Weeklies Stand Proud in Canada As News Keeps Pace
Leslie E. Barber, president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, notes weeklies stay prosperous amid urbanization. Small towns awaken with new factories and oil fields while publishers invest in better plants and wages, yet stay close to communities and avoid sensationalism.
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Canada
Busi
Nesses
Barber
Sicknick
Beatnik
Pioneer
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Publisher heads CWNA Regina in Canadian weekly move
Leslie E. Barber publisher of the Chilliwack Progress becomes president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association succeeding Hugh E. McCormick of the Montreal Monitor. Delegates elected Verden Leavens and J. Rundle McLachlan as officers with directors named for provinces across the country.
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Saulteaux
Indian Head
Sask
Leslie E. Barber
Canada
Barber
Wagiah Coupe
Four Thunder
McCormick
Eagle Born
Keno Kahnitowiket
Regina
Chilliwack
B.C
Progress
Hugh E. McCormick
The
Montreal Monitor
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Charles A. Barber
CWNA
Verden Leavens
Bolton
Ont
Enterprise
J. Rundle McLachlan
Virden
Man
Empire Advance
British Columbia
G. Cecil Hacker
Abbotsford News
Frank R Harris
Vernon News
Alberta
Ken Patrige
Camrose Canadian
W. E. Bowes
Grande Prairie Herald Tribune
Pattern sales note for toy and furnishing patterns
An advertisement describes Pattern 458 with actual-size cutting guides available for 40 cents. It is included in packet No. 52 alongside four other toy and home furnishing patterns for children, all offered for 1.75 dollars.
Cabinet for sink with adaptable kitchen cabinet pattern
Patterns show a cabinet for a small kitchen sink with adjustable dimensions to fit any sink and extend along a wall. Step by step drawings illustrate construction. Two inner doors hold dishwashing supplies using quarter inch plywood containers. Pattern 5 contains full size tracing diagrams.
Digestive Juice Used to Dissolve Eye Tissue in Cataract Care
Surgeons at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital used chymotrypsin to dissolve tissue holding the lens, avoiding cutting. They injected the pancreas enzyme into the iris, left it for about three minutes, then removed the cataract with suction and saline wash, restoring sight for an elderly man.
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Camrose
Alta
Melbourne
Australia
Alfred Hospital
RCAF Sergeant Wins $800 for Fuel Cap Seal Idea
Sgt Reginald Shrimpton of NCO 1.c Workshops at RCAF Station Southport won $800 from the RCAF suggestion award plan for an efficient fuel cap seal in T 33 wing tanks. This is his second use of a ideas in two years with the Air Force and includes a framed certificate and a letter from Air Vice Marshal D M Smith. The award is among five major DN defence prizes. RCAF ideas have contributed to substantial savings.
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Department of National Defence
RCAF
Jiffy-On Playsuit Pattern Misses Sizes Ten to Eighteen
Pattern advertisement for Misses sizes 10 12 14 16 18 Printed Pattern 4648. Includes playsuit length options pedal pusher and short versions in cotton prints. Requires 2 3/4 yards 35 inch fabric for size 16. Send 50 cents and print size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Toronto.
Mount Logan Crowned Canada's Highest Peak at 19550 Feet
Yukon territory's Mount Logan rises to 19550 feet, making it the nation’s tallest mountain. Experts note its summit marks Canada’s extreme elevation record and a notable geographic landmark.
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Canada
Saskatchewan appoints medical sociologist at College of Medicine
The University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon names Dr Rob in F Badgley as assistant professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The grant of 19079 from The Commonwealth Fund of New York supports this its only such position in Canada. Dr Badgley, 28, holds M.A. degrees from McGill and Yale and a Ph.D. from Yale.
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College of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
W. P Thompson
Canada
Commonwealth Fund of
New York
Robin F. Badgley
J. Wendell Macleod
Alexander Robertson
Badgley
Robertson
McGill
Yale
University of Vermont
New Synchroreader Records Voices On Synchrosheet
A new machine called the Synchroreader, invented by Professor Yasushi Hoshino of Tokyo Institute of Technology, records voices on a Synchrosheet. It folds into a talking message the size of a letter and can reproduce newspaper pages, lectures, meetings, or conversations. It is on sale in Japan for about 570 dollars.
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Japan
Yasushi Hoshino
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Brussels
Remembering Names The Lightweight Guide
A concise piece on improving memory for names. It argues most people can learn to recall names with effort and practical steps such as asking for spelling, repeating the name, forming a visual name image, and linking it to facial features. A humorous anecdote warns against sloppy recall.
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Salmon
Everyday greatness in farming and rural life
A reflection on farmers as businesslike, patient stewards of land. It notes how modern rural life blends agriculture with literacy and connectivity, and how farmers view change as a constant driving progress toward a better future. It emphasizes patience, cause and effect, and enduring belief in tomorrow.
Winnipeg Merit Classes Encourage Bright Students to Study
In Winsied and Winnipeg, 143 students in grades 10 and 11 express desire to continue schooling during summer. Authorities note merit classes for above average intellect, contrasting with older egalitarian views. The move aims to rescue talented pupils from boredom and wasted potential and is praised as a wise educational investment.
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Winsied
Winnipeg
Canada
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George E. Kroft
Selkirk Enterprise
Harvey Friesen
Winkler Pembina Triangle Progress
Ontario
E. A. “Chick” Spence
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Barry Wenger
Wingham Advance
G. C. Craven
Ridgetown Dominion
John Marsh
Amherstburg Echo
Quebec
Ives Gagnon
St. Johns
L. G. Gage
St. Johns News
New Brunswick
J. Louis McKenna
Kings County Record
Sussex
Nova Scotia
George C. Murray
Pictou Advocate
Fred Beattie
Annapolis Royal Spectator
Charles H. Nolan
Stouffville
Tribune
C. Irwin McIntosh
North Battleford
John James
Bowmanville
Canadian Statesman
John Pinckney
Rosetown
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Leduc
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Liverpool
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