Churchill Port Brims With Short Season Activity
Churchill Manitoba bustles as summer brings the season’s first ocean vessel. The Hudson Bay port shows rising grain shipments with 6 million bushels in 1949, then +1 million in 1951 and 1952. Immigrants increase, an immigration officer arrives, and local science teams study geese and tundra amid northward civilization creep.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Duke of Marlborough
Winston Churchill
United States
U.S. Wildlife Service
Tors
No More Stokers In Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy has no more stokers and no coal burners after World War II. Stoker mechanics become engineering mechanics and engine-room artificers are renamed engineering artificers. The reorganization aims for balanced responsibility among engineering trades and paves new paths to commissioned ranks.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Navy
Wild Animals Should Be Left Alone, Says Game Official
Regina reports Saskatchewan Game Commissioner E L Paynter warns that wild creatures and migratory waterfowl should be left undisturbed unless seriously injured. He notes a permit is required to possess or dispose of any wild animals and cautions that a taken fawn can become a danger within a year.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
E. L. Paynter
Paynter
Game Branch
Department of Natural Resources
Sask Lakes Studied for Better Fishing and Tourism
Saskatche wan fisheries branch conducts a 1956 timeframe study directed by Dr. D S Rawson to assess lakes Peter Pond Churchill Frobisher and Lac Me la Cross in the Buffalo region. The project aims to set safe harvest limits for fish including tullibee and evaluate future tourist potential to support commercial fishers and mink ranchers.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Buffalo
A. H. MacDonald
D. S. Rawson
University of Saskatchewan
Peter Pond
Churchill
Frobisher
Lac Me-a-la-Crosse
Farming Involves The Highest Risks In Canada
Farm families face severe yearly risks with no pay in bad years due to weather and market conditions. The piece notes farming as a high gamble yet worthwhile over time, stressing hard work and self-reliance. It praises farm families for improving soil, homes, and education, contributing to the common good.
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Canada
Foam Lake Western Review
Toothpaste lure helps bass catch at Mink Lake
Frank Moore a young angler at Ottawa Boys' Club Camp Mink Lake discovered a new bass lure toothpaste smeared around a fish hook. He caught a two pound bass using the paste claiming it is easier than digging for worms or catching grasshoppers.
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Frank Moore
Angier
Ottawa
Mink Lake
Frank
Time Now For Poultry Raisers To Cull Flock
Regina residents urged to cull older birds as a final flock reduction. Provincial Poultry Commissioner F E Payne says removing low production birds cuts feeding and housing costs, reduces disease, and helps replace with pullets.
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Regina
F. E. Payne
Payne
Saskatchewan
Animal Industry Branch
Department of Agriculture
Coffee Export Hurdles Raise Brazil Trade Bar
In Rio de Janeiro Bank of Brazil officials described the coffee export process. An exporter must cover 15 miles and complete 23 forms after growing, harvesting, and shipping to Rio before shipping any coffee abroad.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Bank of Brazil
Rio
Different Type Of Souvenir Popular In Banff
Banff Alta tourists seek lapidary souvenirs from Teofan Pyrez who cuts and polishes semiprecious stones. His global materials include agate from the US opals from Australia and lapis from Chile while sodalite from local districts is used. Finished pieces attract growing interest among visitors.
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Banff
Alta
Rocky Mountain
Teofan Pyrez
Africa
Brazil
University of Alberta
Pyrez
United States
Australia
India
Chile
England
China
Yoho
Lake O'Hara
B.C
Yoho National Park
Fingernail growth rate noted in average monthly inch measure
A report notes fingernails grow about one eighth of an inch each month. The fact highlights typical nail growth for general readers.
Handy Man Around House Must Do Really Big Jobs These Days
A Winnipeg Edmonton Journal item notes the shift from leisure to DIY home projects after the war. Homeowners increasingly paint, wallpaper, and remodel with power tools, boosting tool makers and how to books sales while rollers replace brushes. Economic gains are cited along with neighborly examples of building.
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Changing Times
U.S
Edmonton Journal
Craftsman Designs New Steel Flatware
American industrial designer Don Wallace presented stainless steel flatware featuring a smooth modern look and practical ergonomics at a New York press breakfast. The line, with nickel chrome steel and a satin finish, debuts on the U S market in September and emphasizes balanced, comfortable grips and reinforced fork and spoon necks for solid and fluid dishes.
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Tgan
Don Wallace
New York City
Wallace
United States
Horse Trade in Sturgis Nets Refrigerator for Saddle Horse
In Sturgis Michigan James Mintz exchanged his saddle horse for a refrigerator sought by Carl Wagner president of a refrigerator company. The swap aimed to furnish Mintz with a modern appliance while Wagner acquired the horse.
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Sturgis
Mich
James Mintz
Carl Wagner
Mintz
Western Forests Annual Harvest Worth Millions
D. S. Thomson of the Canadian Pacific Railway states that the prairie provinces produce a forest harvest worth fifty million dollars yearly. He urges fire safety to protect forests used for holidays and industry, noting 85 percent of fires stem from human carelessness and praising sustained yield.
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Prairie Provinces
D. S. Thomson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Forestry Association
Thomson
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Athabasca
Alta
Elephant trunk fingers grip tiny objects like a penny
Researchers note that the ends of an elephant's trunk can manipulate objects as small as a penny, illustrating remarkable tactile precision and fine motor control in proboscises.
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Churchill River
Paris
Colin Leslie Fox
New York
East River
America
Central Press
M. Harrison-Gray
South
North
West
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