Soprano Miss Binney Heads Lacock Choir at 90
World briefs note 90 year old soprano Alice Binney in Lacock Wiltshire. A spectator fined five pounds for stealing a ball at an English soccer match. Sir Stafford Cripps pledges no forced purchases of government savings bonds. India announces six point sugar price control plan. UK housing and irrigation spending eyed. Canada’s Saskatchewan project funds noted. Brisbane factory offers 2.10 pound bonus to recruit stable worker for 90 days with 12 month retention bonus.
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Lacock
Wiltshire
England
Alice Binney
Brisbane
Australia
Flin Flon Votes Grow Ahead of Manitoba Election
Flin Flon sees voter rolls rise by over 1,000 since 1945 provincial election. The city’s total voters now reach 4,880, up from 3,869 in 1945.
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Flin Flon
Man
Manitoba
Weekly Paper Fills Vital Role in Canada’s Future
William D. Welsh of Crown-Zellerbach addressed the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association banquet in Vancouver. He urged weeklies to be vital to Canada’s economy and public life, acting as mirrors of society and training young journalists to uphold free expression and broad public interest.
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Vancouver
Canada
Wiliam D. Welsh
Crown-Zellerbach Corporation
San Francisco
B.C
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Welsh
Mr. Welsh
Princess Elizabeth Does Not Smoke
A Buckingham Palace source says Princess Elizabeth does not smoke though an ash tray and cigarette items appeared on her writing desk in a Daily Express photo caption. The source explained desks often hold smoking equipment for others who may smoke, not the owner.
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London
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Daily Express
Crossword Puzzle Grid and Clues
A scrambled crossword puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include various words and names, challenging readers to fill the grid from given hints and letter counts. The list contains misread letters and jumbled terms reflecting OCR errors.
Twilight Hour Meditation by Jane Dale
The poem describes the twilight hour arriving slowly and bringing silent calm. The speaker seeks rest from daily care, finding peace as shadows fall and a moment to be still and entrust worries to Him.
Teenage Sewing Pattern 4682 for Girls Clothes
Pattern 4682 offers two main dress parts and four accessories for teen sizes 10 to 16. Size 12 requires 3 yards 54 inch or 145 yards 35 inch nap contrast. pattern includes illustrated instructions and fitting tests. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Toronto with size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Front Street W
Toronto
Alberta Farm Income Hits 1949 Six Month total
Alberta reports total cash income from farm products for the first half of 1949 at 209,509,000 dollars. The figure reflects strong agricultural activity across the province during the period.
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Alberta
Women's Influence Still Felt In Commons
In Ottawa Irvine Studer Lib Maples Creek notes that even without female MPs the influence of women remains in Parliament. He recounts his wife has guided what he says since becoming a member and cites female influence in passage of family allowances.
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Ottawa
Commons
Chamber
Irvine Studer
Maple Creek
House
House of Commons
Canadian RCAF pilot reportedly reaches 47000 feet in jet
FC Malcolm G Graham of the RC AF 410 Cougar squadron flew a Goblin Vampire Mark 88 to an altitude of 47000 feet over St Hubert Quebec, sighting Lake Ontario about 200 miles away. Group Captain Archambault said the height sets a new Canadian record despite a global 59492 foot record in England.
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Montreal
Canada
St. Hubert
Que
Malcolm G. Graham
R.C.A.F
410
Dutton
Ont
Lake Ontario
England
FO. Graham
Jean Archambault
Canadian National Railways Largest North American System
The Canadian National Railways stands as the largest rail system in North America under a single management structure.
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Canadian National Railways
North America
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim Bile Flow Promise
A vintage drug advertisement urges readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate about two pints of bile daily. It claims the medicine aids digestion, relieves gas and constipation, and boosts mood, selling 35 cent packages at drugstores.
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Carter
Big Paper Mill Planned Near Edmonton
Montreal financier R O Seezey says construction of a 12 million dollar paper mill near Edmonton is expected to begin in spring. The mill will use wood from lands granted by the Alberta Government and financial talks are ongoing in Montreal.
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Montreal
R. O. Seezey
Edmonton
Alberta
Seezey
Cuba Joins Wheat Deal. Cuba to Buy Flour From Canada
Winnipeg report says Cuba added to countries allowed under the International Wheat Agreement through the Canadian Wheat Board. Cuba's guaranteed wheat import quota for the crop year totals 7,422,229 bushels under the agreement.
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Winnipeg
Cuba
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
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South Saskatchewan
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Ranem
Holland
Dutchidrops
Gap
Scott
Scotts
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Alta
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Cochrane
Lloyd Ralston
Bal
Zac
William Hodson
Kathryn
Princess Elizabeth
Garland
Swift
Young Bear
India
Tipet
Lorsen
Getty
America
By Jane Dale
Big Paper Mill
Wood, Gundy & Company Limited
1762
Scarth Street
Regina
William
Ferguson
Henry Colder Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tkaviks
VIOLA
Rutzen
WaUukee
NEA Service. Inc
7. M Reg
U. S Pat
Dallas
Texas
Kisrz Korner
Elmer
Little Reggie
Reggie
Margarita
Priscilla
Hazel
al Vermeer
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