Thousands Of Farmers Obtained Loans Under Farm Improvement Act
In 1946 a total of 13 080 farmers received loans totaling nearly 10 million dollars under the Farm Improvement Loans Act. The report notes 5 percent interest and up to ten year terms, aimed at helping average farmers obtain credit for improvements. Loans financed farm implements and trucks totaling 7,488,347 dollars from about 12.5 million in sales, with notable activity in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Western
Canada
Veterans As Students Set High Standards
War veterans make up 30 percent of arts students in United Church of Canada universities. This year 1 402 veterans are enrolled in arts faculties among 4 630 arts students, with 5 025 in junior colleges and secondary schools and 222 studying theology, totaling 9 877 higher learning students under the Church. United College Winnipeg limits high school enrollment to house 531 veterans, Mount Allison and Sackville Ladies College close to admit veterans, Victoria College Toronto enrolls 500 veterans in arts, and Mount Royal Calgary reports 100 veterans raising standards with their diligence.
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Toronto
United Church of Canada
Board of Colleges and Secondary Schools
United College
Winnipeg
Mount Allison University and Schools
Sackville
Ladies College
Victoria College
Mount Royal
Calgary
Alberta
Fossil fish from Fernie BC fascinates palaeontologists
A Geological Survey of Canada specimen sent to Dr. L S Russell of the Royal Ontario Museum hints at a 5 foot fossil fish from a reservoir site near Fernie British Columbia. The ancient fish reportedly shows a body covered by heavy drony scales resembling house siding.
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Geological Survey of Canada
L. S. Russell
Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology
Fernie
B.C
British scientists unveil 11 foot rocket plane to probe sonic speed
Sir Ben Lockspeiser declared a model flying at 400 mph from a Mosquito would launch from its belly, glide to 36 000 feet with autopilot and radar, then rocket to speeds 1000 mph. Tests planned over the Scilly Islands in about five weeks aim to pave way for a full sized radio controlled craft exceeding sound barrier.
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Sir Ben Lockspeiser
Ministry of Supply
Aeronautical Research
Scilly Islands
England
Ben
Good Advice When Buying A Home From Life Insurance Institute
The Life Insurance Institute outlines guidance for prospective buyers. Do not spend more than three times net annual income on a home. Keep total housing costs around one fourth of take home pay. Make a large down payment and pay off the mortgage quickly. Buy only what is needed to avoid excess maintenance costs. A home should be for comfort and security, not speculation.
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Institute of Life Insurance
Mystery aircraft eludes radar off the east coast
London reports a nightly mystery aircraft baffling Air Ministry radar. The intruder speeds between 120 and 400 mph at altitudes from a few hundred to thousands of feet and has never been sighted. Mosquito radar chase failed to locate it. origin and base remain unknown.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Sweden
Hazelnut Trees Stop Trespassers With Warning Sign
A farmer facing nut gathering disruption posted warnings in his hazelnut wood. The notice warns trespassers to enter at their own risk as Corylus Avellana, the hazelnut plant, abounds and gives no warning of its presence.
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Empire Digest
Hair Growth and Loss Cycles
A strand cycle lasts two to four years with hair replacement keeping dispersion minimal as new hairs grow in to replace those shed. The gradual nature means most people do not notice ongoing hair loss.
What Man Can Do If Necessary
According to Weekly Underwriter it is on record that a man can perform extreme feats. The list includes surviving long fasts and dehydration, extreme temperatures, high altitude ascents with and without oxygen, deep dives, extended endurance runs, and challenging stunts such as parachute jumps.
Adventurer John Longland Climbs Far High Peaks
John Laurence Longland 41, noted adventurer, author and educator, recounts climbs toward Everest in 1935 within 850 feet of the summit after six weeks. He also joined a Greenland expedition that reached Watkins Peak, 12 250 feet high, and spoke in Vancouver of oxygen scarcity and cold that halted Everest. As of now he serves as Dorset county education officer.
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John Laurence Longland
Everest
Watkins Peak
Greenland
Longland
Vancouver
Dorset
England
Handicaps Can Be Overcome
The Fort William Times-Journal profiles Lloyd McClintock who lost sight in both eyes and a hand at age eleven after a dynamite accident in Quebec. He learned to type one-handed at 40 wpm, passed exams, earned arts and economics degrees at McGill, and became a field secretary for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. He enjoys music reading games and swimming and serves as an example that latent powers can be tapped.
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Fort William
McClintock
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Royal Family Photographs 299-Year-Old Turtle aboard HM5
The royal party aboard HM5 Vanguard at sea photographed Jonathan the 200 year old tortoise once on St. Helena when Napoleon died in exile. The Queen fed Jonathan a banana during a visit that followed a journey from South Africa.
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HM5
Vanguard
Jonathan
St. Helena
Napoleon
South Africa
Krakatoa eruption hurled rock miles into air
An 1883 Krakatoa eruption hurled a cubic mile of rock more than 17 miles into the sky. The Malay Archipelago event shocked observers and reshaped regional skies for years.
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Krakatoa
Malay Archipelago
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Argentina
Rich
Jockey Club
Mme. N
Litanio
Argen
Buenos Aires
Tina
Fernie, B.C
Malartic Gold Mines
Paula Ellery
Mickey Aberdeen
Noelia Genier
Caroli Hartley
Paula
Carol
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