World Happenings Briefly Told In Bonn And Beyond
West German lower house urged a ban on toy weapons. Canadian farmers earned 407066000 from farm product sales in Q1. German firms shipped railway parts to Iran prewar. 7 tons of gear arrived at Persian Gulf ports. KC AFP plans first radar unit on Pacific coast as Canada US radar grid forms. Lynn meters raised two hour limits after beauty parlor demand. Joseph Wodance injured by broom accident in Peabody. 1950 census may cut Alaskan villages. Iditarod listed with one resident. British king dined with Coldstream Guards at Dorchester Hotel. Hudsons Bay supply vessel Rupertsland sailed from Halifax to Montreal and northern posts with 18 crew under Capt A C Lloyd.
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K.c.afp
Pacific
Alaska
Mexico
Lynn
Mass
Joseph Wodance
Peabody
Wodance
Iditarod
William II
Dorchester
Coldstream Guards
Hudson's Bay Company
Rupertsland
Halifax
Montreal
Canada
A. C. Lloyd
Drive-In Bank Opens in Vancouver
The Bank of Montreal opened Canada’s first drive-in bank in Vancouver. Customers arrive by car and deposit via a rotating tray, with a teller protected by bulletproof glass and communications through an intercom system.
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Bank of Montreal
Canada
Sunlight Allergy Report From Marshfield Clinic
Dr Stephan Epstein of the Marshfield Wisconsin clinic notes a small group of patients who react to sunlight with hives when exposed to the sun. The report highlights a rare photoallergic sensitivity observed in these individuals.
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Chicago
Stephan Epstein
Marshfield
Wis
Ship Comes In Poem of Waiting and Duty
A short reflective poem on waiting for a ship to come home, urging readers to send a craft to the sea before hoping for arrival. A voyager voice questions whether one can receive aid without having sent out effort first. Unknown author.
Exports to Canada Expected at Seven Million Dollars
A U K firm chairman said exports to Canada this year of tubes and steel strip may exceed 7 million dollars. The firm recently fulfilled a 750 thousand dollar order for 78 miles of 10 inch diameter pipe for a Gretna Manitoba to Winnipeg refinery project, following a director's visit last November.
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Canada
M. G. Stewart
U.K
Gretna
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Weekly Tip Stain Removal Guidance
Stain removal tips cover indelible pencil, grass, and iron rust stains. For indelible pencil, soak in alcohol then wash with water and soap. Grass stains require immediate cold water wash with soap, stained fabrics may be sponged with alcohol or ether for color materials. For iron rust, apply salt and lemon juice, or use salts of jenem as an alternative.
New Teachers For Manitoba
Manitoba gains 346 new teachers at closing exercises from the Manitoba Normal School. Major awards go to students from Winkler Brandon Minnedosa and Flin Flon. The 1950 class is 35 smaller than last year, while principal D B Moorhead predicts higher enrolment in 1951.
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Force
Manitoba Normal School
Winkler
Brandon
Minitona
Flin Flon
D. B. Moorhead
On The Side and Quick Reads From The Era
A collage of short items includes Conchita Cintron the bullfighter earning $4,000 per show at 24 with ten years in the ring, social notes on gifts for weddings, dog breeds once used to fight bears, geriatrics and housework longevity claims, a Beverly masseur who sleeps three hours a night at 92, tall lineage lore linked to Jim Cully, and a lullaby quip about a mother singing to infants.
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Conchita Cintron
John Healey
Beverly
Mass
Mr. Healey
Weed Seed Valuable For Industrial Uses
Toronto dispatch notes weed seeds from coarse grain crops such as wild mustard and stink weed can yield oils usable for edible and industrial purposes. Researchers from the National Research Council and University of Saskatchewan report seeds may become valuable sources for fats and oils, plastics, lubricants, and chemicals, while farmers may benefit from fertilizer uptake studies using radioactive phosphorus traces.
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Toronto
Chemical Institute of Canada
N.H. Grace
H. J. Lips
A. Zucker- Man
National Research Councy
Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
H. G. Dion
J. E. Dehm
A. St. Arnaud
J W. T. Spinks
Black Watch Mascot Returns Home From Africa
In London the famed Black Watch regiment sent its mascot a cud lioness back to Africa. Described as a “big girl” she cannot stay with the unit and is being returned to her homeland.
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London
Scottish Black Watch Regiment
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers
A mixed list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues covering geometry terms animal names dates and common vocabulary. Includes definitions such as Part of a circle Forty and British territorial division with numerous smaller entries and hints for completing the puzzle.
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Bonn
Germany
Bureau of Statistics
Iran
Persian Gulf
Drive-In Bank
Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Agassiz-Rosedale
Fraser River
Fort Landley
Central Press
By Jane Dale
E. la
Min
Primo Carnera
Jim Cully
Tipperary
Jim
John L. Sullivan
John L
Lullaby Por Health
William
Ferguson
Monitor
Rica
Jacob
Little Island
Castor
Pollux
Len Kleis
Virgil
Priscilla
al Vermee
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