Musk Oxen of Canada Escape A Bomb Years of Protection
Canada's musk oxen roam the Thelon sanctuary a 15 000 square mile reserve northeast of Great Slave Lake. Once near extinction the herds recover under government protection with hundreds of thousands once across North America and Greenland.
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Saskatoon
Canada
North America
Thelon
Great Slave Lake
Mackenzie
Northwest Territories
Keewatin
Hudson Bay
Muskoxen
Dominion
Seces
Department of Resources and Development
Greenland
Arctic Islands
Franklin
Ellesmere Island
North Pole
Axel Heiberg
Devon
Melville
Victoria
Thelon Sanctuary
Kings of the Barren
Central Press Canadian
Oddities In The News Highlights Whimsical Misadventures
A string of bizarre items includes a Detroit wife seeking divorce after 1910, a Toronto girl writing to a Korea pen pal, and a Lincolnshire man avoiding a runaway car that crashed into a shop. Also, a Ga boy fed his sister a bottle with toilet water and salad dressing while firefighters revived the infant with a stomach tube. New York turkey theft leads to a humorous domestic arrest as neighbors joke about punishment.
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Charles McCord
Hapeville
Elaine
Wesley Farr
Home Cleaning Tips From Everyday Life
Helpful hints cover removing grease spots with baking soda overnight and vacuuming, quilting dishcloths from cheesecloth, choosing cotton crepe for towels, using a charcoal piece in the refrigerator to control odors, and washing or wringing a foot mop carefully for effective cleaning.
Hopper Infestation In Red River Valley Not As Bad
Grasshopper infestation in the Red River valley may be reduced as many eggs found this spring are infertile. Dr. R. D. Bird says infertility will lower the forecasted infestation, though weather remains a key factor. About $100,000 is to be used for control in the Red River valley, despite the predicted infested area being two thirds of last year.
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Winnipeg
Red River Valley
Manitoba Agriculture Department
R. D. Bird
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Brandon
Planting a 215 Acre Garden in Oklahoma City
Wesley Sanford labored to sow his 215 acre tract with seeds. He rushed home to find his wife had finished preparing the plot by plowing and raking. A life insurance chart notes longer life in poor business periods and higher death rates in prosperous times.
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Oklahoma City
Wesley Sanford
Sanford
University Produces Three Winter Crops By Greenhouse Simulation
University researchers grow wheat and barley in two greenhouses using 128 100-watt bulbs per greenhouse to simulate summer daylight and control moisture and temperature through fall to spring. The goal is to speed plant breeding by producing multiple generations yearly, enabling faster reconstitution of disease resistant grain varieties such as Montcalm barley through successive back-crosses with Valentine.
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Valentine
Montcalm
100 New Farms In Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley prepares for one of British Columbia’s largest private land reclamation projects. A 7000 acre site 27 miles from Vancouver between the Pitt and Allouette rivers to Pitt Lake will be diked and drained by Dutch engineers. The Raney Ranch property was bought by Netherlands Finance Company of Canada Ltd. and will be sold to Dutch and Canadian farmers, creating up to 100 km of homes and boosting dairy production.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Pitt
Allouette
Pitt Lake
Raney Ranch
Pitt Development, Ltd
Netherlands Finance Company of Canada, Ltd
R. Robey Knowles
Gems of Thought Quotations on Civilization and Faith
A collection of brief quotes urging deeper causes of civilization beyond politics and economy. Leaders from George VI to Emerson and Franklin emphasize Christian values, God’s rule, conscience, and the shaping of humanity through virtue and principle. The set invites reflection on civilization’s foundations.
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George VI
England
Mary Baker Eddy
Quick Canadian Facts Quiz Notes
A reader quiz asks which province was once St. John’s Island and which is Canada’s largest retail business. It inquires when the Fathers of Confederation held their first conference and identifies Canada’s largest island. It also compares Labrador with Newfoundland Island. Answers appear in another column.
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St. John’s Island
Canada
Fathers of Confederation
Labrador
Newfoundland
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
Prince Edward Island is listed as item 1. Labrador is described as about three times the size of Newfoundland. BNA Act passed after three years of discussion. Baffin Island covers 197 000 square miles. Canadians spend 2 to 3 billion dollars annually in their 50 000 food stores.
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Labrador
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Baffin Island
Flower huckster sells first dandelions as festival blooms
A London street vendor at a Festival of Britain exhibit sold small golden boutonnières wrapped in green leaves for two shillings each. Hundreds bought the items, unaware they were the season’s first dandelions.
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London
Embroider This Prayer Panel Pattern 7087 Gift
A simple stitchery panel designed for children makes a perfect gift for a child or godchild. Pattern 7087 features a 16 by 19 inch transfer and requires twenty five cents in coins to obtain, with stamps not accepted.
Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue Promotion
Warns readers to send twenty five cents for a copy of the new Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue. Describes illustrations of crochet knitting embroidery and other handwork with a free pattern printed in the book. Includes demand to provide name address and pattern number.
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Alice Brooks
Smile of the Week Reflects Joe’s Last Wish
The joke notes Joe’s dying wish that his wife not remarry, prompting Jones to remark that Joe was endlessly helping others. The quip frames Joe as selflessly considerate, with Jones praising his character as typical.
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Joe
Jones
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CPC
Janet McGuir
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Shirley Marks
Toronto
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Arthur Bradley
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Lincolnshire
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N.Y
Fairway
Sokoki
University
Arthur H. Compton
Daniel Webster
Emerson
Benjamin Franklin
Camadiam Red Cross Society Sask
Victoria Ave
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