Saskatchewan Names Lakes Islands Bays and Rivers for Servicemen
Saskatchewan ministers announce new map names in the northland honoring World War II servicemen and pioneer citizens. The adopted names accompany features in the Corneille Wollaston Fond Du Lac Amisk districts, crediting individuals with military service and local development.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J. H. Brockerbank
Canada
Brockelbank
Corneille Lake
Flin Fton
Manitoba
Cooper Lake
W. RK. Cooper
R.C.D.C
F. B. Cooper
Moose Jaw
Wollaston Lake District
Flin Flon
Burrill Bay
Wilbert I. Burrill
John Robert Burrill
Carlyle
Sask
Bentley Lake
Cpl
Phillip Bentley
R.ccs
A. V. Bentley
Drumheller
Alta
Corson Lake
Sgt
William Corson
Crampean Lake
Gnr
Neil G. Crampean
Rc.a
Gordon Crampean
Wawota
Dranafield Lake
Ann
Harry C. Dransfield
Ernest Dransfield
Gow Island
Gordon M. Gow
Fond du ~Ac
Finlayson
Canadians who co discovered insulin and welfare payments question
The column asks two Canadians who co discovered insulin and who may introduce into the House of Commons a bill on government spending. It asks average household size and per capita income in 1949 Canada alongside welfare payment contributions.
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House of Commons
Britain
Russia
Sweden
Canada
Ottawa
Columm
Smile Of The Week Provokes On Mental Hospital Demographics
A woman columnist notes 30 percent more men than women in mental hospitals and challenges who is responsible for placing them there in a pointed, opinionated reflection.
TRY AND STOP ME By Bennett CERP
A parodic anecdote features a new millionaire showing off a high tech bath gadget in his modern mansion. He demonstrates the automated tub that releases scented hot water post night out. The anecdote shifts to a famous movie producer asked about monogamy or polygamy.
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Bennett Cerp
Helpful Hints for Everyday Tasks and Cleaning
A collection of practical home tips covers serving pork with baked cranberry apples and using cranberry sauce to fill and bake the apple cavity. It also advises on preserving frameless photographic prints with clear varnish or shellac and cleaning floury sieve residue with ammonia water. Additional advice includes removing chocolate stains with cold water and borax, plus a playful note about children using shaving brushes to pretend washing faces.
Oddities in Ties News and Unusual Local Tales
A Hartford woman won unemployment benefits after refusing a bus ride due to illness, a judge ruling no nearby work existed. An English factory chief cut his commute from 30 to seven minutes by plane. A Los Angeles man got six months for giving his wife a crew haircut amid alleged drunkenness. A Chicago scarecrow dummy used to deter pigeons drew police attention as a rooftop dummy startled residents.
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Derek Crouch
Stoke Ferry
England
Norfolk
Cambridgeshire
James Lloyd
Los Angeles
Lloyd
Mineola
Chicago
Max Cohen
Cohen
The Loyal Toast to the Sovereign in Nonalcoholic Form
A Buckingham Palace letter dated June 7 1952 notes that those wishing to toast the Sovereign have done so in water or other non alcoholic drinks for at least fifty years and that the present Queen is unlikely to alter this custom.
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Buckingham Palace
Hitch-Hiking Auto Tows English Ford in Memphis
Richard Olive stopped at a Memphis service station and discovered he had hooked a car from up the street. He had backed into the other vehicle, causing the bumpers to catch as he towed the English Ford.
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Memphis
Tenn
Richard Olive
Oven Easy Chicken Eludes Pre-browning Method
Step by step recipe for oven baked chicken using a paper bag dredge and butter glaze. Rinse and cut chicken, coat in seasoned flour, brown in shorting, bake at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes, brushing with butter and adjusting heat to keep ready.
Crown Jewels and Regalia Relate to Queen's Coronation
The article traces the English Regalia from the Tower of London to Westminster Abbey unveiling the Ampulla Anointing Spoon and Crown of the Realm. It notes the Imperial State Crown with its vast diamond and sapphire treasury and the Star of Africa as the Crown’s centerpiece. It also details swords and symbols used in coronations and the custom of adapting regalia for each sovereign.
