Remembering Uncle Clem and the Claremont House
The narrator recalls a childhood home at 215 Li wood Lane in Claremont and Uncle Clem, a kind, aging helper who became a central playmate. Details cover their life in the old house, shared experiments, and the emotional final moments after Clem’s death, including his retirement notice and birthplace.
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Liwood Lane
Claremont
Mr. Hale
Clem
Thea
Clém
Clement B. Hale
Insurance Company
John H. Quinn
Hale
Inwood Lane
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Whale oil transition fuels soap and munitions glycerine
Whale oil once used in lamps now largely supplies soap and glycerine for munitions, reflecting a shift in industrial needs and wartime production priorities.
B C Potato Crop Could Meet Provincial Needs This Winter
Victoria officials say British Columbia will likely meet its potato needs without imports from other provinces as the crop runs near average. Alberta’s yield is below average this year while BC also ships certified seed potatoes to the U S due to disease resistance.
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Victoria
Agriculture Department
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
United States
U.S
B.C
Angler Still Young at 92 Nets Big Fraser Sturgeon
Mission City in British Columbia reports 92-year-old Mike Miller landing a 125-pound Fraser River sturgeon on light gear, claiming he expects to beat his own 87-year-old record by age 100. Regina notes crude oil expected to flow to Regina by about December 1, 1950 via Imperial Oil pipeline. Big Game in Medicine Hat outlines Alberta elk and moose propagation plan. Lethbridge’s Native Sons headlines the junior hockey entry with most players locally born. Castor’s Harold Reis sees his bull Don staging bravely after misidentified reflections in a window.
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Mission City
B.C
Mike Miller
First Englishman Reaches District of Columbia in 1632
The article notes Captain Henry Fleet, an English mariner and trader, as the first recorded white man to set foot on what would become the District of Columbia in 1632.
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District of Columbia
Henry Fleet
White Collar Mounties Solve Many Crimes
Windsor report highlights Inspector R W Wonnacott of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police describing the force's white collar crime work in Ottawa. He explains he signs thousands of documents tied to entrants to the United States, jailed individuals, and parolees, with a rubber stamp. The bureau connects minor clues to reveal crime patterns across distances.
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Windsor
Ont
Royal Actian Mounted Police
R. W. Wonnacott
The
Mounties
Chief Constables Association of Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
United States
Identification Bureau
Canada is simply Canada, not Dominion of Canada
Ottawa reports that the Commons were told the official name is Canada and not the Dominion of Canada. Finance Minister Douglas Abbott explained that the term Dominion was dropped from Oct 1, 1947, and not included in the governor general’s letters patent.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Douglas Abbott
Dominion of
To Eat or Exhibit Whale Deliberations Stir Festival Plans
In Churchill Manitoba a baby white whale donated by Atlantic Fish Products faces a choice for the Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival. Organizers debate whether to display the creature intact or as steaks, amid a likely February event.
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Pal
Atlanaic Fish Products, Ltd
Churchill
Man
Salt Spring Island Highway Rebuild Planned Between Fulford and Ganges
Health Minister Pearson told an advisory committee in Ganges that main Salt Spring Island Highway between Fulford and Ganges will be rebuilt starting next spring. He stated at least half the distance would be completed by the end of 1950.
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Salt Spring Island
B.C
Fulford
Ganges
Pearson
Agricultural product prices fall in September across regions
Agricultural prices declined in September, pushing the Bureau of Statistics index of agricultural prices to 249.3, the lowest since May 1948. The index fell from 253.2 in August, with grains, livestock and dairy down, while potatoes, poultry and eggs rose. All provinces except Manitoba showed lower September indexes than August.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics Index of
Bureau
Manitoba
Spy Hill memorial rink drive advances with donations
A Spy Hill community meeting reported progress on the new memorial rink. About $7,000 of an estimated $10,000 cost has been raised through personal donations and projects, while the note mentions farm sales totaling over 24 percent during September October and November.
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Spy Hill, Sask
Spy Hill
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Fuce
Roger S. Vreeland
Piazza
Mother
Nero
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Fleischmann
Western Briefs
Regina
Ward O. Longworthy
Imperial Oil
Gyro Club
Ontario
Gilbert Plains
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Medicine Hat
Asia
George Spargo
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Lethbridge
Alta
Native Sons
the Champ
Castor
Harold Reis
Don
English Mariner
Dolcin Limited
Toronto
Peggy
Jin
Leggo Wy Aku
Holland
Frank Furbo Loaf
Rae OL da
James Richardson & Sons
Winnipeg
Calgary Lethbridge
Gina
Edmonton
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Portage LA Prairie
Chuck Thurston
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