Whale catch in Hudson Bay below average this year
In Churchill Manitoba a small Inuit and Eskimo fleet harvested about $6,000 worth of beluga whale meat this summer, with a government quota of 700 due to the whales’ northern scarcity. The catch yielded 160000 pounds of blubber oil and over 100000 pounds of animal feed as parts were processed for various uses.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Churchill River
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Uranium City Nears Completion in Northern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan’s uranium belt rushes to finish the 1953 season as tugboats and barges plow the Athabasca River. Uranium City, 600 miles northwest of Regina, houses 750 residents while 3,000-plus laborers work on buildings, a new school, stores, and facilities ahead of winter. Production at the Eldorado mine. government processing expands. Diamond drills still operate. claims filed may top 17,500 by year end, outpacing Ontario and Quebec benchmarks.
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Uranium Belt
Athabasca
Alta
Lake Athabasca
Bushell
Uranium City
Regina
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Yellowknife
Eldorado Mining and Refining Ltd
World famous Sorbonne founded in Paris in 1253
The Sorbonne in Paris, renowned worldwide, began in 1253 when Robert de Sorbon established a house for poor theological students, shaping a historic center of learning.
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Sorbonne
Paris
Robert de Sorbon
Greenland Ranch Climbs as Hottest US Spot in Summer
Greenland Ranch in Death Valley California records a midsummer mean temperature of 102 degrees making it the hottest US location. Reports note life reaching up to 20 000 feet in the air and anomalies in temperature readings.
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Greenland Ranch
California
Death Valley
U.S
Manitoba Extends Deer Season With Expanded Bag Rules
Manitoba announces 1953 big game regs extending deer season from November 23 to December 9 excluding Sundays. The one de er per year bag limit applies province wide except northern Inter-lake area where one deer either sex is allowed. Special open area near Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba outlines moose and caribou rules with resident restrictions and future area openings.
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Manitoba
C. E. Greening
Lake Winnipeg
Hnausa
Eriksdale
Township 21
Manitoba-Ontario
Black River
Township 198
Township 19
Greenlay
Canada Farm Equipment Sales Peak In 1952 Reach 250 Million
Canadian farm equipment and machinery sales at wholesale hit a 1952 peak of 250.3 million dollars, up six percent from 1951. Repair parts rose to 31.2 million, while estimated retail sales of new equipment totaled about 307 million. Tractors declined slightly. harvesting machinery rose. regional gains and declines varied across provinces.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Newfoundland
Maritime Provinces
Help with kitchen fixes from a vintage guide
Practical tips include thickening soup with tapioca then straining to keep it clear. It also suggests mending broken china with plaster of Paris mixed into beaten egg white to paste the pieces. For silverware, a cleaning method uses an enamel kettle with tin foil and a boiling bath of water baking soda and salt, followed by soapsuds rinse.
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Plaster of Paris
North-South duel ends with warning on overcall
In a bridge play the South held a 7-4-1-1 pattern with minor and singleton spades. North claimed only a double, calling it all round values, but the analysis shows a small slam was cold for the opponents. A raise to Three Spades was deemed the obvious solution.
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South
North
Menu Standby Salads Boost Nutrition and Flavor
Salads offer rich nutrients and varietal appeal. Raw vegetable combinations create new tastes, avoiding overboiled produce. Grated or sliced carrots turnips asparagus and cabbage make tasty salad additions.
Accidents Cost Sask. People Lot Of Money
Saskatchewan hospital data show accidents poisonings and violence cost over a million dollars in 1952 with 13 268 discharged cases and an average stay of 10.2 days. Costs would be higher if workers compensation and short residents are excluded.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan
G. W. Myera
Saskatchewan
S.H.S.P
Myers
Oddities in The News A Parade of Peculiar Tales
A collection of quirky vignettes from around the world includes a Raleigh pastor dying mid sermon while honoring a friend's funeral promise, a Milwaukee man alleging domestic cruelty, a Fresno student angling for easier teaching, a Chicago mother claiming a world speed birth record, a Victoria fisherman's salmon seized by a seal, and Bolzano woman jailed for slandering her son before admitting a ruse to block his marriage.
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Charley Newton Ware
Raleigh
Miss
Alfred Yelverton
Yelverton
Northlake
Chicago
Corinne Mack
Rudolph
Orsola Ossinger
Bolzano
Italy
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Anium
Water Street
Georgetown
British Guiana
Moscow
Britain
Sete Eee
M. Harrison
Jersey
Fred de Vorse
Milwaukee
Wis
Phyllis
de Vorse
Ted Swang
Fresno, Calif
Fresno State College
Thailand
Swang
Surasak Swangvudthidtham
Victor Griffin
Victoria
Griffin
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