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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Aug 17, 1939

Page

4

World Happenings Briefly Told From The Daily Madi

Priceless treasures from an Anglian king’s grave near Ipswich Suffolk are reported. France trains aviators for its air corps with fresh groups. Canada trains 600 youths as aircraft mechanics. Trans-Canada Air Lines reports 5 794 passengers in six months.

Madi Ipswich Buffolk France Army Fers Calais Boulogne Scoresby Routledge Trans-Canada Air Lines Montreal Pan-American Airways Washington United States West Coast New Zealand Lord Tweedemuir Canada Mackenzie King Maclean Building Reports Limited Norman Hipel Ontario Ontario Department of Isbor Department of National Defence

Prairie Broadcasting Unveils Watrous CBC Transmitter

The 50 000 watt CBK station at Watrous Sask boasts wide continental coverage on 540 k.c. with clear channel and minimal ground disturbances. Experts from Transport chose the Manitou Lake site for optimal signal, aiming for 16 hours daily of US and world programming to prairie listeners.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBK Watrous K.c Rocky Mountains Fort William United States Arctic Circle Prairies Department of Transport Manitou Lake

New Comet Discovered Near Taurus By Harvard Observatory

Harvard Observatory reports a new comet near Taurus found by Parisian amateur observer Rigollett. The body is of about eighth magnitude and was relayed to Harvard by the Copenhagen based International Astronomical Bureau. The news notes the discovery and its initial classification.

Constellation Taurus Harvard Observatory Rigollett Harvard International Astronomical Bureau Copenhagen

Plastic Covered Planes to Roll From Victoria Factory

A planned Victoria British Columbia aeroplane plant aims to produce plastic covered craft using a material that resists tearing. Morris E Heiser outlines a Seadrome style project with Andersen patent tech and training for Canadian youth to manufacture and fly the planes locally.

Victoria B.C Taurets Morris E Heiser London Los Angeles Calf Heiser Atlantic Pacific Anders Nicolay Andersen United States Patent Office Michael Andersen Glendale Calif British Columbia

Good Letter Writing Made Easy and Related Booklets

A feature on improving letter writing offers tips for natural style and punctuation. It promotes a 32 page booklet "Good Letter-Writing Made Easy" and lists additional 15 cent booklets including budgeting, writing for publication, and tap dancing. Also notes the ship Fram preserved in Norway as a memorial to Norwegian commanders.

Sally Tom Wyoming Home’ Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union McDermot Ave Winnipeg Abbas Teeta Polay Norway

Household device boils eggs with electric power

A readable fragment notes an electric appliance to boil eggs without shells. It mentions onion leaves with troughs to pour water to the bulb and states a sugar beet is about 75 percent water.

Systematic Entomology in Canada Guides Insect Surveys Across Regions

The article outlines the Systematic Entomology section of the Science Service under the Dominion Department of Agriculture, led by Dr J Ho McDunnough, and notes the national collection exceeds 50 600 species. It reports 1 600 new species added in ten years, and describes faunal surveys in Prince Albert National Park Saskatchewan Southwestern Ontario and Northeastern New Brunswick, including European beetles likely arriving with ballast.

Davison Science Service Dominion Department of Agriculture J. Ho McDunnough Dominion Prince Albert National Park Saskatchewan Ontario Canada United States New Brunswick

Prairie Chicken Numbers Rise Across Western Canada

Wildlife in western Canada shows rising game bird numbers including prairie chicken ruffed grouse partridge pheasant and Hungarian partridge. Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and other provinces plan varied seasons with bag limits and conservation measures reflecting a recovering population and ongoing protection efforts.

Prairies Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta

Dashing Anne Adams Pattern 4180 for Summer Shirts

The Anne Adams Pattern 4180 offers a winged collar shirt with beltless princess line and puff sleeves. Available in misses and women's sizes 12 through 40, black plaid gingham or linen looks. fabric yardage listed and 20 cent pattern price. Order to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg with name address and size details.

Anne Adams Winnipeg Newspaper Union McDermot Ave. E Winnipeg

Last One Most Important Rothschild Museum Needs Flea

Dr Carl Jordan curator of the Rothschild Zoological Museum at Tring searches for a rare flea living on a porcupine to complete his collection. W G Hodgson of Drumheller Alberta has been hired for over three years to capture the specimen but the task remains unfinished. In a separate note a 2000 year old lead pipe from Rome sits in New York's Museum of Science and Industry while England raises 100000 dollars in a submarine disaster fund.

Rothschild Museum Rothschild Zoological Museum Tring Carl Jordan Jordan W. G. Hodgson Drumheller Alberta Hodgson Rome New York Museum of Science and Industry

Elisha and Naaman Teach Humility and Faith

Sunday school lesson recounts Naaman’s prideful visit to the prophet Elisha, the command to wash in the Jordan, and his healing by Jehovah. It notes Gehazi’s greed and punishment, the gift denial by Elisha, and Naaman’s vow to worship only the Lord.

Elisha Naaman Syria Israel Jordan Damascus Jehovah Gehazi

Care Of Teeth And Sugar Link In Dental Health

Dr. L. M. Waugh of Columbia University proposed a slogan to the Pacific Science congress arguing un sweetened tooth cannot decay. He cited Eskimo teeth studies showing decay tied to refined sugars and that natural fruit sugars do not cause decay. Field work noted Eskimos had no decay until adopting white man’s foods, with decay rising as sweets increased. About 50 million gallons of tomato juice are canned annually.

Pacific Science Congress L. M. Waugh Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery Waugh

Eye Care Advice From Health Column by Dr Clarence F B Hill

Summarizes eye safety tips for daily life including hand hygiene to prevent eye infections. warns against rubbing eyes with shared tissues and using defective eyewear. Advises protection during swimming, sun watching, driving, and noisy or dusty work, plus vitamin D and medical consult for eye damage risks.

Clarence FB. Hill Thronto

Readers urged to request full cancer article set

An editorial note invites readers seeking the complete Dr MrCullough cancer article collection to write to the Health League of Canada at 104 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario.

MrCullough Health League of Canada Toronto

Visit by ACW World President Returns to Canada

Mrs Alfred Watt president of the Associated Country Women of the World arrives in Canada for a three month visit returning to her homeland after forty years She will meet in Ottawa and Toronto attend the Canadian Women’s Institutes convention in Edmonton and says the trip will give her the tonic of Canada’s electric atmosphere.

Associated Country Women of the World Alfred Watt International Organization Canada England Ottawa Toronto Edmonton Mia Watt

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