Canadians in the U.S. outnumber emigrants to Canada
The piece surveys long standing Canadian emigration to the United States, noting over 250000 Canadians have settled south since World War II and about 30000 were professionals. It cites rising migration, economic and climatic factors, and anecdotes of expatriate Canadian influence in New England and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Immigration Service
Three
Prairie Provinces
Vancouver
U.S
Canada
New England
Boston
Boy with two mouths described as medical rarity
Columbus, Ohio reported by United Press on a 12 year old Canton boy with an extra mouth and fully developed second mouth seen in Atlantic City before the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Hugh G Beatty outlined three operations that removed the extra tongue and mouth tissue and sealed the mouth opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Atlantic City
N.J
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hugh G. Beatty
United Press
Canton
Beatty
Britain
TRY AND STOP ME AHEAD: HUMOROUS CLIPPINGS FROM A FUNNY PAGE
A collage of cheeky anecdotes and oddities including a Brazilian coffee dealer claiming 20 to 30 cups daily cures snoring, a Westport courier failing to deliver a Davy Crockett outfit on time, and a head accountant who hid the drawer note THE SIDE TOWARD THE WINDOW IS THE DEBIT SIDE. A Budapest merchant complained of medical delays, a cheesecake photo star became an honorary police chief for laughs in a swanky suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Weinstock
Hollywood
Fruit and Vegetable Processing Booms in Canada
Canada sees a surge in canning and freezing sectors. Canned vegetables rise from 6.75 million to 12.87 million cases between 1934 and 1954, while canned fruits grow from 0.59 to 4.52 million. Frozen fruit output reaches 16.92 million pounds and vegetables 1,178 million pounds by 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Canadians Receive Health Care At High Annual Rate
A 1950-51 Bureau of Statistics survey finds 53.1 percent of Canadians obtain health care yearly. About 43.2 per 1,000 see a doctor, 10.2 percent spend time in hospital, and 11 receive home nursing care. Women dominate care, with 57.7 percent of services going to females, and 49.1 percent of those 15 to 24 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Bureau
Oil business interests women in the oil industry
Edna Hurry, newly elected president of the Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America, urges women to enter the oil business. The organization has 9,000 members with 900 attending a New York convention representing 30 states and three Canadian provinces. Members fill roles from company presidents to clerks, including engineers geologists and chemists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edna Hurry
Desk and Derrick Clubs
North America
Harry
New Jersey
Quiet Please Stockholm Street Ped Dler in Cell
A street peddler awaiting trial for theft and embezzlement is served beer daily in his cell to keep him quiet. Prosecutor Kurt Persson said he is used to drinking four to five dozen bottles a day and beer is the only way to quiet him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Kurt Persson
Nice Pet Groundhog Attracts Wise Owner In Virginia
NICE PET RICHMOND VA Want a nice pet Try a groundhog says Mrs A W Bennet who lives in nearby Henrico County And she ought to know because Billy her current groundhog pet is the third she has had They are clean intelligent animals and you can train them just as you would a dog or cat Mrs Bennet said Billy new four months old and weighing 16 pounds has made friends with Mrs Bennet's cats He drinks milk heartily and eats a lot of bread He is fully house broken and knows his name
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Bennett
Henrico County
Billy
Mrs. Bennett
Bright animal designs for potholders and mitts
A 1950s pattern notice promotes three unit designs for animal potholders and hand-mitts from the Household Arts Department in Toronto. It invites crafters to order the 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue, advertising knitting crochet embroidery and iron-ons. Some Ducks lose half a pound of weight on long flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.P.L
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Phone Installed Despite Protest in Beckenham
Mrs. Evan Haines told the Associated Press that 350,000 people wait for telephones while workers install a line at her Beckenham flat. A cable is laid past her garden, despite her objection. Local council said they could not intervene. A Post Office spokesman noted future tenants may want phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckenham
England
Evan Haines
Associated Press
Post Office
Britain
Queen Helps Gypsy Leader Near Cardiff
The 68 year old gypsy leader Lydie Lee, illiterate, faced eviction from a common near Cardiff where she and her followers camp. The Queen ordered Housing Minister Duncan Sandys to review her case and offer land for permanent living or periodic camping. Cardiff Corporation sought to clear the gypsies to make playing fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Lydie Lee
Housing Ministry
Duncan Sandys
Gypsy Lee
Cardiff Corporation
Bad habit of smoking in bed warned by safety advice
Smoking in bed is a dangerous habit with fatal risk if a cigarette falls onto bedclothes or rug. Falling asleep while smoking on a chair or sofa can ignite the house if the fabric catches fire. The warning urges not to smoke when drowsy, especially in bed.
Predict Higher Turkey Prices For Fall Demand
Saskatchewan Poultry releases predict higher prices as the 1955 Canadian turkey crop is seen 2.5 percent smaller than 1954 while Saskatchewan’s crop remains similar. American hatch is down, boosting prices. eviscerating plants rise to eight in Saskatchewan with marketing urged to extend through Christmas for steady processing and top producer returns. Producers are advised to market mature well-finished turkeys at 25 weeks for females and 28 to 30 weeks for toms, coordinating with dealers to fix delivery dates.
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Saskatchewan
New York
Smithsonian finds planarians bolster Asia America land claim
The Smithsonian reports discovery of tiny planarian worms in Alaska by Dr. Doman Kenk, suggesting Asia and North America were joined in the distant past. Planarians crossed between Siberia and Alaska during the ice age, with Alaska largely ice free then. Planarians are primitive, lack a body cavity, and can split into many pieces that regenerate into new worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
Alaska
Asia
North America
Smithsonian
Earth
Doman Kenk
Kenk
Siberia
Smile Of The Week Sparks A Lively Exchange
Mrs Brown asks if Mrs Green scolded her son for mimicking her. Mrs Green confirms and says she told him to stop acting like an idiot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Green
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Davy Crockett
Westport
Budapest
Department P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street
Tereute
Canadian Association of Couturiers
Montreal
Calgary
Marie Christine
Louis Beral
St. Catharines, Ont
Bee
Richmond, Va
Brookes
Bozo
By Foxo Reardon
Queen
Turkey
Askatchewan Poultry
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
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