World Happenings Briefly Marches Through Headlines
Russia vows to keep occupation forces in East Germany while Allies stay on German soil. Corner Brook Newfoundland to open a regional welfare centre run by the provincial health department. Egypt negotiating for 190000 tons of wheat with Russia, unclear payment terms. Seven million Chinese are starving as harvest delays loom into June. Vancouver pilots test walkie talkie guidance for ships through fog at Burrard Inlet. Toronto fears spring knives and stilettos, urging a ban. Canada’s 1950 population rises to 13,728,000, up 149,000 from late 1949.
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Russia
East Germany
Corner Brook
Newfoundland
Provincial Health Department
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Canadians Eat More At Home Says Association Leader
George F. Heckman of Montreal, president of the Canadian Restaurant Association, notes Canadians are eating at home during a three day Toronto convention. Proprietors report sales down two to 12 per cent as living costs rise, with Heckman citing the stomach as the first economy.
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Toronto
George F. Heckman
Montreal
Canadian Restaurant Association
Mr. Heckman
Vancouver flour shipment feeds Ceylon first large consignment
A 10,000 ton shipment of wheat flour has been ordered by the Ceylon government from a Vancouver milling company. This marks the first substantial flour export to Ceylon, ending prior small scale trade ties.
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Vancouver
Ceylon
Vancouver Milling Company
Manure Heated Hot-Bed Construction and Use Guide
A detailed method for building a manure heated hot bed in cold climates. It covers pit depth and width, manure layering, moisture adjustments, and heating to about 120 degrees F before sowing seeds. It also notes banking manure around sides, sizing sash, and aligning bed length to multiples of three feet.
Dairy cow yields 8600 pounds milk per year says official
Niagara Falls Ontario reports 8000 pounds milk from a dairy cow while the Veterans' Land Act administrator Art Owen notes typical Ontario output runs under 5000 pounds per cow per year with profits near vanish. He urges better care to push cows into profitability. Oysters are noted as an old food.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Art Owen
Owen
Ontario
Pussywillow Learns Patience Before Spring Arrives
A playful fable follows a brave pussywillow who braves the sun but defies the South Wind. He learns that boldness without caution leaves him exposed to March storms. The moral urges waiting for the true sign of spring before rushing out.
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Pussywillow
New Home for Elk Near Edmonton Move to Whitecourt Area
About two dozen elk formerly grazing in Elk Island provincial park have been relocated to the Whitecourt area near Jasper. Indigenous people are urged not to shoot the animals for three to four years to allow the herd to settle.
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Edmonton
Elk Island
White Court
Jasper
Side notes on humor and habits from a bygone column
A miscellany of quirky observations and anecdotes on heredity baldness hypnotism catfish prophets and humor. Includes lines on aquavit versus gin coffee versus tea and a vaudeville joke about fashion and marriage. Mentions hypnosis and the idea of canine welfare officers and the idea of a quiet domestic life.
Canadians Are Drinking More Milk
The 1949 Canadian milk output reached 16.789 billion pounds, up slightly from 1948. About 9.0 billion pounds went to factory products, while fluid milk sales rose to 4.984 billion pounds. Manitoba produced 1.162 billion pounds, down from 1.193 billion pounds in 1948.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Woman Wins Scouter's Medal For First Time
Miss Dorothy Robinson teaching in an Eskimo settlement near the Arctic Circle will receive the Scouter's medal, becoming the first and possibly only woman in Canada and perhaps the world to be so honored. Provincial officials note the award honors a woman who has led cub and scout duties, with Governor General signature an exception. The trip includes Aklavik and a plan to honor long time scout Victor Oke and expand northern outposts with Hay River Fort McPherson Radium added.
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Edmonton
Arctic Circle
Dorothy Robinson
Beth Riddoch
Herbert Northcott
Alexander
Dominion
North
Canada
Mr. Northcott
Miss Riddoch
Aklavik
N.W.T
Northcott
Victor Oke
Hay River
Fort McPherson
Radium
Edmonton School Board Plans Expanded Campus Network
The Edmonton school board outlines a 2026 expansion costing 5.4 million dollars. Plans include two regional high schools, two junior high schools, extra classrooms at six public schools, and two existing projects moving forward.
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Edmonton
Edmonton School Board
Development of Canada's North Promising Says Ottawa Expert
Dr J Wreford Watson of Ottawa told the Geographical Association of Montreal that northern development is promising with proper economic assistance. He cited northern Alberta and the Mackenzie basin, noting slow northward movement in population and industry over 150 years and the balance of resources such as coal iron timber and hydro power.
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Montreal
Canada
J. Wreford Watson
Ottawa
Federal Department of Mines and Technical Surveys
Geographical Association of Montreal
Alberta
Mackenzie Basin
Northland
United States
Europe
Crossword Puzzle Clue Set Mixed Across Directions
A reader supplied crossword with horizontal clues including Neuter pronoun Short cloth Gaiters Chance Logger's boot and many more. Vertical clues list edible mudworm To strike lightly Factional divisions Auction Father of 10 Paris Turkish title and other entries.
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Quay
Mohammed
Paris
Crossword Clue Pack From a Historic Page
A compact set of word clues appears, listing phrases like Biblical garden and Holy water font, with answers including items such as Glacier movement direction and Short-billed migratory birds. The fragment hints at a themed puzzle with musical, religious, and geographic terms.
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Mohammed
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Egypt
Cairo
China
British Columbia Pilotage Authority
Garson
John Chisholm
B.C
By Jane Dale
R. G. Ingersoll
Norway
Sweden
Gustav
Joseph Hergesheimer
BY William Ferguson
NEA Service
J. A. Coleman
Ake Worth
Fkrkaé
U. & Pat
Virgil
Agil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Lake Titicaca
South America
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