Frost hazards slow flax production in northwestern Saskatchewan
Frost remains the dominant factor retarding flax yields in the grey soils region of Scott, Saskatchewan, with 1949–1954 trials showing failures in 1950 and 1951 due to frost. Early varieties Dakota and Redwing averaged 6.1 and 7.2 bushels per acre, while Marine and Raja (early) yielded 97 and 83 bushels in 1952–1954. Late varieties like Redwood averaged 9.8 bushels, and rust or wilt can be mitigated by resistant types Rocket, Marine, Raja, and Redwood.
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Scott, Sask
Ing
Rocket
Saskatchewan
Canadian statistics show exports rise to 18 month high
A Weekly Review notes December exports hit an 18 month peak while imports fell slightly, yielding the largest export surplus in three years. The report covers banking, food, merchandising, labor, and transport trends across Canada with regional variations and December values. In Carman Manitoba a district farmer found $600 in cash hidden in a wife’s gift parcel from a Winnipeg department store. store manager thanked him with new clothes.
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Canada
Prairie
Bureau
Carman
Winnipeg
Shopping Centre Edmonton Sets Opening With 45 Stores
The $5,000,000 Shoppers Park Westmount centre in Edmonton is slated to open August 11. General manager L. G. Pugsley said the west-end project will create 750 jobs and generate over $2,000,000 in annual payroll.
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Edmonton
L. G. Pugsley
Shoppers Park Westmount, Ltd
Uranium Found Across More Than 115 Mineral Types
A scientific note states uranium occurs in over 115 minerals, expanding understanding of its natural distribution. Researchers highlight diverse mineral hosts, with implications for mining and geology.
Timely floor finish patching keeps homes in shape
The article advises homeowners to spot wear on floors early to avoid full refinishing. It outlines cleaning worn spots, sanding, feathering edges, applying matching stain carefully, and patching with shellac or varnish in several thin coats with drying time between.
Colony system the best method for brooding chicks
W J Rae of the University of Saskatchewan details a colony system using small portable brooders with heat from stoves or infra red lamps. He warns against overcrowding, stresses proper ventilation and gradual temperature changes, and covers litter, feeders, waterers, and outdoor exposure for warm days.
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Holy Roman Empire
W. J. Rae
Department of Poultry Husbandry
University of Saskatchewan
Teach Them to Smile by Edna Jaques
A reflective poem urges teaching children to smile as a healing force. It contrasts hard realities with the warmth of fellowship and hope, praising how a simple smile can lift spirits and nurture kinder hearts in youth.
Quick action for electric shock rescue
The guide outlines steps to safely remove a person from electrical contact. If possible switch off power. otherwise use dry implements to pull them away, keep distance, and avoid direct contact. If voltage exceeds 500, leave rescue to trained personnel. start artificial respiration after removal.
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St. John
Another Ice Age Coming Says McGill Expert
Professor Kenneth Hare of McGill University warns Canadians will face another ice age in the year 251955 a quarter million years hence. Dr Maxwell J Dunbar notes the peak warming ended in the 1930s and colder cycles will be gradual with brief warming spells. He cites severe winters in western Canada as support and points to eastern Canada current winter as further evidence.
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Kenneth Hare
McGill University Weather Observatory
Maxwell J. Dunbar
McGill
Canada
Hare
New Empress of Britain Liner to Launch in June
The Queen will launch the Empress of Britain, a 22 500 ton liner built in Glasgow for Canadian Pacific on June 22. The ship features a streamlined bridge a single funnel and one mast. British Scouts will join the Eighth World Jamboree at Niagara on the Lake Ontario next August with participants from South Africa Gold Coast and Malta.
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Glasgow
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
U.K
Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Ontario
Gold Coast
Malta
Britain’s 1954 vehicle output tops one million
Final figures show Britain produced 1,038,834 vehicles in 1954, including about 770,000 cars and 270,000 commercial vehicles, the highest annual totals yet and over 200,000 above 1953. Cars alone ran at about one every ten seconds during the work day.
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Britain
Ivernia to House Four Turbo Generators
Four turbo generators will provide light and heat on the Cunard liner Ivernia under construction in Scotland. The units are the first pass-out marine turbines from a leading U.K. firm, delivering 20,000 pounds of pass-out steam per hour at 60 psi for heating aboard.
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Cunard
Ivernia
Scotland
U.k’s
Commonwealth Visitors Share Record British Inflow
Commonwealth visitors made up over one fifth of November’s record visitor total to Britain. The overall figure was 8 000 higher than in November 1943, an increase of 22 percent.
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Britain
Commonwealth
Dyed Welsh Sheepdog Wins Race Despite Purple Coat
Dyed dog Jack, a four and a half year old Welsh sheep dog and last year’s Welsh champion, is the only working dog in Britain with a dyed coat. His coat, once pure white, confuses both master and sheep as the animal leads the flock with a black head and body and a white neck and paws.
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Jack
Britain
Icefields near Lake Louise Cover 120 Square Miles
The Columbia icefields in the Canadian Rockies lie near Lake Louise and measure about 120 square miles in area, marking a vast glacial expanse in Alberta.
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Columbia
Lake Louise
Canadian Rockies
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Ted Hartner
Haynes
Pasco
Wash
City Hall
Great Smoky Mountains
Edna Jaques
M. Harrison-Cray
South
Hearts
East
Electrical Engineering
Commonwealth Visitors
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