Ultrasonic Trainers Perfect Bombings By Radar Study
Radar range drills train U S navy radar operators to identify foreign city layouts from maps and simulate bombing targets without leaving the United States. The ultrasonic trainer uses a quartz oscillator, echoes, and a water tank to create a realistic radar picture while improvised weather and debris simulate real conditions.
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Mother Earth
Navy
Special Services Branch
Office of
U.S. Naval Research
Baby doll pattern offers complete outfit for 12 inch doll
A 12 inch baby doll pattern 7386 provides outfit and directions for dress up and cuddling. Send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 60 Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Scouts Short Pants Here To Stay
Edmonton report notes B. H. Mortlock of Ottawa, executive commissioner for publications of the Boy Scouts Association, asserts short pants remain a staple of Scouts garb. He cites tradition and says opposition mainly comes from Scout Leaders who dislike wearing them.
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Edmonton
B. H. Mortlock
Ottawa
Boy Scouts’ Association
Tempe Gorge Description in Thessaly’s Northeast
Tempe is a renowned mountain gorge about six miles long and ranging from 100 to 1 000 paces in breadth located in the northeast of Thessaly between Olympus and Ossa.
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Tempe
Thessaly
Olympus
Ossa
Cleaning Hints And Odor Removal For The Home
Cleaning compounds should be kept away from children as many are poisonous. A sunny day is best for washing blankets to dry quickly and stay fluffy. Prolonged sun can fade cotton and scorch wool. Ammonia in wash water helps remove fish odors from hands after preparing fish. Ground mustard or damp table salt also remove odors from hands after handling fish or onions. Rub on then wash off.
Piggy Bank Debate Sparks Charges of Thrift and Theft
Two girls discuss piggy banks and coin saving. Mary argues saving is childish and promotes miserliness. Annie agrees and adds it may spur criminal behavior, claiming it could turn savers into bank robbers.
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Little Mary
Annie
Mary
Production Of Alberta Oil Is Doubled
Ottawa reports Alberta's crude oil production surges in early 1949. Redwater and Leduc lead growth, with six months output at 9,170,000 barrels, vastly surpassing Saskatchewan and Ontario totals. The surge stems from new fields in northern Alberta, while Confucianism notes appear as unrelated line.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Redwater
Turner Valley
Leduc
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Northwest Territories
Territories
Timely Winter Window Care for Canadian Householders
Practical guidance for homeowners in Western Canada on preparing windows for winter. The article covers glazing, putty, priming, and painting steps to ensure durable bonds, proper sealing, and long-lasting sash glazing under cold, damp conditions. It emphasizes using correct primers for wood steel and aluminum, avoiding rushed glazing, and painting within weeks to protect the work.
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Canada
Not Very Nourishing Mice Starved in Orchid Basket
In Sydney a consignment from India carried two mice that were unintentionally enclosed with orchids. The rodents survived briefly by eating the plants but the diet proved inadequate, as they died despite receiving about five dollars worth of food per month.
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Sydney
Australia
India
U S Apologies for Detaining Canadian Co ed on Ellis Island
The U S state department apologized to University of Toronto co ed Miss Comfort after she was detained on Ellis Island for about a day. She and Geoffrey Pearson of Trinity College aboard the ship were questioned over a supposed political speech. An Ellis Island guard claimed she favored communism and five secret service agents were reportedly placed on the boat at Rotterdam.
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Huth Comfort
University of Toronto
U.S. State Department
Ellis Island
Miss Comfort
Holland
Geoffrey Pearson
Lester B. Pearspeechp
Trinity College
Secret Service
Rotterdam
S.N.3
Whats New in Thievery Originality Used by Burglars Today
A humorous survey argues thieves must be more inventive to gain ink in the press. It cites London roof lead theft, cafe society robberies, a New York dress shop pen theft, and a milk theft foiled by a police dog as examples of clever, attention grabbing crimes.
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Enlis
New York City
Montreal
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
London
British Museum
Cafe Society
New York
Waldo
Wise Guy
Sigmund Beels
London Symphony
Jimmy Valentine
Beels
Growth beyond the neck a key to child health says Dr. Binning
Dr. Griffith Binning, Saskatoon Schools Medical Director, argues health in childhood requires uninterrupted physical, mental and emotional growth. He promotes dynamic, three dimensional growth tracking using a Wetzel Grid to measure progress over time and links emotional growth to delinquency indicators.
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Griffith Binning
Canada
National Health Magazine
Binning
Saskatoon
Sask
Dr. Binning
Wetzel
Health
The
Health League
Gems On Perseverance And Success From Classic Voices
A compact collage of aphorisms about perseverance and success from Addison Longfellow Hodges Whewell Eddy Punshon and others. The quotes frame constant effort as key while experience caution and hope guide progress toward achievement.
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Addison
Fall Colors Named For Trees Fruits
New York reports a fall color palette with shades such as Flame and Cranberry favored by college girls. Brown tones vary from dark humus to mocha while Wintergreen, Camel and Spruce Blue appear in coats and dresses. Teal blue returns for chilly weather fashion.
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New York
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