Deep River Model Town Emerges From Canada's Atomic Project
Deep River Ontario grows from chalk river project with a population near 1800. The town includes hospital, school, hotel, library, theatre, recreation center, stores and central heating. Administered by National Research Council, its cost folded into the atomic plant budget, and it stands as a prototype for future Canadian municipalities.
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Reginald Hardy
Ottawa Citizen
Canada
Chalk River
Deep River
Ottawa
Defence Industries Limited
Arvida
Dominion
Ceres
National Research Council
Fishtail Peplum Blouse Pattern 7178 Advertised
Embroidery blouse pattern 7178 for Misses sizes 12 through 20 features a princess line flattering fit and simple sewing. Superior pattern-visuals with charts photos and full directions promise easy needlework. Send 25 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with clear name and size.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Practical Household Tips for Everyday Maintenance
Advice on clearing sink drains with soda and vinegar, handling mispronunciations of names, and reusing a bath-powder puff for small cleaning tasks. The puff protects hands when polishing shoes and can be used as a bottle sleeve for easy access.
Might Do Away With Highways
The Lethbridge Herald questions highway building after a resident’s trip by private plane to town to fetch groceries and mail. The report suggests air travel could replace some car use, though doubt remains that the automobile will vanish as a family conveyance.
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Lethbridge
Old Dobbin
Smile of the Week family quip about brains
The proud father jokes that his son inherited intelligence from him. His wife retorts she has hers, highlighting a playful exchange on brains within the home.
Ducks Fight Slaughter and Save Ducks Habitats in Mexico
Mexico City reports the Ducks Unlimited organization forms a Mexican committee to oppose commercial duck slaughter and protect duck havens as ducks migrate from Canada through the United States. The piece also notes hockey legends and other sports briefs across North America, including Olympic team plans and softball rule changes.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Canada
Winnipeg Leads World in NHL Birthplaces with 12 Players
The study shows 102 current NHL players by birthplace. Winnipeg, Manitoba, tops cities with 12 players, followed by Toronto with six. Ontario leads provinces with 34 players, while Manitoba has 18, Saskatchewan 24, Quebec 10, Alberta 6, and Atlantic provinces and the U S total four. Western Canada accounts for 52 players, over half of the league.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Toronto
Saskatoon
Montreal
Ontario
N.H.L
Quebec
Alberta
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Wales
Ireland
Detroit Red Wings
Jimmy Conacher
Motherwell
Scotland
Belfast
Jim McFadden
Cy Thomas
Max Bentley
Chicago
Dowlais
Adam Brown
Johnstone
National Hockey League
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Carbon Monoxide Hazard To Everyone's Safety
Public health guidance warns that odorless carbon monoxide threatens home and industrial spaces. Exposure from poorly ventilated furnaces, stoves, or closed cars can cause headaches fatigue and fainting. fresh air medical care and ventilation are essential. Workers in garages chemical plants blast furnaces welders foundries and related trades face elevated risks and must avoid returning to work without medical clearance. Regular CO air checks and proper respirators are urged to prevent deadly suffocation.
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Department of National Health and Welfare
Memorial Edition Honors Jack Miner And His Birds
The enlarged Memorial Edition of Uncle Jack’s book by Copp Clark Co. Ltd. celebrates Jack Miner’s bird banding and Kingsville Ontario sanctuary. His family continues his work without pay as crowds visit in spring and fall.
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Uncle Jack
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Jack
Canada
Manly
Copp Clark Co. Ltd
Toronto
Copp Clark
Bottle in Mackerel Brings Long Lost Romance Home
Halifax report tells how a perfume bottle with a note sent in 1945 by Arnold Hutchinson from a troopship between Bombay and western Malaya traveled the Atlantic in four mackerel. The note reached Halifax, was read, and Hutchinson, now in Bradford, England, replied about meeting a Chinese medical student in Central Java who will become his wife next year.
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Halifax
Arnold Hutchinson
Bombay
Malaya
New Harper
N.S
Hutchinson
Bradford
Yorkshire
Central
Java
Big Deals Not Always Money Makers for Noel Coward
Noel Coward sold film rights to Tonight, at 8.30 for eighty thousand dollars. U S taxes of 36,758 and British taxes of 42,604 plus ten percent agent fee of 8,000 and lawyer fee of 1,000 left Coward with 88,362 in taxes and fees. He effectively lost eight thousand dollars on the deal and notes taxes may erode profits.
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Noel Coward
U.S
Coward
Visitors Get Lost In Box Hedge Maze
Visitors at Hampton Court gardens near London wander the famous 200 year old box hedge maze seeking exit. The maze often traps guests for hours before calling for help, with the keeper responding promptly to assist.
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Hampton Court
London
England
The Rose in Rulers Flags of Greece and Rome
The rose served as a favored emblem for ancient Greek and Roman rulers and appeared on banners and shields as a symbol of power and prestige.
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Greece
Rome
Screen replaces pulpit in Protestant evangelism drive
The Protestant Film Commission backed by 19 denominations sent a full length church sponsored film “Beyond Our Own” to 100 cities in the US Canada and to London Melbourne and Manila. The Hollywood produced story follows two brothers a lawyer and a physician missionary in China with a conversion ending.
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New York
Protestant Film Commission
United States
Canada
London
Melbourne
Manila
Hollywood
China
Springfield
Mass
Stayner Sun AdAdvice Warns Against Excessive Advertising
The Stayner Sun cites Dr J C Ayer of Lowell who built wealth by promising to allocate half his profits to advertising. He amassed $15 000 000, suffered mental collapse, and ended in an asylum, illustrating perils of aggressive marketing. The piece warns restraint in advertising to avoid sudden fortune and bankruptcy.
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Stayner Sun
J. C. Ayer
Lowell
Picayune
Europe
America
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Wallace
Bethlehem
Henry Wallace
Christ
Camillus Liska
Hougton
Tex
Lionel Conacher
Maurice Richard
Milt Schmidt
Big Train
Roy Worters
Eddie Shore
King Clancy
Howie Morenz
Bill Cook
Schmidt
Manitoba Amateur Basketball Association
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball Writers Association of America
Robinson
Larry Jansen
New York Giant
Ont
Britain
Nelson C. Hart
Hart
Calgary
Western Canada Softball Association
American Association
Jack Sheehan
Chicago Cubs
Sheehan
Western Canada
Eveleth
Minnesota
Frankie” Brimsek
Boston Bruins
Johnny Mariucci
Chicago Black Hawks
Pete Babando
Boston
Braeburn
Pennsylvannia
Bill Moe
New York Rangers
Danvers
Great Britain
Jack Miner and the
Birds
Edgar A. Guest
Dr. A Ayer
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