Highway Plan Links McMurray to Fort Fitzgerald
Negotiations begin on building a road from McMurray to Fort Fitzgerald in northern Alberta to open up tar sands and salt fields. Alberta minister Hoo W. A. Fallon announced at a Calgary AMA meeting, proposing a syndicate would finance the road in exchange for an exclusive freight and transport franchise. The project aims to connect to Edmonton and enable public travel beyond current routes, with claims of tar sands valued at 90 billion and potential use for hard surfacing other highways. Fallon emphasized defining arterial highways and improving feeder routes to reach gravel roads and cities.
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McMurray
Fort Fitzgerald
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
Calgary
Fallon
Alberta Motor Association
Edmonton
Athabass
Mesturray
Potato Is Living Organism Sudden Rise And Fall In Storage
The potato is a living organism with two critical respiration periods after digging and after sudden temperature rises post cool storage. To prevent sweating, ensure adequate ventilation when handling bulk potatoes after digging and after temperature spikes. Maintain dry conditions. keep doors open to air during early cooling, then close vents from December to prevent freezing.
Trade With Russia Seen As Part Of Expansion Policy
Government circles report resumption of trade with Russia as part of a worldwide expansion policy. Hon. W. D. Euler, minister of trade and commerce, says trade should occur with every country. The Bennett government in February 1981 imposed an embargo on Russian wood pulp lumber timber asbestos and reused furs.
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Russia
W. D. Euler
Bennett
Professor warns men of dangers in chemistry experiment
The professor of chemistry cautions that a mishandled laboratory experiment could blow up. he urges students to approach carefully as a specialist notes one in fifty cats is a natural mouser, highlighting concerns about safety and containment.
Antelope numbers rise on Alberta foothill ranch lands
Antelopes pro tected since 1914 15 dart across ranch lands in Alberta foothills threatening cattle and sheep food supply. Hunters showed little interest in the open season after a $5 license fee. Indians were selling them wholesale before game officials intervened.
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Alberta
Ban On Imports Pope Pius
Italian ban on Canadian flour prompts note to Montreal harbor shed two barrels of flour bound for the Italian agent of a local milling firm. The annual gift to the pope will be returned to the company as the imports are halted.
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Pope Pius
Montreal Harbor
Remarkable Sheep Horns and Comet Tail Size Note
An old article fragment describes mountain sheep horns growing until they obstruct vision, with an older sheep breaking a horn against a rock. It also mentions a comet tail so thin the Earth could pass through unseen by all but astronomers.
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Rocky Mountain
View finders help photography compose better pictures
The article explains two main types of viewfinders a reflecting finder and a direct top or side finder. It stresses checking the composition before clicking, ensuring the subject is framed correctly to avoid cutting off parts of the scene. It notes that good composition focuses on the most interesting elements and tells a story.
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Bill
Japanese Nut Venture Grows in Queenston Ontario
In Niagara Peninsula climate adapts well to growing Japanese nuts on Larkin farm. 28 trees planted about ten years ago by Jaman A. Calvert, manager, now 12 to 14 feet tall with 16 to 37 foot spread. Not yet commercial. local squirrels are said to take much of the crop.
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Queenston
Ontario
Niagara Peninsula
Larkin Farm
Jaman A. Calvert
Japan
Topeka Taxi Hiring Experiment Ends for Lena Hibberling
Miss Lena Hibberling, a taxi driver, was released after a week's trial in Topeka Kansas to test whether an attractive driver would boost business.
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Lena Hibberling
Topeka
Kansas
Alcohol Causes Nerve Retraction Reveals New Insight
Dr Carl Speidel of the University of Virginia reported to the National Academy of Sciences that alcohol causes nerves to retract slightly, first observed in tadpoles at 2-3 percent alcohol. The finding suggests a mechanism for intoxication affecting nerve endings and synapses in humans, dampening mind and body control. a curious aside notes Lewis machine guns were cooled by the breeze from their fired bullets.
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National Academy of Sciences
Charlottesville
Carl Speidel
University of Virginia
Christmas Wall Hanging Pattern 15x20 Inches
An advertisement for a wall hanging transfer pattern priced at 467 with decorative notes and a parrot motif. It includes a color chart, stitch illustrations, material needs, and a request to send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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ISSN
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada Opens Northern Reserve Reindeer Herd for Natives
Canada advances the establishment of a reindeer herd of over three thousand on a 6600 square mile reserve east of the Mackenzie delta. Fawns were added after spring deliveries, with 270 animals moved to winter range by mid September and expected to finish by November. The program aims to supply meat and clothing for Far North natives and supports indigenous settlement at Shingle Point and nearby missions.
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T. A. Crerar
Interior
Canada
Mackenzie River
Department of the Interior
Goverment Inn
Alaska
Mimion
Saab
Teindeer
One Tree Grafting Effort Grows New Brunswick Apple Varieties
Fredericton area farmer F A Good reports his single grafted apple tree now bears 35 apple varieties and 99 other fruit types, nearly matching total New Brunswick varieties. Nine years ago the tree held one variety, but grafting expanded to include most NB varieties. the tree stands on a roadside farm seven miles from Fredericton along the trans Canada highway.
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F. A. Ood
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Neason
Good
Bishop Pippin
Mcintosh
Theory On Tuberculosis Links Childhood Contraction
The New South Wales Health Department concludes tuberculosis is contracted in childhood with a dormant period. The disease may remain latent until ages 18 to 25, then develop. Research may illuminate prevention and treatment, while Sydney university explores cancer research on chemical injections to tumors to boost X-ray effectiveness.
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Health Department
Health Department of
New South Wales
University In Sydney
de. Moppett
Firemen respond to dawn blaze in Cheraw outskirts
Firefighters from Cheraw’s department dashed a mile toward a bright glow in the western sky after a call came in just before dawn. The blaze appeared to engulf a large house in the western part of town, with the moon setting as they approached the countryside.
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Cheraw
S&c
Love of Normandhurst Sells Farm Soil By Bushel
Normandhurst farmer drives city market sales in Hamilton Ontario offering first class black loam soil at 25 cents a bushel or 4 bushels for one dollar to city residents. The piece notes a sizable number of London public day school attendees also enrolling in night schools.
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Normandhurst
Hamilton
Ont
London
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