World Happenings Roundup of Global Notes
Western Germany gains 5.65 million in Marshall Plan aid for metals and naval stores from the United States and Canada. Israel tightens meat and sugar rations while Newfoundland schools seek free radio receivers. Newfoundland’s first all-local film debuts in St John’s. Capetown offers a £240 scholarship for a colored children's librarian trainee. Alberta to auction Aberhart era car.
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Germany
United States
Canada
St. John's
Cabot Cove
Newfoundland
Israel
Dov Joseph
City Council
Capetown
Belected Recipes English Monkey Toast Dish Cleaned
Scald milk in a double boiler then mix with bread crumbs butter salt and pepper. Add cheese and stir over hot water until melted. Stir in lightly beaten egg and cook one minute. Pour over toast and serve immediately.
Health Salad with Cabbage Apple and Grapes
Toss 1 cup shredded cabbage 1 diced apple 1 grated carrot with 1/2 cup halved red grapes. Marinate lightly in dressing. Serve on lettuce or greens and sprinkle paprika for color.
Population Drift and Economic Shifts Across Canadian Prairies
The Weyburn Review notes rural to urban migration across the prairie west with land denudation, farm consolidation, and housing shortages amid growth in Weyburn. It warns that urban concentration may create large estates with fewer workers and stresses housing demand outpacing supply. Nephrisis kills 806000 Americans each year.
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Weyburn
Sask
Prairie West
Canada
Roosters Compete in Roosterville Racing Event
Above Racing roosters in action near the finish line. Roosterville features a miniature portable post office and stores with the Roosterettes managing races. Odile Kupka, Helen Miller, and Doris Frasure appear among the crowd or participants.
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Roosterville
Odile Kupka
Helen Miller
Doris Frasure
Longest war tale and quirks from The Side
A compilation piece notes the Seminole War as the longest in history ended by a 1934 peace treaty, alongside bits on Seminole squaws, birds in singing contests, Tom Sharkey’s birthday, career-name debates, and twins in Olive Branch. Other items touch on cats, vegetarians, and seasickness on the Queen Elizabeth with ramamine as a remedy.
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United States
America
S. M. Rust
Canadian Workers Earn 620 Million in January
Canada’s Bureau of Statistics reports wages and supplementary income for January reached 620 million dollars, down three percent from December 1949’s 642 million but two percent above January last year.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Turtle Mountain Baseball League Reorganized for Next Year
At a Dunseith meeting the Turtle Mountain baseball league reorganized for the coming year with reps from Bottineau Rollette Belcourt Omemee N D and Boissevain Manitoba. Wm Brandt of Omemee was re elected president as first league games are slated for May 30.
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Turtle Mountain
Man
Dunseith
N.D
Turtle Mountain Baseball League
Bottineau
Rollette
Belcout
Omemee
Boissevain
Wm. Brandt
Crossword Puzzle Front Matter
Horizontal clues cover a mix of common words and proper nouns across topics like geography and mythology. Vertical clues include pronouns prepositions and archaic terms, with several entries hinting at languages and colors. The puzzle blends ancient names with everyday terms for a varied grid.
$36 Maximum Set For B C Health Premiums
Victoria reports the government will cap annual hospital insurance premiums at 36 dollars under the Hospital Insurance Act amendment. Coalition and CCF members argued the move grants precedent to tax power by order in council, asserting Legislature alone should decide taxes. Premiums rose from 15 for single, 24 for couples, 30 for families in 1949, then to 21 and 33 within six months.
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Victoria
BEC
CCF
Financial Post
British Columbia Tops Canada in Domestic Electricity
Canada’s Bureau of Statistics reported about 3,002,000 of 3,504,000 households had electricity in October. British Columbia led with 96 percent electrified, followed by Ontario and Quebec at 94 percent, Manitoba 71 percent, Alberta 63 percent, and Saskatchewan 54 percent.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Births and deaths rise in Ottawa January report
Ottawa statistics show January births at 25,362 up from 23,637 a year earlier while deaths rose to 9,695 from 8,870. The bureau notes increased activity in both births and fatalities for the month.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Krakatoa eruption heard 1400 miles away in Bangkok
The Krakatoa volcanic explosion of 1883 created the world’s loudest noise. Its shockwave traveled across oceans and was heard in Bangkok, more than 1400 miles from the Dutch East Indies.
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Krakatoa
Dutch East Indies
Bangkok
Because You Cared For Me Poem Tribute
A personal poem written to a dear friend expresses gratitude for care that helped the speaker endure hardships and find beauty. It recounts seeing fairness in nature and support that fueled perseverance, ending with a tribute to the friend's influence on the speaker's success.
Canada Ranks Fifth in Taking European Refugees
Hector Allard, director of the International Refugee Organization Canadian office, told the Ottawa branch of the University of Manitoba Alumni Association that Canada placed 78 000 of 800 000 European refugees, ranking fifth among nations in accepting European refugees as immigrants.
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Ottawa
Canada
International Refugee Association
Hector Allard
IRO
Allard
University of Manitoba Alumni Association
Spilled Grease Cleaning Tip From Historic Column
A kitchen spill guidance notes that pouring ice water over grease hardens it quickly and prevents absorption into floors. The reader is advised to then scrape the hardened film with a dull flat blade to remove it efficiently.
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J. C. Bowen
Nephrisis
POST
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Gig Harbor
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U.S
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Arctic
Puget Sound
Washington Co-Operative and Poultry Assn
Washington Berry Growers
Roosters
Bok Tower
Lake Wales
Fla
Oldster OF the Ring
Yesteryear
Tom Sharkey
Tom
San Francisco
James J. Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Bob Fitzsimmons
Olive Branch
Miss
Josiah Oldfield
BY William Ferguson
Th. Pharos
Alexandria
Prince
Citadel
Bone Ashurbanipal
Sprite New Express
Atwsz Kornex
Armstrong County
South Dakota
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Carlyle
B.C
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