World Happenings from Dorchester to London
The Dorchester museum was gifted a writing table once used by a golf tilder Australia mayson te ble to craft cork from tree bark, potentially saving 1.6 million dollars yearly on imported cork. A South African food gift and eight baton sides were shared with Sandy old age pensioners in Bedfordshire. Princess Margaret laid a wreath on Detective Sergeant Richard Green’s grave. Field Marshal Earl Wavell, famed desert commander, died in London. Boy Scouts in Westcliff held a matchbox article contest. the winner packed 145 items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Sandy
Bedfordshire
England
Princess Margaret
Richard Green
Princess
Christian Science Church Names New President
Walter S. Cross of Fitchburg Massachusetts was named President of The Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientists in Boston announced at its annual meeting Cross has been a Christian Science practitioner and served as Army chaplain in World War I with the 89th and 27th Divisions He later worked at the Christian Science War Relief Depot in Le Mans France and served on the Bible Lesson Committee He is Yale University and Phillips Academy alumnus and a native of Fitchburg Massachusetts
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Walter S. Cross
Fitchburg
Mass
Church of Christ, Scientists
Boston
Mr. Cross
Christian Science Movement
Mother Church
Christian Science War Relief
le Mans
France
Christian Science Committee
Maryland
Christian Science Churches
Kitchen Meditations Young Poplars
Yesterday the poplar trees waved bare branches in the breeze. Little buds shyly peeped on a sunlit world. Today they appear fairy green like a mantle. Tiny leaves quiver and show beauty frail and rare. Oh the beauty of each tree takes my breath. Care and toil are pushed away by this day.
Regina Urges More Aid for Urban Municipalities
The 45th annual convention of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association adopted a resolution urging higher senior government funding for municipal social welfare education road and hospital services. It also asks for payments to municipalities in lieu of taxes on government owned property.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association
Weekly Tip Wax Venetian Blinds
You can keep venetian blinds dust free by waxing them when new and then dusting regularly with a brush cloth or vacuum attachment.
Father and son assume command of Grenfell regiment
In Grenfell Saskatchewan Col Walter Ashfield retired after 35 years and passed command of the 22nd Field Regiment RCA to his son Lt Col C A Ashfield in a ceremony at the Grenfell Armory. The elder Ashfield served in two world wars and held multiple commands. The younger Ashfield, 29, had a long military career starting at age 11 and includes overseas service in Italy and England during World War II.
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Grenfell
H. E. Murray
D.S.O
ELC
Regina
R M. Campbell
Saskatchewan
2Nd Field Regiment
R.C.A
Walter Ashfield
Hampstead
London
Scotland Yard
Beethoven High School
Canada
Brandon
Man
99Th Manitoba Rangers
N.P.A.M
Ashfield
79Th Battalion
Ss5th
Nova Scotia Highlanders
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Ralston
Cyril Evans
Winnipeg
Col. Ashfield
Col. Ralston
Pte. W. Ashfield
Oppy Woods
Grenfell Sun
N.c.o.’S
40Th Reserve
Col
H. J. Quinn
Brig. Murray
Clifford
22Nd Field Regiment
22Nd
C. A. Ashfield
Dundurn
England
11Th
Italy
A.O.P
C.O. A
The
Clifford John
Nicholas Walter
Grenfell, Sask
Tourist Business A Boom To Britain
Britain enjoyed a tourist boom with Canadian and American visitors spending 33.6 million dollars in 1949. The Board of Trade reported a record 549000 visitors in Britain last year who spent 120.4 million dollars, signaling strong postwar travel demand.
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Britain
London
United Kingdom
Board of Trade
Replaces Street Car Milwaukee Memo Sparks Question
The article notes a Milwaukee streetcar reference as a question on a motorcycle registration card asking what the motorcycle replaces. It records a collector’s silver trade note with a $25 fine silver and .075 alloy detail.
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Milwaukee
Trucking to be Permitted on Trans-Canada Highway
Ottawa expects commercial trucking to cross national parks on the Trans- Canada once the highway is finished. Resources Minister Winter assured the Commons that the system will allow truck traffic through protected areas.
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Ottawa
National Parks
Commons
Winter
On The Side a miscellany of social oddities and tips
A chatty column surveys Cannes golf caddies and the Aga Khan's preference for red haired helpers, goldfish seasickness on ships, canaries reacting to jazz, horse meat identity questions, wedding attire lore, and playful cautions about detecting married men. It blends light gossip with quips on modern manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
French Riviera
Gulf Club
Aga Khan
Crossword Puzzle Fragment and Clues
A damaged crossword puzzle page shows horizontal and vertical clues with many OCR errors. Readable entries include themes like animals, emotions, and objects, plus scattered numbers and broken words across across and down paths.
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Dorchester
Oxfordshire
Australia
Mayson
CBC
Commons Committee On Radio Broadcasting
Field Marshal
Earl Wavell
Westcliff
Christian Science Church
Service
Yale University
Philips Academy
Andover
Fitchburg, Mass
By Jane Dale
Priscilla
al Vermeer
William
Ferguson
Quoriey
Georgie Heffele
LES Gull Tross
North Sea
Newfoundland
Leniiingrad
Russia
Augustus Anway
California
Kim Mohammed
Bird of Prey
Ciscord
Cid Times
Catnio i
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