Canada to inventory Ceylon natural resources by air survey
Canada and Canadian personnel will produce an airborne resources inventory for Ceylon under the Colombo Plan. A two year contract with Photographic Survey Corporation of Toronto is valued at 500000 dollars. An operation centre will coordinate aerial photo analysis with trained Ceylonese staff and a survey team led by J M Henderson will conduct geology forestry soils irrigation and related studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ceylon
South and
Southeast Asia
Photographic Survey Corporation, Limited
Toronto
Nik Cavell
International Economic and Technical Co-operation Division
Photographic Survey Corporation
Pakistan
Canada
Colomado
Cavell
Kandy
J. D. Mollard
Department of Agriculture
Regina
J. M. Henderson
The
Large Lake Trout Caught Near Lake Athabaska
A commercial fisherman named Tom Goodman hauled in a 80 lb 8 oz lake trout from Lake Athabaska in Saskatchewan using gillnets. The 62 inch fish, 16 inches wide and 915 inches thick, was sent to the Regina Provincial Museum for display after being turned over to the provincial government. Field and Stream cites an 80 pound Mackinaw catch from 1878 as an unofficial record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Athabaska
Tom Goodman
McInnes Products Corp. Ltd
Saskatchewan
Regina
Field and Stream Magazine
Mackinaw, Mich
No bandage burn treatment to cut hospital time
Dr Kenneth J Welch of Harvard Medical School describes a no bandage method for severe pediatric burns involving 35 to 70 percent of body area. He says patients can leave hospital in three to four months versus a year or more with conventional compression bandages. The approach reduces mummy like wrapping and speeds recovery with only bandages for skin grafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Academy of Pediatrics
Kenneth J. Welch
Harvard Medical School
Boston City Hospital
Welch
Treasury replaces worn money with vast minting output
The United States Treasury produces about one billion pennies nickels and dimes and ten billion pieces of paper currency annually to replace worn or mutilated cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Centenarian Barker Shuns TV Cars and Small Talk
Victoria hundred year old Mrs Hanna Chapman Barker marks her 100th birthday at the home for aged women. She dislikes television and automobiles, avoids excessive chatter, and cites declining eyesight and hearing as reasons. She recalls family longevity and notes two children reside in Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Chapman Barker
Victoria
Prewar drunk service to end due to manpower shortage
A recent announcement states the prewar drunk service will be renewed to address staffing shortages. Previously an intoxicated person could summon a messenger for a ride home for about 10 cents per mile plus travel expenses.
Quick Crochet For Baby Bonnets Booties And Jacket
Crochet directions for infant bonnet booties and jacket in open and closed shell stitches. Weice Brook advertises pattern 7318 using 3-ply yarn with white and pastel accents. Order the ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft Catalogue for more designs and be sure to send 25 cents for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
How to Childproof a Home During Early Exploration
Advice for safeguarding a curious infant as they begin crawling. Install gates at stairways and secure any accessible windows with sturdy screens to prevent falls or exits. Includes a price note of 165 dollars.
Doctors urge safer car designs to save lives
A California traffic trauma committee of the California Academy of General Practice urged sweeping changes to auto design to reduce injuries. They favor rounded fronts, padded dashboards, collapsible steering wheels, recessed door handles, and seat belts, arguing many injuries occur from dangerous features. They warn horsepower should wait for better brakes and note staying inside a car greatly improves survival in crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Francisco
California Academy of General Practice
Alberta farmer imports purebred Columbia sheep
A prominent Alberta farmer in the We taskiwin district imports 110 ewes and four rams of registered Columbia sheep from White Columbia Sheep Company Montana at an average $60 per head. The shipment becomes the breeding stock for a new purebred flock. Mr. Smith, president of the Alberta Fish and Game Association, states he will maintain a pure Columbia flock for ongoing wool and meat production.
