New Map of Canada Reflects Aerial Photographs
A new Canada map published after years of aerial photography by the RCAF updates the far north coast and Arctic islands. The map preserves Canada's name and boundaries while highlighting uncharted lakes bays and landforms, indicating future exploration and potential centers of activity around the Arctic Ocean.
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RCAF
United States
Northwest Territories
Arctic
Europe
Arctic Ocean
Danish Hog Population Reaches Record High in 1952
The September census shows Denmark's pig stock rising to 3,785,000, over 500,000 more than 1951. All hog classes grew except fattening market hogs over 132 pounds, with 115,000 pregnancy gifts noted and pregnant sows increasing from 145,000 to 165,000.
Halifax Judge Roars Dont Call Me Dear
Magistrate R J Flynan berated a suspect brought on an assault charge who apologized and claimed mistaking him for a wife. The exchange ended with the judge warning the accused not to address him familiarly. Cormorants dive deep in search of fish beyond one hundred feet.
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Halifax
R. J. Flynan
Flynn
Luggage rental craze and quirky town anecdotes
In Toronto a luggage rental service lets travelers pick items to look like a Hollywood persona. A. E. Dickey of Fort Worth reports a house moving mishap that damaged his car. Meadows of Memphis, the “watermelon king,” sold 71,490 melons this summer. Aspen den in Hertfordshire starts a coronation pig feast with pigs branded in red. Charles Lane and wife display a restored 1910 Model T Ford winning a Scituate exhibition prize.
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Meadows
Memphis
Tenn
Charles Lane
Scituate
Mass
Doctor West Claims Bears From Mountain View Traps
Dr. Morris West of Mountain View Alta reports trapping and shooting seven bears since July 1951, including two grizzlies, after finding a big brown bear in his trap.
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Mountain View
Alta
Morris West
Native-born share of Canada rises to 85.3 percent in 1951
Ottawa reports the 1951 census shows 85.3 percent of Canada's population were native born. The rise over 1941 levels marks the highest native-born proportion since 1901, with Ontario at 81.5 percent and total native-born Canadians reaching 11,949,518 in 1951.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Ontario
Gordon R. Ball
Ball
New Bazaar Corsage Pattern From Hose Nylon
Thrifty craft item teaches making corsages from discarded nylon hose. Pattern 7279 with directions promises low cost, pretty results and profits at bazaars. Send twenty five cents in coins for the pattern and instructions.
Six complete needlework patterns in Alice Brooks book
Plain instruction to write your name address and pattern number for six complete patterns printed in the Alice Brooks Needlework Book. Includes 91 illustrations of needlecraft patterns and thrifty home ideas. Request price listed as twenty five cents. closing line notes May unlucky and June lucky for weddings.
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Alice Brooks
Parody of Jokes Hit Home in Dormant Army Banter
A string of witty exchanges covers army life, marriages, cravats at parties and social mishaps. Snappy zingers about fortune tellers, officers, a beggar, an actress, a strap hanger, and Santa Claus weave humor through social missteps and everyday foibles.
B C Christmas Holidays Vancouver School Closure
The British Columbia education department states all province schools will close December 19 for a 16 day Christmas holiday and reopen January 9.
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Vancouver
B.C
Department of Education
Ottawa MP urges Edmonton Winnipeg highway as military need
G M Ferrie a Liberal MP calls the government to consider building the Edmonton Winnipeg highway and other western roads as a military necessity. The piece notes the white eye, a bird named for a circle of white feathers around its eyes.
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Ottawa
G. M. Ferrie
L., Mackenzie
Edmonton-Winnipeg
ROARING GAME POINTERS FOR CURRING LEADERS AND SKIP
A guide explains curling roles from lead to skip and how draws and takeouts shape ends. It notes the strategic use of guards and the importance of following stone positions and broom signals. The piece mentions asking an experienced curler for questions and adds a 1952 statistic: Canadian sheep and lamb numbers reached 1,582,000 in summer.
Federal program urges Canadians to holiday travel within Canada
Resources Minister Winters announced a national drive to encourage Canadians to travel at home this holiday season. The push will be promoted through radio broadcasts highlighting Canada’s national parks, with the Canadian Travel Bureau reporting to Parliament during the federal provincial tourist conference.
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Ottawa
Canada
Winters
Canadian Travel Bureau
Canada on threshold of vast industrial advance says Gardner
B C Gardner president Bank of Montreal tells shareholders Canada stands on the threshold of vast industrial advance but warns gains depend on government business and labor policies. He notes modest yearly productivity growth and reliance on exports. savings and investment fuel expansion.
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Montreal
Canada
B. C. Gardner
Bank of Montreal
Gardner
United States
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