Londonman crafts organ from blitzed church parts
Rev Percival McKenzie of London assembled an organ from parts gathered from disused organs in blitzed churches. A Dutch bulb growing contest grants a free Holland holiday to 100 London County Council school children. An explosion at a Rauma wood pulp factory killed at least 10 and injured 50 to 60. Air travel to Atlantic seven months totals 89,108, down from 104,980 in all of 1946. A British road surface machine lays asphalt at 8 to 44 feet a minute. Kashmir plans silk crop boosts with 179,000 mulberry saplings planted last year and 225,000 planned. UK Information Service says unsolicited gifts to Britain marked as such enter duty free.
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London County Council
Rauma
Gulf of Bothnia
Atlantic
Kashmir
United Kingdom Information Service
London
U.K
Coyotes Driving Sheep Breeders Out Of Business In B C
Wistaria B C reports predatory coyotes harming sheep farmers in the north central region. Charles Priest loses 27 ewes and lambs as Arthur Shelford notes a hatch of chickens vanishing from barns. Shelford ships a carload of sheep from Lake district. Bears also prey on flocks with seven black bears killed between Wistaria and Nadina.
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Wistaria
B.C
Charles Priest
Arthur Shelford
Shelford
Lake District
Nadina
Saskatchewan honey crop up 50 percent in 1947
Regina reports Saskatchewan’s 1947 honey crop at 6,232,143 pounds, up 50 percent from 1946 and worth 1,570,500.03 dollars, with average price rising to 25.2 cents a pound. Beeswax output totals 54,112 pounds valued at 25,865.53 dollars. Beekeepers total 11,167, down from 12,018. Sir Robert Peel entered parliament at 21.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
R. M. Pugh
Growth Of Industry In West Seen
Western Canadians see industrial growth as key to avoiding another recession. From 1929 to 1946 gross manufactured product rose from 592 million to 1.437 billion, with BC and the Prairies contributing most. Projections into 1946 suggest continued strength, aided by diverse products, home manufacturing, and closer world markets amid raw material abundance. Shortages of skilled artisans and power in some areas pose drawbacks. Federal policy on immigration tariffs and transport also shape prospects.
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Prairies
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Fingerprint Willed Detroit Man Leaves Three Daughters
Benjamin Lockard, illiterate, left 1300 dollars to his three daughters in a will signed by his fingerprint. The document was admitted to probate after the fingerprints were identified in court.
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Detroit
Benjamin Lockard
Fire station dance interrupted by sudden siren
A soloist performed at a dance at Auckland's central fire station when the siren sounded and the firemen vanished in a flash, ending the performance as the building emptied.
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Central Fire Station
Imports From U.S. Sets All-Time Record
Ottawa reports Canadian imports from the United States for the first nine months of the current year total $1.4682 billion, surpassing the 1944 calendar year peak of $1.4472 billion and marking a new high in cross-border trade. The 1945 decline gave way to a 1946 peace time peak of $1.4053 billion for the 12 months.
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Ottawa
United States
Department of Trade and Commerce
Foreign Trade
Goose Revenge Allegedly Strikes Horse in Ontario Farm Incident
A Toronto hospital report recounts an Orangeville farmer recovering after his horse knocked him down in what authorities describe as a deliberate attack by a semi domesticated goose. X rays showed a fractured collarbone from the incident at a pond where the goose and its mate fed.
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Toronto
Orangeville
Ont
Lawyer’s Will Disinherits Dogs in Los Angeles Case
In Los Angeles Sherman Bainbridge and witnesses testified that Carleton Bainbridge left a $30,000 estate to two dogs. The jury ruled on October 10 that the lawyer was of unsound mind, enabling disinheritance of the pets.
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Los Angeles
Sherman Bainbridge
Carleton Bainbridge
Crossword puzzle clues page needs clean fill
A list of crossword across and down clues with numbered entries covering topics from mythology to geography, clothing to animals, and common phrases. The grid references include hints like Things im law, Goddess of discord, border, and a long roster of noun and verb clues across and down.
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Goddess of Discord
Eagie’s Nest
Letters From China By Air Mail Costs $30 500
A Trail man received an air mail letter from relatives in Canton bearing six stamps valued at 5000 dollars and one for 500 dollars totaling 30500 Chinese dollars. The letter was sent by Harry Wong in Trail and mentions the first parliament of United Canada meeting in Kingston General Hospital on June 1, 1841.
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China
Trail
B.C
Harry Wong
Canton
United Canada
Kingston General Hospital
Marshall cites 15 million WWII casualties in Britannica piece
Chicago reports that total Allied and Axis deaths in World War II exceeded 15 million. Secretary of State Marshall, former Army Chief of Staff, said in an article he contributed to Ten Eventful Years in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Allied deaths about 10.65 million. Axis losses around 4.65 million.
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Chicago
Marshall
United States Army
Encyclopedia Britannica
Rostock Bell Rings 499 Years Before Collapse
A famed Rostock bell in Germany rang for 499 years before breaking apart in its south year, marking a long historical tenure and final failure that drew local interest and archival attention.
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Rostock
Germany
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