Scientists Work To Protect Farmers From Pests
A Dominion entomology conference in Ottawa highlighted efforts by scientists and governments to curb crop losses from grasshoppers and 3 000 other insects. Canada saved about 100 million dollars, half of it from prairie grasshoppers, as weather and pest control programs advance to reduce farming risk.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Department of Agriculture
J. Patterson
Toronto
Dominion Meteorlogical Bureau
A. B. Baird
Belleville
Ontario
Marina Falls Named for Duchess of Kent in British Guiana
A 500 foot waterfall in British Guiana was named Marina Falls after Duchess of Kent Princess Marina. Discovered November 20 by a Canadian American exploration party led by E Horne of Montreal with Leonard Schlemm J R Lightfall and W Bracewell, the falls resemble a huge draped veil as Potaro river rushes toward Kaletour Falls.
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British Guiana
Marina
Duchess of Kent
Marina Falls
Kaleteur Falls
Greece
Duke of Kent
London
E. Horne
Montreal
Leonard Schlemm
J. R. Lightfall
W. Bracewell
British Guiana Geological Survey
Trailer Steers With Car Designed By Inventor
In Sas katoon district a farmer inventor has built an automobile trailer that steers with the car. Two wheels of the trailer link via a propeller shaft to a rod connected to the car’s front steering gear. The rod passes through the car’s body on the left side.
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Niew Jensen
Farm Surer
Saskatoon
Not Muen Gratted Santa Cour quotes letters before Christmas
The Toronto Star notes that many petition letters arrive before Christmas while few thank you notes follow. It suggests that the Almighty receives more pleas than praise as those in need seek aid and voice gratitude less often.
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Santa Cour
The
Toronto Star
Canadian Turkeys Draw British Buyers With High Quality
British buyers praise Canada's Christmas turkey shipments noting improved quality after 1952 trials. A principal buyer says Canada will export strong supplies this December and that Canadian birds are among the best imported, with quality better than ever and no trouble expected meeting demand.
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Canada
British Isles
British Produce Trade Journal
New York bootblacks wear formal evening attire
D W Klein expanded his shine boy uniform change from Park Row to a plan for all his shops. Four colored shine boys in New York wore evening dress with silk toppers, later swapping to starched collars and black bow ties due to comfort. A customer starkly notices the reflection in the topper crown.
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New York
D. W. Klein
Shine
Park Row
Mr. Klein
George Frank
Walter
Costly oyster stew ends with scorch ruin and jewel loss
Modesto resident Ted Brooks cooked an $8,000 oyster stew after tasting it in a seafood can. A perfect pearl found in the stew was scorched, valued at $6,000 by a jeweler, who deemed it worthless. The incident left the cook permanently lacking interest in oysters.
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Ted Brooks
Modesto
Ant
Associated Press
Mystery ventriloquist ad scheme puzzles Zaragoza
Reports in Zaragoza Spain reveal a store hired a ventriloquist to boost business at a house on Gascon de Gotor street. Prof Ricardo Royo Villanova says the performer sought refuge at his home amid feared mob anger. The tale links to an advertising stunt.
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Gascon de Gotor Street
Zaragoza
Spain
Insect Pest Control Leaders Call Five Year War
Dominion entomologists at a nationwide conference urged a five year campaign against pests threatening field crops forests grain stored products and households. Government experts and chiefs of laboratories and crop inspection plants attended.
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Dominion
Relief Supplies From East Maritimes Deliver 96 Cars to Saskatchewan
Maritimers opened their hearts for drought areas in Sas katchewan with 96 cars of food and material. W W Champ, Saskatchewan relief chair, said cars have arrived from various Maritimes since October 15. Ontario sent 109 cars, Champ reported. A stray line questions English proficiency and notes a statistic about widows in India.
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Maritimes
Saskatchewan
Maritimers
W. W. Champ
Saskatchewan Volunteer Rural Relief Committee
Regina
Ontario
MF. Champ
Christmas Snapshots Create Personal Card Art
A vintage guide explains using family photos for unique Christmas cards. It urges personalizing with scenes by the hearth or home exterior, recommends supersensitive film and simple lighting, and notes the snapshot should tell a clear, vivid story. John Van Guilder's advice emphasizes low cost and individual expression.
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Cime
Christmany
John van Guilder
Canada Wins International Wheat Championship Twenty Times
Canada secures the world wheat title at Chicago for the 20th time in 24 years with J B Allsop of Wembley Alberta as the champion. The report notes a simple paper seed test method, Allsop's family farming background, and Alberta’s pride in the sweepstakes victory while listing past Canadian and U S winners and regional tallies.
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Canada
Chicago Fair
J B. Allsop
Wembley
Alberta
Allsop
Chicago
Herman Trelle
John Allsop
8. B. Attaop
Toronto Royal
Allsope
England
Calgary
Herman ‘Trelle
Hugh Allen
Lands and Mines
Grande Prairie
Allsops
Saskatoon
Herman Trelie
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
United States
Frank Isaackton
Elfros
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Trelle
J. ©. Mitchell
Dahinda
Henry Holmes
Paul Gerlach
Samuel Larcombe
R. C. Wiler
H. G. L Strange
Joseph H. B. Smith
G. W. Craft
L. P. Yates
C. Fason Smith
Rockets Aim to Reach Moon and Aid Isolated Areas
The article notes experiments with rocket propulsion and high altitude launches inspired by Professor Piccard to reach the moon, and practical trials in Scotland using rockets to deliver letters and medical supplies to islands and lighthouses. It highlights potential emergency mail and aid deliveries when seas rise or weather blocks boats.
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Piccard
Stone Age digs in Ireland challenge old habitation theory
Archaeologists probing Ireland’s soil reveal evidence of Stone Age inhabitants around 6 000 years ago with hatchet use and hearths. North site yields 36 hearths and tools while a roughly 1600 B.C. bronze ax and flint implements emerge at Carrowlisduan Mayo. A bronze age burial at Porlewhack Clare uncovers four skeletons in limestone coffins.
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Harvacu
Old
Ireland
Carrowlisdouan
County Mayo
Porlewhack
County Clare
Beet Sugar Acid Used For Gravy And Flavoring
Omaha City chemist W H Campen says a new beet sugar acid extracted from waste residue can be used in gravy or as meat flavoring. The white acid is being prepared in sugar beet refineries in West Nebraska and is not new, having been made from wheat for 290 years and by the Chinese for rice use for centuries.
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W. H. Campen
Omaha
West
Nebraska
Campen
Great Sons Of Butchers How many sue ve newanen BAYS carved their names in history
E. V. Lucas in the Sunday Times cites a correspondent listing notable figures such as John Jacob Astor John Harvard Kirke White and Cardinal Wolsey among famous founders poets and leaders. The only non literary craftsman noted is David Cox the painter from the smithy.
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Sue Ve Newanen
E. V. Lucas
Sunday Times
London
John Jacob Astor
John Harvard
American College
Kirke White
Cardinal Wolsey
David Cox
Water tunnels proposed in Libyan Desert to power Egypt
The plan outlines up to 40 miles of tunnels and canals to divert water from the Mediterranean into the Libyan Desert area to generate electrical power for Egypt.
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Mediterranean Sea
Libyan Desert
Egypt
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Englewood
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