Northward journey through Alaska's lights and life
A writer recalls arrival in Whitehorse and Fairbanks, Alaska, detailing roads, climates, and people. Observations cover prices, wages, and modern development alongside traditional life, Eskimo culture, and the University of Alaska. Notable sights include the Klondike memory, northern lights, extended daylight in summer, and wildlife exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Sewres
Mailer School
Sask
Morth
Sean
Territories
Fairbanks
Alaska
Edmonton
Grive
North
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Canadian Pacific
Pan American Airways
Whitehorse Inn
Maple Creek
Art Oldtimer
White Pass
Klondike
Robert Service
Bam McGee
Main Street
Yukon River
Dawson City
U.S
Los Angeles
From Alaska to The Pas Northland Holiday Trip
The account describes Alaska scenery Mt McKinley and Mt Logan, northern Eskimo life, dog racing, and ivory carvings in The Pas Fur Festival. It notes Alaska's size versus the US, vast Northland wilds, and sparse white population with many Eskimos and Indians. A traveler’s travelogue blends geography, culture, and a northern frontier charm.
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Mr. McKinley
University
Mt. McKinley
North America
Mt. Logan
Canada
Northland
Alaska
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Pas
United States
Arctic Circle
Maple Creek
Sask
Low salaries hamper Canadian weather forecasting work
P. D. McTaggart-Cowan, Ottawa, former Rhodes Scholar and federal meteorological director, visited Regina to explain why Saskatchewan lacks its own weather forecasting district. He cited low salaries as a past handicap, but noted improvement and plans for a Montreal computer to enhance forecasting statistics, expanding centers across Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. McTaggart-Cowan
Ottawa
McTaggart-Cowan
Regina
Montreal
Canada
Locust Size Reports Vary in Africa
In some regions of Africa locusts grow up to four inches long, a detail noted in reports describing the insect’s varied size across different areas and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronts
Africa
Stand Clauses on Rib Flesh and Muddle Minded Middle
A short instructive quip urges readers to test rib flesh with thumb and forefinger to measure one inch as a sign of a muddled middle. The piece adopts a blunt moralizing tone characteristic of period editorial voice.
Jungle Doctor Tom Dooley Remembered As Selfless Healer
Dr. Tom Dooley, a U.S. Navy medical officer turned civilian clinician, died amid Laos crisis work. He built hospitals in Laos, funded largely by tours and two best selling books, facing critique for hit and run care yet defended his mission. His legacy, seen as inspiration for Peace Corps style aid, valued medical service over spiritual ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dooley
Laos
Dooley
U.S. Navy
Indo-China
Dienbienphu
U.S.A
United States
Albert Schweitzer
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Transplanted wisdom tooth root sparks dental graft experiments
The Mercury reports Salian stomatologists successfully transplanted the embryonic root of a wisdom tooth into a patient’s empty socket, prompting Canada and the United States to explore live tooth transplants. The piece notes limits, possibilities, and urges readers to preserve their teeth while dentistry advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Canadians Lose Track of Capitals Says Alberta Professor
University of Alberta geography professor W C Wenders reports that 11 to 24 percent of students could not locate Edmonton on a map and over half failed to place Ottawa. Three tests from 1958 and 1959 involved 233 students, prompting questions about non university citizens’ geographic knowledge.
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Canada
United States
University of Alberta
W. C. Wenders
Edmonton
Ottawa
Donders
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Bert
Eskimos
Point Barrow
Yukon
North West Territories
University of Alaska
Household Arts
Front Street W
Porunta
By George Sixta
Neromun
Dag
Mary Florence Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Mary Sue Miller
The
Antigonish, N.S
the Mercury
Estevan, Sask
Camrose
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