Canadian geologist uncovers vast Tanganyika diamond field
In Tanganyika near Shinyanga, Dr. Williamson, a Montreal educated geologist, discovers a vast kimberlite diamond bed at Mwadui in 1940. His Williamson Mine, on 2,500 acres, yields about 1,500 stones daily with 400 carats per day, including industrial and jewel stones. He runs a model estate with housing, a school, store, and a 60 bed hospital funded at £30,000 for workers and families.
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Mwadui
Shinyanga
Tanganyika
Williamson
Rhodesia
McGill
Tangayika
South Africa
Standard Bank of South Africa
London
Hatton Garden
Africa
Canada reports honey crop smallest since 1929
Dominion Bureau of Statistics data show 1946 honey production at about 23.98 million pounds, down 27 percent from 1945. Eastern Canada suffered dry Jul Aug, Saskatchewan frost cut alfalfa nectar. Alberta BC NB gained. Average price 18 cents, range 16 to 25. Total value about 4.315 million, down 21 percent. Beekeepers rose to 45,400 and colonies to 548,100.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Dominion
West
Manitoba
Breaks Glass In Wrong Automobile
A Welland resident tried to open a car door at the police station using a screwdriver hammer and wire for over an hour. He finally broke the glass to enter the vehicle only to discover it was not his. He paid damages and drew amused bystanders.
Bell and Twain in 500 Dollar Pitch Over Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell sought Mark Twain for a $500 investment in the telephone. Twain declined and instead loaned the amount to a friend, who later went bankrupt.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Mark Twain
Taxi Driver Checks Fares After Bite Incident
Leonard Smith a Fort Wayne Indiana taxi driver plans a second look at fares after a fare refused to pay and bit his finger when he forced him from the cab. The bite prompted review of payment behavior.
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Leonard Smith
Fort Wayne
Ind
Smith
New Clue In Night Prowler Teeth Mystery
Carrol Reichel of Seattle scans neighbors for the night prowler who left a set of false teeth on his porch. He told police he does not know the intruder but offered the teeth as a clue.
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Carrol Reichel
Seattle
Reichel
Wards Of The Dominion Eskimos Of The Far North In The Times
A Times of London article describes Eskimo life in the Eastern Arctic with a snow house, seal oil lamps, and family routines. It notes daylight in mid winter, dog teams, sledge travel, and seasonal shifts from hunting to social dances. The piece contrasts white and Eskimo homes, discusses traits, relations with whites, and census figures for northern Canada Eskimos.
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Times of London
Arctic
Canada
Labrador
Alaska
Baffin Island
Great Whale River
Hudson Bay
Embroidered Motifs for Linen Shower Pattern 7083
Planning a linen shower Lovelier Linens offers a transfer pattern with 14 motifs sizes from small to large for bright or pastel colors. Send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain Pattern 7083 along with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Frey Names Day Of Week And Harvest Deity Role
Frey, a major Scandinavian god of sunshine rain and earth’s fruits, presided over these powers. Friday, the sixth day, was named for him in mythic tradition.
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Frey
Canadian hockey and curling notes from coast to coast
News across Canada and the Pacific shows sport moves from Vancouver to Melfort. MacColville set to coach the Vancouver Canucks while Edmonton Flyers plan a shakeup. Speck family suffered at Kirkland Lake rink as crowds faced stray pucks. Australian Davis cup team sails to Britain with Billy Siewell. Moscow hosts hockey amid interest in Canada Russia sports exchange.
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MacColville
New York Rangers
Paul Thompson
Vancouver Canucks
Speck
Kirkland Lake-Rouyn
Tim Speck
Kirkland Lake
Tim
John Bromwich
Geoff Brown
Australia
Britain
Commonwealth
Billy Siewell
England
Russia
United States
Moscow
North America
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Roger Brunelle
Sonny O'Connor
Teddy Dube
Fanny Rogers
Langstaff
Ont
Miss Rogers
Mickey
Far North
Asia
Bering Strait
America
Ottawa Citizen
Alice Brooks
Air France
Nice
Paris
Barbara Janwyck
Robert Taylor
Lethbridge
Melfort, Sask
Vancouver Hornets
van Bellingham
Wash
Firecrests
Bellingham
Couver
Portland
Edmonton Flyers
Western Senior Hockey League
Riley Mullin
Flyers
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