World Happenings Briefly From Around The Globe
World items report Austral bought more British motorcycles in early 1950 than US and Canada combined. A South African bookseller notes The Chemistry of Modern Embalming Methods is a best seller in Port Elizabeth. London shows a color bar on sheep at a royal show with disqualified dipped animals. Three hundred visiting San Francisco firemen fought a one acre brush fire in Los Altos with bats and sacks. The US 1950 population is estimated at 150,520,000, up 18,999,000 from 1940. Britain politics hint at Socialist control lasting into next spring. Hampton Court Palace might host overseas visitors as a hospitality show place. Canadian May retail trade up six percent from last year. most regions reported gains except flood-affected Manitoba.
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San Francisco
Los Altos
Calif
Tell It To A Friend In Times Of Woe And Peace
A verse urges turning to a listening friend when days go wrong and teardrops fall. Sharing woes with an understanding companion brings release, comfort, and lasting peace beyond wealth.
Manitoba plans to divert river in flood relief study
Engineers of the prairie farm rehabilitation administration began a study on partially diverting the Assiniboine river into Lake Manitoba. The aim is to relieve spring flood conditions by redirecting flow from Portage la Prairie in Manitoba.
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Portage LA Prairie
Man
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Assiniboine River
Lake Manitoba
Tall Chimney Stack North of Arctic Circle
A distant chimneystack stands at Petsamo in Finland about 200 miles north of the Arctic circle. The stack rises roughly 600 feet in height.
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Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Circle
Membership Of Sask Credit Unions Up
Saskatchewan credit unions rose to 229 memb ers as of March 31 per the provincial report by A C Maclean supervisor of credit unions. Eleven new unions formed in the year ending March 31 and total assets reached 11 808 583 with loans to members at 8 322 080. The province will be divided into five districts each with a resident district representative.
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Saskatchewan
A. C. Maclean
Department of Co-operation
Indians Spank Babies To Sleep
VAL DOR Quebec Indians at Great Lake Mistassini in northern Quebec put their children to sleep by spanking them. Constable Paul Champagne reports children are propped in papoose carriers while an older brother paddles softly. A few whacks tire the baby into submission.
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Val Dor
Great Lake Mistassini
Quebec
R.C.M.P
Paul Champagne
Champagne
Noted Fashion and Odd Facts From Early 20th Century Sport and Travel
A collage recalls Wimbledon fashion milestones from 1905 to 1949 including May Sutton’s sleeve reveal and Gussy Moran’s pantied attire. It notes long train film cars in Italy, London police questioning pace, and St John Nixon’s 879 mile Wolseley trek. Also features a bumper of gold smuggled at Mentone and Cannes cats with bells.
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May Sutton
California
Suzanne Lenglen
Joan Lycett
Helen Jacobs
Gussie’ Moran
London
Piccadilly
St. John Nixon
Epsom Downs
England
Mentone
Newsboy’s brother ties paper fold to guard duty image
In New Haven, Connecticut, subscribers received the Journal Courier folded backward. The reason: the newsboy was the brother of Sgt. William Kelly, a National Guard anti aircraft battalion member now on active duty, whose photo appeared on the paper’s back page.
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New Haven
Conn
New Haven Journal Courier
William Kelly
National Guard
Man who lost loved ones becomes missionary
An American, Robert Espe, 32, who lost his wife Joyce and child Victor in Canada's worst air disaster six months ago, plans to study for the Baptist ministry and seek missionary work in India. He left the U.S. Air Force and aims to enter seminary in September.
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Edmonton
Canada
India
Robert Espe
United States Air Force
United States
Anchorage
Fort Dix
Espe
Ninilchik
Alaska
Baptist Missionary Service
U.S
Air Force
Joyce
Pacific
Motorist Refuses Move Over Hole in Moncton Street
A driver stuck in an 18 inch pavement depression caused by an underground leak refused to have his car moved until the city agreed to settle all damages. Police and officials stepped in as the dispute continued, and the vehicle was later towed for appraisal.
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Moncton
N.B
London Fire Alarm Device Could Trap False Alarms
A London style false alarm prevention device would trap a hand if the alarm box switch is tampered with. In Winnipeg an innocent resident triggered a fire response when attempting to mail a letter at Walnut Street and Westminster Avenue. The system uses a lever and catch to prevent false alarms, showing contrasting safety practices between cities.
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Winnipeg
Walnut Street
Westminster Avenue
London
England
Precision 20-Ton Stamp Performs Delicate Egg Crack
A 20-ton stamping machine in an aircraft factory is described as precise enough to crack an eggshell without breaking the yolk and capable of flattening a thick steel plate. The text notes the act of smiling engages 13 facial muscles.
Commander Mussells Leads Thunder Birds Squadron
Wing Commander C H Mussells of Montreal commands 426 Transport Squadron known as the Thunder Birds. He previously served as a staff officer at Air Force Headquarters Central Press Canadian and flew as a Pathfinder pilot in the last war after graduating from the RCAF Staff College.
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Thunderbirds
426
United Nations
C. H. Mussells
Montreal
Rcaf Staff College
Air Force
Which comes first water or well in Whitesburg Ga
Whitesburg officials sought a $59 000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to build a water system. They planned to dig a well and erect a tank but the RFC demanded a proven water supply before approving funds. City officials ask how to secure water without a well and how to fund a well without water.
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Whitesburg
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Weight vases with sand to keep them upright
Weekly tip advises placing a little sand in the bottom of tall vases to stabilize them. This simple method reduces spills and breakage, keeping valuable arrangements secure.
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid With Themed Hints Across And Down
A mixed list of crossword clues across and down includes entries such as pronoun, windstorm, emir, weight unit, shelter, and printer's measure. The puzzle features names like Man, King, and Mother of Apollo along with zoological and geographic terms, inviting solver engagement.
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Bashan
Parvenu
Faeroe Islands
Dleum
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Austral
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Burean
Britain
Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
By Jane Dale
No. 426 Transport Squadron
R.c.af
Dorval
Tacoma
Wash
Japan
Korea
Les Cates
Regina
Vancouver
David
Sask
Credit Unions
Cannes
French Riviera
Harry Beasely
Harry
Punchestown
Liverpool
Bob Fitziimons
Gardner
Bob
Corbett
Fitziimons
Victor
Yukon
Great Falls
Mont
RCA F.U.S.A.F. Hunt
le Hefey
By William Ferguson
Poste Eis
Christ
Kwez
Vie klstIiee
Hieg
U.S Pat
Elmer
Sylvan Lake
Rome City
Ind
Apollo
Asia
Virgil
Cee
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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