Landscaping in Canada praised after Europe tour
Canada’s landscaping and flower-gardening take a back seat to no one says KR W Oliver federal horticulture expert after his Europe tour. He noted the International Congress of 200s attendees from nearly 30 countries, praising Versailles Bagatelle gardens and Dutch housing with intertwined parks and private gardens. Oliver observed emphasis on productive sowers in home plots and long workdays, while lauding hospitality he encountered abroad and comparing Canada favorably to other nations.
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Canada
KR. W. Oliver
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Oliver
France
Versailles
Bagatelle Park
Paris
Switzerland
Holand
Detch
United
Mr. Oliver
Uranium finds draw activity to Calumet area in Quebec
A second uranium discovery near Calumet Uranium Mines on Calumet Island touches a prospect area northwest of the Berry river. Grab samples run about three percent uranium and 12 percent thorium with drill work continuing as 17,000 acres are staked by Calumet and Contact Uranium.
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Calumet Island
Que
Calumet Uranium Mines
Ottawa River
Fort Coulonge
Pew
Contact Uranium Mines
Berry River
Laurier Jutteau
Hormidas Chevrier
Calumet
Quebec
Calumet Uranium Claims
Contact Uranium
Calumet Uranium
Blaming the Other Guy Not Always Valid on Missouri Roads
Troop A reports 80 motor car deaths this year in 13 counties including Jackson. Forty seven single car accidents caused 15 deaths in Jackson County. 11 multi car fatalities overall. Main causes are speeding, inattention, fatigue, and curves.
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Troop A
The
Missouri Highway Patrol
Jackson County
Ski resorts emerge on slopes of New Zealand volcanoes
In central North Island New Zealand, a major winter sports complex rises on Ruapehu Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. The resort includes a luxury hotel, clubs, lodges, a chairlift under construction, a second lift planned, and a T bar with rope tows. Mount Ruapehu offers year round skiing with best runs August to November. Ngauruhoe eruptions have intensified but a monitoring program with a summit pole line and instruments will study activity. Fire hazards exist but region remains low risk under normal conditions, despite historic eruptions such as Tarawera in 1836 claiming many lives.
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Auckland
New Zealand
North Island
Ruapehu
Ngauruhoe
Tongariro
Mount Ruapehu
Roaring River
Interior to sell migratory bird stamp with ring neck ducks
The Interior Department plans to issue one million 1954 55 migratory bird hunting stamps featuring two ring necked ducks in flight. The ring neck is a medium small fast duck breeding from Saskatchewan to Ontario and south to Nebraska and Iowa, migrating to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Washington
U.S. Department of the Interior
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Nebraska
Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
Caged Bear Poem Finds Freedom Beyond a Cage
Vaun Arnold depicts a bear roaming Idaho’s aspens and canyon ledges, escaping a steel cage to wander wild timberlines. The poem contrasts restraint with impounded freedom, as the bear seeks a dream amid alpine eagles and bighorns.
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Idaho
Tamarack
Vaun Arnold
A Sweet Tooth Is One That Decays
The article warns that sweet foods are the chief cause of dental decay and suggests alternatives such as fresh fruits, fruit juices, nuts, and unsweetened popcorn instead of candy, gum, and soda.
Garden Library for little folk
Victoria reports a garden library for children founded by Mrs W. W. McGill ten years ago now attracting about 150 three to seven year olds on shaded lawns. The Little Bookhouse is the center of activity with shelves tot-size furniture and music from a PA system. Junior and senior helpers assist, many current helpers being former pupils and graduates.
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Victoria
W. W. McGill
McGill
Uranium Prospect Hots North Sask Mill
In Stanley near the Churchill River a small mill is testing uranium extraction from local rock. La Ronge Uranium Mines Ltd officials expect a cheap process with 10,000,000 tons of ore nearby. Engineer Marcel Pochon notes the operation could expand rapidly if initial tests succeed. The site, discovered five years ago by A. W. Boland, has drawn many claims.
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Stanley
Sask
Saskatchewan
Churchhill
la Ronge Uranium Mines Ltd
Marcel Pochon
England
France
Portugal
Canada
A. W. Boland
Blind man designs world class show jumping courses
Lt.-Col. Michael Picton Ansell, a blind former cavalry officer, designs fences for a six day international horse show in London using a magnetized board and miniature models. He heads the British Show Jumping Association and has guided postwar Britain's rise in the sport.
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Michael Picton
Mike) Ansell
Bideford
North Devon
England
London
White City
Stadim
Col. Anso
Ottawa
Shirley Thomas
Col. Ansell
British
Britain
Harry Llewellyn
Wilfred White
Patricia Smythe
Foxhunter
Nizefeia
Prince Hall
Col
Ansell
Largest private railway yards in Manitoba reported
The article identifies Manitoba as home to the largest private railway yards in the world. It notes Grand Coulee dam weighs about 25 million tons and discusses scale of infrastructure.
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Manitoba
Grand Caulee Dam
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