Canada anglers hail 1954 as big year for pike and salmon
Anglers across Canada report 1954 as a standout year with record pike and large tyee salmon catches. Notable: a 72-pound pike by Bill Drake in Vancouver and a 4 1 2 pound tyee by a Vancouver Island woman. Steelhead prospects peak as rainbow, Kamloops, and speckled trout draw many fishers. about 100 000 anglers utilize B C waters.
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Ontaro
New York
Bill Drake
Vancouver
Angier
Vancouver Island
Kispiox
B.C
Rocky Mountain
Rainbow
Kamloops
Connchodelberta
Edmonton
Hasor
Saskatchewan
Lac la Ronge
Prince Albert
United States
A. J. Rudolph
Rice, Mich
Manitoba
Douglas Gibbson
Ontario
Locke
Ouananiche
Quebec
Maritimes
Wedgeport
Nova Scotia
St. Marys
Medway
Margaree
Avon
Annapolis
Bear
Bass
New Brunswick
Restigouche
Upsalquitch
Napisiguit
Miramichi
Matthew Ridgway
U.S. Army
A. J. D. Biddle
Prince Edward Island
Water-soluble rat poison debuts in Alberta markets
Pivalyn a water soluble sugar based rat poison released for general sale follows 15 months of testing. The product dissolves in water creates a sweet liquid bait effective against Norway rats roof rats and house mice. Alberta crop service uses it to control rodents in farmlands while tests show high kill rates and good keeping qualities with mold resistance.
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Alberta Crop Service
William Lobay
Norway
Denver Research Laboratory
Fish and Wildlife Service
New bid for Alberta oil sands riches faces early tests
An experimental portable oil extraction unit ships from Poughkeepsie to Bitumount in northern Alberta for field tests by Can-Amera Oil Sands Development Ltd. The Alberta government estimates the Athabasca sands could yield 100 to 300 billion barrels.
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Edmonton
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Bitumount
Alberta
Athabasca
Can-Amera Oil Sands Development Ltd
Calgary
S. M. Paulson
Paulson
Can- Amera
Mill Creek Oil Co. Ltd
S. M. Blair
Toronto
Smile of the Week Fragment Sparks Fingerprint Joke
A visitor asks what little Wil will become and the mother jokes he may become a fingerprint expert judging by the wallpaper and objects he touches. The caption captures a lighthearted home scene with a quip on the child’s future.
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Willie
Farming Now Big Business in Canada Agriculture
Commercial farming is rapidly becoming big business in Canada with large capital needs. Analysis of Illustration Stations 1948-52 shows $23 000 average investment per farm and $1.55 return per dollar of expense. Emphasizes cost control via records, crop rotations, fertilizer rates, and a passion for farming.
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Canada
Queen's Printer
Ottawa
Illustration Stations
Answers to Quick Quiz 5 Highlights Regional Facts
Answers to Quick Quiz 5 cover percentages, salary changes, lobster item, and sector rankings. It notes a shift from 4000 and 2000 tax free to 8000 and 2000 tax free, plus average earnings around 3000 this year. Northern Centre Peace River is described as a trade hub northwest of Edmonton.
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Peace River
Edmonton
Army families in Germany to have homes
The Canadian army housing project near Soest, Germany, nears completion with 400 families to move in by mid October and fully by January. Brig. Anderson will command housing settlements at Soest Werl and Hermer, oversee heating lighting schooling for 1600 children, road safety, and local relations. Flats feature German designs adapted for Canadian needs, with shared laundry, gas stoves, built in baths, and a Naafu store for supplies. Canada will cover rent in Canadian dollars for at least five years.
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Germany
Soest
Krig
W. A.B. Anderson
1St Canadian Infantry Brigade
Brig
Anderson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Northern Army Po
Werl
Hermer
Canada
Jean Belanger
A. L. Belanger
Ottawa
Army Supply
Quick Canadia Quiz
A reader style quiz about Canadian economics and government figures from 1939 to 1954. Questions ask principal Atlantic fisheries product value, 1939 manufacturing wages, Senate and House sessional indemnity increases, leading Canadian occupations, changes by 1954, and Ottawa defence spending share of about 5 billion in the year.
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Senate
House of Commons
Ottawa
Economical meat cuts offer flavor and value
The article urges trying affordable cuts such as liver, kidney, tongue, heart and brains for nutrition and flavor. It notes these options are easier on the budget than pricier cuts while delivering high nutritional value. It also states the Union of South Africa leads world gold production.
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The
Union of South Africa
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Jewish Hospital
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