Coronation plans attract many Canadians for Queen Elizabeth II
The article notes large numbers of Canadians plan to attend and bet on Britain’s coronation next year. It details coronation history, the June date, and the crowns used in prior ceremonies. It mentions Queen Victoria’s use of the Imperial crown and debates Elizabeth II’s choice for her ceremony.
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Britain
Queen Elizabeth
England
British
Ministry of Information
Coronation of Elizabeth I A Colorful Historic Pageant
The piece describes the coronation of Elizabeth I as the first queen crowned since Victoria and expresses hope for peace and prosperity. It notes the ceremony will feature historic symbols and reflect a long national history. The tone is celebratory and forward looking amid past economic and wartime challenges.
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Elizabeth I
Victoria
Princess Elizabeth
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Empire
Igu
Oil Boom Expands Across Northwest Territories Lands
The Edmonton oil boom extends beyond Alberta to Saskatchewan Manitoba and north-central British Columbia now reaching about 19 million acres in the Northwest Territories. The vast acreage mirrors prairie exploration a year before the Leduc discovery, signaling strong oil development vitality.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
North West Territories
Prairies
Leduc
Exhibition Cancelled Camel Acts in Vancouver Show
Canadian authorities barred camel acts at the Pacific National Exhibition due to U S isolation rules after foot and mouth disease outbreak. An official said the act was written off because animals could not safely return to the United States under new regulations.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
United States
Crochet Set for Infant Jacket Cap and Booties
Quick crochet pattern by Alice Brookes Quick for a pink and blue or white and pastel infant set in two colors. Easy stitch with popcorn medallion motifs in 3 ply yarn. Includes jacket cap and booties pattern 7233. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain instructions.
Funny and Otherwise: Quick Jokes and Quips From A Crowd
A collection of light lines and gags with drift from satire and wordplay. A touring mix of jokes about cannibals, tax inspectors, golf fools and cosmopolitan origins. Quick one liners on family roles, privateers, auctioneers, and trivial misunderstandings.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book 1952 Ad
Exciting twenty five cent edition highlights new ideas patterns and designs. Includes ninety one needlecraft diagrams and six in book patterns. Noting Vatican City trivia.
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Alice Brooks
Queen Mary Aids Church Bazaar in Sandringham Stall
Queen Mary, 85, grandmother of the Queen, helped at a church bazaar in Sandringham selling £55 worth of goods in 90 minutes at the fancy articles stall before leaving when stock ran out.
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Sandringham
England
Canada awaits U S action on cattle embargo
Canada declared itself free of foot and mouth disease and told U S authorities the embargo on Canadian livestock and meats would not be rushed. Ottawa expects a careful U S decision after avoiding pressure while south Saskatchewan farmers resume restocking under lifted restrictions.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
U.S
Washington Dispatch
S. O. Flatness
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
South Saskatchewan
Gardiner
Indian Government To Award 10 Scholarships For Blind Students
The government of India will award ten scholarships to blind students pursuing higher education or advanced vocational training. The program supports courses not available in institutions for the blind and promotes eating right and living right.
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Government of India
Prices Rise on Farm Products in June
The Bureau of Statistics reports June marked a turning point with agricultural prices up for the first time in a year. The index reached 263.7, up from 257.8 in May, led by higher prices for livestock, potatoes, poultry and eggs compared with June 1951.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Saskatchewan law may allow passing on curves
Regina reports the 1953 provincial session may amend the Vehicles Act to permit passing on certain curves. The change aligns with white center lines painted this summer on black topped highways, indicating where passing is allowed despite current restrictions.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Selected Recipe Fun to Make Rolls and Fill
A dessert roll recipe details batter with cake flour eggs sugar and water baked in a jelly roll pan at 375 F. after cooling the roll is spread with a filling and rolled in a towel to set. An added line notes a young walrus eats about 100 pounds of fish daily.
Supersonic Waves May Speed Germination of Barley Seeds
Obelenski, a Moscow born scientist, reports using an ultrasonic generator to treat barley seeds. Soaked seeds exposed to 800000 cycles per second show faster germination with treated plants averaging six inches taller. Dr. L P V Johnson notes possible mutations and albino tendencies.
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Obelewski
Germany
Obelenski
L. P. V. Johnson
Johnson
Moscow
Russia
University of
Oddities In The News: Clean Window Crash And Traveling Hearse
A ten year old in Pittsfield Massachusetts crashed through a freshly cleaned plate glass window, escaping with six stitches. Five Auburn Maine girls toured to Washington in a converted hearse borrowed by sisters Eleanor and Marion Lewis. A Ontario garden yields a ten headed cabbage, rare in the plant kingdom. Birds hunt on land near Carmarthen Wales as a salmon snags food. Governor Schricker of Indiana, a former fireman, wishes his last ride be in a fire truck. Camberley England blocks up in traffic after a whistle scare. A tiny twin beet plant grows through an old button in Parrsboro Nova Scotia.
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Richard Cimini
Pittsfield
Mass
Auburn
Eleanor
Marion Lewis
Washington
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Gardner James John Phinney
Parrsboro
N.S
Young birds eat more than their weight in daily food during peak growth
The article notes that during their period of maximum growth young birds consume more food daily than their own body weight. It highlights the accelerated feeding needs of rapidly maturing chicks.
Alberta farmer develops fast growing wheat
Edmonton reports A W Manchester of the Jarvie district northwest of the city has developed a wheat strain named Early Harvest. The variety matures two to three weeks earlier than contemporaries, heads out seven weeks after planting, and yields 40 to 45 bushels per acre under identical conditions, compared with slower varieties yielding 60 to 70 bushels.
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Edmonton
Alberta
A. W. Manchester
Jarvie
Manchester
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