Glacial Age Man Lived on Manitoulin Island Claim
Anthropologist Tom Lee of the National Museum of Canada reports that excavations near Sheguiandah Ont on Manitoulin Island yield quartzite blades knives and scrapers dating to about 30 000 years ago predating known glaciers The finds suggest a long sequence of cultures and a major tribe occupied the area with artifacts from 4 500 to 9 500 years old and earlier layers showing a lake bottom and well preserved tools
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Lake Huron
Sheguiandah
Ont
Tom Lee
National Museum of Canada
Mr. Lee
Mankato
Wisconsin
Lee
Point Peninsula
New relief map shows Prairie region spry and hilly
A Canadian firm with government help released a three dimensional relief map of Canada showing the Prairies as rolling terrain with mountains valleys and drainage. Mount Logan rises nearly an inch on the map. The 49 by 45 inch plastic model marks over 3000 locations and is used by universities.
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Canada
Ottawa
Mount Logan
Yukon
Prairies
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Canadian Aero Service Ltd
Mines Department
Surveyor-General of Canada
Army Survey Establishment
Forage Mix for Flooded Alberta Fields
Alberta's crop supervisor says low farm spots yield hay with dry periods. Plant Reed Canary Grass and Alsike Clover in shallow seed beds for late fall seeding, with specific per acre rates and inclusion of Timothy where moisture is ample.
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Robert L. Pharis
Alberta
Mr. Pharis
British comics judged too violent by panel
A UK investigation panel of teachers ministers a psychologist and a justice of the peace found that most British comics rely on violence too much. Stories depend on violence for its own sake rather than serving a worthwhile aim. The panel acted after outcry over American horror comics leading to bans by Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Justice of the Peace
Britain
Ducks Unlimited to spend $450000 on conservation work
Robert Winthrop president and Arthur Bartley executive director announce Ducks Unlimited will invest about $450000 this year in Canada conservation projects with a possible rise toward $500000. Winthrop notes a good duck population on breeding grounds as officials tour sites.
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Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Robert Winthrop
Arthur Bartley
Mr. Winthrop
Britons stay home as Canada immigration cools
Canada sees British arrivals drop in the first half of the year while Australia remains a draw. Officials cite strong UK jobs and wages as the reason Britons stay, with only a small share returning home after visits.
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London
Britain
Canada
Australia
Sterling
U.K
Oil seeds used edible purposes for 5 000 years
Research at Canada Agriculture Winnipeg reports ongoing programs on oil seed crops mainly flax and safflower. Linseed has limited edible use due to composition, so other oils are being evaluated. Safflower faces disease and late maturity but shows advantages for Western Canadian farms and can be harvested with standard cereal equipment.
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A. E Hannah
Canada Department of Agriculture Cereal Breeding Laboratory
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Winnipeg Laboratory
Build your own wooden lawn chairs pattern 7385
Pattern 7385 offers simple directions and an actual size paper pattern for lawn porch or patio chairs. Includes numbered guide to assemble. instruction emphasizes easy steps and saving money. To obtain pattern send twenty five cents in coins to the stated address.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue Advert
Plainly write your name address and pattern number to order the 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Featuring knitting crochet embroidery iron ons toys and novelty designs. Send 25 cents for a copy and enjoy many exciting new designs. Haakon is a name used by several Norwegian kings.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Soviet Proposal to Build a Mammoth Arctic Dam
Soviet scientist Alexander Markin proposed damming the 55 mile wide Bering Strait and using a 2,000,000 kilowatt atomic power station to pump Pacific water into the Polar sea. He claimed this would create a warm Arctic current, moderate climate across Asia North America and Europe, melt ice, and transform barren wilderness into habitable land with rich resources.
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Bering Strait
Arctic
Alexander Markin
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Moscow Radio
Asia
North America
Europe
Markin
Alaska
Siberia
Pacific
Polar Sea
Gulf Stream
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Zone
Continents
Prices in 1894 account book show cheap meats and luxuries
An old Halifax accounts book from 1894 reveals stewing beef five cents a pound, steak nine cents, strawberries six cents a quart, cheese twelve cents a pound, lemons two for a nickel, and corsets priced around 75 cents. Boots offered for about a dollar, with bargains on dinner niceties and goods.
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Halifax
Yesteryear
Indoor bulb growing from November to May in basement storage
Indoor bulb cultivation guides from Melfort Experimental Farm outline planting in October with loam manure and sand soil, drainage in pots, cool storage at 38 to 45 degrees, and gradual warming to initiate rooting. The article lists Hyacinths, Narcissus, Daffodils, Tulips, and Parrot Tulips by variety, noting watering needs and timing for flowering indoors from November through May.
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Melfort Experimental Farm
Sask
Bellona
Ellen Moore
Couleur Cardinal
Electra
Murillo
Darwin
Cordell Hull
Wm. Pitt
Eros
Krelag
Allard Pierson
Manitoba Declares Norris Lake First Put and Take Rainbow Trout Lake
Norris Lake about 11 miles northwest of Toulon is Manitoba's first put and take rainbow trout lake announced by Hon. Charles E. Greenlay minister of Mines and Natural Resources. The lake will suspend size daily creel and possession limits while anglers with a Manitoba angling license may catch rainbow trout by hook and line through October 31 and in the winter season starting November 11. About 2,700 yearling rainbow trout were planted last June 7 and growth tests show strong potential for summer production.
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Norris Lake
Toulon
Manitoba
Charles E. Greenlay
Mines and Natural Resources
Shalloy
Recognizing Potential Harm From New Drugs Major Issue
Delos Smith reports physicians face a major problem in identifying the potential harm of new drugs. Dr. Vaughan of the University of Buffalo and Dr. Mauer at NEJM discuss patterns of drug promotion, toxicity risks, and the need for careful balance between benefits and harm in treating patients.
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Delos Smith
United Press
Stuart L. Vaughan
University of Buffalo School of Medicine
Medical Society of the
State of New York
Dr. Waugh
Mauer
New England Journal of Medicine
Vaughan
TRY AND STOP ME A Humor Filled Gossip Column
A Hollywood producer boasts about a new assistant from remote kin and calls him refreshingly outspoken. Vp Tenor in Montecantini sings for lions yet resists an encore. An encyclopedia salesman pitches six months no payment, drawing shock from a wary buyer. A London bookmaker avoids betting on a filly as a court date looms. A produce woman promises a date then sues for illegal bookmaking.
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London
England
Gremlin Alleged as Cause in Murder Trial
Elifasi Msomi, a middle aged Zulu man, testifies a gremlin appeared while he drank a witchdoctor’s potion and pointed to victims. He claims the entity induced him to kill 15 people, a fate he says the witchdoctor brought upon him to bring luck.
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Elifasi Msomi
Lemonade Known as Lemonsquash in England
A note explains that lemonade is referred to as lemon squash in England, detailing the local naming variant and its regional usage.
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England
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Manitoulin Island
Macdonalds
Alice Brookes
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Haakon
Norway
Ecuador
Ministry of Economics
May
Rainbow Trout Unlimited
Edgar F. Mauer
Rennett Dery
Hollywood
Billingsworth
V.p
Montecantini
Italy
Gremlin
Vancouver
Gepri
Rane
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