New and Better Fabrics Discovered by Science
Henry Lesesne reports on advances in textiles at the Southern Regional laboratory in New Orleans. Chemists modify cotton fibres and create new fibres from corn and peanuts, including ramie being grown in Florida. The X-2 rayon process alters viscose rayon at the molecular level, promising stronger, washable fabrics and reduced shrinkage. Synthetic fibres from petroleum derivatives and corn proteins are nearing commercial scale, with major plants planned in the Southeast.
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Henry Lesesne
CPC
Southern Regional Laboratory
New Orleans
Leonard Smith
National Cotton Council
Florida
Southern
Danville
E. I. du Pont Dé Nemours and Company
Old Hickory
Tenn
Sid Smith Wins Lady Byng Trophy In 1951 52
Sid Smith of the Toronto Maple Leafs is awarded the 1951 52 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and playing ability. Red Kelly of Detroit finishes runner up, with Bill Mosienko of Chicago and Don Raleigh of New York tied for third. Smith earns a $1000 prize and a place on the Leafs all star group after leading his team with 57 points in 70 games.
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Montreal
Sid Smith
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Maple Leaf
Smith
Red Kelly
Detroit
Bill Mosienko
Chicago
Don (Bones) Raleigh
New York
N.H.L
Kelly
Mosienko
Chicago Black Hawks
Bill
Don Raleigh
New York Center
National Hockey League
Sid
Joe Primeau
Gordon Drillon
Scintillating
Syl Apps
Sidney James Smith
Leafs
Quebec Aces
Pittsburgh Hornets
Pittsburgh
Boston
Red Wings
New York Rangers
Raleigh
Floyd Curry
Canadiens
Bill Quackenbush
Bob Goldham
Jim Henry
Wally Hergesheimer
Dick Gamble
Edgar Laprade
Hang It Yourself Wallpaper Demonstration by Kay Appleby
Francis James reviews Kay Appleby’s amateur wallpaper hanging demonstration. Appleby, a homemaker with two teens, emphasizes proper tools, prep, and careful technique, showing how to hang, trim, wash strips, and manage corners, windows, and pipes. She urges using pamphlets from dealers and keeping paste marks from drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Appleby
Gems of Thought: Noble Mind and True Life Maxims
A compact collection of aphorisms from Lowell Saxe Eddy Dollinger and Bonar urging nobility, truth, and virtue. The quotes emphasize inner worth, honest living, and the impact of thoughts and speech on happiness and creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Horatius Bonar
Electric Guitar Picks Up Radio Messages Near Home
In Cleveland a 15 year old, Fred Keyerleber, finds his electric guitar sometimes picks up police calls and taxi radio-telephone conversations during practice. Sound technicians say the instrument can receive such messages when nearby, explaining the phenomenon observed at his suburban home.
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Cleveland, O
Fred Keyerleber
Keyerleber
Brown Room Den Library With Chocolate Walls
A modern den library doubles as a television room featuring cocoa brown wood paneling and a matching ceiling. Soft chartreuse panels behind shelves blend with russet rose fabrics and white drapery while blond wood furniture completes the scheme.
Floating body displaces water equal to 2935 its weight
A body afloat displaces water weighing 2935 times its own weight in accordance with buoyancy principles. The statement highlights Archimedes type buoyancy without providing context or measurements beyond the weight ratio.
Radio-Equipped Aircraft To Patrol British Columbia Forests
Six radio equipped planes will patrol B C timberlands this summer to locate and combat forest fires. Central BC Airways holds the 1952 contract with bases in Vancouver Kamloops Fort George Nelson and Terrace.
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Victoria
B.C
E. T. Kenney
Kenney
Central BC Airways
Vancouver
Kamloops
Fort George
Nelson
Terrace
Forest District
1928 Grocery Bill Reminds of Good Old Days
A nostalgic list shows a 1928 shopping bill with items like back bacon 32 cents a pound oranges 55 cents for two dozen carrots 23 cents and flour 1.15 a 24 pounds. It notes pork tenderloin 45 cents a pound salmon 42 cents a pound and tea 69 cents a pound.
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Regina
Parkerhouse
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Dept. of National Health and Wellae
Lady Byng
Duke OF Edinburgh
National Physical and Chemical Research Laboratories
Teddington
E. C. Bullard
National Physical Laboratory
Sir Ben Lockspieser
Britain
J. F. Allan
Francis James
Hang It
James Russell Lowell
John Godfrey Saxe
W. H. Dollinger
Weil
Seneca
Col
P. DB. Baird
Canada
Baffin Island
Arctic
Arctic Institute of North America
United States
Great Britain
Denmark
Arctic Institute
BROWN
British Columbia
M. Harrison-Gray Deaier
West
Aed
North
West Bo
Cisbe
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