Stefansson Manitoban Arctic Explorer May Be Last
Stefansson, born November 3 1579 in Ames Manitoba to Icelandic stock, spent youth linked to the United States as a student at North Dakota Iowa and Harvard. He has lived in New York and New England and teaches at Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire where his 50000 volume library was acquired in 1963. He assists Dartmouth in northern studies and is writing an autobiography. On January 10 1919 the Na-
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Stefansson Honored for Arctic Discoveries and Northward Plans
The Canadian Geographic Society awarded Dr. Stefansson the Hubbard Medal for Arctic discoveries. Peary and Greely introduced him as a leading explorer who fused intelligence and Eskimo skills to create a self sustaining northern way of life. He argued Arctic lands are productive and pointed to new air routes and northern industry expansion.
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Castle model to headline U K exhibit at Canadian Prairie fairs
Edinburgh Castle model will be the central feature of a U K exhibit at Canadian Prairie farm fairs next summer. W G Coventry U K Trade Commissioner in Winnipeg announced the plan urging Edinburgh manufacturers to display their products around the model. The fairs begin July 4 at Brandon Manitoba then tour weekly to Calgary Edmonton Saskatoon and Regina.
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Vitamin A rich dairy aids safe winter driving
Dairy Farmers of Canada promote Vitamin A rich dairy products as crucial for sharp night vision in winter. They cite eye health benefits from butterfat foods and eggs, noting deeper twilight and dawn hours raise highway danger.
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Gems of Thought Prayers and Wisdom From Historic Figures
A collection of brief reflections on prayer and faith from Philips Brooks Robert Burns Mary Baker Eddy Wellington Hosea Ballou and Socrates. The passages explore prayer as desire trust in God and access to divine guidance.
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West coast family carves 20000 authentic totem poles
The Neels of Alert Bay Canada carve about 13 of 125 coast totem figures by hand from cedar. Mrs Neel, an Indian princess, is the Kwakiutl official carver, guiding a five generation craft with global display in Denmark the UK New Zealand and US. Fifteen year old David Neel created a tiny nine figure pole for Bob Hope.
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Bridge hand commentary from a misplayed round
The report discusses a bridge deal with North and West over East and South. It notes East’s doubling decisions, poor results for East-West when South holds four tricks, and the potential of Four Spades or a rescue into Two Clubs. It emphasizes player risk and the contest between East-West and North-South.
Animal Oddities and Curious Behaviors Across Species
A compendium of peculiar animal habits notes cats prefer the left side when resting, dogs place fore paws toward a fire, hens scratch with the sun behind them, and a blind hen reliably pecks grain. A mouse avoids abundant food by risking discovery, hiding at the source until distribution finishes, while a fly repeatedly climbs a window pane in an unexplained pattern.
How a Geiger Counter Detects Radiation
A Geiger counter uses a gas filled tube with a high voltage between its walls and a central wire. Radiation from uranium minerals ionizes the gas and produces current pulses that move a dial needle blink a light or trigger an audio click.
Wrappings Big Business In Canada With Packaging Expenditure
A Canadian Packaging Association report cites packaging as a 750 million dollar industry. Food and beverage sectors spend 200 million on protection en route to consumers, with chemical and allied industries at 50.8 million. Fruit and vegetable packaging totals 48 million, brewing 24 million, bread 10 million each. Four sectors use 150 million in raw materials and employ 50 million in wages. Sheet metal output mainly fuels containers, caps and seals, employing 17 thousand at about 53 million in wages and salaries, using 115 million in materials. Toronto exposition highlights the impact.
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Lobster Hatchery Opens at Bay View Nova Scotia
Canada's first lobster hatchery was developed at Bay View near Pictou in 1891, marking a milestone in marine aquaculture. The site advanced lobster farming efforts and highlighted Nova Scotia's role in early fisheries science.
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Canada United States to Build Mid Canada Radar Line
Canada and the United States will finance build and operate a new radar line in northern Manitoba linking Flin Flon and The Pas. Sikorsky S-55 helicopters are arriving for surveys with USAF support and C-124 airlift. Construction will use winter tractor train moves and airlifted equipment.
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United States
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Pinetree
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Wheat Rust Toll in Regina Estimated at 150 Million Bushels
Dr. T Johnson of the Federal Plant Pathology Laboratory estimates wheat rust damaged about 150 million bushels in Regina this year, though exact figures are not yet available.
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