World Happenings Briefly Told In Review
A global roundup notes Vancouver harbor hosting twelve ships with another loading at New Westminster House. China’s currency hits a new low amid runaway inflation. Winston Churchill says Britain and Labour rejected United Europe talks. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes to cut Marshall Plan aid to Europe lacking in self‑production. Sir Stafford Cripps cites Britain’s US debt at 4.236 billion dollars excluding WWI. Walsh twins quiz show winnings total 615 dollars. Stoke Golding spire rebuilt after wartime removal, with stones numbered. Holland to receive 300 thousand tons British coal under Anglo-Dutch pact worth 280 million dollars.
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Holland
New Crochet Chair Set Pattern 7188 Promises Simple Pineapple Design
Homespun crochet instruction promotes a pineapple chair set with a visual chart and clear directions. To obtain Pattern 7188 send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. include name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
RELECTED RECIPES: MUTTON BROTH AND GRIDDLE CAKES
A historical recipe excerpt outlines mutton neck stew using 3 pounds meat 2 quarts water 2 tablespoons salt 1 carrot 2 onions 2 stalks celery and 1 tablespoon barley soaked overnight. Cook 2 hours add vegetables, strain, reheat, and use scraps for croquettes or meat cakes. Also includes sour mil griddle cakes with flour sour milk soda eggs and fat.
Institute Advances in Cancer Care Research Progress
Philadelphia report shows mice immunized against some cancers and a blood test detected disease in at least one case. Institute director Dr. Stanley P. Reimann cautions against false hopes as American Cancer Society funds $100,000 for cure-focused work.
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Philadelphia
Lankenay Hospital
Institute For Cancer Research
United States
American Cancer Society
Ball Corsets and Bargains of a Bygone Era in Belleville
Grace Lockhart reflects on early 1890s Belleville and the Belleville Weekly Intelligencer. The column recalls Ball corsets with flexible wire springs, low prices for food and goods, a $65 top buggy, CPR excursions to Manitoba, and a carefree life under Queen Victoria before later wars and upheavals.
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Sir John A. Macdonald
Belleville Weekly Intelligencer
Sir John
Gladstone
C.P.R
Manitoba
China To Get Canada Wheat
The China aid programme plans to buy about 420000 bushels of Canadian wheat and 67000000 pounds of Canadian flour. Purchases in Canada start after July 1 due to a wheat shortage, with more crops expected to meet China’s needs. Wheat for the 130 million dollar programme will also be bought in the United States and Australia. About three fifths of the Canadian wheat and flour are slated for July-December, the rest for January to June 30, 1949.
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Washington
Canada
China
United States
Australia
Man with long sleep will never wake again
Framingham Massachusetts reports Ralph C. Abbott aged 32 has fallen into a coma after his February 17 1947 automobile crash. Doctors say brain damage affecting movement consciousness and emotions was beyond repair and he will not wake.
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Framingham
Mass
Ralph C. Abbott
Royal Family film prints bought for rural circuits
The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire has purchased the Gaumont British one reel film The Royal Wedding for national film board rural circuits. The purchases support education and entertainment across Canada with future donations to Community Film Libraries in provinces.
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Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
National Executive Committee
Ryland H. New, Cbe
Gaumont
South Africa
Commonwealth and
Empire
University fees rise at Saskatchewan to ease deficit
Saskatoon plan increases university charges after July 1 to cover a 179 595 deficit. Medical fees jump from 175 to 275 and agriculture fees double from 20 to 40 next fall. Dr J S Thomson cites higher material and wage costs as the cause. A final note mentions a crocodile bird in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon University
Board of Governors
University of Saskatchewan
J. S. Thomson
College of Medicine
School of Agriculture
Thomson
Crosswords clue set and grid from puzzle page
A historical puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical clues covering cross and linen topics, languages, places, animals, numbers, and common words. The section includes references to Athena, Norse galleys, Dominican Republic measures, Sicilian volcanoes, and a wide mix of themes across culture and geography.
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Athena
Dominican Republic
Sumatra
Faroe Islands
Alberta to Host Thirty Seismograph Parties by Spring
Edmonton reports up to 30 seismograph teams will operate in Alberta by late spring. The project costs about 450000 dollars monthly and forms a major portion of the 28000000 dollars planned for oil exploration in 1948 across the Dominion. About 800 specialists will be employed. Seismographs map rock layers by inducing artificial shocks and reading reflected waves.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Dominion
Life Of A Country Editor in Saskatchewan
The Life Of A Country Editor recounts editor Bert McKay at Moosejaw writing for World Spectator. A printer accident shredded the front page, staff repaired it, and a new page was set by hand as power failures interrupted folding and distribution. About 1,000 copies rolled off during fixes. If late, readers are asked to forgive.
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Saskatchewan
Bert McKay
World Spectator
Moosemin
Seismic Lines Map Traps Indicate Possible Oil Zone
Long photographic strips show lines used to locate rock traps below the surface. Seismic highs suggest oil potential in the area, though traps are not guaranteed to hold oil. Sir Thomas More, famed author of Utopia, lived at Beaufort House in Chelsea, London.
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Sir Thomas More
Beaufort House
Chelsea
London
Thomas
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Stafford Cripps
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Mase
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New York
Stoke Golding
Stanley P. Reimann
Institute
Gail Miller
Miller
Grace Lockhart
Vancoiver
Stewart Moodie
Africa
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Tek
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Florida
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Hell
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Jer
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