World Happenings Briefly Told
United States government employed fell below two million for the first time in seven years. The United Kingdom orders 86 million board feet of timber from British Columbia valued at six million dollars. Ezra Richardson of Ogden Utah gave each of 2 relatives a thousand dollar Christmas gift. Canadian sympathizers funded air fares for two London Ontario orphans to Britain. A cache of 16 golf balls with tooth marks was found at Peace River Alberta. Peter Donat of Kentville Nova Scotia won the Ronald Goddard memorial award in dramatics at Acadia University. John D. Rockefeller Jr. gave two million dollars to Memorial Hospital in New York for cancer expansion, raising the total to five and a quarter million. Tofield Alberta hosts banquet honoring retiring Mayor and Postmaster A. B. Clutterham after more than twenty-five years of service.
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Peter Donat
Kentville
Acadia University
Robert Donat
Ronald Goddard
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Memorial Hospital
New York
Tofield
A. B. Clutterham
Clutterham
Teachers seek 12 monthly pay cheques in Portage la Prairie
The Portage la Prairie teachers' association asked the city school board to switch from ten salary instalments to twelve monthly cheques. The move would divide annual pay into equal monthly amounts for all teachers.
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Portage LA Prairie
Man
Local
Teachers’ Association
Eyes Divided Aid Beetle Senses
The aquatic whirligig beetle has split eyes with half directed upward to watch for danger and the other half scanning the water for prey.
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Commentary
A reader’s crossword puzzle including many clue prompts across across and down entries. The text lists numerous hints such as cereal grass cone bearing tree and visionary with a note about using a air cooled 112 HP engine for pumping water and sawing wood.
Tilting Saw Table Enhances Small Engine Work
A design note proposes a 24 inch saw run at 800 to 900 RPM with a flywheel on the mandrel for balance. It shows a homemade tilting saw table offering better feed control than existing tables. A bracket on the saw frame could mount a small engine with a V belt drive to the mandrel.
Three Health Tips From National Health Office
A health bulletin urges a good breakfast for all ages to prevent tiredness before noon and promote appetite. It also advises walking to work or school as mild exercise and warns that overheated air windows irritability and respiratory issues. Public health departments offer free food preparation materials.
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Dept of National Health
Twin Overload in Local Four Room School
A small four room school with 60 pupils struggles to identify students as at least ten children are twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oarner, Man
Canadian Children Here Eyes Corrected By Delicate Operation
Shy children with crossed eyes are transformed at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Surgeons straighten eyes in 45 minute operations, often on babies as young as 18 months, using precise muscle adjustment and lung anesthesia. Ninety percent of first operations succeed, with follow up exercises to balance strength and sight.
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Toronto
Canada
World's Champion Liar Selected
Burlington Wisconsin reports Honest John Goerlich of Toledo crowned world's champion liar for tall tale about catching a trout in Colorado and stabbing it to death with a cane pole. Former champ L. W. Tupper of Patricia Alberta held the title last year for a yarn about 2 000 postholes blown clear of ground.
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Burlington
Wis
Colorado
Bob Hope tops 1949 movie money makers in US poll
Bob Hope beat Bing Crosby for the No 1 money maker spot of 1949 in a Motion Picture Herald poll. Crosby had led five straight years. Hope’s Paleface and Sorrowful Jones boosted earnings, ahead of A Connecticut Yankee and Top Of The Morning. Abbott and Costello, Wayne, Cooper, Grant, Grable follow. Gable appears 18 years and 15 times. British exhibitors list also noted Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding ahead of Hope.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
United States
Motion Picture Herald
Crosby
Hope
Paleface
Sorrowful Jones
Abbott and Costello
John Wayne
Gary Cooper
Cary Grant
Betty Grable
Esther Williams
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
Gable
Anna Neagle
Michael Wilding
Danny Kaye
Jane Wyman
Alan Ladd
John Mills
Jean Simmons
Miss Grable
Mills
Miss Simmons
CNR President Reports Year End Losses and Costs
R J Vaughan president and chairman notes a deficit around 45000000 and revenues near 500 million, underscoring CN R's earning power and national economic role while warning that high operating expenses and fixed charges constantly worry management.
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R. J. Vaughan
C.N.R
C_N_R
GEMS OF THOUGHT Quotes on Constancy and Courage
A compact collection of maxims from Disraeli Bulwer Eddy Emerson and Thoreau. The items emphasize constancy to purpose steadfast resolve moral courage and the value of faithful work over distraction.
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Disraeli
Emerson
Memorial windows dedicated at St. Paul United Church
Two memorial windows in St. Paul United Church were dedicated. One honors pioneers of the former Methodist and Presbyterian congregations, the other honors war dead.
Weekly Tip Heat Marks No More
A traditional tip suggests removing heat marks from furniture by sprinkling cigarette ash on the marks and rubbing with a dry cloth. Afterward polish as usual with furniture cream to restore shine and minimize damage.
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United Kingdom
British Columbia
Ezra Richardson
Ogden
Utah
London, Ont
Britain
Peace River
Alta
U.S
Mont Tremblant
Que
Benedicta Judah
Seattle
Rta Oe
Py William Ferguson
Ont
S. F. Kay Swanson
Saxony
Celiogulal
Baltic Sea
Seragno
Gretel
Mohammed
Son of
Isaac
Regal
Ecythe
Telease
Unusual
Siton
Baro
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Bevsie
Priscilla
Anyon
al Vermeer
N.S
Bulwer
Mary Baker Eddy
Phillips Brooks
Thoreau
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