The Diamond at Amsterdam’s Gasoline Dump
A man with a cigar observes a policeman at the Amsterdam quay, secretly guarding the missing Wijzel diamond. Willem Verhaert, famed diamond grinder, has plotted a grand heist and endured disguise, torture, and travel to London to claim a fortune. The twist comes as a police officer calls him out for smoking near the gasoline dump, sparing his arrest.
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Nieuwe Kade
Amsterdam
Willem Verharrt
Verhaert
Wijzel
South Africa
Podgy Verhaert
Emile Verlon
London
Havana
Willem Verhaert
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Trochu Memorial Arena Opens After War Memorial Drive
In April 1947 Trochu Alberta Elks launched a drive to build a Memorial Arena for district war heroes. $10,000 was raised in two days toward a $20,000 project that also includes a curling rink. The arena seats over a thousand with room for six hundred standing and opened January 9 after five months work.
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Trochu
Alberta
Elks
Walter Andersen
C. M. Kane
J. P. Ferguson
Trechu
Blood Bank Plan Formed by East Kootenay Hospitals
Six East Kootenay hospitals Cranbrook Kimberley Creston Invermere Fernie and Michel-Natal sign agreements to establish a district blood bank. Whole blood will be supplied from St Eugene Hospital with new refrigeration. Blood plasma will be stored at the six district hospitals.
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Kootenay
Cranbrook
Kimberley
Creston
Invermere
Fernie
Michel-Natal
St. Eugene
Fake Doctor Poisons Bank Staff in Tokyo Robbery
Tokyo police report a robber posing as a public health doctor caused bank staff to ingest poison, killing 12 and injuring four. 300,000 yen lay on a desk as the fake healer vanished, with investigators unsure if loot was abandoned pending safe check. A woman crawled outside seeking aid.
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Tokyo
Teikoku Bank
Salada Tea Posts Big 1947 Sales Rise
Salada Tea reports a substantial 1947 sales increase over 1945 and 1946, nearly doubling its average 1935–39 volume. The firm credits strict quality control and persistent newspaper advertising, marking its fifty sixth year of tea packaging.
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Salada
Alberta plans $600000 toll exchange west of Edmonton
The Alberta government will invest about $600,000 in a new toll exchange under construction just west of Edmonton's telephone building. The project aims to upgrade the province's telephone system and improve long distance connections.
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Edmonton
Alberta Government
Early Manitoba Pioneers Gather in Forage of Reminiscence
In Forrest Manitoba 18 district pioneers over 70 recall homesteading days while driving 50 miles for firewood. Kaslo British Columbia promotes Rainbow to Kaslo slogan for Rainbow Trout lure. Edmonton police arrest a porcupine in front of the Journal building. Winkler Man plan starch factory discussed with new officers and committees formed.
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Forrest
Manitoba
AE Ae Sir
Kaslo
B.C
Kootenay Lake
Kaslo Board of Trade
Edmonton
North Saskatchewan
Edmonton Journal
Ottawa Labour Minister Reports 1948 Job Prospects Bright
Labor Minister Mitch ell reports in the department's monthly manpower survey that 1948 job prospects are bright. Winter unemployment has not fallen as severely as last year, with jobless figures down 10 percent from the prior year. Although winter unemployment rose recently, production demand remains high and operations advance despite seasonal hurdles. For the year overall, the outlook is bright with jobs expected to outnumber applicants in summer in several lines, contrasting with a 33,000 worker shortage mid-1947. Construction and mining plans suggest increased industrial activity and expansion potential.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
National Employment Service
Manitoba Health Report Four Week Disease Totals 1947
The Manitoba Health Report lists communicable disease cases for 1947 and a four week period ending December 27, 1947. Poliomyelitis totaled 599 cases with 8 deaths, encephalitis 82 cases with six deaths, measles 112, chicken pox 229, mumps 86, tuberculosis 98, typhoid 2, whooping cough 591? SS. The document notes most poliomyelitis cases were mild with little lasting crippling.
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Department of Health and Public Welfare
Manitoba
Employment lines and seasonal worker demands noted
The text discusses employment levels above 1947 and argues that demands for seasonal workers in agriculture and transportation should not be reduced. It implies a balance between sustained jobs and seasonal labor needs.
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Winkler
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P. T. Friesen
J. M. Viene
J. D. Loeppky
E. A. Teske
M. J. Hamm
N. Rudinke
F. J. Rietze
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