Canada faces rising water pollution as sewer gaps grow
Federal engineer J. R. Menzies warns water purity is slipping in populous regions and most accessible sources will be polluted unless rapid action is taken. He cites lack of sewage treatment, 7 million Canadians in sewerless communities, and only three of 16 with secondary treatment, urging urgent study and municipal taxpayer education.
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Canada
J. R. Menzies
Pubic Health Engineering
Federal Health Department
Resources For
Montreal
Menzies
Don River
Toronto
Lower
Thames
Ontario
Ottawa River
Ottawa Hull
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Gift of cow ends Mrs Weir’s milk spree
Mrs. John Weir of Los Angeles, who uses nine quarts of milk daily, joked milkmen should leave a cow. A cow, named Corny, was delivered by John Trojahn but the family soon debated its place in Palos Verdes Estates. After a playful scene with her children and a talk by Leonard Scott of the June is dairy month committee, the dairy men removed the cow.
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John Weir
Los Angeles
Calif
Many groups across tropical Africa with diverse languages
Among 167 million people in tropical Africa at least 600 distinct ethnic groups exist with separate languages or dialects, customs and moral standards shaping identities and interactions.
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Tropical
Africa
Face the Facts on Faddism and Vegetable Juices
A provincial nutritionist answers common questions about raw versus cooked vegetables and juice. It explains why vegetables are cooked, compares canned and fresh produce, and notes that no fruit or vegetable juice has disease curing properties. It cautions juices may not substitute whole vegetables and warns raw juices can carry high bacterial counts.
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Puffer
Alberta tot ties Quebec record for large family claim
Four month old Laureen Bick of Grande Prairie Alberta may equal Debbie Hill of Sherbrooke Quebec as a girl with an extraordinary extended family. Laureen’s two grandmothers live in Kerrobert and Humboldt Saskatchewan and her four great grandmothers reside in Kerrobert Bigger Melfort and Regina. The Herald-Tribune.
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Grande Prairie
Alta
Sherbrooks
Quebec
Tor Who Weekend
Debbie Hill
Laureen Bick
Don Bick
106Th Ave
Kerrobert
Humboldt
Sask
Bigger
Melfort
Regina
Saskatchewan
The
Herald-Tribune
Bacteria Spread Faster on Wet Milk Cans Than Dry
A study notes bacteria multiply more quickly on milk cans when wet than when dry, suggesting moisture control is crucial to reduce contamination risks in dairy storage and handling.
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Fleischmann
Bedside Stand Pattern and Packet Offer
Terraced top bedside stand with space at bed level and an upper fore lamp. Pattern 302 provides material list, actual-size cutting guide and illustrated directions priced 50 cents. Also in Bedroom Chest and Stand Packet No 22 with three other easy to make block-front drawers. Packet of four patterns $1.50. Send orders to Home Workshop Patterns Department PPL 488 West 14th Ave Vancouver.
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Department P.P.L
West
Lth Ave
Vancouver
FASTEETH False Teeth Powder Ad
FASTEETH an improved powder for upper or lower plates helps teeth stay firm without slide or rock. It leaves no gummy taste and is alkaline, not sour. It neutralizes odor and is sold at drug counters everywhere.
PFAA explained aid for western grain growers
Prairie Farm Assistance payments may top 60 million this year, as drought hits western grain growers. The Canada Department of Agriculture has issued a brochure outlining the Prairie Farm Assistance Act of 1939. Free copies available from PFAA offices in Regina and Edmonton.
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Canada Department of Agriculture
PFAA
Regina
Edmonton
Hat Band Echoes Knightly Scarf Traditions
The band on a man's hat is described as a relic from medieval custom where a knight would bind his lady's scarf around his helmet, a gesture tied to chivalric symbolism and fashion heritage.
Handy kitchen hints from old print cautions and tips
Handy hints offer advice on cleaning surfaces drying mixed loads and using leftovers as trim. Notes include food facts from mid-century studies such as frozen foods rising ninefold from 1925 to 1954 and core nutrition claims for milk. Practical housekeeping tips cover fabric care and drapery cord maintenance.
Cost of living up slightly reports Dominion bureau data
The Dominion bureau of statistics in Ottawa reports a small July rise in living costs. The price index at Aug 1 climbed to 129.1 from 129.0, the first increase in five months after declines and three months of stability. Food and gasoline rose while clothing and health care fell.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Whopping cranes sighted at Wood Buffalo nesting grounds
Eleven adult and three yearling whooping cranes were sighted by the Canadian Wildlife Service on Wood Buffalo National Park nesting grounds. Last year thirty six cranes completed the long flight to Arkansas. The species is protected by law in Canada and the United States due to extinction risk.
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Canadian Wildlife Service
Wood Buffalo National Park
Arkansas
Canada
United States
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East Berlin
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