Night scented gardens with fragrance loss in blooms
Horticulturist A R Burkley notes many commercially grown flowers like roses and sweet peas have reduced fragrance compared to garden varieties. The piece lists night scented plants such as sweet peas carnations night scented stock and moon flower plus various shrubs and annuals retained or improved for aroma and color in Canadian gardens.
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A. R Burkley
Department of Agriculture
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Europe
Canada
Thrifty bath decor patterns for rugs and seat covers
Thrifty easy to add fresh touch to bathroom with smart accessories. Knit rug, stool, and seat cover on two needles using rug cotton or old nylons in a bright three color scheme. Pattern 7085 gives directions. mail name address and pattern number to Household Arts Dept at 60 Front St. W Toronto Ontario for thirty five cents.
Canada grows aid effort under Colombo Plan since 1950
Following the Colombo Plan inauguration in 1950 Canada launched a broad aid program for developing nations. By 1961 62 total Canadian expenditures on economic aid and special programs reached 519.36 million dollars, with 212.37 million since 1959. Canada also lent 65.78 million dollars to International Development Agencies in loans and advances.
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Canada
Labour strikes in 1961 Canada involve 98,000 workers
In 1961 labour action affected 98,000 Canadian workers resulting in about 1,340,000 man-days lost. The disruption continues a trend from 1960, highlighting widespread industrial unrest and employer-employee tensions across sectors.
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Canada
A Street Girl Named Mary and the Forgiving Christ
A moral tale from War Cry recounts a fallen woman called Mary who finds transformation through the forgiveness and love of Jesus Christ. She experiences a new life, loves, and meaning after witnessing his crucifixion and realizing sin and forgiveness. The piece cites Luke 7 36 50 and asserts the Mary figure represents all sinners needing a savior.
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Mary
Christ
London
Queen Elizabeth to sail three Nassau cruises in 1963
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth, the largest passenger vessel, will run three five day cruises from New York to Nassau in February and March 1963. Each cruise offers two full days in Nassau with a minimum fare of $185. The ship's vast facilities include two pools, a theatre, three cocktail lounges, two main dining rooms and 26 public rooms aboard the 83,673 ton liner.
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Cunard
New York
Nassau
Bahamas
West Indies
Bay Street
Mount Allison Grants First Canadian Women Degrees
Mount Allison University in New Brunswick became the first Canadian school to award degrees to women, granting Grace Anne Lockhart a bachelor of science in 1875.
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Canada
New Brunswick
Mount Allison
Grace Anne Lockhart
Canada imports hit record five point eight nine five billion in 1961
Canada reported a new high in import value for 1961 at 5 795 million dollars, up 5.5 percent from 1960 as imports rose across key sectors and indicated strong domestic demand and growth.
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Canada
Five awarded Russia Lenin peace prize names listed
Russian prize list includes Pablo Picasso the Spanish born painter Kwame Nkrumah Ghana president Istvan Dobi Hungary Chilean poet Olga Poblete de Espinosa and Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faizu. The award acknowledges international figures across arts and politics.
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Pablo Picasso
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Russia
Istvan Dobi
Hungary
Olga Poblete de Espinosa
Faiz Ahmad Faizu
Ponies Deliver Mail Boosted by Ozark Pony Carriers
A Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch column muses on the Post Office testing horse delivery in Missouri and other states. It notes 24 ponies already carry rural mail in several states and contrasts with automation mishaps like malfunctioning sorters and stamp machines, joking about a return to penny postcards and twice-daily mail.
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Ozark Mountain
Missouri
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arizona
New Mexico
Pony Expres
California
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Doon Pioneer Village Hosts Country General Store Exhibit
A museum exhibit at Doon Pioneer Village recreates a country general store once central to Ontario rural life. The store served as supplier of daily needs and often as a post office, serving as a social hub for decades, though its role has diminished with cars and supermarkets.
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Doon Pioneer Village
Ontario
Welfare parity urged at Indian Metis conference
The eighth annual Indian and Metis conference reported that federal spending next year will average about $1,590 per Canadian family, roughly $30 weekly. It also stated that Indian children in Manitoba will soon receive the same real welfare benefits as white children.
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Manitoba
Moles Damage Lawns and Grub Proofing Remedies
Gardeners face ridged lawns from subterranean mole tunnels and feed on grubs and soil insects. Solutions include grub-proofing chemicals like chlordane or dieldrin or milky disease spores, with timing suitable when soil isn’t frozen. After control, roll ridges flat to restore turf.
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Front St. W
Toronto
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Raoul Salan
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Charcoal
Sagueres
Stanley
Stanle
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Aen Adame
Si. W
Torente
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Hope
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U.S
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Christian Science Monitor
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
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