Refugees Flee Red China Crowding Hong Kong
Hong Kong strains under an unprecedented refugee flow with over a million fleeing Red China. The Lo Wu border post processes travelers amid barbed wire pens, inspections, medical checks, and crossfire risks as many seek shelter in Hong Kong while others face possible repatriation and severe penalties.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Lo Wu
Shumchun Railway Bridge
Shumchun
Tropics
Red Commissars
Shumchun Bridge
Hong Kong Island
Red
China
Shumchun River
Red Border Guards
Designing a Distinctive Yet Compact Modern Bungalow
The piece extols the appeal of a new bungalow with fresh floors tile and woodwork. It notes the efficient layout aids housekeeping but warns sameness may cloud individuality and suggests interior color and wallpaper choices to create distinct looks.
Fattening Cockerels for Market
An agricultural note from Saskatchewan’s Scott Experimental Station outlines methods to raise high quality market ready cockerels. It covers selection, crate fattening versus pen fattening, grain mixes with corn as preferred but limited, milk as a mixer, feeding times, lice treatment, and proper killing and plucking for eye appeal.
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Saskatchewan
Scott Experimental Station
Innocent Man Acquitted in Waterbury DUI Case
In Waterbury Connecticut Judge Charles Summa acquitted a 50 year old motorist of driving under the influence. The article notes the defendant’s claimed innocence and emphasizes the acquittal in a brief local legal record. The piece oddly references Roosevelt and a Panama visit as a historical aside.
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Waterbury
Conn
Charles Summa
Alfred
Newspapers claim ad gains from "first with the most" campaign
New York newspapers marketed themselves as an advertising medium during 1951-52 as they were "first with the most" according to the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Gen Julius Ochs Adler of the New York Times said 875 papers participated in a nationwide drive using their own columns.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Julius Ochs Adler
New York Times
Anpa'ss
Leaves as soil gold how leaves enrich soil
Thomas Powell of Organic Farmer extols leaves as soil fertilizer noting leaves from common trees contain minerals, fibrous humus and moisture retention benefits. They improve clay and sandy soils, cool soil in winter, and must be used soon after falling with direct field spreading or composting with manure and straw.
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Thomas Powell
Powell
Saskatchewan Pushes North Pulpwood Boom Dreams
Resources Minister Brockelbank outlines a vast pulpwood potential in northern Saskatchewan. Inventory shows 16 million cords of spruce and 24 million cords of softwoods available, with 75 percent of timber volumes surveyed and all-weather routes linking to mills. He notes sites near railways with water power, coal and gas options, plus a standing timber board offer to supply mills.
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J. H. Brockebank
Mr. Brockelbank
Saskatchewan Timber Board
Canada
Gems of Thought on Meekness and Inheritance
A collection of quotations on meekness from Christian authors and figures. The passages define meekness as active virtue, opposing revenge and insensitivity, while linking it to divine power and righteous living. The closing line reflects on learning from past days.
Serious Soil Erosion Risk in Spring Thaw Warns Lab
Frederick Bisal of the Swift Current Soil Research Laboratory says surface cover or cover crops trap snow, insulate soil, and curb rapid thaw. Experiments show western soils may erode in spring. moisture and thaw rates depend on soil dryness, depth of freezing, and weather, with best mitigation via snow retention, contouring, and rough cultivation.
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Frederick Bisal
Soil Research Laboratory
Swift Current
Swift Current Laboratory
Ghost Burglary Case Hits Juvenile Court
An Eng A burglar broke into Fred Slater's home stealing four pounds worth $11.20 and left a taunting note. A 12 year old boy wrote Gost when police challenged him to spell ghost and admitted guilt in juvenile court.
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Fred Slater
Gost
Africa’s Continent Length Measured at 5000 Miles
A historical note states Africa spans roughly 5,000 miles from north to south, reflecting general geographic scale used in older atlases and summaries.
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Africa
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Panama
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Toronto
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Sask
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Mary Baker Eddy
William Swan Plumer
Ghost
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