Scientific nose and eye detect oil as wells are sunk
A Baroid Well Logging Service display at the International Petroleum Exposition showed a truck mounted system using a ultraviolet oil glow eye and a gas sensing nose to detect oil signs in drill cuttings and mud. The nose heats gas samples to reveal methane signs while the ultraviolet eye identifies oil in cuttings. A depth based graph marks oil indications every two feet to guide drilling and casing decisions.
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Tulsa
Houston
Tex
15 Year Old Boy Weighs 402 Pounds in Kentucky Hills
In Clermont Kentucky Billy Greenwell, 15, weighs 402 pounds and lives with his mother. He loves television and comic books and rarely leaves home due to his size. He previously weighed 356 pounds and weighed 91 at birth, wearing oversized overalls held by a shoestring.
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Clermont
Bullitt County
Billy Greenwell
Billy
Harry Greenwell
Gardener Accosted Over Sapling Type in Public Garden
A persistent questioner harassed an old gardener as he planted saplings. The gardener snapped back in anger asking what sort of trees he was planting and answered that they were wooden ones.
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
The reader provides quick quiz answers listing provinces and facts: 5 Alberta, 3 Nickel, 1 BC, plus Canada provinces Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario, 2 Slightly more than one quarter, 4 About 4 million tons. Material supplied by editors of Quick Canadian Facts.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Young Alberta Woman Balances Home Life with Engineering Studies
Edmonton housewife Reva Stilwell, formerly Reva Sheinin of Calgary, pursues civil engineering at the University of Alberta while caring for her six month old son David Shane. Her husband Bill Stilwell is a law student. she aims to be a career woman and a wife and mother.
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Edmonton
Reva Stilwell
Reva Sheinin
Calgary
David Shane
University of Alberta
Bill Stilwell
Stilwell
Beth
Bill
Reva
Mixed Vegetable Aspic with Savory Ham Tea Ring
A vintage recipe outlines making a lemon gelatin aspic with mixed vegetables and cabbage folded in, set on a greens bed with peas and green beans marinated in French dressing around the mold. Garnish with celery and cucumber slices, served with deviled ham pin wheel and biscuit bread alternatives.
Little Brown Dog Brought Water During Five Day Paralysis
Herbert Jones, a 63 year old pecan farmer in Orlando, says his small brown dog fed him water for five days while he lay paralyzed with a broken back after a fall from a pruning ladder. A black snake stayed by his side as the dog fetched water and kept him from losing his grip on sanity until a visitor found him.
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Snake
Orlando
Fila
Herbert Jones
Jones
Handy home fixes from old tips on repairs and preservation
The note outlines simple remedies for mending china using powdered alum, removing fat from hot soup via cold water wrung cloth, and making plant fertilizer with glue dissolved in water. It also mentions reusing cedar oil to scent and protect a plain wooden chest and suggests a method to dry and set glued pieces for durable joins.
1925 Model T Truck Still In Daily Use
In Watertown New York Edward Matthew age 75 fields a 1925 Model T Ford stakebody that has logged over 200000 miles in daily service. He notes the four cylinder engine remains original and he keeps three spare engines ready in his garage.
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Watertown
N.Y
Edward Matthew
Matthew
Great Swimmer Hippo Portrait
A feature highlights a hippo known for swift swimming and diving with ease, frequently walking along the riverbed. The piece notes its calm behavior and mentions a healthful lifestyle message focusing on diet and well-being.
Coleville Oil Field Emerges as Saskatchewan Powerhouse
Rovante OU Co Ltd and Canada Southern Oils Ltd report 101 wells drilled in 19 months since 1951 discovery, yielding 86 development wells and seven gas producers. Field covers 8000 acres, with 2500 barrels daily production and 474235 barrels cumulated by March 31. Open-flow gas up to 10 million cf daily, electrified pumping, and new plants near Coleville enhance refining.
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Rovante OU Co Ltd
Canada Southern Oils Ltd
Banff
Viking
Coleville
Regina
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Palo
Sask
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Royalite
Mouse Kills Reptile Then Hides in Lunch Line
A shy mouse on a lunch menu bites a caged rattlesnake, killing it. A liquor store owner’s son wins first prize for an essay condemning alcohol. A thief fails to profit from holding ransom teeth and is caught. A purse snatcher flees into a Mexico City doorway leading to a police station. An Iowa woman damages her car by $100 backing up to reach a dropped penny.
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Iowa
Well trained child refuses $100 gift
London Ontario report says a stranger offered $100 bills to two boys and their mother phoned in to say her well trained son refused the offer. Police said the bills appeared genuine and could offer no explanation for the stranger.
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London
Ont
William Glanfield
Praised Idea of Newlyweds Saying Grace in Meals
Chicago clergy across three faiths supported Judge Henry L. Burman’s plan to urge newlyweds to say grace before meals to reduce divorces and juvenile delinquency. Rev. Gerhard W. Grauer cited records linking high divorce and delinquency to families that forget God.
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Chicago
Henry L. Burman
Superior Court
Gerhard W. Grauer
Church Federation of Greater Chicago
Quick Canadian Quiz
The quiz asks: the Yukon and Northwest Territories together equal the area of which provinces. in 1952 farm cash income what proportion came from wheat. Canada’s leading mineral by dollar value. prior to World War II Canada’s max steel output was 1.5 million tons and what will 1933 production be. which prairie province has the largest population. answers are in Another Columa.
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Yukon
Northwest Territories
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Pony herd coronation in Alta town offers free rides
In a town 150 miles southeast of Edmonton Bert Healy has built a herd of 30 Shetland ponies since buying one for his son 12 years ago. He offers free pony rides to well behaved children, creating a local attraction.
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Coronation
Alta
Edmonton
Bert Healy
Record highs and lows set for Earth’s temps
The highest temperature recorded is 136 degrees Fahrenheit at Azizia Libya on September 13 1922. The lowest temperature recorded is 90 degrees below zero Fahrenheit at Verkhoyansk Siberia on February 5 and 7 1892.
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Earth
Azizia
Libya
Verkhoyansk
Siberia
Smile Of The Week Quip Goes Viral In Moonlit Exchange
A social media moment features a witty exchange about an ethereal look in the moonlight. The reply defies the compliment with a joking counter, ending in a playful mock confrontation.
Traffic Boom in Canada Rail Surfaces Rise in Vehicles Per Mile
Between 1947 and 1951 Canada saw motor vehicles per mile of surfaced rail increase from 324 to 166. This change highlights shifts in transportation infrastructure use during the period.
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Canada
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