United Nations to Hold First World Conference on Resources
The United Nations plans a 15 day world conference on conserving and using natural resources. Experts from many countries will present about 600 papers on minerals fuels water forests land wildlife and fisheries. Secretary Krug chairs the U.S. participation comité with Truman backing the initiative as a step toward preventing waste and shortages.
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United Nations
U.N
Julius A. Krug
Truman
United States
Economic and Social Council of the
Economic and Social Council
Department of Interior
U.S
Denver
Hoover Commission
Congress
Department of Natural Resources
United Nations Resources Conference
Krug
Newest Crochet Pansy Chair-Set Pattern 7284
Crochet directions for a pansy bordered chair-set joined to a picot-mesh centre. Easy pickup work offers a quick route to the newest pattern 7284. Send twenty five cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern at 175 McDermot Avenue East Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Government Outlines Hunting Rules For West Provinces
Ottawa reports an 8000 word regs outline detailing migratory bird seasons by province. Manitoba dates vary by latitude with daily eight ducks five geese limits and season totals. Saskatchewan north and south zones differ with no season total limit.
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Ottawa
Resources Department
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Kamsack, Humboldt
North Battleford
Lloydminster
Seasonal fishing and safety tips from Alberta to British Columbia
The piece offers pest control and washing advice for blankets and appliances, notes cautions about hot water, and shares ice cream flavoring ideas. It outlines regional fishing seasons in Alberta and British Columbia with dates and district boundaries, and mentions daily and season limits aligned with Manitoba.
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Alberta
Athabaska River
Edmonton
Manitoba
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
On the Rhinoceros Plight As Poaching Threatens Extinction
The rhinoceros once common from India to Java faces possible extinction due to demand in China for horns blood and bones used in traditional medicine.
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India
Java
Driven wells for sandy soils over shallow water table
A historical guide explains driven wells as a cheaper, efficient option on sandy soils. It describes construction with a driven point and pipe, depth guidance, how water filtration improves with deeper soil, pumping tests to determine yield, and methods to retrieve a stuck pipe.
Crosby And Hope Hit It Again In Oil Discovery
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope teamed with Fort Worth's W. A. Moncrief Sr in discovering rich oil in the North Snyder pool, Scurry County. A drill-stem test recorded 100 barrels per hour.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
W. A. Moncrief, Sr
North Snyder Pool
Scurry County
West Texas
Smile of the Week Joke Turns On Polite Pledge
A father asks his son what he learned in school and the boy replies proudly that he learned to say yes sir no sir and yes maam and no maam. The humor centers on courtesy becoming the lesson.
Arthritis Cure From African Seed Promises New Cortisone
The Times reports a Washington story that cortisone will be produced from a rare air plant seed. Plans under the U.S. Public Health Service call for a South Africa expedition to secure seeds and transplant them in tropical areas to ensure supply and aid undeveloped regions under President Truman’s Point Four Plan. The drug could create a major market and income for tropical zones hosting the seed.
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New York
the Times
Washington
United States Public Health Service
South Africa
U.S
Truman
Dirt-Embedded Fingernails Warn of Germ Risks
Manicurists note many women with pristine manicures still show dirt under polished nails. Dirt and cosmetic residue pose health and grooming concerns as nails contact the face and diverse items lodge under them. Regular cleaning with a nail brush and orange stick reduces contamination.
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Simon
Gems of Thought Eloquence
A compact collection of quotes on eloquence stressing that true oratory arises from character purpose and occasion. It cites Webster Macaulay Ames Baker Eddy Hazlitt Ruskin and emphasizes reading the Bible sincerity and earnest persuasion as core elements of effective speech.
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Daniel Webster
Mary Baker Eddy
Hazlitt
John Ruskin
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H. D. Crawford
Central Press
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West Provinces
Venoue
Drywell
Crosby
Hope
Ontario
Albert Edward Matthews
Muskoka
Ont
Matthews
Toronto Stock Exchange
Baptist Convention of
Quebec
Baptist World Alliance
McMaster University
Board of Governors
S.N.S
Macaulay
Fisher Ames
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