Heat from Underground Cables Promises Home Warmth
The article notes UK and Canada rising power demand and research into underground cables that could heat homes. Water cooled cables run through pipelines beneath Surrey and West London, carrying city scale power and potentially reducing costs.
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Surrey
London
Prayer Reflections on Calmness and Wandering Mind
A reader writes about using simple prayers to find calmness yet struggles with prayer as the mind wanders. The note expresses sympathy for those who write with devotion and reflects on personal difficulty in focusing.
Let Jesus Carry Your Burden Through Prayer
Phyllis Mitchell encourages letting Christ share anxiety and weariness. By using familiar hymns and psalms in prayer, believers find relief as Jesus walks beside them and bears the burden if they hand it over. The illustration of a traveler and a burdened parcel evokes the ease found in faith.
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Ofieman
Jesus Christ
Perge
World Buys British Pianos Increase Exports Over 50 Percent
A British piano maker expects exports to rise by over fifty percent this year as sales to France Germany and other European nations surge. With about a hundred outlets across Germany France Holland Belgium Denmark Austria and Switzerland the firm ships weekly land sea containers of nine to ten pianos. The company notes strong demand from sixty plus countries and cites skilled craftsmen as a key challenge.
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France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Austria
Switzerland
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Venezuela
South Africa
Wrong Number Delays Cause Misunderstanding in Florida
A Florida telephone-company item recalls a man who, rushing to call his wife, dialed the wrong number and accidentally informed a listener he would be late. The woman’s husband, overhearing, pretended calm and told him to take his time, creating a comical miscommunication.
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Florida
Buddy
Drive With Your Head Drive With Your Head
The Canadian Highway Safety Council urges motorists and pedestrians to act safely on the road. It notes many ignore the right behavior, causing crashes that also involve others. Advocates setting an example and driving with common sense today.
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Canadian Highway Safety Council
Canada
Farmers urged to act now on PFRA tree seedling orders
Farmers across the Prairie Provinces are urged to order 12,000,000 PFRA tree seedlings from Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries. Orders must be received by January to ensure processing. delayed orders may be postponed to next year. Agricultural reps and district offices aid in determining needs and submitting orders.
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Prairie Provinces
P.F.R.A
Indian Head
Sutherland
Sask
W. H. Cram
Indian Head Nursery
Dr. Cram
PFRA
CNIB Specialist Advances Cane Travel in Saskatchewan
Miss Joy Harrison, CNIB home teacher in Saskatoon, taught Regina blind residents a new rhythm cane travel method arc from left to right to detect obstacles. She and colleagues promote rehabilitation including Braille typing and crafts to help visually impaired regain independence.
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Saskatchewan
Joy Harrison
Saskatoon
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
L. Selinger
Iris Schmidt
CNIB
Regina
Harrison
Miss Harrison
Kelvington
Toronto
CNIH
el Handicapped
Miss Joy Harrison
Material aid from Canadian Lutheran total reach stated
In 18 years the Canadian Lutheran church has shipped 10,850,000 pounds of material aid and relief valued at 4.67 million dollars to refugees and related relief efforts.
Early use of turtle for doves in England
The term turtle was applied to doves long before its later use for reptiles. In England the word was used in this sense as early as A D 1000, indicating an older linguistic meaning prior to the modern reptile association.
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England
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