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Columbia
Canada
United States
Alberta
Wetaskiwin
White Columbia Sheep Company
West Lake Shore
Montana
United States Department of Agriculture
Smith
Alberta Fish and Game Association
In Path of Blind Hazards on Sidewalks
The piece warns that toys wagons or roller skates left on sidewalks create falls for passersby, especially blind pedestrians. It suggests penalties may apply if a child persists in leaving hazards and notes parents may be fined when car doors swing open onto sidewalks.
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Junior
Wrong Woman in Subway Grab Stuns Police
New York police report 21 year old John Thomas Bishop grabbed Mrs Dorothy Uhnak in a subway station threatening her with a pistol. The six foot one inch man was thwarted when Mrs Uhnak, a policewoman, threw him to the floor in a Judo hold and held him until detectives arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Thomas Bishop
Dorothy Uhnak
Uhnak
Bishop
Two New Oral Anti Diabetes Drugs Reported in Germany
In Bad Homburg Germany two new oral diabetes medications were announced at a German medical congress. Prof Ferdinand Bertram described B755 as effective in many of 100 tests, a sulfonamide from Mannheim chemists reducing blood sugar. Berlin specialists suggest BZ55 could replace insulin partly or fully. Bertram cautioned younger diabetics and long-standing cases may see limited benefit. A second drug D860 by Prof H Stoetter also showed promising results in reducing hyperglycemia.
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Bad Homburg
Germany
Ferdinand Bertram
Hamburg-Barmbek Hospital
Mannheim
Berlin
The
German Medical Society
Bertram
H. Stoetter
Stubble burning deemed bad farming practice in Saskatchewan
Regina reports Saskatchewan Plant Industry Branch director R. E. McKenzie warns burning stubble harms soil protection against erosion. He notes rotted straw adds humus, aids water absorption and aeration, and urges farmers to preserve soil cover despite temptations to burn. Fewer farmers burn now. more urged to use stubble wisely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
R. E. McKenzie
Saskatchewan Plant Industry
McKenzie
Drafts and Chilling Said to Have Little Effect on Cold
Research indicates drafts, dampness, and similar discomforts barely alter the rate or severity of common cold infections. Scientists note climate and exposure factors play a larger role, suggesting preventive measures should focus on hygiene and immune health rather than environmental conditions.
Roads key to Canada’s economic rise says Gilchrist
C W Gilchrist of the Canadian Good Roads association told the International Road Federation gathering in Rome that Canada’s 20 year growth stems from road facilities. He urged long term planning, scientific study, and rapid modernization to meet future demand, stressing roads as assets shaping family life and national economy. He warned about rationing traffic and the need for safer, better roads through research and coordinated government action.
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Canada
C. W. Gilchrist
O.B.E
Canadian Good Roads Association
International Road Federation
Rome
Mr. Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Trans Atlantic radio chats between England and Canada
MEOPHAM Kent England F H Hughes chats with his son Peter 32 who emigrated to Espanola Ontario in 1961. Peter built a miniature radio station to keep in touch. Hughes Sr. and his younger son helped study radio and improved the set until a two way link proved. Sometimes they communicate by Morse for 1% hours.
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Meopham
Kent
England
F. H. Hughes
Espanola
Ont
Hughes
Peter
Canada
Hughes Sr
Fresh Notes and Jests From a Snack of Headlines
A string of light anecdotes and curiosities from radio to local scenes. A plumber complains of long coffee breaks while a dog bites a cop in Somerville New Jersey and dies the next night. A joke about a CPA and anaemia follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N.J
Ml Tghe
Gun for rabbits cleaver for lions arrest in Denver
Police stopped 17 year old Walter L Scherff after he said he planned rabbit hunting with a .22 pistol and .22 rifle found in his car. He also carried a meat cleaver and a 20 inch machete to defend against mountain lions he might encounter while hunting rabbits.
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Denver
Walter L. Scherff
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Weice Brook
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Underworld
Osscowinsinski
Yablanowicz
Palleofontack
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Smartalec
Dodd
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Southampton
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