rising living standards, while Seaway and natural gas pipeline projects could lower costs and boost activity.
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Chemical and Engineering News
American Chemical Society
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence
Small roof leaks demand quick sealing solutions
A regional note explains that tiny roof leaks can cause major damage, with advice on sealing using roofing cement, reinforcing with roofing paper or non corrosive metal under the shingle, and general home repair tips.
Alberta Forestry Towers Expand Fire Watch Network
The Alberta Department of Lands and Forests is rapidly expanding its tower network with seven new steel lookout towers in the Northern Alberta Forest District this year. Sixteen additional towers mix steel and wooden structures, each manned by one lookout, who reports via radio and passes sighted smoke information to forestry officers for a coordinated response.
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Alberta
Department of Lands and Forests
Peace
Anthabasca River
Alberta Forest District
Brazeau River
Northwest Territories
Peace River
Lac la Biche
Fort McMurray
Tony Creek
Simonette River
Peace River District
Cowpar Lake
Thickwood Hills
Doucet
Lesser Slave Lake
Naylor Hills
Keg River
Batt River
Manning
Queen of the Key keeps guiding telegraph lines at 88
Sydney Nova Scotia 88 year old Margaret Ross has served 58 years as a Dominion government telegraph operator at North East Margaree. Known as the Queen of the Key she plans to work until she is too old. She handles six telephone and telegraph lines and makes rugs in spare time.
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Sydney
N.S
Margaret Ross
Ross
Baddeck
Grandma Ross
Manitoba nurse to teach in Indonesia
Merle Pringle, a Manitoba born nurse and former public health instructor at McKellar Hospital, resigns to join a World Health Organization project in Indonesia. She will first travel to Geneva for a brief stay before departing to Bandung to help organize a public school of nursing for two years.
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Indonesia
World Health Organization
Merle Pringle
McKellar Hospital
Ft. William
Ont
Geneva
Bandung
Miss Pringle
Manitou
Man
Winnipeg General Hospital
University of Manitoba
Quick Canadia Quiz prompts on historic Canadian facts
The item poses questions on years for unfortified border agreement and radio control, funds for universal pension at age 70, current Canadian steel production versus 1939, and manufacturing employment. It seems a quiz reference from a Canadian newspaper page.
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Canada
Wetaskiwin Area records wettest Alberta spring rainfall
The Alberta Wheat Pool reports Wetaskiwin area in Alberta received 9.08 inches of rain from April 1 to June 28, the wettest point in the province's farming region this spring.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Wetaskiwin
Alta
Alberta
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Gems OF Thought
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John Stuart Mill
Emerson
Duke of Edinburgh
Charlotte
Ottawa
Uplands
Miss Whitton
Duke
Canadian Chemical Industry
Beatrice Pines
Mason City
Mason City, St
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