Know Your Provinces Alberta Vast Resources Painted In Peninsula Portrait
Alberta's vast area 248 700 square miles spans prairie foothills and boreal forests. It yields most of Canada’s oil from ten million barrels yearly and holds over 200 billion barrels in oil sands though irrigation and manufacturing are still developing. Banff Lake Louise Jasper Waterton draw world visitors while hundreds of lakes and trails exist across Blue lakes and parklands. Over 500 miles paved highways and nearly 3 000 miles gravel roads connect centers to markets.
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Alberta
Montana
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Red Deer River
Edmonton
Rockies
Prairies
Banff
Lake Louise
Jasper Park
Waterton
Elk Island Park
Wabamun Lake
Gull Lake
Pigeon Lake
Lac Ste Anne
Sylvan Lake
Landmarks In Canada's Growth
A timeline of Canadian development highlights key confederation moments from 1867 to 1949. It notes the birth of the Dominion of Canada, provinces joining Confederation including Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland, and the establishment of legislative equality with the UK.
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Canada
Dominion of Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United Kingdom
Newfoundland
Empire Waist Skirt Pattern in Multiple Sizes
Empire waist skirt pattern with hip flaps and back flare offered in waist sizes 24 through 32. Pattern 4812 requires 2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 28 and includes illustrated instructions. mail 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Manitoba with name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
Weekly Oven Tip On Baking Smoke Odor Solution
When dishes bubble over in the oven, cover the area with salt. The salt stops the smoke quickly and eliminates the odor.
Churchill Profit From Accidental Encounter in New York
Louis J. Alber recalls Winston Churchill's 1930s New York arrival when he stepped into traffic and was struck by a car. Churchill recorded observations at Lenox Hill Hospital and dictated the account, whose syndication earned hospital bills and a $1500 profit.
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New York
Louis J. Alber
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lenox Hill Hospital
Dummy Ranger Breaks In for 18 Months in Staffordshire
In Lichfield England a local constable heard a crash and found a tailor shop window broken. A 26 year old man, Joseph Patrick Doran, stood among the dummies. he was arrested and given 18 months in prison for the break in.
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Lichfield
Staffordshire
England
Reuters
T Tanlor
Joseph Patrick Doran
Alberta Farmland Threat From Erosion Warned by Ure
Agriculture Minister Ure warned in Westlock that erosion is causing incalculable damage to Alberta farmlands. He urged more careful farming practices across the West to curb the loss.
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Westlock
Alta
Ure
Alberta
Canadian Students in U S Attend in New York
The Institute of International Education reports that out of 26 759 foreign students in the United States 4 197 or 16 5 percent come from Canada.
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New York
United States
Canada
Institute of International Education
Cat and fish share a tank in Victoria home
Johnny Sim and his family in Victoria British Columbia tell of their cat Mickey forming a peaceful bond with the family goldfish. Mickey drinks from the fishbowl water and the goldfish swim around his snout without any aggression from the cat.
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Victoria
B.C
Johnny Simmon
Mickey
Goldfish
Washington to issue lasting auto plates with tabs
Olympia officials announce two year plates with five year renewal cycle to be updated annually by a metal tab. The plan aims to save about 200000 dollars annually in statewide automobile administration costs.
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Washington State
Ington
Graduation Reflections on Life and Faith
A reflective verse in which the speaker vows to walk life’s trackless days with divine guidance. The meditative poem speaks of courage, healing, and steadfast faith as the path forward after graduation.
Portland creates first US police matron in 1876
Portland, Maine, became the first U.S. city to establish the position of police matron to care for women prisoners in 1876, marking a notable reform in juvenile and gender-oriented policing.
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Portland
United States
Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Across and Down Clues Reflect Classic Puzzling
A historical crossword puzzle page lists numbered across and down clues with a mix of definitions and wordplay. Entries cover a wide range from signs of events and verbs to mythic and scientific terms, with several entries referencing archaic or obsolete spellings and phrasing.
Trans-Canada Highway funding and Canada Savings bonds update
The Alberta government plans a two nation joint expenditure of two million dollars on the Trans-Canada highway. Canada Savings bonds sales through March 22 total two hundred forty eight million dollars. Sir Malcolm Campbell’s estate tax assessed after his death. A new Norwegian aluminum is 99.96 percent pure and ultra soft. Britain adds radio telephones in Bri tains largest rail yards to speed car movement. Singapore imposes death penalties for consorting with armed insurgents.
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Singapore
World death rate declines worldwide in 1947
Geneva reports that global deaths fell to a record low in 1947 and are expected to drop again in 1948. Most European countries cutting mortality since 1937–39, with Latin nations in Europe showing the largest declines. Netherlands recorded the lowest rate at about 1 per 1,000.
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Geneva
United Nations World Health Organization
W.H.O
Organization
South America
Europe
Netherlands
WHO
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By Jane Dale
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Heron
Burma
Anton Lucke
Maia Vasa
Liz
Fis
Miel Rie
Little Reggie
Margarita
Alstto
Santa Claus
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Ottawa
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Britain
Whitemore
Cambridgeshire
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