World Happenings Briefly Told
Helland will ship Britain at least 10 009 tons of bacer this year with 25 tons in 1949 and 35 000 tons in 1951. A small gold sovereigns coinage will be struck by the London mint for the first time since 1937. An Italian scientist says he has reached Vesuvio crater bottom after five years and fears an eruption. Fortiers sold 406 256 000 dollars worth of goods in the first quarter, up seven percent. Queen Mary apologized at the Tower of London for keeping sightseers out of the Jewel House for about 20 minutes. Dr Fritz Albrecht, ex German meteorology official, arrives in Australia to study cosmic rays at Melbourne University. A 12 000 seat sports coliseum is planned for Vancouver at 2 000 000 dollars. A United Nations observer says Lebanon has asked for help reuniting Arab families split by the Palestine war.
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London
Fritz Albrecht
Journey’s End for Elderly Woman After Tombstone Trip
Agnes Mash aged 78 saved to buy a tombstone for her husband. After 13 years a stone arrived and she traveled to Peachland BC to oversee its placement. She hired a trucker to move it to the cemetery and fell ill upon return, dying in her sleep.
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Peace River
Alta
Agnes Mash
Mash
Peachland
B.C
B C Apple Crop Estimated Larger
British Columbia forecasters project a bigger 1949 apple harvest than 1948 with an official estimate of 7,566,505 boxes versus 7,272,192 last year. Vancouver Island production falls to 20,000 boxes from 23,509 in 1948 while the Okanagan forecast reaches 6,987,505 boxes up from 6,863,241. Crabapple expected at 60 percent of last year and pears and grapes show modest changes.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Agriculture Department
Vancouver Island
Manitoba Raises Child Adoption Fee
Winnipeg reports the Manitoba government has raised the child adoption fee from 7 to 25 dollars effective immediately. The higher fee applies when the director of welfare or a society approves an adoption after June 1. If no department supervision or investigation is needed, a 7 dollar fee remains.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Ivan Schultz
Schultz
High Mountain of Baro and Related Crossword Clues
A crossword puzzle list of horizontal and vertical clues with various wordplay in a historical newspaper style. Clues include references to geography, mythology, chemistry, and common phrases, with several ambiguous or mixed definitions across languages and domains.
Money In Calves? Farmer Is Sure Of It Now
Winters Texas farmer Marvin Hambright believed calves could hold value. After losing $49 from his wallet and finding the money in a calf’s stomach he had the animal killed. Two tens remain unaccounted for, leading him to suspect the other calves swallowed them.
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Winters
Texas
Marvin Hambright
Hambright
Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables Bulletin
A ready timely bulletin for housewives from the Consumer Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa. Reprint of the popular guide outlining step by step canning from selection to finished product with a processing time table and a quiz section for quick answers to common canning questions. Obtain Publication No. 789.
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Consumer Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
A.B.C
Ottawa
Tree Planting Car Meeting With Success
The article highlights the Canadian Forestry Association's tree planting car, its 28 years of educational work, and the push for shelter belts on prairie farms. It notes growing value of native trees for parkland, wind protection, moisture conservation, and the shift from clearing land to creating green belts for better living and agriculture on the prairies.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Wingless Chickens From Des Moines Impress Inventor
Peter H. Bauman of Des Moines developed wingless chickens after 12 years of selective breeding and now has about 400 birds. The birds deliver white meat, cannot fly, and require only a two foot barrier. Bauman expects future meat and egg gains as wings are absent. Also notes larger drumsticks due to leg work. Franklin Simmons, American sculptor, was born 1839 and died 1913, worked on Grant and Sherman busts, later knighted in Rome in 1898.
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Des Moines
Peter H. Bauman
Bauman
Bausman
Franklin Simmons
Gen. A.S. Grant
Gen. W. T. Sherman
Rome
Italy
King Humbert
Fishing In B C Top An Early Morning Catch
A sport fisherman in British Columbia records a 42 pound spring salmon caught early in the day. The sizable fish provided a thrilling experience and marked an impressive limit for the outing.
Signal station atop Gibraltar rock fortress
The signal station on the rock fortress of Gibraltar sits at 1295 feet above sea level, marking a key height for communications and lookout.
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Rock Fortress of
Gibraltar
Kitchen Meditations The Highway Of Life
Jane Dale speaks in a poetic piece about life as a road with climbs and descents. The guide encourages a light heart through daily travel and marriage as life’s shared path leading to joyous moments ahead.
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Jane Dale
Gems of Thought Quotes on Pleasure and Truth
A compact selection of philosophy quotes discussing pleasure, truth, and perception. Samuel Johnson, Francis Bacon, Mary Baker Eddy, John Foster, and Feltham offer reflections on how true delight contrasts with false pleasure and how anticipation shapes earthly and spiritual joy.
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John Foster
Watch Your Larder Holidays Food Safety Advice
Public health notice urges precautions during travels to prevent contamination of food supplies by flies and rodents. It warns of potential health risks and suggests basic hygiene and storage practices for households and travelers.
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Fortiers
Bureau of Statistics
Mary
Tower of London
Vancouver
United Nations
Israel
Eee
Bully Flop
Champ
PED Cross
Baro
Tierra del Fuego
Ajit
Scotland
Short Watch
Selassie
Sreep
Teameter
Fez
Lal
B.C. Salmon Fehermen
Bruvere
Samuel Johnson
Francis Bacon
Mary Baker Eddy
Feltham
BY William Ferguson
Lisoring Deeley
Dorothy Theiss
Port Wasking
Wisconsis
Arizona
MEA Service, Inc
M. Regus
Little Reggie
Margarita
Priscilla
Prisc
Illa
al Vermeer
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