Freddie Moore and Janie: a voice and a plain little wren
In a radio studio romance plot, Freddie Moore a celebrated singer overcomes an inferiority complex after service hospital care. Janie, the plain daughter of his producer, becomes central as Jack Kelsey schemes to spark a public romance. When they meet at a party Freddie proclaims Janie’s beauty and the story turns public.
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Star
Freddie
Jack Kelsey
Plum
Jack
McPhearson
Freddie Moore
Janie
Wren
May
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Anne Adams pattern department information from Winnipeg newspaper union listing at 60 Front Street West Toronto.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street
Toronto
Sportsmen Urged To Conserve Moose
Regina reports Resources Minister J H Brockelbank urged Saskatchewan sportsmen to conserve the scarce moose population after two were shot in the Hudson Bay area. He said true sportsmen regret such incidents and noted moose remain rare despite seven years of protection. The minimum fine for illegal moose shooting is $150.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J. H. Brockelbank
Hudson Bay
Brockelbank
Mr. Brockelbank
Saskatcehwan
Antarctica Facts From An Old Atlas
The passage describes Antarctica as a vast ice covered continent nearly the size of Australia with a center location near the pole. It notes a height around 10 000 feet and a permanent ice cover in most of its five million square miles, sparse land growths, no trees, six month days and nights, extreme temperatures, a Great Ice Barrier offshore, and limited wildlife including skua gulls snow petrels penguins whales and seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
Antarctica
Australia
New Zealand
Vickers brothers buy Ozark hotel in Melfort plans to remodel
Western briefs report Ed Morris and Joe Vickers purchased the Ozark hotel in Melfort Saskatchewan. Plans show remodeling to make it the province's most modern hotel. Purchase price not disclosed.
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Melfort
Sask
Morris
Joe Vickers
Ozark
Saskatchewan
Odd Items in odd places make headlines offshore and ashore
A Marlborough inspector found a rusty key padlock broken scissors a bicycle spindle and bolts inside a turkey from Ireland sparking fraud suspicions. In Cincinnati a two train collision left Clayton Busch injured. A Stockport cleaner lost her wedding ring to mercury exposure. A Marietta letter asks Santa for a son-in-law for her mother and father. Rev Mallinson calls for stuffed owls to scare bats in Kiddington church.
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Marlborough
England
Ireland
Arnold Mallinson
Oxfordshire
Kiddington
Virgin soil from worn-out land via new chemical
Howard W. Blakeslee reports a chemical discovery that converts exhausted land into structurally virgin soil. The powder based on acrilonitriles attracts clay, forms sponge-like particle chains, reshaping muck and sand into loam, improving baseball diamonds and road building while reducing erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Year of early snow frames 1951 prairie harvest and grain flow
Western grain growers anticipate 1951 as the year of early snow though yield fell from initial forecasts. A Canadian crop value topped 2 billion dollars while weather reduced quality and No 1 Northern grade prospects. Roy Milner led grain transport, port usage expanded, and prairie storage received emergency authorization as lake shipments neared a record peacetime total.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Bureau of Statistics
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canada
Quebec
Canadian Wheat Board
Roy Milner
Prince Rupert
Otter-pogo egg hunt lobbed by Medicine Hat chamber
The Medicine Hat Alberta chamber offers 100 dollars for an ogopogo river demon egg. They seek eggs claimed to be laid by ogopogos otterpogo or cracawhale to prove the monster’s existence in Loch Ness Okanagan Lake and the South Saskatchewan. No egg reports have surfaced yet.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Scotland
Loch Ness
British Columbia
Okanagan Lake
Saskatchewan
Bill Clark
Canada abolishes foreign exchange control hailed by Times
The New York Times calls Canada’s abolition of foreign exchange control a remarkable and justified sign of confidence in its economy and money. The report frames the action as a bold move reflecting economic strength and stability.
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The
New York Times
Canada
Relief for Itching Skin From D.DD Prescription Trial
Advertises D.DD Prescription as a cooling, greaseless remedy for eczema eczema pimples rashes athlete's foot and similar itch conditions. Claims rapid soothing effect with first use and offers 43 cent price.
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Auseou
Dottie
Snowmobiles To Run From Jasper To Marmot Basin
Two new snowmobiles will shuttle skiers from Jasper town into Marmot Basin in Jasper National Park. Each carries 15 passengers and the trip takes 25 minutes.
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Edmonton
Jasper Town
Marmot Basin
Jasper National Park
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the Wren
Maude Norman
Fbn
Bruin
Bertram Mills
Olympia
London
Western Briefs
Brothers Purchase Hotel
New Zealand Service
Vancouver
B.C
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Deloraine
King George
Jacob Browns-Berger
Winchester
Victoria
H.M.C.S
Porte de la Reine
R.C.M.P
Faust
Lesser Slave Lake
Peace River
Edmonton Flyers
Cincinnati
Clayton Busch
Stockport
Santa
Frances Hunter
Santa Claus
Marietta, Ga
Wheat Board
Great Britain
Northern
Manitoba
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
OO Mall
Scott
Scott’s
Scott's
Scotts
Les Carroll
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