Coal To Oil Process Assures Canada Of Fuel Supply
A U.S. Bureau of Mines project in Louisiana Missouri demonstrates turning coal into liquid fuels. The gas synthesis plant uses oxygen coal gasification and hydrocarbon synthesis to yield 55-60 barrels of 75 octane gasoline and 10-12 barrels of 80 octane diesel daily with by products including wax and alcohol. If successful the process could sustain North American fuel supply for centuries.
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Canada
CPC
Washington
Germany
Luftwaffe
Ying
US Bureau of Mines
Louisiana
Bureau of Mines
North America
U.S
Make Hunting A Safer Sport Through Safe Gun Handling
This piece urges fall hunting safety by teaching fundamentals of safe gun handling and ongoing practice. It emphasizes treating every gun as loaded, never pointing at a person, unloading before leaving it unattended, and checking each firearm before use, to maintain discipline and prevent accidents.
Beating Shark to Death by Pole At Vancouver Beach
Percy Wheelwright, 35, beat a seven foot shark unconscious with a pole after it welled and swam near a resort beach in Vancouver. He struck the animal after it was hit by six ship's propellers and dragged it ashore wading 16 feet from the water.
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Vancouver
B.C
Percy Wheelwright
Building Products to Build Alberta Plant
H. E. Pringle of Building Products Limited announced plans to construct a new plant in Alberta. Options have been acquired on Edmonton area property suitable for a factory producing asphalt roofing and siding products.
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Alberta
Winnipeg
H. E. Pringle
Western
Building Products Limited
Edmonton
Prairie frost slashes Canadian wheat crop to 469 million bushels
Ottawa reports August frost may have destroyed up to 75 million bushels of wheat, risking a $140 million revenue drop for prairie farmers and the Canadian wheat board. Forecasts vary with reports of 100.88 million additional losses, while prices and quality shift. Air Marshal W A Curtis noted as the only Canadian chief of staff to serve in all three services.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Churchill
W. A. Curtis
Air Staff
Pattern 7025 Doll Transfer for 30 Inch Shopper
Advertisement offers a 30 inch doll pattern 7025 for a two year old doll. Transfer of the doll only, pattern obtainable by sending twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union Toronto. Include name, address, and pattern number clearly.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Smile Of The Week Pun Highlights School Spelling Jibe
A boy reports to his mother that at school he faces a fine fix as the teacher urges neater handwriting and fears exposure of his spelling struggles, capturing a light moment at home.
The Weekly Newspaper Editors and Their Value
A reflection on editors from forty states and Canada praising weekly papers as the family mouthpiece and local backbone. They view small‑town weeklies as honest, influential, and resilient, guiding public good despite modest profits and tough times. Editorial note by George Matthew Adams.
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Nova Scotia Island
George Matthew Adams
Canada
Weskawenaak
Nova Scotia
Men of Canada
Gems of Thought Quotes on Religion and Humility
A collection of brief reflections cites Bacon on the Bible’s public good and Eddy on humility leading to divine recognition. Webster cautions that true greatness requires regard for spiritual matters while Tryon Edwards urges people to seek standards higher than themselves.
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Bacon
Mary Baker Eddy
Daniel Webster
Tryon Edwards
Field Marshal Smuts Dead Symbol of Empire
Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, South African statesman, soldier and philosopher, died at 80 at his farm near Pretoria. A world figure, he shaped South Africa and the British Commonwealth, authored Holism and Evolution and helped draft the United Nations charter. Smuts led unions, war efforts, and opposed apartheid while guiding his nation through crises and co operation with Britain in two world wars.
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Capetown
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Commonwealth of Nations
South Africa
Germany
Smuts
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Durban
British Commonwealth
Handyman
Empire
Crcho
Great Britain
Britain
United Party
Daniel F. Malan
Dr. Malan
House of Assembly
Malan
Johannesburg
Cape Province
East Africa
R.A.F
Hitler
Mussolini
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Smuts Main
London
United Nations
League
San Francisco
International Organization
Riebeeck West
Jacobus Abraham Smuts
Old Cape Legislative Assembly
Victoria College
Stellenbosch University
Jamie
John X. Merriman
Cape
Cecil Rhodes
Onze Jan Hofmeyr
Old Bond Party
Pretoria
Helpful Household Hints For Cleaning And Care
Quick tips to make citrus fruits juicier by rolling or heating in hot water. Remove ink stains with cornmeal talcum powder or salt. A splash of vinegar in rinse water helps clothes last longer by removing soap residue.
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Central Press
U.N
India
Owen Dixon
Kashmir
Pakistan
Toronto Telegram
Field Marshal
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