Canada Weekly Newspapers Backbone of Country Life
Liberty magazine’s July issue hails Canada’s 963 weekly newspapers with a combined circulation of 2.475 million as the backbone of country life. The survey by former Brampton Peel Gazette reporter Robert Webb notes editors are active civic figures, long hours, and strong community focus, with features like livestock sale columns and women’s pages drawing readers.
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Canada
Backbone of Country Life
Liberty Magazine
Ee Ee T. Oe
Bramp
Ten Peel Gazette
Rebert Webb
Liberty
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Tever
Dec Hacker
Abbotsford
Sumas
Matsqui
BC. News
George Murray
Pictou
N.S
Helen
Corky) McCorquondale
Alberta
High River Times
Men Face Higher Cancer Risk Across Most Types
A National Cancer Institute survey of 42 000 cancer cases in 10 cities shows men have about 60 percent higher risk than women for most cancers. Lung cancer is over five times more common in men and laryngeal cancer about 12 times. only breast and reproductive organs skew toward women. Age raises risk in both sexes, with women higher during child bearing years.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
United Press
John RB. Heller
Institute
Atlanta
Birmingham
Dallas
New Orleans
San Francisco
Denver
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Home Workshop Street Sign Pattern Cutout Project
Welcome visitors to your home with this street and number sign cut from hard board or 1-inch outdoor plywood. The tracing is ready for sawing and painting. Department P.P.L. Anne Adams Pattern Dept. 60 Front Street W. Toronto.
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P.P.L
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Front Street W
Toronto
Outdoor furniture pattern set for small garden pieces
The Home Workshop Pattern Service offers pattern 446 for a semi circular bench with a table, adjustable to fit spaces. Includes a complete alphabet with numerals for addresses in proportion, with pieces finished in dull black paint or natural stain. Price 35 cents per pattern, 1.50 for the Lawn and Garden Packet postpaid.
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Home Workshop
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
Collar bone the most common fracture says St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance notes the collar bone is the bone most often broken usually from a fall on an outstretched hand. The guide describes signs of fracture and first aid steps including immobilization with a sling and splint, and advises treating as a fracture if uncertain.
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St. John Ambulance
St. John's Ambulance
Growing City Edmonton Transforms in Oil Boom Era
Edmonton Alberta rapidly expands as oil and natural gas boom drives growth. Before 1900 a small trading post, it now adds about 1,200 new residents monthly, pushing population past 200,000. The city’s pace mirrors western Canada’s development.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Animals Unharmed After 125000 Feet Ballon Flight
A carrier sphere with 40 mice and guinea pigs reached 125000 feet above Minnesota and North Dakota in a Winzen Research flight for the U S Air Force. The animals parachuted safely near Crosby North Dakota after 26 hours.
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International Falls
Minn
Associated Press
Minnesota
North Dakota
Winzen Research Inc
Minneapolis
U.S. Air Force
Earth
Crosby
N.D
Canada to operate world’s biggest reactor next year
Ottawa reports Canada will run the NRU reactor at Chalk River in 1956, touted as the finest nuclear test facility. The $40 million NRU, five times as powerful as NRX, will operate at 200 000 kilowatts, using 43 tons of heavy water. The Crown company Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd prepared the booklet for the Geneva conference and potential tests for the UK and US.
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NRU
Chalk River
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
WRU
NRX
Crown Company
Geneva
Howe
The
Commons
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Gems of Thought Quotations and Reflections
A collection of brief admonitions and maxims from diverse authors. It assembles sentiments on goodness rest wisdom and inner holidays showing varied views from Eddy Cowper Lavater Longfellow Shaw and Voltaire.
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Mary Baker Eddy
William Cowper
John Caspar Lavater
Longfellow
Bernard Shaw
Voltaire
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Midland
Jfashions
Fone
Grove ST
O' Case
Yankee Stadium
New York City
Easie
Wees
Ottawa
Trail
EC Wy
Macdonalds
Bunk
Abrer
Les Carréil
Peggy
S&e
Iitreet
STREE
Chuck Thurston
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