Fluoridation debate and health cautions on risks and benefits
The piece surveys dental fluoridation support and opposition, noting ADA president Dr. Charles H. Paton questions voters’ understanding while U S referendum results blocked fluoridation for nearly a million people. It cites rising fluoridation in new localities and global uptake, plus health notes on tobacco smoke and cancer risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Paton
American Dental Association
United States
Health League of Canada
Funny Female Reasoning Highlights Welfare Ironies
A Winnipeg reflection questions government welfare while recounting cases of unemployment benefits for self employed work and a man fined for not joining a hospital plan. The piece mocks postwar social security measures and jokes about women’s reasoning amid taxes and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Ia Man
Burma
Dressing table pattern with storage and skirt details
Compact 34 inch dressing table features a kidney shaped top arms that open and an underskirt storage. Pattern 213 includes actual size cutting guide carpentry guidance skirt and fabric estimates. Part of Bed Room Furniture Packet No 22 priced at 1.75 from Home Workshop Patterns Department Vancouver.
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Price Soc
West Sth
Vancouver
Worlds Largest All-Electric Apartment House Rising in LA
The Los Angeles project will house 144 deluxe apartments in an all electric complex. A $300 000 contract covers heating refrigeration ovens cooking equipment dishwashers lighting disposers washing machines and clothes dryers. The system uses packaged heat pumps for year round heating and cooling drawing warmth from the outside air in winter and removing heat in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Suzamer
Wrong tint was right in Beverly Hills salon case
Mrs. Selma Kennedy of Los Angeles sued a Beverly Hills beauty shop claiming a hair tint turned orange instead of red and asked for 5000 dollars. The jury ruled for the shop, asserting the tint matched the photographed request.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Selma Kennedy
Beverly Hills
Easy-sew duster pattern for Misses sizes 12 to 20
Printed Pattern 4637 offers an easy-sew duster in print or check fabrics. Includes drip-dry blend option and a gift version. Pattern number 4637 from Anne Adams Pattern Dept asks for 50 cents and a mailing address to write to in Toronto for the pattern.
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Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Revival of cussing as a cure for daily irritations
A British doctor suggests reviving the art of cussing to blunt minor annoyances, noting a bold expletive can soothe a stubbed toe. Dr. Casson warns chronic ill temper stems from deep rooted feelings and life history, including early separation and family instability, and urges self awareness to overcome it.
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F. R. C. Casson
Casson
Airy Orange Souffle Pudding Simplified to Bind
A light airy orange souffle like pudding made with bread crumbs and evaporated milk yields a firm texture. The recipe folds meringue into a prepared mixture then bakes in a water bath for about 45 minutes and serves warm with pouring cream.
Pressure points in first aid emergency response
The text explains how arteries near the skin can be compressed to control severe bleeding and save lives until medical aid arrives. It notes the importance of knowing pressure point techniques as part of a St John Ambulance first aid course to prevent death from bleeding.
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St. John Ambulance
Corrosion Causes Greater Loss Than Fire and Flood
A report shows corrosion inflicts higher financial losses than combined fire and flood events, signaling a need for intensified prevention and maintenance measures across industries and infrastructure.
FWIC notes expand women's institutes in the North
The Federated Women's Institutes of Canada advances its program in the Yukon and Mackenzie Basin with new branches and outreach. Mrs. Wm Hough led missions to Fort Smith Yellowknife and other communities, while local groups raise funds via bake sales and host Christmas gifts for 150 children. The Lanka Mahila Samiti in Ceylon marks 30 years, aided by FWIC funding to build 26 rural centres.
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Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Cameada
Wm. Hough
Yukon
Haines Junction
FWIC
Department of Northern Affairs
Hough
Women’s Institutes
McKenzie Basin
Lanka Mahila Samiti
Women's Institutes of Ceylon
Mary Rutnam
Kadanela
Fire cleans Carson hotel as miner’s savings saved
A detective found $441 hidden in a wallet between double mattresses in Fred Kuehl’s Toronto hotel room after a fire swept the Carson hotel. The miner, 30, fled, leaving his savings as the roof burned away and his belongings scorched.
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Carson
Toronto
Fred Kuehl
Kuehl
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Leyason
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Saskatoon
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Little Devil
Frisby
India
Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
Northern Crown Building
Regina - Sask
Fleischmann
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