Canada listed among nations with 100 best English books
Canada earns recognition in arts and letters as UNESCO lists its 100 best English books. A committee of eight Canadian scholars selected works spanning poetry natural history fiction and history featuring Bliss Carman Archibald Lampman Leacock Moodie Parker and Grey Owl among others.
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Bliss Carman
Duncan Campbell Scott
Archibald Lampman
Grey Owl
Ernest Thompson Seton
Gilbert Parker
Maro de la Roche
Stephen Leacock
Susanna Moodie
High Literary Standard Shown in Canada UNESCO List
Canadian writers such as Kenneth Cragg W O Mitchell Audrey Brown Hugh MacLennan Kenneth Haig and Ross Munroe are noted among UNESCOs 100 best books. The list aims to share Canadian literary achievement with international readers while acknowledging many fine works were omitted due to space.
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Kenneth C. Cragg
W. O. Mitchell
Audrey Brown
Hugh MacLennan
Kenneth Haig
Ross Munroe
Unesco
Atomic Poisons Risk Linger After Exposure
Dr. Stafford Warren warned at a medical convention that atomic poisons are radioactive and can remain dangerous for years. He explained how these slow poisons could contaminate water supplies and crops if released in a war, and noted it may take about 15 years of research to determine safe exposure levels.
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Chicago
Stafford Warren
Warren
Manhattan
American Medical Association
Warrent
Albany Moves To Outlaw Petty Stealing
In Albany Oregon a new city ordinance makes petty larceny illegal. Until now thefts under thirty dollars were tolerated. after a municipal court case the council acted to prohibit stealing of small items in the 84 year old city.
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Albany
Orc
Police waive hold rule to sell found pig
New York police waived the six month hold rule for lost property to permit selling a pig. The animal, taken from two men who found it, ate at city expense for two weeks before officials decided keeping it was too costly.
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New York
Humorous Anecdotes and Light Copperplate Jests
A collection of short, dated humor excerpts featuring barroom banter and social quips. Jokes cover miscommunications with neighbors, police stops, cricket umpiring, magistrate fines, a doctor suitor, a weather forecast, and a wife’s vanity. The tone is breezy and observational, with punchlines on everyday misunderstandings.
Grate Gate for Autos Helps Livestock Barriers on Roads
An automatic or crate gate lets cars pass without exiting while confining livestock. A shallow pit 2 feet deep and 6 by 4 feet spans the road, logs laid across, crosswise 4 inch poles form a grate, with sloped plank panels on each side. Snow in winter can fill the pit, causing cattle to try to cross. A standard gate on one side allows cattle passage when needed.
Arctic Sailors Naturally Have To Eat Heartily
Montreal reports the Regina Polaris crew, bound for the Arctic on an annual supply voyage, favors baked beans with ham and eggs for breakfast. Chief cook Clarence Rossner notes 50 percent of the twelve crew are French, with salt pork and beef common at dinner alongside soup, a joint, swedes and dessert. The route includes Churchill and Dorset in Baffinland, with meat obtained en route for the return trip. evenings feature cards, books and views of icebergs, whales, and shifting scenery.
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Montreal
Arctic
Clarence Rossner
The
Star
Rossner
Canada
Churchill
Dorset
Baffinland
Bass Buoyed by Surprise Catch
Fort Worth anglers endured a lean day until a one pound bass leapt from the water and struck a shad in a peculiar bout. One fisherman grabbed the bass with the bait still attached, turning a bad outing into a memorable tale of luck.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Unusual 65 Foot Vessel Roams Great Lakes
Ottawa reports the 65 foot motor vessel, the National Research Council’s Radel, sailing up the Great Lakes. The radar equipped ship steers blind from below decks and uses wartime radar for peacetime navigation, passing within 75 feet of buoys or wharves in darkness or fog.
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Ottawa
Great Lakes
National Research Council
World rice shortage may lift 1948-49 prices
A world rice shortage may push up the 1948-49 crop price as members of the 16 nation rice committee report a world price average above eight cents a pound. Pasteurized Milk Is Safe.
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Mexico City
Ottawa Butter Stocks Fall Despite June Production Rise
The Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s total butter supply at about 43 million pounds, down 10.5 million from a year earlier, with June production rising but not enough to meet demand. Domestic disappearance hit nearly 32 million pounds in June, 2.3 to 2.4 pounds per person higher than prior months, and rationing ended on June 7 last year.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Bureau
Cold-Storage Hold Up Leaves Clifton Restaurant Staff Shaken
In Clifton New Jersey a lone gunman locked eight workers and later owner Milton Turner in a large refrigerator while he looted the restaurant. The group waited five hours as police freed them. The thief handled coats and whisky to comfort them.
Color Of Car Color As Character Indicator
Baltimore report notes a national survey by three automobile associations linking car color to personality. Intellectuals favor blue, athletes red, egotists yellow, extroverts orange, with regional trends: Southwest vivid hues, Pacific coast pastels, New England subdued blues greens and grays.
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Baltimore
Pacific Coast
New England
Marble Rich Sylacauga Claims Marble Filling Station
Sylacauga Alabama residents boast the town is the only place in the nation with a marble filling station. The town sits atop a premier marble vein with sidewalks ponds fences and driveways all made of marble.
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Alabama
Sylacauga
Ala
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