Federal health aid announced for five provinces
Ottawa grants total 169 933.33 to five provinces under the National Health Program. Saskatchewan receives 3 100 for a regional hospital organizer. Alberta gets 48 250 for St. Catherine's Lac la Biche and Myrnam hospitals. British Columbia receives 15 700 for Health Unit No. 2 in Vancouver and other upgrades. Ontario totals 49 000 for Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium St. Catharines and Ongwanada Kingston. Newfoundland's International Grenfell Association hospital at North West River gets 33 193.33 for a new 17 bed active treatment wing and tuberculosis care facilities.
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Alberta
St. Catherine's Hospital
Lac la Biche
Daughters of Jesus
Ontario
National Health Program
Niagara Peninsula
St. Catharines
Toronto Western Hospital
Ongwanada Sanatorium
Kingston
Newfoundland
International Grenfell Association
North West River
Paul Martin
National Health and Welfare
Home Workshop Pattern Pack Offers Versatile Toys and Furniture
Pattern Service advertises a modular home workshop set with a centre unit two end units corner section and a drop leaf desk. It includes actual size cutting diagrams materials lists and assembly steps. Order 35 cents per pattern plus 2 cents for first class mail.
Signals corps sergeant saves 22 Eskimos in N W T
In May at Ennadai Lake a Royal Canadian Signals sergeant served as doctor during an influenza outbreak. Sgt. Frederick H. Waite of Lindsay Ontario kept in radio contact with Fort Churchill while treating 22 Eskimos with penicillin and aspirin. He delayed one case for proper diagnosis and later fell ill himself yet continued care. The chief of the general staff cited him for commendable conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Army
Signals Corps
Northwest Territories
Frederick H. Waite
Lindsay
Ont
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Ennadai Lake
N.W.T
Sgt. Waite
Fort Churchill
Man
Churchill
Waite
Urges Alberta farmers have grain tested
District Agriculturist Peter Jamieson of Lethbridge urges farmers to have harvested grain tested for germination and kept in good condition. He notes southern Alberta may supply extra seed in 1955 and that northern Alberta and Saskatchewan could demand good seed next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Peter Jamieson
Lethbridge
Saskatchewan
Canada Department of Agriculture
Mr. Jamieson
New Pacific Naval Laboratory Opens on West Coast
A $700,000 Pacific Naval Laboratory near HMC Dockyard opens with Admiral Mainguy and Dr. Omond Solandt, hosting a range of research groups. The T-shaped facility features a large test tank, heavy equipment cranes, and ships HMCS Cedarwood and CNAV Ehkoli for marine investigations to advance naval science and West Coast operations.
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Mainguy
Omond M. Solandt
DRB
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Hmc Dockyard
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Navy
Cedarwood
CNAV
Ehkoli
Pacific Oceanographic Group
Vancouver
F. H. Sanders
Ottawa
Johnson
Pacific Coast
PNL
RCN
Pacific
West
British Columbia
Party Shakeup Signals Purge Plans in Red China
Peng Chen deputy director of the Communist Party in Red China is linked to a purge setup. A Tokyo monitored speech hinted internal discord and dissatisfaction within party ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peng Chen
Communist Party
Red China
Tokyo
Alberta tests asphalt rubber and cement road blends
Alberta researchers experiment with asphalt rubber on Highway 16 and compare to non rubber asphalt and standard asphalt on adjacent sections. The study, using 7100 pounds of rubber mixed at high temperature, aims to gauge longevity maintenance costs and ride quality versus concrete on Highway No 2 near Beverly with controlled sectioning and shared traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Chemical Company
Beverly Bridge
Beverly
Alberta
Canada
United States
Europe
Department of Highways
Calgary Airport
Canada Cement Company
New 50-room hotel planned for Kitimat industrial centre
Boom town Kitimat in British Columbia will gain a 50 room hotel costing about 500000 with a coffee shop and space for luncheon gatherings. Vancouver and Prince Rupert groups lead the project in the booming centre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitimat
B.C
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Verbs in English Number About Eight Thousand
A rough estimate places the number of verbs in English around eight thousand. Linguists note variability due to verb forms and new coinages.
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Martin
Myrnam
Metropolitan Health Committee
King’s Daughters
Duncan
P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver, B.C
Charles
Buckingham Palace
Pacific Naval Laboratory
Cunard
Ascania
Queen Mary
Scythia
Parthia
Franconia
Queen Elizabeth Samaria
Queen Mary Mauretania
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary Britannic
Samaria
Saxonia
Elizabeth
Montreal
Quebec
New York
Liverpool
Cherbourg
Southampton
Cobh
Havre
Greenock
Cobb
Liverpool Greenock
Bank of Toronto
Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
Sunshine Cruises
West Indies
America
Cunard Line
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
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