Gas Rush Grips British Columbia and Pacific Northwest
British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon chase a natural gas boom with pipelines eyed from Peace River to Spokane. Plans from Westcoast Transmission and Northwest Natural Gas promise long lines to deliver fuel, powering new industry and boosting hydroelectric aluminum output.
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Westcoast Tranamiamon Company, Ltd
Northwest Natural Gas Company
Westcoast
Peace Coupe
Peace River
Alberta
Kingsgate
B.C
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Monroe
Vancouver
Portland
Seattle
Oregon
Northwest
Immigration figures favorable with 1928
Ottawa reports likely solid immigration levels this year, echoing 1928 when 160000 people made Canada their new home. Minister Walter Harris notes postwar influx from central Europe earlier but predicts northern Europe and the United Kingdom will lead current arrivals. He outlines citizen selection steps and cites YWCA and other groups as key to easing integration.
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Ottawa
Canada
Walter Harris
Citizenship and Immigration
Y.W.C.A. National Assembly
West
Harris
Europe
United Kingdom
Y.W.C.A
Quick Quiz Answers and Canada Facts Source
Answers list includes five items with figures and entities. Notable values: $612 million, $2,284 million vs $1,821 million for the federal government, a rule interpretation by a person, 3.986 miles, Alberta as a geographic answer, with materials credited to Quick Canadian Facts editors.
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Alberta
Canada
America Sends Aid To Tall British Girls
London reports an American relief shipment for Britain's tall women. Helen Gavin, secretary of the Association for Tall Women, says nylons size 12 and 40 inches long are en route from Raphael B Maisin of New York City. Stockings for tall women are hard to find and often inadequate.
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America
London
Britain
Helen Gavin
Association For Tall Women
Raphael B. Maisin
New York City
Smile of the Week Calves Turn Into Bullets
A farmer guides a city girl around the farm. She spots calves and exclaims at their cuteness. The farmer corrects her, explaining the "calves" are bullets.
Hummingbird Hatchlings Tiny as Bees
A freshly hatched hummingbird chick is described as being about the size of a bee, underscoring the remarkable early development of these tiny birds.
Oddities Parade Across Europe and America
An owl and a cat with kittens roam a Sussex home while a tortoise named Jimmy shares a perch. A Helsinki power line broke, electrifying a fence and killing six cows, with a $1200 damage bill blamed on the bird. In Manchester a shop invites orders by letter in a numbered window display. Thure R Anderson of New Britain recovering a lost wallet containing $80 found on a lily pad at Lake Pachang after fishing near shore.
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Helsinki
Finland
Manchester
England
Thure R. Anderson
New Britain
Quick Canadian Quiz asks about speakers, provinces, and spending
A brief quiz column asks who chairs the House of Commons, identifies Manitoba as the largest prairie province, and compares 1939 federal and local spending. It asks who spent most in the prior year and the length of the Canada United States boundary, noting 1939 income taxes and a 1950 figure.
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House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Canada-United States
Selected Recipes for Doughnuts with Coconut Topping
Cream butter then sugar, beat in egg, blend. Sift flour baking powder and salt, fold in. Stir in vanilla and egg whites. Roll to %-inch, cut doughnuts. Brush with egg white, top with coconut. Bake at 400 F for 8 minutes until delicate brown. Makes about 48.
Child's curiosity about turtle saves life
In Newton Massachusetts a two year old boy nearly drowned after falling into a three foot pool. His sister 9 alerted the family and the mother retrieved him from the water using a rake. The father revived him with rescue breathing learned as a Boy Scout. Police and firemen transported the child to a hospital for further treatment.
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Newton
Mass
Joseph Wightman
Eleanor
Douglas Wightman
Charles River
Gems of Thought and Virtue Quotes Collage
A collection of aphorisms on virtue and goodness from diverse authors including Chinese proverb Galatians Therese Eddy Thoreau and Ben Jonson. The passages emphasize charity inner armor no door for evil and ongoing good deeds as the path to moral strength.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Helpful Hints for House Repair and Care
Practical tips cover removing fruit stains with tomato and soap, sealing cracked windows with shellac, making whitewash from lime and water, thinning with water, adding bluing and salt for adhesion, and repurposing a wire hanger to form a hat holder.
Better Mousetrap Fail? Brighton Inventor Faces Quiet Room
David Brown from South America unveils a new mousetrap idea in Brighton but reports little public interest as he roams his kitchen testing the device. The inventor says his concept aims to outsmart mice, yet none flock to his doorstep with orders.
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Brighton
England
David Brown
Brown
South America
Britons Plan To Conquer Mt Everest
London reports a British mountaineering party led by Eric Shipton plans a new approach to Mount Everest through Nepal in October and November. The team will climb without radios or oxygen, use nylon ropes, and shelter in light tents to finish a daring ascent if weather allows.
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London
Eric Shipton
Everest
Shipton
Most Valuable Stamp To Be On Display
The rarest stamp in the world, the 1856 British Guiana one cent, valued at over 60 000 dollars, will be shown at the Canadian International Stamp Exhibition in Toronto. The exhibit marks Canada’s 100th postage stamp and postal administration anniversary, with an international jury judging many rare collections. Sir Sanford Fleming is honored for designing Canada’s first stamp.
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Toronto
Automotive
W. G. Greene
Canada
British Guiana
George VI
L. Vernon Vaughan
Globe
Sir Sandford Fleming
Perfume Lures Coyote To Trap
In Jefferson City Missouri a coyote lured by perfume was trapped after weeks of evading capture. A state conservation official scented the trap site with inexpensive perfume triggering the catch.
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Perfume
Coyote
Jefferson City
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Youth Leads Way in Plane Escort Flight Home
Six year old Jennifer Hunt guides her 81 year old grandfather John Hunt from Leeds on a record 5,700 mile flight to Vancouver. Jennifer says, If he is with me, he wont get lost, as they reach their parents’ home.
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London
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British Columbia
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North America
Pacific Petroleums Ltd
Norman Whitall
J. G. Gorsoe
British American Oil Company, Ltd
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Aleady
Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company
Union North Tangent No
Bcot Iands
J. D. Lineham
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Edmonton
Alta
Central Press Canadian
Earl Fready
Azusa
California
Harlem
Mont
Earl
Sheriff's Deputies
Big Hole Basin
Gordon
Quick
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Thoreau
Bishop A. R. Beverly
Ben Jonson
Mt. Everest
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