The Man and Nordy Hear of a High Stakes Betrayal
A reporter recalls a crime world driven by Nordy and his lieutenant Heely. Two insiders Andrea and Heely plot to hijack a truck carrying chickens, aiming to double cross Nordy and sell the loot. They persuade Nordy’s men to stage a hijack and hide the cargo for a later payout. The narrator hints at danger as the plan unfolds.
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Underworld
Berg
Nordy
Ruthjexx
Heely
Chet
Easton
Andrea
Population gain noted in Brandon census figures
Brandon city assessor George Oglesby reported a population of 21 214 after a two year rise of 1 169 for the 1951 electors list. Archdeacon S H Middleton retires from diocesan duties after four decades as St Paul’s School principal. A flax seeding project is under way at Deleau with 14 volunteers. A bottle of liniment is cited as a cure-all. A three legged calf is born on a farm west of Edmonton. A coded exchange hints at a hijack plot involving a gang. Manitoba Sask blind census tallies total 1 902. 54 apartments are planned from a former administration building in Prince Rupert. Glider project in Rosetown costs 800 dollars. In Vancouver a neighbor’s child is placed in a tub of water during a disciplinary incident.
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Brandon
Man
George Oglesby
Prettiest Graduate Dress Patterns and Spring Fashion Book
Advertisement from Anne Adams Pattern Dept offers pattern 4740 in sizes 12 to 20 with petal neckline and sleeves, yardage details, and complete illustrated instructions. Orders to Winnipeg Newspaper Union, Toronto, 25 cents for the Spring Pattern Book plus handbag instructions.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Sask Game Branch Plants Barley for Wild Birds
Regina officials prepare 100 acres of barley and wheat at Last Mountain Lake sanctuary to feed ducks cranes and other birds. They hope the birds eat the grain this year instead of raiding farmers fields as in the past.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan Game Branch
Mountain Lake
Game Branch
Ottawa extends feed grain freight aid policy
The Canadian government will extend for another year the freight assistance on prairie feed grains sent to eastern Canada and British Columbia. Since 1941 the program has cost about 180 million dollars, with annual western shipments of feed wheat oats and barley costing 18 to 20.6 million. The scheme mostly benefits Ontario and Quebec and may be adjusted to ensure aid reaches farmers. doubts exist that eastern dealers reap more advantage than livestock dairy and poultry producers.
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Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
National Treasury
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Edmonton First Horse Meat Store Opens in Canada
Edmonton residents flock to The Pony Market as Canada's first horse meat shop reports booming sales. Co owners O B Moore and ES Ferguson note 600 customers in one day and prices about 40 percent of beef. Regulations restrict sale to horse meat only amid protests.
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Edmonton
O. B. Moore
ES. Ferguson
Canada
Pony Market
Moore
Filmonton
Provincial Livestock Branch
B C Lumber Industry Wins $50 Million British Contract
Vancouver reports a new contract for sale of 600 million board feet with the British timber control board. The deal, negotiated by B C lumbermen now in the United Kingdom, calls for shipments of about 50 million feet monthly starting in July. Prices run slightly above last year but below the world export price.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
British Timber Control Board
B.C
United Kingdom
Britain
Saskatchewan Motor Club ends road info to nonmembers
The Saskatchewan Motor Club will stop supplying road information to motorists who are not members after declining a provincial government grant. The move affects nonmembers seeking route guidance and travel details from the club.
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Saskatoon
The
Saskatchewan Motor Club
Sweden population tops seven million in 1950
Stockholm Sweden official returns show Sweden's population passed 7,000,000 in 1950 with a total counted at 7,046,920 people.
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Stockholm
Sweden
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Cardston
Alta
S. H. Middleton
St. Paul's School On the Blood Indian Reserve
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Lin Bell
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Copyrient Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Winnipeg
C. H. Dahl
Central Western
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prince Rupert
Rosetown
Ralph Wiseman
Drastic
Ormser Tributor
Prince Edward County
Ont
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Cooper Duimage
Frank Demore
Jack Turtle
Harry Cowar
Elmer McConnell
Morris Tuttle
Herb Cowan
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Peie
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UNRRA
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Belgian Congo
France
Holand
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Fleischmann
Pleischimann
Helsey
Les Carroll
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