Grain Exports Hit Large Volumes Across Canada In 1951 52
Minister Howe reports 357 million bushels wheat and flour exports and 70 million barley and oats cleared. St Lawrence ports moved 191 million bushels and Pacific Coast 114 million. Churchill set a new wheat shipment record as eastern ports grew. He praises transportation and grain handling for a near capacity, well coordinated 1951 52 grain movement despite wet harvest.
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St. Lawrence
Pacific Coast
Churchill
Canada
Howe
West
Lakehead
Seaboard
Prairie Provinces
Fort William
Port Arthur
Mr. Howe
Oddities In The News From Around The World
A collection of quirky items: Peterborough fire crew cite washday rules for a backyard blaze. Fort Worth officer Cmdr Cecil A Commander earns a naval reserve promotion. London road sweeper Minnie Rayne claims unique gender role. a Cape Town radium clock on a pigeon wing described by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Detroit judge Krause dismisses larceny charges against Mary Domogala after a store detective testifies she ate eight wieners with no evidence.
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Cecil A
Fort Worth
Tex
Naval Air Reserve Squadron
Cape Town
Sir Lawrence Bragg
Cavendish Laboratory
Cambridge
Paul E. Krause
Detroit
Mary Domogala
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers Compilation
Answers list includes 5 10 miles 3 1650 storm wearied Breton sailors built a chapel to Ste Anne In thanksgiving for safe landing 4 4 279 000 000 2 Rio de Janeiro 2336000 Los Angeles 1957692 Montreal 1021520 circus elephant eats up to 125 pounds hay and 25 pounds bran mesh per day
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Ste. Anne
Rio de Janeiro
Los Angeles
Montreal
Canada
Harvesting Reed Canary Grass Seed at Lacombe Station
Experiments at Lacombe Alberta show reed canary grass seed is highly shatter prone and must be harvested quickly. Hand harvest yields 356 lb per acre. straight combining with canes high and careful threshing yields 217 lb. delayed harvest reaches 85 lb.
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Lacombe
Alta
H. B. Stelfox
Canada to expand Crown forest management at Commonwealth talk
Ottawa. Resources Minister Winters outlined Canada's aim to perpetuate and improve forest resources for economic reasons at the sixth British Commonwealth forestry conference. He noted 60 percent of land in the ten provinces is forested, with 90 percent owned by the Crown, and emphasized expanding hardwood utilization alongside softwoods to manage mixed forests as a whole.
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Ottawa
Winters
Canada
Tem
Crown
Metolius River Emerges as Full River in Oregon
The Metolius river in central Oregon flows directly from a mountain spring and becomes a full river from its source, marking an abrupt transition from creek to river.
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Oregon
King Of Saudi Arabia Gets Four Engine Private Plane
Washington report says Saudi Arabia will receive a four engine DS-4 Skymaster converted in Oakland California. The jet features a king size bed an elevated revolving throne and safety belt. Transocean Airlines claims the plane is the plushest personal transport.
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Washington
Saudi Arabia
Transocean Airlines
Oakland
Calif
Smile Of The Week Jasper Cartoon Exchange
Casper explains he left Mrs Blair's boarding house after three years because there was no bathtub. The humorous exchange highlights quirky living conditions.
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Jasper
Underground Belgium Press Resists Nazi Rule With 150 Papers
During World War II Belgium harbored over 150 underground newspapers that distributed anti Nazi material and information. These clandestine sheets aided resistance efforts by informing the public and mobilizing support against occupiers.
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Belgium
Appetizing Recipes From a Frugal Kitchen
A tested dessert method blends sugar and water to a light boil then dissolves lime jelly in hot syrup. Fruit juices and milk are added, the mix is frozen, beaten to fluff, reheated slightly, and refrozen for a creamy end. Serve with chocolate sauce.
Ontario Townsites Near Peterborough Reveal 2000 Year Old Trade Links
Archaeologist Russell Harper reports four ancient Ontario townsites along the Trent River to Rice Lake and Lake Simcoe show early Indigenous social complexity. Finds include copper from Lake Superior, shell ornaments, and Canada’s earliest painted pottery, with burial mounds and young skeletons unearthed near the Hiawatha reserve and Keene. Carbon dating planned at Chicago.
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Russell Harper
Museum
Canada
Ontario
Caesar
Mr. Harper
Manitoulin Island
Rice Lake
Harper
Trent River
Lake Simcoe
Georgian Bay
Champlain
Ohio
Massachusetts
University of Chicago
Hiawatha
Mississauga
Butter supply expected to meet demand next winter
Ottawa officials say butter will be cheaper and plentiful next winter. Government price supports at 58 cents a pound aim to boost production and stockpiles, with imports limited. Canada’s butter stockpile rose to 56.9 million pounds by August 1 as output grows.
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Ottawa
Commercia
New Zealand
United States
Canada
Quick Canadian Quiz Answers and City Population Question
The item presents a quiz on Ste Anne de Beaupre founder, city populations ranking for Montreal Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, industry wage comparisons, 1939 federal revenues versus an estimate for this year, and the closest distance from Prince Edward Island to the mainland.
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Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Montreal
Que
Los Angeles
Calif
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
P.E
Whooping Cranes Found in Northern Marshes Solving Mystery
Canadian Press reports United States field workers spotted two adult whooping cranes near Great Slave Lake 500 miles north of Edmonton during a waterfowl survey. Scientists Smith and Sutton flew 25,000 miles since May 15 seeking nesting grounds and captured photos from 100 feet, noting nests likely nearby. Ground confirmation may follow by scientific teams to identify breeding sites and predator threats.
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Winnipeg
United States Field and Wildlife Service
Great Slave Lake
Edmonton
Robert Smith
Medford
Ore
Everett L. Sutton
Aberdeen
S.C
Delta
Man
Smith
Texas
Helpful Hints for Household Tasks and Cooking Tips
Practical advice covers cleaning a discolored wooden table with oxalic acid solution, and guidance on cooking chicken to well done for flavor texture and appearance. It also suggests a banana dessert with whipped cream, vanilla, cold serving glasses, and macaroons, plus a tip to add nutmeg with rhubarb.
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Peterborough
Ont
Minnie Rayne
London
Britain
Lorne Main
Mexico
Mount Royal Courts
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George Leclerc
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Lake Superior
Georgia
Florida
Quick
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