Crude Oil Tests From Virden Manitoba Show Promising Yield
Crude from the California Standard test well at Virden yielded 28 percent gasoline on the straight run through the topping plant at the Anglo-Canadian Oils refinery in Brandon. A. C. Morrison noted the sample’s method and its potential to compare with Alberta Redwater crudes, though limited by small volumes and light ends loss during storage.
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Virden
A C. Morrison
Morrison
Alberta
Brandon
Man
Anglo-Canadian Oils, Ltd
A. C. Morrison
Diets that damage teeth warn against sweets and neglect
Health notes two diet types for teeth the destructive one includes candies and sweet treats. Sugars foster acidic saliva after bacterial action weakening enamel leading to decay. Emphasizes mouth cleanliness dental supervision for children from age about three and high regard for primary teeth.
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E. R. W. Bilkey
Health Magazine
Toronto Authority On Pedodontics
Bilkey
The
Health League Magazine
Quick Canadi Quiz on Elections and Civil Service
The quiz asks for Canada’s southernmost point, the date of the next federal election, timing of the List census, and counts of federal civil servants. It also queries the increase in manufacturing wage rates since 19397, a likely OCR error.
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Canada
Breeding Potatoes To Combat Common Scab In Canada
Research at Fredericton since 1938 seeks potato varieties resistant to Common Scab. European lines like Richter s Jubel Arnica and Hindenburg form the basis of crosses with Canadian varieties. Some seedlings show resistance but late maturity or poor quality limits commercial use. early maturing, quality lines are scarce. Progress remains slow but aims to deliver durable resistance for Canadian growers.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Fredericton
N B
H. T. Davies
Canada
Davies
Shorter 35 Hour Week For Ottawa Civil Servants
Federal civil servants in Ottawa move to a 35 hour work week over the summer from June 25 to Sept 2. The change applies to staff previously on a 39 hour schedule.
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Ottawa
Civil Service Commission
The Original Tea Pot Reference
A fragmented line states the origin of the tea pot, indicating its heritage or source in a historical note. The readable text hints at its English or Asian craftsmanship, but specifics are unclear. Further context would reveal the maker, period, and significance.
Hard And Good Times As Best For Human Race
At the AMA meeting a study from the National Cancer Institute suggests cycles of hardship and ease benefit humanity. Paramecia that face stress died out, while those thriving under trouble persisted, showing evolution favors change. Bacteria exposed to heat then normal conditions adapted to survive higher temperatures. Individuals are expendable. nature values the race over the individual.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Paradise
American Medical Association
R. R. Spencer
M. B. Melroy
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
Spencer
Dr. Spencer
Smile of the Week and Ocean Carbon Contrast
A humorous exchange about engagement sets a light tone while a scientific note claims deep ocean water carries more carbon dioxide than surface water, highlighting a contrast between domestic wit and environmental science.
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Ocean
Oddities In The News From Coast To Coast
A bulging clipping notes quirky items from Canada and the United States. A Green embossed envelope from Ottawa’s government travel bureau addressed to Mrs. Doyle in Saskatoon hints at official travel material. Nearby, two women in Newport News lie in adjacent hospital beds as their newborns share the same doctor. Emily Sanchez, a New York native, storms a Los Angeles police station protesting the city, then her car is looted of $900 in clothing and shoes.
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Peace Tower
Ottawa
O.hms
Canadian Government Travel Bureau
Department of Resources and Development
W. M. Doyle
Popular Crescent
Saskatoon
Sask
U.S.A
James L. Lupton
Dewey Moore
Newport News
Emily Sanchez
New York
University Division
Los Angeles
GEMS OF THOUGHT ON LIBERTY AND LANDMARK FACTS
A collection of quotes about liberty from Paine Kingsley Shaw Hazlitt and Eddy emphasizes liberty as responsibility and moral governance. The note adds a historical remark that the cotton boll weevil originated in Mexico and was found there around 1856.
Airborne incubators aid premature babies in Vancouver
St Pauls hospital began a flying incubator program to transport premature infants from remote regions. Since inception 40 babies were moved by air or ambulance, 46 of 80 admitted in Vancouver survived, with deaths mainly from other complications. A long term study and improved techniques are planned.
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Vancouver
St. Paul's Hospital
Fraser Valley
St. Paul's
Strawberry Patch Falls Down Well
BISMARCK ND Mrs F C Beck and her children found a six foot hole in a strawberry patch that quickly deepened to 45 feet. She believes it is an old well dug before 1900 with planks laid over it six feet below the surface. She notes the hole was under the clothes line.
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Bismarck
N.D
F. C. Beck
Dutch Immigrants Happy Here in Canada Says Pastor
Rev. W. J. Schouten returns from Canada convinced 55 000 Dutch immigrants are content living in the country and would not return to the homeland. He notes newcomers receive Dutch English Bibles from the Reform Church of America upon landing.
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Toronto
Holland
Canada
W. J. Schouten
Reform Church of America
Bequests Support United Church of Canada Across Decades
Bequests to the United Church of Canada have funded its Pension Fund reserves and overseas missions. In 1947 and beyond, large gifts from John H Holt and A J Mitchell highlighted significant private gifts. The Board of Finance, chaired by W Norman McLeod of Moore Corporation, guides funds.
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United Churches
United Church of Canada
Canada
Church Union
John H. Holt
Quebec City
Holt, Renfrew and Company
United Church
A. J. Mitchell
Toronto
Treasury Department
Allergic To Dishwater
WINNSBORO Tex M L Waggoner has discovered a rash is caused by dishwater His doctor confirms it He now washes dishes but buys paper plates in two dozen lots to dodge the irritant and keep household chores moving with humor and ingenuity.
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Winnsboro
Tex
M. L. Waggoner
Waggoner
Helpful Hints for Cleaning and Taste Tricks
Stain removal using alcohol for medicine spills on fabric. Remember to remove rings before stocking handling to avoid catching threads. For stubborn corks dip wool in boiling water and wrap around bottle neck to loosen cork. To disguise castor oil taste add orange juice, then oil, then more juice and soda, drink while fizzing.
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers Fact Sheet
A compact quiz recap lists five items: wage rates have more than doubled. 1871. Middle Island in Lake Erie. 160,000. by 1954. Material supplied by editors of Quick Canadian Facts. Britain has the highest proportion of book readers worldwide.
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Middle Island
Lake Erie
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Canada
Britain
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Owen Sound
Ont
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Liberty
Thomas Paine
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Bernard Shaw
William Hazlitt
II Corinthians
Mary Baker Eddy
Air Canada
Camal
Barnhart and Power Plant
Ontario Hyero
ST. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Seaway
Barnhart Island
Cornwall
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