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Westminster Abbey
Tower of London
Scotland
Oliver Cromwell
Kincardineshire
Edinburgh Castle
Canterbury
Charles Eke
Robert Vyner
Charles II
Edward the Confessor
Queen Victoria
Edward
Black Prince
Henry V
Agincourt
Africa
Elizabeth
George IV
England
Ireland
Rural Electrification Study Panel Hears Saskatchewan Power Plan
A Saskatchewan Royal Commission committee led by C W Gibbings reviews farm power expansion and its effect on settlement patterns. Regina hearings discuss the Saskatchewan Power Corporation 1953 program adding 5 000 farm homes this year to reach over 17 500 statewide. The panel also weighs earnings based electrification versus rural access, with February meetings planned on soil and water conservation. The full commission convenes March 10 to 12 to compile committee findings.
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Royal Commission On Agriculture and Rural Life
C. W. Gibbings
Rosetown
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Regina
Gibbings
Nancy Adams
Tio
Bourassa
H. L. Fowler
J. L. Phelps
Commission
Latest Craze in London Teens Embrace Fromology
British youths in a London district form a 400 strong fromology group. Most members are boys aged 10 to 18 who collect and trade cheese labels as their hobby.
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London
A _ fromologist
Inherit Fortune Leaves Edmonton's Whitefoot Couple
Edward Whitefoot and his wife Elizabeth aged 74 and 76 inherit the main share of a 21316 pound Wales kin fortune. The couple long lived in a modest Middlesex flat and now plan a world tour and a holiday in warm Ceylon.
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Edmonton
England
Edward Whitefoot
Elizabeth
Wales
Middlesex
Ceylon
Locust noted as longest-lived insect
A brief fact highlights the locust as the longest-lived insect among species. The statement presents a general biology note without additional date or context.
Canada boosts creamery butter use while cheese output falls
Canada’s 1952 dairy figures show a sharp drop in cheddar cheese production to 65,221,000 pounds from 85,260,000 in 1951, amid shrinking export markets. Creamery butter output rose to 280,970,000 pounds with consumption at 274,694,000, and January stock up to 54,830,000 pounds. Margarine output edged higher, while concentrated milk products climbed to 468,796,000 pounds.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers Quick Canadian Facts
Five quiz results include 59 dollars each per year and 900 dollars as a price. The correct names listed are Sir Frederick Banting and Dr. C. H. Best. A cabinet member only can supply material, per editors of Quick Canadian Facts.
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Frederick Banting
C. H. Best
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
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Fond du Lac
Prince Albert
Armstrong Point
Leonard W. Armstrong
R.c.a-F
Merrie Armstrong
Auburton
W.N. Marchant
Clair
Neil Bay
Ross McAuslan Neil
R.C.A
Ed Neil
Ave. G. North
Saskatoon
Sanderson River
G. F. Sanderson
R.c.af
Hugh A. Sanderson
Avonlea
Smith Rapids
Leonard Lee Smith
John Clarence Smith
Chelan
Amisk Lake District
Carey Island
Percival George Carey
RCN
George B. Carey
Dewdney Ave
Clarke Point
Donald Mason
Clarke
R.C.A.F
Francis J. Clarke
Irvine
Alberta
Dennison Bay
Gordon J. Dennison
Hazel Dennison
Assiniboia
Ellis Island
John William Ellis
Wm. Ellis
Elrose
Erickson Lake
Donald Leif Erickson
Leif Eric
Togo
Loyns Lake
Ronald H. Loyns
R. Loyns
Moore Bay
Lloyd Geore Moore
R.C.N
James Moore
Montague St. Regina
McIntyre Island
L.C
William Clark McIntyre
George Henderson
Biarkdale
McOrmond Lake
Charles Robert McOrmond
J. T. McOrmond
Basswood Place
Winnipeg
Man
Robertson Island
Stoker
Douglas Peter Robertson
E. Robertson
Twigge Lake
Gerald A. Twigge
RCA
Robert A. J. Vagg
Verna Vagg
Kelowna
B.C
R. W. Vege
Reginaance Lake
Elmer R. Vance
RCAF
R. H. Vance
Bethune
Viney Lake
Frederick H. Viney
Rc.a.f
F. T
Women's Wear Bureau
Langbourne
Quick
O’ Ruby
Wayward Woodcock
Syracuse
Nashville
Jim Hay
Dallas
Ruby
Fred Laskey
Louisiana
Puerto Rico
In Ties
Suzanne G. Gaski
Hartford
Conn
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