Air Hostess Fights Madman Aboard Flight For Freedom To Fly
Lorena Pemberton, an air hostess on a chartered Air Highway flight, confronts J B Hollimere a bankrupt investor wielding a gun. She aids co pilot Kirk Warren to regain control, saving the aircraft and securing a chance at a future with Kirk and their flying family. Lorena recalls family aviation deaths fueling her resolve.
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RE Warren
Lorena
Clud Lorena Pemberton
Olin Algood
Kirk
Instrument Ami Bean
J. B. Hollimere
Air Highway
Detroit
Pete
Olin
J. B
Charles
Pemberton
Mrs. Pemberton
Kirk Warren
Air Force
Olin Atwood
J. B. Hallimere
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Fashions From Romantic Era Blouse Pattern 4623
Adorable blouse design 4623 with gay scalloped front tuck at shoulders and full sleeves. Available in sizes 12 to 20 and 40, 16 needing 2% yards of 39 inch fabric. Easy to use with complete illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian West Not Woolly Now
Edmonton and Calgary lack licensed livery stables with transient accommodations. The vast draft teams once used for construction work are housed at a single feed stable between the cities, and high feed costs hinder new stables. Calgary's stampede week promotes Western tourism and atmosphere.
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Edmonton
Lone Ranger
Calgary
Alberta
Hoss Hotel
Porcelain Tower of Nanking Destroyed in 1853
The Porcelain Tower of Nanking, an octagonal eight storey structure in Nanking, stood 261 feet high in the early 1400s. Taiping revolutionists destroyed it in 1853.
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Nanking
South China
Possible first woman in British cabinet Edith Summerskill eyed
Parliamentary sources say Dr Edith Summerskill age 46 known as glamour girl of the House may become Britain’s first female cabinet member. Present Food Minister John Strachey to take over a service post in Attlee reshuffle. Summerskill under secretary urged for promotion to food minister with strong support noted.
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Edith Summerskill
John Strachey
Attlee
Summerskill
S.ns
Western Briefs from Canadian towns and political notes
Western Briefs report on Hardisty Alberta approving a remodeled fire truck, Edmonton notes Premier Manning urging 1949 resolve against war, Kelowna records 1948 building total of 2 825 478, Duncan exports frozen clam meat to U S Pacific Coast, Calgary opposes exporting gas without long term supply, and Winnipeg hints at a bill to allow citizens to sue the Crown without government consent.
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Edmonton
Manning
Alberta
Duncan, B.C
Fred Arscott
Duncan
Canada
United States
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Paratroop Officer Gets Unique Revenge
At the joint air school in Rivers Manitoba a 130 pound lieutenant from Quebec City in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry leads paratroopers in jumps. His light frame makes him first to jump and last to land, prompting a playful revenge where every soldier in his stick must salute him as they fly past.
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Rivers
Joint Air School
Don Brochu
Quebec City
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Lieut
Brochu
Women Approved for Tramway Jobs in New Zealand
New Zealand's National Tramway union approved employing women on street cars until sufficient male replacements become available. The decision reflects a policy shift in labor roles within the tramway system as workers and officials navigate workforce balance.
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New Zealand
National Tramway Union
Alberta professor finds tropical creatures near Medicine Hat
University of Alberta professor E H Strickland reports unusual wildlife near Medicine Hat Alberta. He describes 1942 scorpions along Seven Persons Creek and tropical solpugids found during soil work. He notes wasps mislabelled by an expert and suggests southern forms may persist near Cypress Hills.
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Edmonton
E H. Strickland
University of Alberta
Medicine Hat
Alta
Alberta
Seven Persons Creek
Texas
Arizona
Africa
Sicily
Montana
Nevada
Rockies
Strickland
Cypress Hills
Manitoba Farmers Have Record Year
Manitoba farm production in 1948 set a record with an estimated average net return of 5000 dollars per farm, up from 3600 in 1947. The gross agricultural output reached 321.5 million dollars, surpassing the prior 244 million dollar mark.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
F. C. Bell
Toddle Cart Proposed for Prince Charles Accepted in Waterloo
In Waterloo Ontario a specially built toddle cart offered by the city for Prince Charles has been accepted by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. The event marks a ceremonial gesture amid royal visits.
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Waterloo, Ont
City of
Waterloo
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
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Western Briefs
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Kelowna
B.C
Manley Edwards
City Council
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