Salmon Ladders Make Hell's Gate Passable Again
The Fraser River Hell's Gate section near Vancouver, once a deadly bottleneck for sockeye, now has fishways and a tunnel completed in 1946 enabling safer passage for salmon to the Adams River spawning grounds. Engineering details describe west and east bank facilities, construction challenges, and the impact on the 1947 to 1951 spawning cycles.
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Hell's Gate
Fraser River
Vancouver
Simon Fraser
Adams River
Okanagan
Pacific International Salmon Fisheries Commission
Charlies W. Harris
Walter Hillmer
University of Washington
E. 8. Pretious
University of B.C
C.P.R
West Fishway
C.N.R
Fraser
B.C
Straits of Juana de Fuca
Vancouver Island
Washington
Gulf of Georgia
Hel's Gate
How To Avoid Poliomyelitis Health officials warn on polio risks
The British Columbia Department of Health outlines steps to reduce polio risk. Recommendations include hygiene, avoiding contaminated milk and water, limiting exposure during epidemics, proper sewage disposal, fly control, and keeping children from polluted waters. They note polio spreads like typhoid via contaminated hands and utensils and can spread in crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia Department of Health
Study Preservation Of Famous Painting
A Milan headed commission of experts under the Italian Ministry of Education has completed seven years of studies on saving Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper from deterioration. They propose sealing it in an air tight room as a temporary measure and removing the painting from the wall as the definite solution.
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London Times
Milan
Ministry of Education
Central Institute of Restoration Works
Santa Maria Delle Grazie
Vancouver motorists pay heavy fines in three months
The Vancouver Province reports motorists paid over 68000 to city coffers in the last three months. Parking fees totaled 28873 and fines 44246, mostly for parking violations. May over-parking payments reached 8000 with a daily offender average of 165. The note adds a separate claim that Paris loses more people daily.
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Vancouver
Princess Elizabeth Drives Own Car in War Service
Princess Elizabeth, now the owner of a car, learned driving and repairs in the A T S. A London correspondent notes the thorough training given to women in W A N S, A T S, and WA F. A press photo shows her in overalls repairing a car, with her badge HRH I on her vehicle.
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Elizabeth
A.T.S
London
Ottawa Journal
W.A.N.S
W.A.A.F
England
King George
Baker Finds Bread Preserved After 41 Years
Otto Matthias, son of a Buffalo baker, rummaged through an old trunk and found a loaf of rye bread baked by his father 41 years ago. The discovery occurred in Buffalo, New York, where the elder Matthias had operated for over two decades.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Otto Matthias
Albert Matthias
Intra- Commonwealth chess results and sports notes
Australia defeated Canada in the first Intra Commonwealth radio chess tournament. The report also notes final stages of artificial ice installations at Kimberley rinks, Paddy Arnold winning the Alberta women’s amateur golf title, Dynamo stadium’s sports pageant in Moscow, Viscount Alexander's baseball souvenir, Port Radium curling rink, Saskatchewan high jump record, Canadian hockey school recruitments, and Canadian Cricket board appointments.
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Australia
Canada
D. M. LeDain
Montreal
Kimberley
Paddy Arnold
Calgary
Alberta
Kay Saunders
Edmonton
Moscow
Dynamo Stadium
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Divorces Bride To Marry Her Again
SEYMOUR Conn John Torowich said he would divorce his Irish bride so she could come to the United States and then marry her again. He married Agnes Gibbons in Belfast while in Ireland with the U S Army. He was told she cannot gain entry without army permission but may be admitted as a bride to be. He planned to make her a bride to be as quickly as possible.
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Seymour, Conn
John Torowich
United States
Torowich
Agnes Gibbons
Belfast
U.S. Army
Ireland
Colorful fruit motifs for kitchen tea towels
Embroider cheerful fruit and berry designs on tea towels with Pattern 7435 featuring six motifs. Includes pattern-visual charts photos and complete directions. Send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Helpful Hints For Daily Living From A Historic Page
A list of practical tips covers reflectivity and mirrors. It advises avoiding direct sun on mirrors to protect silver backing. It suggests packing cookies in a tin with orange peel to stay fresh and notes the bride's mother greets guests at the reception line and introduces them to the couple's parents. It also recommends a short nap after a heavy meal for digestion.
Jury Duty Refusal Over Capital Punishment Debate
A woman summoned for jury service refused to serve citing opposition to capital punishment. The judge tried to persuade her by describing a case where a wife sues her husband after losing a thousand dollars given to fund a fur coat. She replied she could be wrong about capital punishment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hell’s Gate
Robert Francis
Fshing
Pacific International Salmon Fisheries Commis
Cariboo
Coast Construction Co
Gestapo
Hamburg
St. Catharines
Frau Oehlert
Wilhelm Struve
Eric Sacharias
Struve
British Columbia
Department of Health
Paris
Princess Elizabeth
Dawson Creek
Y.T
Viscount Alexander
Dawson Creek All-Stars
Pouce Coupe
Port Radium
Saskatoon
Doreen Dredge
Kelvington
Claude Kewley
Scottish Ice Hockey Association
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Canadian Cricket Association
Canadian Cricket Board of Control
W. E. N. Bell
Toronto
S. J. Remnant
J. 4
Coe
P. L. Pratley
William Steel
Guelph
the Humane Society
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