Alberta Town Hays Thrives With New Irrigation Scheme
Alberta irrigation project funds energize Hays along Bow River to irrigate 45000 acres east of Vauxhall. Saskatchewan settlers move in from Leader and Maple Creek, building a self governing town with planned streets, trees, and park areas. Early crops yield 40 bushels wheat, 75 oats, 45 barley, 15 flax.
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Bow River
Calgary
Vauxhall
Alta
Old Man
Bow Rivers
Hays
Ame
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Saskatchewan
Dave Hays
Medicine Hat
Old Canada Land Irrigation Project
Alberta Town Planning Commission
Alberta
Leader
Maple Creek
South Saskatchewan
Hays- Vauxhall
Pattern T1063 Iron On Transfers for Linens and Dresses
Wee Basel offers 20 washable motifs including wood violets and green leaves in various sizes for iron on use on linens dresses blouses skirts or curtains. No embroidery required. Send twenty five cents to obtain this pattern.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book 1982 Patterns Catalog
Our 1982 edition of Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book offers twenty five cents and ninety one patterns from favorite needlecraft designs plus six easy to do patterns printed in the book. Includes plain instructions and requests for name address and pattern number.
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Alice Brooks
Quick Canadian Facts Quiz Results
Answers list numbers and facts: 5 364 Canadians per square mile 3 Pulp and paper industry 1 Winnipeg Man Regina Sask Edmonton Alta 4 1.1 million trades unionists 2 170000 Material supplied by Quick Canadian Facts editors handbook of facts about Canada
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Pulp and Paper Industry
Winnipeg
Man
Regina
Sask
Edmonton
Alta
Canada
Blood pressure falls on left side say doctors
New York researchers report blood pressure drops in 63 percent of 100 people when lying on the left side versus back right or seated. The fall affects healthy individuals and heart patients, more so among those with prior high blood pressure or lung issues, and may complicate surgery.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
New York
Paul Stein
Stein
American Medical Association Archives of International Medicine
Girls Safer On Roads Than Their Brothers
London report from the National Safety congress quotes Sir Frederick Mander, Bedfordshire county council chair, warning parents that boys face higher road death risks. He notes boys are five times more likely to be killed during adolescence and seven to eight times during early adulthood, urging greater precautions for sons.
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London
Frederick Mander
Bedfordshire County Council
National Safety Congress
Eisenhower Named Honorary Member of Bald-Headed Club
Minneapolis chapter of the National Bald-Headed Club notes Dwight D. Eisenhower as an honorary member after a boy's election victory. Russell S. Acker man, secretary of Minneapolis Bald Pates No. 2, announced the designation.
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Eisenhower
Bald-Headed Club
Minneapolis
Minn
Russell S. Ackerman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Smile Of The Week Thoughtful Farm Couple At Fair
A farmer and his wife walk to a fair with the wife carrying a heavy lunch basket. On arrival the farmer offers to carry the basket, saying they might become separated in the crowd.
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Jill
Bird Banding Reflections from a North American Pioneer
The article recounts field notes from a bird bander detailing recaptured pairs of Robins from 1950 and nesting insights. It describes Blue headed Vireos, Pigeon Hawks, a Bittern encounter, and a drop trap that captured thousands, with anecdotes on equipment and family involvement.
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Billy Matthews
Nipawin
Reindeer Return to the Highlands of Scotland
In a government backed effort to ease Britain's food shortage eight Swedish reindeer cousins to the North American caribou were released in Sutherland Scotland. Five of the originals survived the sea voyage and ten more reindeer arrive in quarantine awaiting transfer to a reserve. Sir Frederick Whyte said progress is promising and a sizable herd may form after three years as these self supporting animals thrive on reindeer moss in the Highland environment.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Britain
Scandinavia
Finland
Reindeer Council of
Sutherland
Sweden
Highlands
Frederick Whyte
Reindeer Council
Whyte
Heavy penalties for assisting illegal entry into Canada
The act replaces existing immigration penalties and adds sections targeting immigration department employees involved in rackets. Investigations found 200 to 300 immigrants entered Canada illegally last year with employee help in Montreal Rome and Karlsruhe. Some involved immigrants have returned or been reported while others await checks.
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Immigration Department
Canada
Montreal
Rome
Karlsruhe
Germany
RCMP
Justice Department
Dorval
Italy
Try and Stop Me! A Grizzly Ricochet Tale
An old prospector recalls trapping in a canyon with a grizzly 20 yards away. He explains calculating windage load and wall angle for a ricochet shot, claiming an 80-20 chance, then fires. He admits he missed the wall instead of the bear.
City to Use Sheep for Cemetery Crowns Grass in Salisbury
Salisbury officials approve a plan by City Manager H. C. Macintyre Jr to hire sheep to mow grass in two cemeteries at an estimated annual cost of 1300 dollars. The move aims to cut maintenance expenses and reduce labor needs.
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Salisbury
N.C
C. Macintyre, Jr
Appetizing Eggs with Cheese and Corn Flake Crust
Recipe uses six eggs and 2 tablespoons each of sharp cheese spread and salad dressing. Halve boiled eggs, mix yolks with cheese and seasonings, refill whites, top with corn flake crumbs and butter, then bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes. Yields 4 to 6 servings.
Quick Can adi Quiz Answers and Facts
Canada largest prairie province city by population is Winnipeg in Manitoba. The federal civil service employs about 350000. The industry directly supporting a million Canadians is construction. Of 5.3 million Canadian workers, roughly 1.1 million are union members. Canada has about 3.8 persons per square mile compared with Britain 534 and the United States 49.8. Answers are in another column.
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Prairie Provinces
Federal Civil Service
Canada
Britain
United States
Home Crafts Notes On Stains Pins And Tulips
Helpful hints cover rust stain removal with sour milk lemon juice and wash. Fat rendering instructions follow with chaffer steps and double boiler. Chiffon cutting advice suggests pinning fabric to paper for accurate trimming. A tip suggests wax in tulip calyx to extend vase life.
Canada Increases Fish Consumption In Early 1950s
The per capita fish intake rose from 12.87 pounds in 1949 to 13.69 pounds in 1951 with about half of annual consumption being fresh or frozen seafood. Four more pounds per person would ease industry marketing, while many topaz stones originate in Brazil, Ceylon, the Urals, and the United States.
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Brazil
Ceylon
The
Urals
United States
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