Australia pioneers underwater spear fishing sport
Ken Knox of the Victorian Underwater Spearfishing Association notes Australians adapt Mediterranean talk of thrills. Frank Cunliffe, a Sydney pioneer, helped form the NSW association with 50 members. rules ban fishing near bathers, limit guns, and prohibit night torches. Spearfishers report daily catches of up to 140 pounds.
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Ken Knox
Victorian Underwater Spearfishing Association
Mediterranean
Australia
Frank Cunliffe
Sydney
Cunliffe
Underwater Spear Fishermen's Association of
New South Wales
Ace
What Should Men Wear Campaign Aims to Boost Textile Demand
An industry campaign promotes The Right Clothes at the Right Time to lift men’s wear demand. It argues a 10 percent rise could add about 400 million dollars in the US, with Canada similar gains, urging durable wardrobes like two suits over flashy single-event outfits to benefit wool producers and related sectors.
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America
United States
Canada
New Idea To Protect Car Passengers From Injuries
Cornell researcher Hugh De Haven suggests wrapping passengers as carefully as fragile goods to reduce injuries in crashes. He noted cars lack safety belts and harnesses, arguing interiors should eliminate sharp contact points to lower head injuries, a priority for automotive design.
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Detroit
Cornell University
Hugh de Haven
Society of Automotive Engineers
de Haven
Cornell Medical College
Swift cab service provokes a Bedford woman
Bedford Indiana dispatcher for the 400 Cab Co. summoned a cab to a Bedford woman's home within a block. The driver arrived just as she hung up. She refused the ride saying no one should drive so fast and asked for another cab.
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Bedford
Ind
400 Cab Co
Start World Trip on Small Capital
Two 21 year old Albertans from Medicine Hat arrived on the Empress of Canada planning a three year round the world trip with an initial capital of 800 dollars. Nelson Mathison and Terry Swanson will cycle where they can visiting Edinburgh London and plan to traverse the Netherlands France Spain Italy South Africa India Australia and New Zealand. They will seek work if funds run low.
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London
Medicine Hat
Nelson Mathison
Terry Swanson
Edinburgh
Netherlands
France
Spain
Italy
South Africa
India
Australia
New Zealand
Alberta Uses Cyanide Guns in Coyote Control War
Alberta funds a coyote control program using cyanide gums with 3 300 guns deployed in 33 areas. The plan removes the bounties previously paid for each coyote killed and reports growing coyote numbers, with estimates up to 200 000. Local farmers have long hunted, trapped, and used methods like mothballs, airplanes, and packs of hounds to protect livestock.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Agriculture Department
Wash-Day Tips to Save Time on Ironing
Simple guidelines show how to hang clothes to reduce ironing. Hang towels and handkerchiefs flat, smooth hems, and place sheets double over. Use hangers for dresses and shirts, wire stretchers for trousers, and hang garments by their strongest point for shape.
Consumers show strong demand for skim milk powder
At the Toronto Royal Winter Fair consumers expressed strong interest in skim milk powder for home use. Ten players are listed on a lacrosse team.
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Toronto
Pay Call On Newcomers
A neighborly call on newcomers is a gracious act not required by etiquette. Mature women who lead social groups visit newcomers to help them settle, offer assistance, and may gain new ideas for their community. The gesture builds reputation as a kind and thoughtful person and is warmly appreciated.
Leap Year Rule from Lethbridge Herald
The article notes a Scottish 1288 law granting maidens freedom in leap years to charm a man, with a fine if refused, and jokes that modern leap year methods have changed while maidens still pursue mates.
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Lethbridge Herald
Scotland
Mayden Ladge
Toronto Woman Finds Reward in Welding Career
Mrs. June Wakefield, once a Sudbury stenographer, pursued welding during wartime and remains in the trade after marriage. She works at a large aluminum factory in Toronto and now demonstrates kettle spout welding at a department store home maker show, praising creative work.
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Toronto
June Wakefield
Sudbury
Edmonton Violinist Betty-Jean Hagen Opens European Tour
Edmonton born Betty-Jean Hagen, 21, a noted violinist with Pathe Marconi prize laurels, begins a two month tour of Europe in London Paris and other halls. She recalls starting music at three, winning Alberta prizes in singing then switching to violin, and she hopes for future engagements and time for dancing painting and travel.
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Toronto
Betty-Jean Hagen
Euro
London
Paris
Pathe Marconi
Betty-Jean
Alberta
Agriculture Front and Exhibitions Highlight Western Fairs
Brandon official Alex McPhail head of the A circuit says agriculture stays at the forefront in western exhibits. J G Wilkinson of Moose Jaw heads the B circuit. both praise livestock standardization and growing farm machinery displays while Ottawa's Agriculture chief A W Peterson urges fairs to aid farmers.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Brandon
Alex McPhail
Western Canada Association of Exhibitions
Western Canada Fairs Association
McPhail
J. G. Wilkinson
Moose Jaw
A. W. Peterson
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Run of Hard Luck Doncaster Boy Seeks Home for Christmas
Eight year old Billy Lacey, of Doncaster, hopes to be home for next Christmas after a string of severe injuries. A toy arrow wounded his eye in 1949, a roof slate fell on his head in 1950, and last Christmas a dog bit off the end of his nose.
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Doncaster
Billy Lacey
Earliest Chinese Flower Sons Traced to Tang Dynasty
The oldest surviving examples of the flower sons emerge from the Tang dynasty period between 618 and 908. The note places these intricate art forms in early Chinese culture, highlighting their antiquity and cultural significance.
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Barbara
Barbara McLellan
Winston Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Parliament
Pletcher
The
Sioux City Journal
Welder
N.E.W.S
Europe
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