Piping revolution aids Canadian farms with polythene
A new flexible poly thene piping offering rust resistance and lightness transforms farm plumbing. Its uses span long stock feeds to sewage lines with easy jointing and cost effective trenching. Canadian trials show strong performance in mines and municipal systems, with growing domestic manufacture and planned resin production in Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Whitehouse
Harold Kendal
Starbuck
Man
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Woodbend-Leduc
Do it yourself toys spark a booming industry
The toy trade augurs a record 450 million dollar output in 1953 up about 10 percent from 1952 as makers push authentic, fully functional play kits. Do it yourself lines include tool kits for boys with model tractors and cars and for girls with sewing sets and cosmetic kits. Retailers like Macy’s and Wanamaker’s report strong demand and new hobby magazines expand the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Flowers
NEA
Robert B. M. Barton
Louis Marx
Louis Marx & Co
B. ¥. Michtom
Ideal Toy Corp
Michtom
Little Girls Idea
Macy’s
Toy City
John H. Griffin
John Wanamakers
Vincent Maggiore
Putney Report Reveals Palaces of Hidden Peerage Scandals
Geoff White, at his Putney desk, grooms the 14 000 page Putney Report detailing the love lives and scandals of the British peerage. It traces fortunes and infamies from the 18th century to modern times, with hundreds of cases and pedigrees dissected in exhaustive research costing over 12 000 dollars yearly and more than 250 000 spent overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsey
Putney
Peerage
Geoff White
Earl of Stair
Viscount Primrose
Earl of
Guildford
Earl of Queensberry
Holyrood
Earl Ferrers
Earl of Tankerville
Durham
Rotterdam
Butcher
Ronald Garth-Davis
Duchess of
Gloucester
Chandos
Mayfair
Haris
Berkeley
Barrymores
Knowsley Hall
Derbys
Derby
Little Larry Fenton
Polly Peachum
Westminster
Earl of Grosvenor
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Richmond
Rokeby
Proclaiming Good Amid Laws and Lotteries
A religious reflection notes that reading a royal edict about Sunday sports echoes the choice between God and king. It argues citizens should uphold God’s laws, oppose lotteries seen as immoral, and push governments toward righteousness and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Charles I
Also Mentioned on This Page
John ‘Russell
Canada
Accross
Dunnville
Ont
Public Utilities
J. Dawson
Mark Michtom
Man For Ideas
Putney Report
Qut-Dees Kinsey
R. Barclay Warren
God
Isles
Toronto East
Holy Land Rocks
SS Excellency
Jersey City
Haifa
Israel
Beth Israel Memorial Park
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