World Happenings Briefly Told
Government of Israel contracts with British Sim to stint Israeli coins. Ghosts aged at an old people dinner in Southend total 800 years. British Columbia Indians challenge federal income tax. Britain reports 928000 television license holders on Dec 31 1948. W A Austin elected president of Alberta division of Canadian Red Cross. UK jet fighter Beryl Meteor climbs to seven and a half miles at one mile per minute. Royal commission on high cost of living spent Canadas taxpayers 58298 up to Jan 3. Bandit crew in Camberley steals clothes pegs and soils washing. Spring-top pegs crane unloading bells blessed in Morhange church ceremony toppled into crowd killing one child injuring three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morhange
Metz
France
Peppermint Ink Prints Arlington Newspaper Front Page
Arlington citizen publisher George W Hawkes says the weekly was first in Texas perhaps in the nation to print with peppermint scented ink. Pure peppermint oil was mixed with red ink on the front page and sprayed on folders, drawing strong reader response. A Chattanooga bakery ad used cinnamon scent, attracting dogs to newspapers.
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Arlington
Tex
George W Hawkes
The
Arlington Citizen
Hawkes
Texas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Canadian Army Nurses Train Under Vigorous Arctic Conditions
Army headquarters reports nurses at Churchill undergo a 16 day winter warfare course in northern Manitoba. Three nurses learn to live, work and sleep in Arctic conditions with snowmobile treks and overnight camps while cooking outdoors. An instructor notes nurses accompanied campaigns in wartime.
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Ottawa
Army
Churchill
Manitoba Point
North
Arctic
Fort Churchill
Man
N.S
J. H. Strang
Macklin
Sask
Man Sealed in Car for Year Bets $25,000
Don Haynes, 39, crawled into a car in Ashland Oregon with doors welded shut and chromium bars on windows. He plans to tour the country for a year, surviving by gifts from passersby in exchange for food. The wager is $1,000 against $25,000.
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Ashland
Ore
Don Haynes
D. M. Mauldin
Haynes
Crosswords puzzle clues and random word list excerpt
Puzzle text shows numbered horizontal and vertical clues with fragmented entries and garbled phrases. Appears as an OCR damaged crossword with scattered definitions, foreign names, and incomplete terms.
Vernon native named development manager at C I L
A Vernon B C native, a University of British Columbia graduate with a B Sc in agriculture, has been appointed development manager of Canadian Industries Limited agricultural chemicals division. He joined C I L in 1929 as a sales representative, later becoming district manager at New Westminster and divisional sales manager in Montreal before this promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Industries Limited
Vernon
B.C
University of British Columbia
C-I-L
Agricultural Chemicals Division
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
New Westminster
Montreal
Asher
Canada
Short Charter Clause Ranked Among States
The old charter of New Jersey was the third shortest among the 48 states with New Connecticut Indiana Iowa Arkansas Rhode Island Tennessee and Vermont ahead in brevity.
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New Jersey
New Connecticut
Indiana
Iowa
Arkansas
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
Blindness No Handicap To Cereal Asia
Harold S. Hill of Cereal Alberta, blind for about ten years, tends to two hundred Angora rabbits and a large garden. He builds hutches, breeds stock, plucks wool, and seeds rows with a row-board method, relying on touch and memory. His wife assists, and he also helps with hens when needed. Top speeds cited: horse 40 mph, hare 45 mph, greyhound 40 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Harold S. Hill
Cereal
Mr. Hill
Canada
Weekly Tip Fresh Flowers Stain Removal Method
A home care tip advises rubbing scorch stains with salt moistened in lemon juice. The treated item should be hung in direct sunshine to dry.
Production up Petticoat Output Surges in 1948
The U S commerce department reports production of Petticoats increased 500 percent in the first quarters of 1948 versus 1947 and 1000 percent versus 1946. This indicates a rapid rise in domestic textile manufacturing demand during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Commerce Department
Ten-Year Men Dominate NHL As Veterans Reach Longevity Milestones
Thirteen players in the National Hockey League have logged ten or more seasons, including stars like Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart, Murph Chamberlain, Frank Brimsek, Johnny Crawford, Roy Conacher, Jack Stewart, Sid Abel, Pat Egan, Wally Stanowski, Doug Bentley, Red Hamill, and Doug Bent ley. The group reflects veteran endurance after wartime service and strong career longevity in a fast, rugged game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Schmidt
Woody Dmpart
Boston Bruins
Toroanto
Turkee
Greybeards
NHL
Murph Chamberlain
Montreal Canadiens
Chamberlain
Frank Brimsek
Johnny Crawford
Boston
Roy Conacher
Chicago
Jack Stewart
Detroit
Sid Abel
Pat Egan
Wally Stanowski
Rangers
Doug Bentley
Red Hamill
Abel
N.H.L
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Isrnel
Southend
England
Britain
British Radio Industry Council
W. A. Austin
Didsbury, Alta
Canadian Red Cross Association
United Kingdom
Royal Commission
Camberley
Surrey
J. Y. MacDonald
Meota
E. B. Pease
Kingston
Ont
R. M. Stoltz
Dayton
F. P. Thorp
Phoenix
Ariz
A. J. Tedlie
S. B. McDonald
Cornwall
Anasos
Teheran le
Force Islands
Frank
Caster
Pollux
Tme
Siberian
Garret
Harare
C. R. Asher
Asia
National Hockey League
National League
BY William Ferguson
J. A. Ranum
Austin, MI
Australia
Little Reggie
Margarita
Reggie
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