Saskatchewan honors servicemen with named geography
In Foster Lake area 220 miles north of Prince Albert several features bear names honoring fallen soldiers. Roper Bay and Roper Island memorialize Pte A Poper and his brother Tpr A G Roper, killed in France and Italy in 1944. Burman Island recalls Pte Walter A Burman killed in 1944, while Suttle Lake honors Pilot Officer John Leo Suttle, died in 1953.
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Roper Bay
Daly Lake
Pte . A. Poper
France
Roper Island
Tpr
A. G. Roper
Canadian Armoured Corp
Italy
Frank G Roper
Saskatoon
Walter Alfred Burman
Highland Light Infantry
Charles Burman
Maryfield
Burman Island
Reindeer Lake
Prince Albert
Suttle Lake
John Leo Suttle
J. H Suttle
Wilkie
Suttle
L. J. Suttle
Summer fruit jam and jelly tips from the short boil method
The article extols summer fruits and explains jam and jelly making using the short boil method. It notes ripe fruit flavor preserved by a one minute boil, emphasizes fruit acid sugar and pectin balance, and compares short and long boil yields and color. It also mentions bottled or powdered pectin enabling any fruit to be sold.
Ten year old Charles Jury shows common sense in woods
Victoria boy Charles Jury, lost near a YMCA camp on Vancouver Island after straying from friends, slept in a hollow log and found camp next morning. Experts stress stopping to think, following streams downhill, and conserving energy to survive in wilderness.
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British Columbia
Charles Jury
Victoria
Charles
Vancouver Island
How large is Canada long rail journey for family
Cyril Morgan and his two daughters from Prince Rupert B C embarked on a record rail voyage to St John s Newfoundland the longest possible one way journey on a major North American railway Their trip will span about 5000 miles each way totaling 10000 miles for the trio and 30000 miles for the family
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Canada
Cyril Morgan
Canadian National Railways
St. John’s
Newfoundland
North America
Glamorous milk urged to entice family to drink
A home advice note suggests glamorizing milk to encourage consumption. adding cooking color and favorite flavors helps children accept the essential drink. Adults may also be tempted with spices like nutmeg. More milk should be used in cream soups sauces and milk puddings.
Gems of Thought Citations From Classic Thinkers
A fractured quotation set quotes Nathaniel Emmons Heine Beecher Chamfort Franklin and others on intellect action energy and education The lines reflect the view that thought enhances effort and skill and that intellect must combine with character to be lasting.
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Lantern of
Diogenes
S. R. Chamfort
Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual
Answers to Quick Quiz list factory output over five times pre war. Great Bear in the Northwest Territories. Year 1873. 495 daily newspapers 20 government radio stations 2530 independent radio stations. In Brazil a Canadian firm runs a giant utilities company.
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Great Bear
Northwest Territories
Brazil
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Unique pothole planting brings rainbow trout to Alberta lakes
Alberta uses a winter kill dependent pothole system to stock lakes near populated areas with rainbow trout. Rainbow fingerlings and yearlings were released in Medicine Hat area to create year round fishing with a 15 to 20 daily limit. First experiments began four years ago near Medicine Hat with subsequent success around Edmonton and Rocky Mountain House.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Provincial Fisheries Department
Prairie Country
E. S. Huestis
Fish and Game
Fisheries Department
Medicine Hat
H. B. Watkins
Rocky Mountain House
Drumheller
Helpful Hints For Everyday Household Tasks
Practical tips cover protecting leather heels with clear nail polish, using grass clippings around plant roots to retain moisture, simmering shrimp with spices for flavor, and placing a pan beneath pies or casseroles to prevent bubbling for easier oven cleanup.
Hamburger Skillet Dish and Camped Hash Variants
A home style recipe piece outlines two dishes. Hamburger skillet combines ground beef rice onion tomatoes and seasonings simmered until tender yields four servings. A camped hash variant describes shaping slicing and broiling beef patties with chili sauce cheese and olive garnishes for three to four servings.
Malnutrition spotlighted as child health challenge worldwide
A FAO and WHO joint report marks protein malnutrition as a fundamental problem for many children, but notes hope from ongoing research. It outlines dietary gaps, milk's key role, and substitute options like soy milk and fish products, with efforts to raise milk production and introduce fish-based nutrients.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
World Health Organization
United Nations
FAO
United Nations Children's Fund
Hong Kong
Asia
Philippines
Indonesia
India
Tell good glass by the ring REGINA
Regina reporter notes Mrs. E. Brockelbank’s glass collection emphasizes authentic antique pieces and the bell like ring test. She values texture flaws and historic colors, enjoys finding mates for odd pieces, and values the people she meets through collecting antiques.
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Regina
Quick Canadia Quiz on Canadian History Facts
The questions cover the formation year of the RCMP then the North West Mounted Police the largest private foreign investment by Canadians the largest all Canadian lake total daily newspapers government radio stations and private radio stations in Canada and the factory output increase since 1939. It notes that insects existed over 250 million years ago.
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RCMP
North West Mounted Police
Canada
Norlochn Kay Named World Champion Cow For Lifetime Milk
The Holstein Friesian Association reports Norlochn Colantha Kay of Nor Loch Farm Beachville Ontario as world champion for lifetime milk and fat in 305 day tests. Her record total reaches 177 949 pounds milk and 6651 pounds fat with a 3 73 percent butterfat, plus 365 day totals of 181 663 pounds milk and 6777 pounds fat. She earns a Gold Seal Certificate of Longtime production and is rated Excellent. Her lineage includes Sovereign Masterpiece, sire at Olds School of Agriculture, Alberta.
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Holstein Friesian Association
Norloch Colantha Kay
Norloch Farm
Beachville
Ont
Kay
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Alberta
Sovereign Masterpiece
School of Agriculture
Olds
Tips on catching a porcupine in Ontario
Ontario's Lands and Forests Department offers tips for catching porcupines. The bulletin suggests waiting for the animal to be in the open, then rushing in when it slaps its tail and tipping a large tub over it. It adds to move boards under the tub and carry tub, boards, and porcupine to a safer cage. The bulletin does not state who would want to catch one.
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Ontario
Lands and Forests Department
Smile of the Week Quip Sparks Colorful Banter
A light weekly gag notes Brown’s wife and her colorful personality. The joke plays on colors to describe moods such as rage despair envy and happiness, delivering a tongue in cheek aside amid features.
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Brown
Grees
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