Forecast Road Building To Reach Records
Canada wide road work is forecast to stay near record levels in 1954 as provinces maintain long term building programs. Costs, labor and material conditions stabilize amid ongoing deficits and rising traffic, with continued growth on the Trans Canada Highway and in prairie provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Mear
Canadian Good Roads Association
Quebec
Alberta
Board of Transport Commissioners
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Answers to Quick Quiz Storn
Cariboo prospector staked a 12 foot strip between two gold claims over legal size and took out $20,000 in gold. Arctic weather station personnel manage operations. Figures cited include 19,990 and 4.8 million with a 3073 reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andweate
Manuaclatin
Cariboo
Duchess Of Windsor Drops To Tenth In Best Dressed List
The Duchess of Windsor falls to tenth place in the international best dressed ranking amid a tie for ninth. The list led by Mrs. William Paley of New York, with othernotables including Mrs. Winston Guest, Mme. Henri Bonnet, and Princess Margaret, based on votes from over 1,000 fashion authorities worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Windsor
New York
William Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Paley
Mary Martin
Broadway
Charles Boyer
New York Dress Institute
Harvey Cushing
Boston
Mrs. Paley
Winston Guest
Palm Beach
Byron Foy
Chrysler Motor Co
Princess Margaret
Henry Ford II
Detroit
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Advice To Poultrymen On Breeding Mash Use
F. E. Payne, Saskatchewan provincial poultry commissioner, urges poultrymen not to overfeed grain in the breeding mash. He notes most breeder mashes are 50-50 with scratch grain and recommends a gradual switch from laying to breeding mash about a month before starting to save eggs. He stresses top care for flocks due to expected demand for hatching eggs.
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F. E. Payne
Saskatchewan
Payne
Smile Of The Week Wire Cost Joke
A Western Union clerk quotes 75 cents to send a wire to Omaha. A witty girl asks if that is expensive for one word. She learns ten words cost the same but declines, noting nine more yesses would seem eager.
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Omaha
Western Union
Frugal kitchen tips from an old advice column
Practical hints cover seasoning, keeping food hot, cleaning and maintenance. Suggestions include adding salt to starch for shine on fabrics, covering dishes over hot water to preserve heat, kerosene rubbing for sinks, and braiding salvage scraps into rag rugs.
Sun Appears Briefly After Set By Atmospheric Refraction
Atmospheric bending of sunlight causes a fleeting solar glimpse just after the sun has set, as light curves around the earth’s curvature to reach observers briefly. The effect, known as atmospheric refraction, explains why the sun may appear to linger below the horizon.
Quebec Eyes Toll Road As First Modern Canadian Highway
The article notes Premier Maurice Duplessis studying a toll road from Montreal as the first toll highway in modern Canada. It also mentions Ontario and other provinces eyeing extensions to the Trans-Canada Highway and British Columbia preparing toll-road legislation for future use.
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Ottawa
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
Montreal
Canada
British Columbia
Care For House Plants Tips For Winter Bloom
Do not be disappointed if Christmas or New Year houseplants fade quickly. Keep them blooming by ample sunlight, cool moist air, and never letting soil dry. Water by dampening soil lightly and avoid drafts. Maintain humidity with pans of water or gravel trays. Use safe insect sprays and beware gas leaks. Mercury orbits the sun in 88 days while Neptune takes 165 years.
Alberta Vacation Radio Promos Hit Pacific Northwest
U S radio listeners in Portland Spokane Missoula Helena Great Falls Butte Bozeman hear a seven station Alberta tourism push. The program runs in four phases from November to August, varying from winter sports to spring skiing vacations and summer fall tours. Paul Guy narrates with Alberta themed music under provincial government sponsorship.
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U.S
Alberta
Portland
Oregon
Spokane
Washington
Missoula
Montana
Helena
Great Falls
Butte Bozeman
Princess Province
Paul Guy
Gas Service Expands To 100 Homes In Grande Prairie District
Northland Utilities district manager Stan Richardson reports 100 Grande Prairie area homes have gas service with about 50 installations weekly to follow. Leaks remain in three blocks downtown south end and near the VLA subdivision but are being fixed soon. Gas travels from Rycroft wells via a 54 mile line linking four centres and serving schools and local developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grande Prairie
Stan Richardson
Northland Utilities
Mr. Richardson
Rycroft
Sexsmith
Spirit River
Richardson
Grande Prairie Transmission
Alberta
West Coast
West Coast Transmission
West
Sale of Alberta Coal Promoted by Booklet
A booklet to promote Alberta coal in eastern Canada informs dealers and consumers about coal properties and burning performance. It compares fuel costs of coal oil and natural gas and lists Alberta producers and product names. Prepared by the Research Council of Alberta with coal agencies. Copies available from the Department of Economic Affairs Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canada
Department of Economic Affairs
Research Council of Alberta
Legislative Buildings
Edmonton
Quick Canadia Quiz Highlights Canadian Facts
Quick Canadia Quiz asks who Twelve-Foot Davis was and covers Canada’s population, full-time workers, tax filers in 1950 with incomes over $15 000, residents at Alert near the Pole and their job, plus which ratio best fits manufacturing employment. Answers appear in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Canada
Alert
North Pole
Manitoba manufacturing grows in 1953 with 610 million output
Hon. L Turner reports 1953 Manitoba gross manufacturing production at 610 million dollars, up from 575 million in 1952, with net value at 219 million. About 50 000 Manitobans earned livelihoods in manufacturing and 125 million in industrial payrolls. Industrial activity featured 52 new industries and capital expenditure of 23.7 million. Major firms expanding include Hudsons Bay, Goodyear, RCA Victor, GE and others. Outlook for 1954 remains favorable amid high demand and reduced raw material shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanitoba
L Turner
Industry and Commerce
Bureau of Industrial Development
Department of Industry and Commerce
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Department
Manitoba
Turner
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Gillis and Warren General Distributors
R.C.A. Victor
Drummond-McColl
Canadian Westinghouse Ltd
Canadian Carbon Ltd
General Electric Co. Ltd
Unusual Travel Record For C.N.R. Boxcar
The CN R boxcar 410844 loaded with lump coal at Bienfait Sask and sent to United Grain Growers at McCreary Man. after a Lakehead trip it returned to Bienfait and was reloaded for McCreary. Officials doubt such a loop will be repeated given CN R’s vast fleet.
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Winnipeg
Car Service Department
Canadian National Railways
C.n.lr
Bienfail
M. & S. Coal Company
United Grain Growers
McCreary
Canadian National System
C.N.R
C.N
First Corset Emerges In 16th Century France
A 16th century garment linked to Catherine de Medici marks early fashion corsetry. Described as an iron cage like undergarment, it set a precedent for shaping garments in Europe.
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Catherine de Medici
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Patrick Regan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Regan
Philadelphia
Mercury
Neptune
Athens
Greece
C.N.R. Boxcar
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