Canada’s Export Trade Shows Unprecedented 1947 Recovery
Canada’s export trade remains strong amid postwar prosperity with high employment and wages. September exports reach 283 million dollars, led by U S shipments at 162 million as demand for beef cattle wood pulp and other goods rises, while UK and Latin American trade dip. Nine-month totals reach 2.158 billion, up 150 million from 1947. No sign yet of economic slowdown.
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Horne
Shreed
Canadian Bureau of Biatistecy
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Europe
New York Syndicate Plans 50 Million Alberta Oil Sands Venture
Gene Tunney said in Edmonton that a New York based syndicate may invest about 50 million dollars to reclaim oil from sands along the Athabasca River about 250 miles northeast of Edmonton. He noted the proposal was made to the Alberta Government for a project with an ultimate expenditure of 50 million.
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Edmonton
Gene Tunney
New York
Athabaska River
Tunney
Alberta
Bachelors Warned Never to Send White Roses
A Toronto rose stylist advises men to avoid white roses as they imply a matrimonial proposal and an invitation to wed. Red roses are deemed safer, signaling love without binding implications. The stylist recently arrived from New York to arrange roses for a winter fair.
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New York
Humorous Chats and Puzzles From Plain Talk
A collection of light snippets and jokes about love, weddings, chores, driving exams, and social mishaps. Witty lines feature a Brighton front encounter, a groom missing after a Scottish wedding, and quips about wives, washing machines, and a dog dragging a fur coat rival.
Mauna Loa Hawaii Largest Volcano with Kilauea Crater
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the largest volcano, with Kilauea described as a crater on its eastern flank. The passage notes Mauna Loa’s size relative to others and mentions Kilauea as a crater feature.
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Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Kilauea
Selected Recipes for Tapioca Pudding and Peach Steamed Cups
Two dessert recipes are presented. One makes tapioca pudding by simmering yolks milk and tapioca then folding in stiff egg whites and vanilla for chilling. The other instructs steam baked custard cups with flour baking powder butter and milk served with fruit sauces. Serves 6 to 8.
Winnipeg school buys nibs for 1 520 dollars
Winnipeg school board approves 1 520 dollar finance item to buy 1 600 gross pen nibs totaling 230 400 nibs for classroom use. Edmonton plans a million dollar CN rail freight shed replacement to support regional growth with construction to begin in spring. new steel mill possibility noted in Edmonton amid oil equipment plant plans.
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Winnipeg
Edmonton
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Western Region
H. H. Sparling
The
Edmonton Journal
English Steel Corporation of London
Two‑headed eight‑legged caribou spotted near Oxford Lake
Trader Don Bradburn of Oxford House reports a caribou near Oxford Lake displaying two heads and eight legs as it romps with its herd 250 miles east of The Pas.
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Donald Bradburn
Oxford House
Here
Oxford Lake
Warm water in the henhouse boosts egg size and grade
The article notes that keeping warm water in the henhouse during winter leads to larger eggs of better quality. It emphasizes practical poultry management to improve production.
World Wheat Champ Learns Victory By Dinner Talk
Sydney Allsop a 34 year old Red Deer Alberta farmer learned by chance conversation at dinner that his entry of Reward wheat won the world championship at the Royal Winter Fair. He has a long record in wheat contests dating to 1930 and has claimed three world crowns, with 72 pounds per bushel yield and 18 pounds sown on May 15 harvested about 90 days later. He farms 480 acres with his parents and raises Holstein cattle and Angus steers, focusing on wheat titles over livestock showmed.
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Red Deer
Alta
R. C. Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
J. A. Northey
Canada
Toronto
S. J . Ned Deer
Chicago Exposition
Sydney Allsop
Chicago
Jack
Sidney Allsop
Albert
Alberta
Wembley
Peace River
Calgary
Farmers Advised To Change From Red Bobs Wheat
Calgary reports that Red Bobs wheat long a southern Alberta staple will be barred by 1951. The Grain Commissioners ordered farmers to switch to Saunders Thatcher or Redman due to quality complaints from millers. The decision, delayed by war, aims to preserve grain grades and crop quality.
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Calgary
Alta
Saunders
Thatcher
Redman
Shakespeare Faced With Two Plays A Year Estimate
A historical note suggests William Shakespeare produced about two plays annually. The claim reflects ongoing debates about his output rate and the era's theatrical workload, highlighting the prolific nature of Elizabethan drama and the pressures on early modern playwrights.
Abbotsford Home of Sir Walter Scott on the Tweed River
Abbotsford in Scotland sits along the Tweed river and is famed as the home of Sir Walter Scott. The site draws literary tourism and national heritage interest.
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Abbotsford
Sir Walter Scott
Tweed River
Scotland
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