New Car Models to Stress Safety and Comfort in 1956
Detroit reports new model autos to debut sooner with safety emphasis and eye appeal. Features include safety belts, padded dashboards, potential colored aluminum trim, and pushbutton shifting on some makes. Lincoln and Continental Mark II to lead September October launches. GM, Ford, Chrysler to follow with varied body changes and four-door hardtops. Edsel planned as Ford’s low to mid price line addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Ford
Mercury
General Motors
Chevrolet
Packard
Studebaker
Hudson
Edsel
Henry Ford
Farmers and scientists seek closer lab to farm ties
Agricultural Engineer Don Dew surveys central Alberta farms to map farmer problems for future work. Lacombe Station superintendent G E DeLong cites the Alberta Federation of Agriculture and Experimental Farms Service as advancing closer farmer scientist collaboration to boost food production efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Alberta
Don Dew
Lacombe
Dew
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Experimental Farms Service
G. E. DeLong
Sunburn dangers from ultraviolet rays at the beach
The note explains ultraviolet rays cause sunburn, not heat, and can penetrate thin cloud cover. It warns that sun exposure should be limited early in summer, starting with two to three short sessions to avoid painful burns from brief, intense tanning.
Simple factors boost winter wheat stands and yields
Lethbridge experimental farm findings by A J Pittman of the field husbandry department say key steps include using well prepared summer fallow, disease free Kharkov or Yogo seed treated with mercurial fungicide, seeding in early September at shallow depths into a moist compact seed bed, and applying fertilizer where needed to improve germination and winter survival.
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Lethbridge
A. J. Pittman
Field Husbandry Department
Alberta
Shadlow
Counselling the Boy by Edgar A. Guest
A fatherly verse urges a son to act with courage and integrity. It counsels avoiding shameful deeds, embracing truth in all dealings, and accepting failure without loss of love. The speaker values character over perfection and emphasizes personal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
Wash hands before meals to guard children from germs
Children should wash hands before eating to remove dirt and germs and form a habit that protects them from transferring germs to food. An estimated 191.89 million dollars will be spent this year on constructing schools and other educational buildings in Canada.
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Canada
Wiretapping: from old practice to silent invasion
The article traces wiretapping back sixty years and notes rapid advances in devices and techniques. It describes wall‑mounted units that hear through thin walls, compact recorders usable at forty feet, camouflaged sensors with “better vision,” and parabolic mics on trucks allowing street‑level overhearing. Privacy is portrayed as largely vanished.
Summer sewing pattern Misses 12 to 20 for two-piece or one-piece outfits
Pattern 4832 offers gay contrasting colors and a convertible collared blouse with graceful yokes and a pleated skirt. Sizes 12 14 16 18 20. size 16 blouse 1% yards 39-inch fabric, skirt 2 yards. Includes illustrated instructions and 35 cents price. Order via Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
Storing Leftover Canned Foods Safely In Tin Or Glass
The article explains that storing leftovers in opened tin cans is largely safe with minimal tin dissolution after two days, especially for less acidic foods, and lacquer linings reduce tin taste. It notes contamination and spoilage depend on bacteria and temperature, urging refrigeration and noting open cans may perish faster, with guidance that leftovers keep about as long as fresh equivalents and experience will teach usable durations.
Ants at work warn gardeners of garden pests
The article notes ants are industrious yet damaging to plants and homes. It explains ants feed on sweets and fats, attack roots and stems, invade houses, and damage woodwork. Control is best at the source the anthill with granular ant killer covering about 800 square feet per application.
Crochet doily pattern 7335 offers sparkling strawberry design
Fresh-up for summer crochet pattern 7335 presents a large 17 inch and a 12 inch doily in a strawberry lace motif. Use No 30 mercerized cotton in bright colors and pay twenty five cents by coin to receive the pattern with name and address clearly written.
1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue Ad
Department P P L and Household Arts advertise the 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Enjoy pages of knitting crochet embroidery iron ons toys and novel ties. Send 25 cents for your copy and order every design in it.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Early French Canada Fines For Unwed Children
In early French Canada, a father faced fines if his son remained unmarried at age 20 or his daughter at age 16. This harsh rule aimed to boost population growth and family continuation.
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Canada
Body Falls 16 Feet in First Descent
A body drops about 16 feet in its initial descent, marking the start of an incident. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
Saskatchewan to loosen fur sale rules for beaver and muskrat
Regina reports a policy change allowing beaver and muskrat pelts taken next season to be sold either through local fur dealers or the federally and provincially supervised Fur Marketing Service. The move ends eight years of government sale control, aiming to raise trapper returns and boost overall fur production seen in record harvests through 1955.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J. H. Brockelbank
Saskatchewan Fur Marketing Service
Prince Albert
Department of Indian Affairs
Provincial
Department of Natural Resources
Mr. Brockelbank
New Canadian Farm Building Plan Service Launched
Aimed at all farm classes, the service develops workable building plans and labor saving equipment for dairy, beef, sheep, swine, poultry, storage, and more. Coordinated by the National Committee on Agriculture Engineering with federal and provincial agricultural engineers. Plans include barns, corrals, feedlots, loading chutes, and equipment. Order from Alberta Agriculture Extension Branch in Edmonton or local District Agriculturist. free of charge.
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Canada
National Committee On Agriculture Engineering
Departments of Agriculture and Agricultural Colleges
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Edmonton
Home Workshop Gadgets a Basement Shop Invention
A basement workshop article describes three gadgets to speed laundry and yard work. A removable canvas hopper doubles as a laundry bag. a portable reel holds rope. a pin box slides for easy positioning. Patterns 441 and 337 and 338 enable cutting and assembling parts on a rugged bench.
Cautions on Lighting Old Wood Stoves At Home
An advisory notes that old wood stoves remain common in cottages and rural homes but lighting can be temperamental. It warns against pouring coal oil or gasoline to speed up flames, which can cause serious fires and loss of life or property. It recommends safe alternatives like dry kindling and wax scraps and stresses storing dangerous liquids away from buildings and sunlight.
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Detroit
Fairview Chemical Co. Ltd
Pata
Achille
Paris
Jfashions
P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Toronto
Brookes
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Theibyy
Pioneer
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Smallwarea
Freneey Trading Dept
Ontario
Montreal
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