British School Boys Tasted Forest Life In B C Wilderness
British youths aged 16 to 19 joined a Canadian expedition led by Maj F G Hanneil to map terrain and collect specimens around Lake Stuart and between Lakes Tremblier and Babine. They faced a black bear encounter, stinging wasps, rough plants, and a dead salmon river, carrying 35 to 64 pound packs on 14 day treks. The aim was to foster adventure self reliance and comradeship through scientific projects during the 20 year society’s second Canadian voyage, following 1948 Quebec trip and earlier Newfoundland expeditions.
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F. G. Hanneil
Bovya
Lake Stuart
Trembieur
Babine
Canada
Quebec
Newfoundland
Progress Made In Reducing Potato Rot In Alberta
The 1953 ring rot survey shows Alberta trimming potato disease with Edmonton district reporting only nine infected fields. Across Edmonton Brooks Lethbridge Medicine Hat and Cardsteen disease is down while Calgary district sees a trace. Seven thousand two hundred acres of 750 growers were inspected, making Alberta the region with the most extensive ring rot survey in western Canada.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Department of Agriculture
Brooks
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Cardsteen
Calgary
Canada
Stars seek anonymity how to avoid recognition on camera
Movie stars question why they cannot disappear from public view and whether wearing sunglasses or other concealment measures truly shields them from paparazzi. Zadok asks if celebrities can hide in plain sight by ducking detection.
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Zadok
Grandmother Hero Of A Busy Autumn Day In Yorkton
Joyce Matheson paints a vivid portrait of a grandmother managing a full day in Yorkton. She feeds, cleans, and cares for children, prepares meals, tends to chores, and keeps the household running. The piece ends with the grandmother and her husband heading to a square dance then returning home to read.
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Hubby
Joyce Matheson
Yorkton Enterprise
Apetizing recipes for peppermint chocolate kisses
Recipe describes beating two egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until stiff, then adding sugar gradually, folding in chocolate chips and peppermint extract, and baking at 300 degrees F for 25 minutes to yield about three dozen kisses.
Canada Population Rises 112000 in June to September
Canada’s population increased by 112000 in the three months from June 1 to September 1, rising from 14 781 000 to 14 893 000 according to the Bureau’s quarterly estimate. The annual gain over twelve months totals 359 000 with the census date noting 884 000 increase since then.
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Canada
Bureau
Smile Of The Week: Marriage Dreams Meet Canary Woes
A humorous exchange centers on marriage plans as a poor young man pleads poverty, insisting he cannot supply a home. The girl responds that she can manage, quipping she loves canaries and could keep one. The lighthearted vignette highlights comic romantic assurances.
Quick Canadia Quiz Focuses on Capital and Governance
In this quiz column readers test knowledge on Canada’s first national capital city, a noted author who became Governor General, and tax collection distribution among municipal, provincial, and federal governments. It also asks for Canada’s radio stations count and the average hourly wage in manufacturing.
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Canada
Fencing Origin Traced to Germany Around 1330
Historical note cites fencing as a sport originating in Germany around the year 1330. The claim highlights early European roots for the martial pastime and its development over centuries.
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Germany
Manitoba Safety Program Reduces Traffic Fatalities and Injuries
The driver improvement program in Greater Winnipeg, started December 1951, cut fatalities and injuries despite a 30 percent traffic increase. In 1950 ten months saw 13 fatal and 829 non fatal accidents. by October this year 9 fatal and 790 non fatal. Vehicle numbers rose from 186000 to 210000.
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Winnipeg
R. B Baillie
Baillie
Manitoba
RCMP
Lethbridge Man Appointed Insect Control Chief
R H Painter of Lethbridge Alberta, known at agricultural gatherings across western Canada, is named livestock insect liaison officer to coordinate pest controls for provincial and federal governments. Former head of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory at Lethbridge, he takes on broader duties and scope.
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R. H. Painter
Lethbridge
Alta
Western Canada
Painter
Brandon
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Brandon Sun
Helpful Hints For Home crafts And Kitchen Uses
A compact instructional list covers making walnut stain with linseed oil turpentine whiting burnt umber Venetian red and ocher plus a ammonia water mix to color ferns. It notes leather grease stain removal with warm soapsuds carbon tetrachloride for other furniture stains and garlic flavored vinegar for salads. The Bible has been translated into 975 languages and dialects 3065.
Multiple Canadian Items Spark Local Notes Across Provinces
A patchwork of short items records varied Canadian news. Permissions for a 28 year old man to wed a 13 year old, christening attendance at Regents Park United Church, and textile duty shifts from 24.5 to 18.8 percent illustrate a broad snapshot from Vernon to Brooks. Reports cover farming calves, bond drives, June bugs, family deaths, a hunting trip moose mishap, Governors General award winner Hedwig Thiessen, and coincident births in Yorkton.
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Jude J. Ross Archibald
Vernon
B.C
Chambers
Barbara Jan Gow
Regents Park United Church
St. Vital
Man
Canada
Allan Thorak- Son
Markerville
Alta
Dalhousie
NB. International Paper Company
Canada Savings
Lachute
Que
N. McGeorge
Hedwig Thiessen
Russia
Poland
East
West Germany
Brooks
Yorkton
Sask
Helen Hunt
Nanton
Canadian Statesman
Bowmanville
Ont
Summerland
Water Department
Jheadwaters Dam
Canadian Mercantile Marine
Lacombe
Globe
CBC
National Film Board
NFB
Estevan
Mercury
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
At July 1, 1953 average factory wage was 1.36 dollars per hour. Kingston Ontario is listed as a fact. Ottawa will take about three quarters with other groups dividing the rest. Lord Tweedsmuir is named as John Buchan. The material comes from editors of Quick Canadian Facts.
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Ottawa
Kingston
Ont
CBC
Lord Tweedsmuir
John Buchan
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
All Creatures Useful Says Printer Man Milt
A newspaper humor item quotes Milt the printer noting every creature has a purpose. He jokes that without guns or emus there might be no crossword puzzles.
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Milt
Sterling Printer
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