Weyburn to Get $250,000 Wire and Cable Factory
Premier T C Douglas and J A Kippan of Western Wire and Cable Co Ltd announced a new Weyburn Saskatchewan plant to manufacture electrical conductor wire. The facility will employ about 30 workers with a $100,000 yearly payroll and will produce aluminum and copper cable for power and telephone transmission.
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Recina
Saskatchewan
Weyburn
T. C. Douglas
J. A. Kippan
Western Wire & Cable Co. Ltd
Vancouver
Fegina
Helpful Hints for Kitchen Odors and Quick Sandwich Idea
After cooking fish heat a touch of vinegar to remove seafood odor. Vent odors from onions or cabbage with a fan near a window. Rub hands with lemon juice salt or vinegar after handling fragrant foods and wash. Decorate kitchen canisters with wallpaper and tape for continuity. Hearty deviled ham buns mix peppers onion celery eggs and canned ham then toast.
Manitoba Growers Plan Three Day Vegetable Convention
Growers from across Manitoba gather in Winnipeg for the third annual convention of the Vegetable Growers Association. Topics include soil and fertilizer problems, insect control, vegetable grading, and mushroom culture with talks by Dr. Walker and Dr. Hedlin. The event runs January 24 to 26 with a closing banquet featuring Dr. Walker.
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Te Vegetable Growers’ Association of Manitoba
Winnipeg
J. R. Bell
W. E. Kroeker
C. Walker
Morden Experimental Farm
R. A. Hedlin
University of Manitoba
A. L. Shewfelt
Morden
J. M. Hay
Dominion Marketing Service
Marvin Rostberg
Minnesota
Walker
Europe
Gravy Tops List Of Drycleaning Mishaps In Study
A National Institute of Drycleaners survey finds gravy and food stains cause the most drycleaning bills, with blood, coffee and tea, alcohol and soft drinks, cosmetics, and children’s craft stains following in order.
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National Institute of Drycleaners
Oxygen the most abundant element in Earth's outer layers
Oxygen is the most widely distributed element, comprising nearly half of the matter in the Earth’s outer layer and in its atmosphere.
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Earth
Pattern Shop Patterns For Windows and Frames
The advertisement describes patterns 445 207 and 325 for window louvers frames cornice boxes and curtains. It notes adjustable dimensions for doors windows and screens and lists materials. Each pattern costs 35 cents and orders go to Home Workshop Pattern Service Department P.P.L. 4433 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver B C.
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Home Workshop Pattern
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Seven Potholders for Doll Wardrobe Pattern 4526
Classic doll pattern 4526 offers seven small garments including a party dress school dress jumper blouse coat pixie hat nightie robe slip and panties in doll sizes 14 16 18 20 and 22 inches. Simple sew pattern with illustrated instructions requires 35 cents and needs size name and address on order.
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Dolly
Pattern 358 Pot Holders for Quick Gifts and Bazaars
Pattern 358 offers seven distinct potholders easy to make with bright scraps and gay embroidery threads. Directions and embroidery transfer included. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain this pattern, stamps not accepted.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue Offer
Department P P L Household Arts Dept at 60 Front Street West Toronto promotes an Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. It invites plainly written name address and pattern number, charges 25 cents for the copy, and promises many new knitting crochet embroidery iron ons toys and novelty designs.
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P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Bow Bell May Ring Again in London After Silence
St Mary le Bow appeals for £150,000 to restore the famous Bow Bell silenced since Nazi bombing in May 1941. The curfew bell linked to Dick Whittington dates to the Middle Ages and figures in the Oranges and Lemons rhyme.
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London
Dick Whittington
St. Maryle Bow
Bow
Lacombe Girl Wins North Central Weed Essay Prize
Miss Jeanne Kievit, 16, of Lacombe Alberta, won the Alberta prize in the essay contest How We Control Weeds On Our Farm. The North Central Weed Conference sponsored the event with 14 states and Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta participating. she also earned 25 dollars plus a 300 dollar scholarship for agriculture or home economics studies.
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Jeanne Micy
Lacombe Alta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Omaha
Nebraska
Kievit
Rubber toy line gains global exports and variety
A British Latex rapper toy line, available wired and unwired, proves highly exportable reaching Canada and the United States. First model featured Field Marshal Montgomery. now over 50 shapes, including Bendy bunny, clowns, lamps, and boxing gloves. The toys resist wash and can be bent. power hazards noted.
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Canada
U.S
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Old steam engines thrill crowds at Didsbury Alberta farm
Allan Spreeman and his sons operate a 1908 Case threshing outfit and a 1922 Case steam engine on their 1,200 acre farm near Didsbury Alberta. Spectators watch as oldtimers stoke fires and adjust pressures while modern tractors gather grain, with the steam team capable of threshing about 4,000 bushels of wheat daily and 700 bushels of oats per hour.
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Spreeman
Didsbury
Alberta
Allan Spreeman
Elmer
Walter
Case
Crase
Spreemans
Combine
Freeman Farm
Walter Freeman
Cod Liver Oil Fun Then Now Vitamin D Pills
Oldtimers recall cod liver oil as a crude medicine disliked by children yet essential for growth. Today vitamin D comes in pleasant capsules tablets or liquid as bones form and teeth develop normally from birth to age 16.
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Atlens
Fleischmann
Risin
Wong Edge
the Pattern Shop
Jfashions
By Vice Brooks
Richard Whittington
Alice
Ivo Fitzwaryn
Hugh Fitzwarren
Stow
Whittington and
Bow Bell
Cheapside
Lacombe
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Cunard
Vic Bermuda
New York
Halifax
Fes
Mar
Cunard Line
Cobh
Liverpool
Cherbourg
Southampton
Havre
Louh
Lverpool
Howe
Hes Bowry
Southampton Ne
Userbo Favre
Sovseh
Cherbourg Havre
Ston
Zouthampton Phamptor Pool
Travel
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Man
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