Cunard Line Keeps Leading Transatlantic Passenger Trade
In 1955 Cunard Line carried 259000 passengers between US Canada and Europe, the largest total among all lines. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary led seven New York sailings, with Elizabeth making 12 round trips after an overhaul, and 66768 Cunard cruises sailed from New York. The carrier plans Carinthia launching for Canadian service and a fourth Saxonia class ship by 1957.
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Cunard
United States
Canada
Europe
New York
Atlantic
Carinthia
H.R.H. Princess Margaret
Saxonia
Ivernia
Liverpool
Quebec
Montreal
Sylvania
Push button farming eyed by British expert at Oxford meet
British farming authority L. A. Mason predicts a future where arable work from plowing to harvesting is done by machines controlled from a distant room. He told the Oxford farming conference that all operations could be automated with radar monitoring and night recording for later reference.
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L. A. Mason
Oxford
First U S satellites to weave visible course around world
National Academy of Sciences reveals IGY plan for 1957 58 to place a 30 inch diameter American satellite in an inclined near equatorial orbit. The craft will be visible from many continents as it travels 200 to 800 mile altitudes. Timetables to show sighting windows will be issued. launches to begin after test firings at Patrick AFB.
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U.S
Earth
The
National Academy of Sciences
Russia
Boulder
Colo
Sydney Chapman
IGY
Dr. Chapman
United States
Eisenhower
Navy
Air Force
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Ancient circular rock map found in Ceylon district
Archaeologists report a six foot circular rock drawing near an old temple in Ceylon. It centers Maha Meru Mount Everest with seven seas and eight great bells, depicting fishes, turtles, crabs and eight islands. Claimed to be a 1000 year old world map.
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Ceylon
Mount Everest
Maru
English College of Arms Founded in 1484 by Richard I
The English College of Arms, established in 1484 by Richard I, serves as Britain’s supreme arbiter on heraldic rights and family pedigrees across the realm.
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Richard I
English College of Arms
Britain
Rockne six quarterbacks in 36 seconds to win 1928 ND game
The article recalls Knute Rockne substituting six quarterbacks in 36 seconds during a 1928 Notre Dame versus Loyola New Orleans game, with Johnny Niemic scoring the winning touchdown as the score stood six to six at 36 seconds remaining. It also offers brief, satirical comments on owls doves manicurists waitresses color psychology and Japan’s hot baths.
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Knute
Kanute
Rockne
Notre Dame
Loyola University
New Orleans
Johnny Niemic
Canada reports 1955 certified seed potato output totaling 10134828 bushels
Plant Protection Division of Canada lists 1955 certified seed potato production across 38 varieties led by Sebago with 3922713 bushels and a total of 10134828 bushels, includes declines for Katahdin and Irish Cobbler, gains for Netted Gem, and new varieties Red Pontiac Cherokee and Waseca. export sales rose to 955234 bushels to 12 countries by end of November.
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Canada
Canada Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Green Mountain
Manitoba
New bull buster device shocks fighting bulls
A Chicago story reports a new device named the Hot Shot Bull Buster that fits over a bull’s head like a bridle and uses a battery to deliver electrical shocks when bulls clash or threaten farmers. The invention aims to restrain aggressive behavior in cattle nationwide.
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Chicago
Stone Age farming experiment tested at Kew garden
W T Stearn of the British Museum spent four years reconstructing Stone Age farming using neolithic flints and fire. He cultivated a plot with primitive tools, growing Einkorn and Emmer wheat and Celtic Bean to compare with modern crops, concluding early man worked much harder for modest yields.
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W. T. Stearn
British Museum
Kew
Egypt
Europe
Stearn
Wig Hats Bring Fresh Spring Style by Sally Victor
Milliner Sally Victor of New York debuts wig hats for spring. The hats start with an open mesh straw cap that tucks the hair, featuring bold designs such as pink satin ribbon and pale pink roses and another model with orange blossoms framing the face.
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Sally Victor
New York
Fiji Islands Population and Habitat Figures
Fiji comprises about 320 islands with 106 inhabited, outlining the archipelago. The data maps the distribution of land and settlement across the nation for regional planning and resource allocation.
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Fiji Islands
FOR YOUR HOME Modern lamps wood box and log carrier
Modern lamp and wood box designs join wood and metal for unusual looks. Pattern 204 includes size diagrams and assembly directions with a 35 cent price. Pattern 362 provides hinges and dowel construction details for the box and carrier. A packet of Early American reproductions costs 1.50. Address orders to Home Workshop Pattern Service Vancouver B.C.
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Home Workshop Pattern Service
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Easy-sew apron uses one yard thirty five inches
Tissue pattern 1316 offers iron-on color transfer in red and green for a washable apron. Medium size only. Household Arts Dept at 60 Front Street W Toronto promotes the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue with knitting crochet embroidery iron-ons toys and novel ties. Send 25 cents for a copy.
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P.P.L
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Few plants more rewarding reliable herbaceous perennials
Ottawa reports that stable care with weed control water during dry spells and manure top dressing yields reliable herbaceous perennials with repeat bloom year after year. To prevent crowding, older crowns in the center should be removed and root spread curbed every few years.
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Ottawa
John Walker
Indian Head
Sask
Bleeding Heart
Syria
Iceland
Darwin
David
Maxwill
Grace Marshall
Conductivity method to measure soil fertility gains ground
A new portable conductivity bridge with a nylon resin soil cup measures total soluble salt or fertilizer content in soils. The device provides rapid, accurate readings by testing moist samples or water extracts, with temperature and water content corrections. Soil extraction uses a two to one or five to one distilled water mix and temperature adjustment. The piece notes Himalayan rainfall as a separate fact.
India Moves to Metric System Across Weights and Money
India plans a 15 year move to metric weights measures and currency with rupees split into 100 units. Railways and roads will use hectometres and kilometres as pilots start with military rations shifting to metric units. The decimal coinage is due Oct 2 1956 Gandhi birthday.
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India
Defence Ministry
Mahatma Gandhi
Pitambar Pant
Planning Commission
Classified used tire ad with pricing and contact
Used tire sale listing features various tread types and sizes with prices from 82.50 to 247.50. Includes 6.70x15 and 50 winter grip tires, two ply rating and no repairs. Located at Tappa Three Sales 9708 104 Ave Balmonton Alberta GP 3179 83. Contact phone 25800.
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Ave
Balmonton
Alta
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