World Happenings Chronicle of 20th Century Items
Arthur Peaston, 76, claims to be Lamson's oldest postman with 49 years of service and 100000 miles. Beachgoers cleared at Great Yarmouth as three mines in the sand exploded by soldiers. A 45-year-old man deguised as a woman to dodge service died by his own hand in Helsinki after arrest. Francis Giddens, 75, once private secretary to Mackenzie King, died on his Perkins Mills farm in Quebec. Buyers from Britain, Canada and the United States attended Lenin grads auction with payment in USD. Hail storms near Calgary wiped out crops per Alberta Hail Insurance board. Alan Bygrave and Bernard Allen, British cadets, built a training gun seeking patent backing. Two men stole diamonds from a Fifth Avenue shop valued at $365,000 but were captured as they fled with loot.
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Arthur Peaston
Lamson
Fifth Avenue
New York
Kitchen Meditations Why
A short verse by Jane Dale questions a cheerful little bird’s morning song. The speaker asks why the bird sings by a red rose bush and in leafy shade, wondering if its serenade hides a reason behind the sweet, clear melody.
Bees kill 60000 at Elmwood church door in gas attack
Elmwood Illinois a beekeepers club facing a three week service halt by a swarm blocking the Graham Chapel front entrance. President Lloyd Ravenscroft led a three hour cyanide gas strike to kill the bees and save the honey. Watermelons are native to tropical and South Africa.
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Elmwood
Ill
Graham Chapel
Lloyd Ravenscroft
Tropical
South Africa
Homemade Portable Poultry Waterer Explained
An article explains a simple 40 gallon oil drum powered waterer for poultry. It details a cave trough feeding via a vented nipple system, leveling requirements, and methods to move the unit by tractor or horse, emphasizing airtight operation to prevent overflow and waste.
Irene Strong Seen as Sure Bet for Empire Games Team
Vancouver swimmer Irene Strong, a 130 pound 20 year old, is expected to join Canada’s squad for the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand departing December 22. Since London, she has broken five Canadian and one U.S. record in six months and set a Canadian breaststroke mark of 6:42 in the 400 yards. She also won the Pacific Northwest title in the 100 yard breaststroke at Seattle, with mentor Percy Norman predicting great things for New Zealand.
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Vancouver
Canada
New Zealand
Irene Strong
Irene
London
United States
U.S
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Think It Over on Wages and Salaries
The piece contrasts wages and salaries noting both are pay for work but wages are for prescribed tasks while salaries cover broader duties set by the employer. It emphasizes a notable difference in earnings between the two forms of compensation.
Canada's Sheep Population Falls Below 1937 Level
Ottawa reports Canada's sheep population declined from wartime highs, with 1948 estimates at 2,250,000, below the 1937 level. Experts say meat demand and prices deter farmers from expanding flocks, while wolves and coyotes plus harsh winters pressure sheep more than cattle.
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Canada
Ottawa
Nurses Set For 10 Month Arctic Mission Voyage
Vancouver two nurses Evelyn Hunter and Doreen Pendray will sail for ten months on the US medical ship Willis Shank. They will visit Alaska coast settlements aiding medical missions. Hunter, a Lacombe Alberta graduate, calls herself a prairie sailor, while Pendray from Victoria seeks adventure beyond nursing.
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Vancouver
Evelyn Hunter
Doreen Pendray
United States
Alaska
Miss Pendray
Victoria
Lindsay McClenney
Willis Shank
Strikes Cause 33 Percent More Time Loss This Year
The Canadian labor department reports preliminary six month data showing 63 strikes and lockouts affecting 18,701 workers with 671,891 lost days, a 33 percent rise from the 458,458 days lost during the same period in 1948, despite fewer strikes (77) and workers (21,304).
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Boy Honored For Averting Tragedy In Saskatchewan
A 16 year old boy, Robert April, was the guest of honor at a Saskatoon hotel dinner for reporting a railway washout near Zenon on June 9. He ran over a mile to warn of danger, arriving as a passenger train was about to depart. He received an engraved wrist watch from the railroad.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
C.N.R
Zenon
Sask
Robert April
Emile
Unity Saskatchewan grows on new minerals and industry
Unity Saskatchewan gains promise from discoveries of natural gas sodium chloride and potash near town. Prairie Salt Co builds a large salt plant using natural gas for heat and processing while a potash project moves toward negotiation. Population rises and Unity boards drive civic improvements led by Dr Henry L Wylie as Unity Board of Trade president.
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Canada
Financial Post
Unity
Sask
Prairie Salt Co
Unity Board of Trade
Henry L. Wylie
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Wylie
United Church
RCAF
Sign Reads Inert Safe Traps Crackers Laugh at Sign
In Melbourne two burglars ignored a warning reading Dont bother only books in here and attempted to blow open a company safe. They found only books inside and another sign reading See prompting the humorous turn of events.
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Melbourne
Australia
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historic Page
A crossword puzzle with labeled horizontal and vertical clues appears, listing numerous definitions and partial words such as Flying mammal and Chalice, plus entries like Archaic antiquity and Greek letter, suggesting a traditional newspaper puzzle extracted from a historic page.
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Great Yarmouth
England
Helsinki
Francis Giddens
Mackenzie King
Perkins, Mills, Que
Britain
Calgary
J. Glen Elder
Alberta Hail Insurance Board
Alan Bygrave
Bernard Allen
By Jane Dale
B.C
Percy Norman
BY William Ferguson
Shicaso
Illinois
Europe
Moscow
Buenos Aires
Argentina
County Antrim
Leland
Kurtz
Elmer
Alberta
Middle West
Priscilla
Pop
Fager
Mildred
Gerald
al Vermeer
Robert
CNR
C.P.R
Edmonton
Saskatchewan Power Corp
Dleam
Fis
Fia
Afri
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