Manitoba rehabilitation program coordinated by provincial agency
Manitoba announces a coordinated rehabilitation program for disabled persons aimed at enabling living, social participation, and total rehabilitation. The Society for Crippled Children will serve as Central Rehabilitation Agency, coordinating medical, social, and vocational services with federal grants supporting provincial coordinator, expanded medical services, and training under a Canadian agreement. Major General Megill appointed commander of Prairie Command with Winnipeg HQ, succeeding Rodgers.
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Weick
Manitoba
Fen HO Osv. Behd
Gut
Society of Crippled Children
Rehabilitation Commission
Society For Crippled Children
Bende
G.O.C
William Jemmett Megill
D.S.O
C.D
Prairie Command
Winnipeg
N. E. Rodgers
Megill
Indo-China
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
England
Europe
Operating costs for farm garden tractors studied in Canada
Canada’s Agriculture Experimental Farm at Smithers, B C, studied farm garden tractor costs since 1950. Fixed costs include depreciation, interest, and housing. Variable costs cover fuel, oil, servicing, parts, and labor. Regular maintenance lowers expenses. usage hours strongly affect per hour costs as larger engines justify fixed charges. Some farms use custom work to offset fixed costs and keep operation economical.
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Canada Department of Agriculture Experimental Farm
Smithers
B.C
Answers to Quick Quiz Highlights Canada Facts
Answers to Quick Quiz lists several figures. More than 30 million a month appears as a figure. Alberta is noted second to Ontario in a ranking. Steel production declines by more than one-fifth. Immigrant data show nearly two thirds are women and children. The text mentions Galilee Nazareth and Beersheba in Israel with most places in Arab territory.
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Alberta
Ontario
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Facts About
Canada
Galilee
Nazareth
Beersheba
Israel
Natural Athlete Myth and Stitch Care Tips Across Sports
A healthful guide explains athletes are made through practice, not born talents, with tips on choosing the right sport and tailoring training. It also covers handling side stitches during endurance events by stopping, stretching the raised arm, and massaging. The piece ends with a note on Buckingham Palace guard uniforms and how guards see despite tall shakos.
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Buckingham Palace
Alistair Ritchie
Scots Guards
X Rays speed Arctic medical care for Eskimos and Indians
Doctors in wind shaken tents and aboard rocking whaling boats read X rays to speed treatment for Eskimos and Indians along Baffin Island Hudson Strait James Bay and Hudson Bay shores. Dr John S Willis led on site X ray work with four health parties and a saturation survey that found about six thousand natives and identified hundreds needing hospital care.
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Ottawa
Canada
Arctic
John S. Willis
Health Department
Indian Health Services
Baffin Island
Quebec
Hudson Strait
James Bay
Hudson Bay
Dr. Willis
C. D. Howe
Indian Health Services Hospital
Moose Factory
Outreach as core of Christian church history
Weekly Bible Comment argues outreach defines Christianity from Jesus choosing ordinary workers to the spreading of the Gospel. It notes persecution scattered followers who preached widely, and urges the modern church to revive its outreach to meet a renewing need for saving, healing, and purifying power.
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Jesua
City fathers sell Bellaire jail with zoo in mind
A lighthearted item reports Bellaire Minnesota plans to sell the community jail noting it might become a zoo. Other snippets include a Detroit man served time for taking drinks after breaking a bar window and a Belgium prank causing fans to end up lost in wrong streets. Local rain prayer ends with an umbrella bringing rain in Adela Rogers St John Helmet California.
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Bellaire
Minn
Huy
Belgium
Adela Rogers St. John
Helmet
Calif
Bright colors boost safety in back to school wear
Madison Wis report notes bright colors aid visibility for drivers in storms and dusk. University of Wisconsin clothing expert Hazel Paschal cites red, green, yellow and royal blue as easily seen. She adds washable synthetic fabrics like Orlon acrilan dynel nylon keep coats light yet warm.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Hazel Paschal
Miss Paschall
Orton
Strongest Has Argentina Rebellion Opal Was All Saints
In Canada more houses are heated with oil than with any other fuel. The note lists topics including Argentina, Harvey Ward, football, and All Saints with a reference to Opal and a possible rebellion theme.
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Strongest
Argentina
Rebellion
Opal
All Saints
Harvey Ward
Canada
Geneva
Switzerland
Juan D. Peron
Brazil
Women drive hardware sales say Chicago executive
A. E. Murphy, a Murphy company director, claims women now perform about 85 percent of all purchases, including hardware. He notes women shop rapidly in supermarkets and predicts hardware packaging will help boost sales.
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Chicago
A. E. Murphy
Murphy
Swimming Star HORIZONTAL 1 Esther 6
A puzzle style item listing across both horizontal and vertical clues for a crossword style grid with names, places, and terms including Esther, New Guinea port, iridium symbol, erbium symbol, and various nautical and scientific terms.
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New Guinea
Birds of the Forest wins Italian prize for CBC radio
CBC program Birds of the Forest earns the Italian Press Association prize for documentary radio. Director Charles Jennings notes the award honors radio excellence as the bird song presentation, created by Thom Benson and recorded by William Gunn. The show has aired on BBC, RAI, SWR, CBC, and US networks.
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Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Italian Press Association
Charles Jennings
William Gunn
Federation of Ontario Naturalists
Thom Benson
CBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
United States
Quick Canadian Quiz on 1930s to 1945 facts
Questions cover provinces rank in mineral value, the share of women and children among Canadian immigrants, 1934 Canadian steel production trend, and the balance of imports versus exports. Also asks for current monthly federal civil service payroll relative to the 1945 figure of $15 million, seeking today’s monthly payroll.
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Canada
Federal Civil Service
Baby and the Cigarette Warning Card
A safety caution warns against holding or lifting a child while smoking and notes ashes can burn a baby’s face or injure eyes. It also warns that smoking around a sleeping infant may trigger a painful coughing fit.
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