British emigrant life in Canada to be televised by BBC
Miss Doncaster prepares a 57 page semi documentary on why Britons emigrate to Canada and what happens to them there. She toured Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg Calgary Saskatoon Vancouver and Victoria interviewing officials workers farmers and crews during a month long fact finding trip. She joined the BBC six years ago and is an honors graduate of London University and the LSE.
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BBC
Canada
Miss Doncaster
Ottawa
Robert Doncaster
RCAF
St. Laurent
Toronto
Winnipeg
Calgary
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Victoria
New Television Centre
Britain
London University
London School of Economics
Armed forces stage safe driving tests at Rockcliffe
Army and air force motor transport drivers from across Canada and Europe will compete at RCAF Rockcliffe Oct 14 15 in written and practical tests. Six finalists will enter the national safe driving contest in Toronto Nov 20 22 for the armed forces trophy.
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Ottawa
Army
Air Force
Rcaf Station
Rockcliffe
National Defence Headquarters
Canada
RCAF
Europe
Armed Services Division
Toronto
Automotive Transport Association
Winnipeg nurse director defends attractive uniforms
Miss Shelia Nixon, new nursing director at Winnipeg Children’s Hospital, argues nurses should be pretty and attractive, saying morale and even children notice. She cautions against casual attitudes and questions whether nurses are trained too young or lack responsibility. She finds pediatric work especially hopeful.
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Winnipeg
Shelia Nixon
Winnipeg Children’s Hospital
Nixon
Calgarian Lt Col Larocque to Prairie Command post
Lt Col J Howard Larocque 45 of Calgary and Montreal now based in Berlin, to become assistant adjutant general Manning at Prairie Command HQ in November. A WW II veteran, he led Lord Strathcona’s Horse in Calgary and has served with the Canadian Military Mission in Berlin since 1952 after studying at Royal Military College.
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Ottawa
J. Howard Larocque
Calgary
Montreal
Berlin
Germany
Manning
Prairie Command
Army Headquarters
Larocque
Lord Strathcona’s Horse
Royal Canadians
Pete the python returns to Forest Park zoo home
After 15 days on the lam Pete the python reappears at 4 am in the forest area near the tropical bird cage. Owner Harry Jackson and night watchman Ed Baker capture the 18 foot 150 pound snake in a wire cage and later move it to its wooden enclosure. Jackson incurs five small bite wounds while tending Pete.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Harriet
Old Pete
Python
Forest Park Zoo
Harry Jackson
Pete
Children’s Zoo
Ed Baker
Jackson
Baker
Neal Baird
Construction of Great Wall Began in 219 B.C.
The article notes the start of Chinese Great Wall construction in 219 B.C. It highlights the ancient project as a grand defensive endeavor undertaken to protect early Chinese realms. Historical context emphasizes endurance, scale, and significance in regional history.
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China
Great
Cheese a 3000 year staple and national festival focus
Alberta celebrates cheese as a sustaining food with a National Cheese Festival in October. The piece traces cheese origin to ancient times, noting the Arab origin and global spread, with about 800 varieties known today across social ranks and regions.
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Genghis Khan
Varied vegetable serving ideas from Alberta specialist
Miss Joyce Lewis, a Nutrition Specialist with Alberta Agriculture, promotes variety in serving vegetables to whet appetite and preserve color and texture. She suggests herbs and spices like bay leaf mint and nutmeg, plus pan frying with fat, drippings, onions, or milk to season and finish vegetables.
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Joyce Lewis
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Potato Shortage Seen in Canada This Year
The federal bureau of statistics estimates Canada will produce about 54.978 million bushels of potatoes this year, down from 67.002 million last year, a drop of 12.024 million. Alberta and Saskatchewan show declines of 447000 and 478000 bushels respectively, while Manitoba drops 888000 from the prior year.
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Canada
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Saskatiewan
Manitoba
First Recording Parachute Jump by RCAF Sgt
A Saskatchewan sergeant made what is believed to be the world’s first successful tape recording during a parachute descent. Sgt Lyle Sproat, 31, Kipling, spoke into a CKVL tape machine in mid air after two failed attempts, with equipment supplied by a Montreal radio station.
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Jasper
RCAF
Saskatchewan
Montreal
Edmonton
Lyle Sproat
Kipling, Sask
CKVL
Stubble burning ruled out for rust control in Saskatchewan
W. E. Johnson, soil specialist, says stubble burning has no place in rust control plans despite farmers burning fall stubble to reduce straw. He notes straw rot will break down, reducing cultivation trouble, but warns dry spring weather could raise erosion risks without good surface cover.
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W. E. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Saskatchewan
Johnson
Leduc discovery called landmark in Canada's history
The Leduc oil field discovery in Alberta is described as a landmark in Canada's economic history. The Bank of Nova Scotia review notes postwar Alberta expansion outpaced other provinces with investment rising to 725 million dollars, over two and a half times Canada as a whole. Alberta's population share rose sharply, aiding national steel, lumber, and consumer goods demand and boosting rail traffic.
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Toronto
Leduc
Alberta
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Calgary General psychiatric ward awarded grant
Ottawa announced a grant of 14978 dollars to Calgary General Hospital's psychiatric ward. Funds will buy equipment including an EEG machine and cover the cost of a nurse supervisor and a senior resident interne. The ward, established recently, has shown usefulness in early case treatment where short term care was expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Paul Martin
Calgary General Hospital
Martin
Plague of insects hits British Columbia forests
In Victoria a large contingent of biologists is mobilized to combat a forest insect plague. The spruce budworm and hemlock looper are rampant. recent outbreaks echo 1945 46 47 with over 750 000 board feet of timber lost on Vancouver Island and the mainland. Federal biologist Hector Redmond notes urgent concern and full time work on the issue.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Hector Redmond
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Marilyn
Joe Part
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Stork Club
New York
Pete the Python
Zoo
Forth Worth
M. Harrison-Gray
South
East
Norah
Department of Agriculture
Calgary General
B.C
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