New high intensity radiation unit at University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan's chemistry department installed Canada's first high intensity cobalt 60 radiation unit. Dean J W T Spinks notes the device, mounted on a track, delivers up to two days of exposure with minimal shielding, enabling research on organic compounds and radiation effects.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
J. W. T. Spinks
Similac Unite
Use
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Chalk River
Chemistry
Dean Spinks
U. of S
Chemistry Department
R. J. Woods
Impperial College of Science
London
England
D. A. Armstrong
Barbados
McGill University
National Research Council
H. Heusinger
Word
Munich
Germany
A. L. Riegert
Robert F. Platford
Grand Forks
British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Biology
Fire shuts down coal mine near Edmonton
A 75000 fire at Starky Coal Mines seven miles north of Edmonton halted the 450 ton daily operation for at least a month. Manager John Starky said coal stockpiles will likely be depleted by January end or sooner depending on weather. Sundance Mines offered support with up to 1000 tons per day if needed.
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Starky
Edmonton
John Starky
Paul Cote
Sundance Mines
Cote
Starky Mines
Ontario
Crown Goal. Co. Insurance
Sundance
Country Life
Morinville
Lac Ste. Anne
Alta
Local Cadet off on cruise
Johnny Herman seventeen son of Mr and Mrs James Herman of Camrose has been chosen as one of twenty six western Canada Sea Cadets to undergo ten weeks of sea training on a Far Eastern cruise departing Esquimalt British Columbia January thirteenth. Five of Canada s newest destroyer escorts join in the oriental naval operation. The itinerary remains unavailable to press. the cadets were selected by the Navy League of Canada with the area officer assisting.
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Johnny Herman
James Herman
Camrose
Western Canada
Esquimalt
B.C
Canada
Johnny
Far East
Navy League of Canada
Alta
Glasses and a tiny medicine bottle tucked away
A brief item notes a compact bottle labeled half ammonia olion and a pair of glasses designed for easy concealment in a purse or desk drawer. It emphasizes portability and discreet storage for practical use.
Rankin retires after 45 years with Canadian Pacific
W A Rankin, longtime Canadian Pacific Railway employee, will retire February 1 1958 after 45 years in service. Starting in 1913 at Daysland, he moved through Lochearn and Miller, becoming agent operator at Miller in 1952. He served in WWI, returned to rail work, and is active in community groups including Weiskhwin Lodge, Victory Chapter, the Legion, and the United Church.
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W. A. Rankin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Miller
Mr. Rankin
Daysland
Lochearn
Calgary
78Th Battery
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Edmonton
Bill
Wetaskiwin Lodge No
Victory
Order of the
Rot disease hits mature Harrow peaches after harvest
Heavy losses from rot in peaches prepared for canning are reported by the Experimental Farm of the Canada Department of Agriculture at Harrow Ontario. The black mold organism is blamed and conditions after harvest with moisture and heat favor its spread. Alberta reports losses over fifty percent in harvested fruit.
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Canada Department of Agriculture
Harrow
Ont
Alberta
Canadian Scot in Edinburgh Loses Cigarette Light
Hugh Crombie of the Canadian trade mission in Britain relays a Leeds audience a Scottish-Canadian tale. A man in Edinburgh, two blocks from his hotel, discovers his cigarette lighter missing. At the nearest tobacconist, he is told matches cost tuppence per box, forcing a round trip back to the hotel for his lighter.
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Hugh Crombie
Britain
Leeds
Edinburgh
Planning Your Play From Pre-Rehearsal to Performance
Director guidance on thorough pre production planning diagramming scenes and building suspense. Emphasizes main plot dominant leads and stable minor roles, cast coordination, and disciplined rehearsal to prevent slippage and maintain audience focus.
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Bonnie
Beulah
Kirby
Arthur
Ma Kirby
Pa Kirby
Quick Canadian Quiz Questions and Answers
A compact fact item from Quick Canadian Facts lists Canada’s neighbors, highway and railway mileage, birth-rate province, and U S trade figures for 1957. It notes Canadians pay about 30 percent of Ottawa’s total tax revenues this year and provides the answerKey for five items.
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Ottawa
Newfoundland
United States
Russia
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Greenland
U.S
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Street sign project approved for Virden in 1958
Public Works committee proposed erecting street corner sign posts at the first Virden town council meeting of 1958. About 85 signs would be installed at an estimated cost of 5.50 dollars each.
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Public Works Committee
Virden
Empire-Advance
Man
Home Workshop Rug Pattern Pack for Hooked Rugs
In the home workshop item a hooked rug plate with directions is 40 cents. The same pattern appears in packet 21, which also contains two other hooked rug patterns and directions for braided rugs of various types, all for 1 dollar 75 cents. Orders under 1 dollar carry a 10 cent service charge. Send orders to:
Classified instruction offer for Canadian correspondence courses
An advertisement from Canadian Correspondence Courses at 1290 Bay Street Toronto promotes affordable lessons in bookkeeping salesmanship shorthand and typewriting for 50 cents, inviting readers to request free circular No 35.
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Bay Street
Toronto
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Biggar
C. Buckingham
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D. W. Luke
North Valley
First Avenue
Luke
the Times
Wetaskiwin
Eastern Star
Millet
The
Canadian Legion
Millet United Church
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Park Hotel
South Edmonton
Scotland
QUICK
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West Ltd Avenue
Vancouver
Bow
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