Beltsville White Turkeys Spark Year Round Eating Trend
The Beltsville Small White breed drives a surge in turkey production making American birds common year round. Officials estimate about 61 million birds this year, a record, as the white plumage and small frame fit modern homes and ovens. Histories note Franklin proposed the turkey as a national symbol and Spaniards spread the bird across Europe after Cortez.
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Beltsville
Benjamin Franklin
Cortez
Spain
Europe
Near East
Animal themed baby quilt pattern 7209
Embroidery pattern 7209 Animal quilt offers animal motifs and applique patches for a 22 by 44 inch quilt. Order by sending twenty five cents to Department P.L Household Arts Toronto with name and address. Catalog promises 82 embroidery designs and 4 patterns in a book plus 235 cents for copy.
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P.L
Household Arts
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Kitchen Tips From A Historic Household Column
Practical advice on cleaning glassware without strong soap to protect glaze. A starch or flour dusting helps preserve rubber door seals. Vinegar-wetted cloth wrapped meats then wax paper extend freshness. In frying, invert a colander over the pan to reduce splatter and let steam escape through holes.
Winter care guidance for house plants from Alberta expert
The article advises placing house plants in a south window to maximize light, maintaining a 60 to 65 degree F indoor temperature, and lowering it slightly at night. It recommends using radiator trays or evaporating pans to increase humidity, regular watering without frequent light Spritzing, removing dead leaves, and feeding every three to four weeks with prepared liquid or properly mixed fertilizer.
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P. D. McCalla
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Date Cakes with Tomato Soup Delight
A vintage recipe blends dates with canned tomato soup for moist cakes. Combine flour with leavening and cinnamon, coat dates, cream shortening with sugar, then alternate adding flour mix and soup. Stir in dates, bake 9 inch square pan or cupcakes at 350F, 25 minutes for cupcakes, 45 for cake.
Saskatchewan officer earns third gallantry award
Lt. William C. Robertson of Saskatoon has won the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct for saving a parachuting student during a training mishap at Rivers Manitoba. The 33 year old infantry officer already holds the Military Cross for Korea service and the United States Air Medal for aerial observer duty in Korea.
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William C. Robertson
Saskatoon
Sask
Korea
Princess Patricia's Light Infantry
United States Air Medal
Robertson
Queen
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
Rivers
Man
Italy
Europe
Alberta allocates $100000 for Municipal Jubilee plans
Hon. C. E. Gerhart announces a per capita grant of $100,000 to Alberta municipalities for Golden Jubilee observances. Grants may fund local attractions or Jubilee activities, with pooling possible for adjacent communities. Municipalities should form Jubilee committees and contact the Alberta Golden Jubilee Committee in Edmonton. The report also notes a demonstration of the world's first airborne radar set for commercial planes aiding safer flight through heavy weather.
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C. E. Gerhart
Alberta
Alberta Golden Jubilee Committee
Alberta Jasper Building
Edmonton
Jubilee Committee
Britain greatly expands drug exports to Canada and beyond
British drug industry output rose from 53 million dollars in 1935 to 322 million in 1953, with Canada increasing its imports each year from 1.75 million in 1952 to 1.8 million in 1953 and about 1 million in the first eight months of the current year, over 50 percent higher than the same period in 1953. The War of 1812 saw Washington burn.
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Britain
Canada
Buffalo slaughter in Wood Buffalo park tops 30 year total
The annual hunt, totaling about 600 buffalo, marks the largest cull in 30 years in Wood Buffalo park straddling Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Park officials say the slaughter aids food supply for northern communities and Eskimos, with meat destined for markets and reserves, and pelts earmarked for a Saskatchewan celebration.
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North America
Wood Buffalo Park
Alberta Northwest Territories
Montreal
Pat Carey
Evan H. Essex
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
Winnipeg Goldcyre
Lac Ste. Claire
Elk Island Park
Edmonton
Arctic
Canadian wheat and soybean samples top at grain exposition
Judges at the International Grain Exposition awarded Canadian entries top honors in two divisions. Norman Johnson of Granum Alberta won hard red spring wheat with Douglas Chields and Leroy Lees of Warner Alberta as runner up and third. Clifford Dale of Glanworth Ontario won the soybean contest.
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Chicago
Norman Johnson
Granum
Alta
Douglas Chields
Warner, Alta
Leroy Lees
Warner
Clifford Dale
Glanworth
Ontario
F. J. Schulz
Coutts
Ronald Leonhardt
Drumheller
Janet Gilchrist
Piapot
Sask
William Feyres
High River
R. S. Fleming
Milk River
George Jordan
Wembley
John R. Graham
Vulcan
T. Brown
Cassils
Howard F. Folkins Warner
Allan Marshall
Ecadia Valley
Carol Hoag
Sexsmith
Lawrence Olson
Smile of the Week Ends With The Familiar Traveler
Robinson had died and gone below when a persistent traveler appears in the afterlife. He slaps Robinson on the back and insists on keeping the appointment, recalling their past attempts to interest him in a proposition.
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Robinson
Parrot Talk and Odd Life Facts From a Far Off Page
A rambling collection of curiosities and quips on animals longevity and human quirks. It jokes about parrots imitating speech, dogs living shorter lives, models posing, and a bus driver’s life expectancy. It notes a British man building a small car for 280 dollars and adds assorted anecdotes about fashion, marriage, and manners.
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E. Emilenz
Bonn
Germany
Gina Lollobridgida
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England
Tom Karen
Papa
New York
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