Predictions of Prosperity for Canada in 1949
Economists and statisticians forecast continued prosperity for Canada in 1949 with rising national income and steady employment. They expect expansion in key industries and record levels of new investment, while agriculture faces mixed prospects due to British contract expirations but high farm prices. Labor relations improve, supporting industry, and farmers use higher incomes to reduce debt and strengthen futures.
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Canada
Meaioe
Alberta May Be New Source For Goldeye Fish
At the fisheries research board meeting Dr. K. H. Doan reported promising results from Lake Claire near Lake Athabaska, Alberta. The 1948 June limit was 250000 pounds. actual catch reached 65000 pounds due to weather, signaling a potential new supply for goldeye previously monopolized by Manitoba.
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Alberta
Ottawa
Fisheries Research Board
K. H. Doan
Central Fisheries Research Station
Winnipeg
Lake Claire
Lake Athabaska
Doan
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipegosis
Cedar Lake
Pine Falls Golfer Wins Battle Against Polio
WINNIPEG. Billy Roy of Pine Falls, Manitoba, a former junior champion, beat poliomyelitis after an August incident during the Manitoba Open. Doctors credit his strong legs and stomach muscles from years of walking courses. he now has use of both legs and plans to return to golf at Pine Falls next spring.
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Winnipeg
Billy Roy
Pine Falls
Manitoba
Billy
Winnipeg General Hospital
Man Plays Tag With Timber Wolves On Dead Horse Lake
Eddie Carate recounts chasing two timber wolves across Dead Horse Lake in heavy snow while driving at 35 mph. He couldn't catch either wolf as the animals kept circling and staring as he yelled in frustration.
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Eddie Carate
Dead Horse Lake
Carate
Wolves mate for life on North America two species
The text notes that wolves on the North American continent typically pair for life. It mentions two species, the red wolf and the gray wolf, with the gray being heavier than the red.
How To Get Quick Relief From Hem-Roid Offer
A sales pitch guarantees quick relief with Hem-Roid and offers a money back refund if not satisfied after 10 days. The promotion claims long refund history and few refunds, asserting most customers are helped.
Funny Antics and Sharp Wit in a City Humour Page
A collage of light jokes and quips from a humorous column. Involving a guarded courtroom line, a chess player, banknote dates, marital digs, a pastor teaching proper living, and a humorous exchange about cigarettes in an English shop. The tone is brisk and city newspaper style with quick one liners.
Typographical Blunders Delight Readers Across Papers
A roundup of notorious misprints from various papers shows double entendres and mangled lines. Examples include a physician feeling a patient’s purse and a garter joke tied to Mayo brothers, with other gaffes from Wichita Eagle Little Rock Gazette and more.
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Wichita
Kan
Eagle
Kansas
Hale
Little Rock
Ark
Baltimore
Hospital
Drs. Mayo
Fairmont
N.D
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers
See ROARIN' GAME
Western curlers favor the knockout style, dominant since 1886, with strong sweeping and nervy skipping. Western champions like Hudson Gourley and Haig tout a running fast game, mixing knockout and draw. Eastern players struggle to match the west’s aggressive, endgame emphasis in Dominion Curling championships.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Sen
J T. Haig
Gordon Hudson
Bob Gourley
Bob
Sen. Haig
Hudson
Gourley
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada eyes record 125000 immigrants in 1949
Ottawa reports immigration officials project about 125000 new settlers in 1949, pushing Canada toward a yearly total near 400000 by year end. Through 1948 arrivals topped 300000, with Britain supplying most of the 100000-plus that year. Demand for sea and air transport grows as bookings on Atlantic liners surge.
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Ottawa
Canada
Britain
Permanent licence plates planned for Winnipeg in 1950
Manitoba plans to issue permanent plates for motor vehicles in 1950 pending cabinet approval. Until then 1949 plates stay on vehicles and owners receive a small aluminum 49 tag to cover the 45 figure.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Turkey auction funds new Canadian Legion hall floorings
In Kinistino Sask a plain leftover banquet turkey sold for 1355 dollars at auction to help pay for floorings in the new Canadian Legion hall. The bird circulated 21 times with the top bid of 160 dollars.
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Kinistino
Sask
Canadian Legion Hall
Cows Fed Fermented Apples Halt Vancouver Milk Run
In Vancouver B C George Brown found his dairy cows unable to stand after a binge caused by eating fallen apples that had fermented. An investigation traced the cause to the fermenting fruit affecting the herd's condition.
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Vancouver
B.C
George Brown
Cattle Branded Under New Disease Tests
Ottawa announces new rules for identifying cattle that react to Bang’s disease and tuberculosis tests. Cattle reacting to the Bang’s test will bear a large B on the right cheek, while those reacting to the tuberculin test will carry a T on the left cheek. Previously B was tattooed in the right ear and T punched in the right ear.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Bang
Highway Dept. aims to keep 4000 miles clear this winter
Regina report says the provincial highways department will keep about 4,000 miles of road clear of snow as long as possible this winter. If conditions worsen beyond the equipment’s reach, efforts will focus on the most vital arteries to maintain mobility.
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Regina
Provincial Highways Department
J. T. Douglas
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Burma
Buckley
Man
Timber Wolves
John
Bliss
Columbus Gas Dispatch
Mercy Hospital
Franklin
News-Herald
Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Cumberlands
Greenville
S. C
Piedmont
St. Luke’s Hospital
Atlanta Ga i Journal
D. D
Buill
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
MacDonald
TA Relg
THI
Les Carroll
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