Earth may be 3.33 billion years old says Holmes
Prof Arthur Holmes of Edinburgh estimates the earth’s age between two and a half and over five billion years using uranium lead dating and radioactive mineral dates. He favors a likely figure near 3.35 billion years, noting ocean and granite dating inconsistencies and multiple solutions.
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Ondon
John Ussher
England
Kent
Arthur Holmes
Regius
University of Edinburgh
Scientific Monthly
Holmes
A. O. Nie
Manitoba
Prof. Holmes
Jolly
Kitten Crochet Chair Protector Pattern 7245
Instructions for a lacy kitten filet crochet chair protector with easy K stitch. Includes chart, directions, patterns, and pattern number 7245. Send fifty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name, address, and pattern number.
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Ted
Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Mefermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Photocell Desk Knocks Out Boss Morning Routine
Denver report describes a talking desk that greets the boss with Good morning and guides appointments. The device triggers when office doors open, prompting comic chatter about meetings with Joe Batt of Brick Batt and a playful jab at a rival.
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Denver
Post
Joe Batt
Brick-Batt
Talking Desk
Plans for Arctic patrol boat to replace Nascopie
Ottawa announces a new federally owned vessel to replace the Nascopie after it was lost on a reef near Baffin Island. Davie Shipbuilding won the contract to build the modern patrol boat, ready for service in 1949, with radar, gyro, echo sounding, and a helicopter for ice scouting and resupply.
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Ottawa
RMLS
Nascopie
Baffin Island
Chevrier
Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Ltd
Lauzon
Levis
Que
Hudson's Bay Company
Eastern Arctic Patrol Service
Transport Department
Eastern Arctic
Lower St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Canada Air Letter Service Extends Worldwide Use
The Canada post office department announces expansion of the air letter service. For 10 cents after January 1, letters may be sent to Bermuda, the British West Indies, Cuba, Mexico and Central and South America. For 15 cents, they reach all regions in Europe Asia Africa and Oceania. Destinations within Canada the United States and Newfoundland are excluded due to cheaper existing rates.
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Ottawa
Canada Air
United Kingdom
Eire
Post Office Department
Bermuda
British West Indies
Cuba
Mexico
Central
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Canada
United States
Newfoundland
Woodsmen on TC A plane calm after drinking incident
Roy Cunningham and C M Crocker report no trouble aboard the TC A plane to Ottawa after two woodsmen passengers drank whiskey. Stewardess Helen Neville and Captain Cunningham intervened as one man became intoxicated. the crew escorted passengers off at Uplands, then resumed flight to Montreal.
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Roy Cunningham
Helen Neville
M. Crocker
T.C.A
Ottawa
Woodsmen
C. M
Gus” Crocker
Toronto
Fort Coulonge
Que
Cunningham
Crocker
Uplands
Montreal
Snubbed Society Woman Dies After Reclusive Life
New York reports wealthy Mrs. Harriet Gardiner Lynch Coogan, widow of James J. Coogan, died in a Newport hotel after nearly four decades of seclusion. Once owner of Whitehall estate, her withdrawal followed a 1903 social snub. guests later avoided her debut celebration. Whitehall was razed in 1945.
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New York
Harriet Gardiner Lynch Coogan
Newport Society
James J. Coogan
Coogan
Whitehall
Newport
Canada Army Orders Salute for O Canada and God Save the King
Ottawa reports a new military directive requiring all officers warrant officers and NCOs to salute when O Canada or God Save the King is played while other ranks stand at attention The order applies to the navy and the R C A F but excludes The Maple Leaf Forever Tuberculosis death toll remains higher in males than females.
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Ottawa
Canada
Adjutant-General’s Branch
Canadian Army
God Save the King
Navy
R.C.A F
Winnipeg high school football draws record fall attendance
The sport drew 60 916 paid admissions in Manitoba last autumn in Winnipeg. Regina's Stan Fuller resigns as Western Canada senior hockey league official protesting interference. Jack Wells named provincial scout for the New York Rangers with Alf Pike linked as partner for Winnipeg Plowmen. Gordon Basil Pennell, a rising Manitoba junior hockey talent, is being watched as a potential Montreal target.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Stan Fuller
Regina
Jack Wells
New York Rangers
Alf Pike
Ranger
Winnipeg Plowmen
Gordon Basil Pennell
le Club de Hockey Canadien, Inc
Gordon
Baz
Montreal
Dick Irvin
Canada Deadpan Tourism Plan Aims Attracting Visitors
The Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaus pushes third annual Tourist Service Education Week from March 31 to April 6 to boost reception courtesy and lodging standards. A revised booklet The Visitor Industry explains the value of tourism and outlines nation wide promotion with 20 000 copies to be distributed to newspapers and organizations across provinces.
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Canada
Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaus
Scientist Introduces Egg Freshness Coating And More
Chicago report notes Dr Gustav Egloff of Universal Oil Products describes a plastic film coating to preserve egg freshness up to a year without refrigeration. He cites sulfan methazine for animal disease control and new insecticides to aid crops and livestock. Dr S W Hackett links weeds and low grade coal to future synthetic fuels.
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Chicago
Gustav Egloff
Universal Oil Products Company
American Chemical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Egloff
United States
S. W. Hackett
Department of Chemistry
Iowa Wesleyan College
Flour Consumption Rises in Britain Postwar Diet
The average Briton boosts weekly flour intake by 7.6 ounces since prewar years and relies mainly on Canada for wheat. Britain previously imported wheat from 28 countries with Canada, Australia, the U S, Argentina, and Russia as key suppliers. From January to October 1947 Britain imported 3.681 million tons of wheat, about three quarters from Canada, with Canadian shipments in 1947 surpassing total 1946 receipts of 2.885 million tons.
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London
Canada
Britain
Australia
United States
Argentina
Russia
English shilling first minted in 1504
A historical note records the first minting of the English shilling in 1504. Details are sparse but indicate the coin’s emergence in early Tudor monetary history.
Guernsey Cows Set Canadian Milk Records at Sullivan Farm
Cloverdale breeder Charles Schultze learns his four registered Guernsey cows on the Sullivan farm have set new Canadian records in milk and butterfat. Gwen's Georgia yielded 20 380 pounds of milk and 975 pounds of butterfat in 365 days, atop four records from the Gordon farm herd. The cows, sired by Franchester Raider, were milked normally with minimal special care and fed a routine regimen including alfalfa and beet pulp daily.
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Cloverdale
B.C
Charles Schultze
Guernsey
Sullivan Farm
Gwen's
Georgia
Gwen
Peach
Guernsey Breeders Association
Franchester Raider
U.S.A
Schultze
Fraser Valley
Mr. Schultze
Helpful Hints On Family Terms And Dress Advice
The passage notes that in law and custom in law and custom names for parents‑in‑law differ from those used for one's own parents. It discusses dresses suited to slim figures, chiffon for average figures, and advises on floor varnish maintenance to extend intervals between refinishing.
Vatican City: World’s Smallest Independent State
A humorous exchange about preferences ends with the quip that the speaker values his partner over looks or brains. The note then states that Vatican City is the world’s smallest independent state.
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Vatican City
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Chiang Kai-shek
W. H. Hudspeth
Chiang
Rev. Hudspeth
British and Foreign Bible Society For
Arctic
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Vancouver
Lorne Main
B.C. Athletic Union of Canada
Bill Cook
N.H.L
Butch McDonald
U.S
Ireland
Dublin
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Shane
Shane Alexander
Viscount Alexander
Dominion
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