Greatest Hunt For Gold In Canada Draws To A Close
The article notes the era of Canada’s greatest gold prospecting, with an estimated 158000 people involved including prospectors and assistants. Aerial photography by planes and Royal Canadian Air Force surveys aided exploration, mapping Northern Manitoba Athabaska Great Bear Great Slave Nahanni Yukon regions, guiding vein discoveries and mining development.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Athabaska
Great Bear
Great Slave
Nahanni
Yukon
Royal Canadian Air Force
Long Lac
Ontario
Got What She Wanted Six Buttons From Altman’s
A young woman seeks six buttons for covering and asks for a size larger. At Altman’s the clerk refuses to sell buttons for covering. She fabricates a small lie and purchases six red buttons, then hides her plan not to recover them.
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Altman's
Altman
The
New Yorker
England’s autogyro halts in air lands on court
A British developed autogyro with no wings or rudder can hang motionless in the air and descend to land on a tennis court, showcasing a novel flight concept from England.
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England
What Does Your Handwriting Reveal
Lawrence Hibbert presents grapho analytic readers with character insights from handwriting. Letters discuss career doubts and personal choices, with advice on art careers, marriage, and long distance relationships. Send samples to Hibbert at Winnipeg Newspaper Union for analysis.
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Miss C
Winnipeg
North Country
Toronto
Germany
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Delightful school dress patterns for 10 to 16 year olds
Sandringham blue wool ensemble forms the base for today’s darling model with a fever of gold buttons on brown wool crepe. Matching brown cuffs button and a bright angora plaid red and grey variant pleases schoolgirls. Other schemes include plain wool crepe checked wool jersey and rayon blends. Style No. 941 fits sizes 10 12 14 and 16. size 12 needs 2 yards 39 inch material plus 1 yard 35 inch contrasting. Pattern price 20 cents in stamps or coin. Wrap coin carefully.
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Sandringham
Indian States Erect Statue for Lord Willingdon Viceroy
The princes of Indian states fund a statue in New Delhi to honor Lord Willingdon. He is praised for democratic dignity, learning India, and uniting firmness with tact to restore peace amid earlier unrest under Gandhi. The Ottawa Journal notes his bipartisan approach and supportive partnership with his wife.
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Lord Willingdon
India
New Delhi
Canada
Britain
Gandhi
Ottawa Journal
Manitoba Pension Plan Changes Look Toward Manitoba System
Hon. David Croll proposes changes to the Old Age Pensions Act in Ontario aligning with Manitoba practice. Newcomb, administrator of Manitoba old age pensions, says Winnipeg applicants apply to the social welfare commission, others to municipal councils. Appeals possible to Mr Newcomb if rejected. He sees no current provincial change planned.
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Ontario
David Croll
Public Welfare
Manitoba
K. Newcomb
Winnipeg
Social Welfare Commission
Newcomb
Candid camera snapshots in everyday moments
Magazine and newspaper features praise candid camera shots taken at banquets receptions and conferences showing people as they really are in unguarded moments. Readers are advised to use fast film and unobtrusive gear to capture ordinary light and fleeting expressions such as a pipe smoker lighting up.
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Notabies
Dad
Uncle
Brother
John van Guilder
Popular Anyway: Pie's Vitamin C Falls Short
Dr. Carl R. Fellers of the Massachusetts state college notes that apple pie contains only about one fourth the vitamin C of fresh apples used to bake it. He explains vitamin C helps prevent scurvy, a mysterious food quality.
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Carl R. Fellers
Massachusetts State College
Soviet Writers Claim Global Literary Lead
Soviet Russia touts a literary boom with over five million books issued in 15 years and massive sales by leading authors. Maxim Gorki’s works show 18,965,000 copies in five years,Sholskov’s Still Flows the Don at 2,106,000, and Bedin’s poetry at 7,400,000 copies in official figures.
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Russia
Europe
United States
Germany
Maxim Gorki
Sholskov
Don
Demyan Bedin
Cold Winter Cure for Yellow Meal Worm Pest
Dominion Entomologist advises using outdoor cold to kill yellow meal worms. Place meal or flour in a rat-proof receptacle and expose to temperatures below zero overnight. If temperatures stay above 20 degrees Fahrenheit, leave food out for two days.
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Canada
Dominion
Ghost Isles of the South Atlantic Sealed by Fog
The South Atlantic hides islands that sealers long sought but never sighted. Wrapped in perpetual fog, these unseen coastlines remain a mystery to mariners and researchers alike.
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South Atlantic Ocean
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Graphico
Ellen Worth
Soviet Union
Brandon Sun
Manitoba Pension Plan
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