World Happenings Briefly Told
Treasury bans decide to re establish the D7th comet. Air Mail Jet transfer of carrier to Royal Navy and renamed Sydney announced in London. British Columbia to build schools at 50 600000 Deputy Minister Fairey cites 16 000 000 spent in 1945. Haffkine Institute plans penicillin and anti malaria drugs to save imports. Scotland tests for potato resistance and cooking quality. Birkenhead contractor pays workers beer to celebrate 420 house estate completion.
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British Columbia
FT Fairey
Cloverdale
Haffkine Institute
Bombay
India
R. O. Lievyd
Birkenhead
England
Gems of Thought on Light and Truth
A collection of quotations on light from biblical and literary figures. References to God’s word as the divine light surpassing nature science and reason, with lines from Genesis John Bernard Barton J C Hare and Goethe. Emphasizes spiritual illumination over earthly perception.
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God
John R. Lord
Clive Junior Oat Club Wins OAT Trophy Again
The Clive Junior Oat Club receives the Alberta Grain Growers Association trophy for best oat growing among juniors and will keep the trophy permanently after winning it three consecutive years.
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Clive
Alta
Alberta Grain Growers’ Association
Rickets Deformity Linked to Ignorance in Health Magazine
Dr. Pett warns rickets is preventable and affects about one Canadian child in nine showing deformities and health risks. He notes half of Canadian children receive no Vitamin D, which must be supplemented, as sun exposure is unreliable. Vitamin D is sourced from fish liver oil and is affordable.
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B. Pett
Health
Canada
National Health Magazine
The
Health League of Canada
Pett
Department of National Health and Welfare
Dr. Pett
Crossword Puzzle Grid Readable But Hindered By Errors
Crossword puzzle clues appear garbled with numerous typos and misprints. Readable portions suggest a standard grid with across and down hints, including terms like ship, ancient, and musical references, but many entries are illegible or corrupted.
Skating Roundel by Jane Dale
A playful verse about skating practice with rapid laps around the rink. The narrator, breathing hard, pushes through rounds as speed shifts from fast to slow while enjoying the motion and bright cheeks at the bell.
New Simplified Income Tax Form Introduced in Canada
Ottawa reports the revenue department unveiled a pocket size T1 short form for 3,000,000 of 3,500,000 individual filers in 1948. It relies on income source rather than amount, targeting those earning solely salaries or pensions with investment income under 1,500 dollars. The form condenses the previous four to six pages.
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Ottawa
Revenue Department
Revenue
McCann
Looking Into Past Not Always Pleasant
A commuter recalls a letter from his hometown evoking memories while a stranger laments an old debt. The dialogue pivots on a 1944 income tax bill of 1500 dollars. The note mentions El Azbar University in Cairo as the oldest in the world, founded in 972 A.D.
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Jenkins
el Azbar
Cairo
Top NHL scorers show varied home road success
The survey lists seven of the 13 leading goal scorers who scored more at home than on the road while five players posted more goals on foreign ice in the first 59 games. Notables include Grant Warwick with 13 goals for Boston and Harry Watson with 9 of 11 at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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National Hockey League
Grant Warwick
Boston Bruins
Warwick
Boston Garden
mHd
Chicago
Stewart
Windy City
Harry Watson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Big Harry
Maple Leaf Gardens
Doug Bentley
NHL
Doug
Jim Conacher
Kennedy
Lindsay
Toronto
Detroit
Detroit Olympia
Pete Babando
Pete
Boston
Bill Ezinicki
Babando
Bill
Bill Mosienko
Edgar Laprade
New York Rangers
Dominion Year of Change in Canadian Politics
Ottawa reports a pivotal year with Newfoundland joining Confederation, Mackenzie King’s retirement after 21 years, Louis St Laurent becoming Liberal leader and prime minister, George Drew taking PC leadership, and the CCF under M. J. Coldwell. Parties update platforms ahead of a possible 1949 election.
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Newfoundland - Ats
Confederation
Iis Crown
Union
Canada
Wiliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Louis St. Laurent
Progressive Conservatives
George Drew
Ontario
John Bracken
Bracken
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
Road goals surge for Wings and Bruins players
Five of the five players were countered away from Madison Square Garden. Detroit Red Wings' Gerry Couture has tallied ten goals, six on the road. Kenny Smith of Boston has eight goals split evenly between home and road. Ken is credited with four goals at home and four on the road.
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Madison Square Garden
Detroit Red Wings
Gerry Couture
Kenny Smith
Boston
Ken
Saint-Gaudens Apprenticed Early To Stone Cutter
Famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens began as an apprentice to a stone cameo cutter at a young age, shaping his future in sculpture.
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Explosion blasts woman through roof in Edmonton store incident
A dramatic blast at a Edmonton store sent Mrs. G A Coke crashing through a roof opening into a nearby basement. She survived, while one other woman woke and two others escaped as fire and smoke spread. SNS Photo
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Atha- Sasha
Wilkes
Edmonton
G. A. Coke
Alberta Ships Hard Coal To Ontario
Alberta Hard Coals Ltd ships 140 tons of hard coal from Highwood Hills near Calgary to Brant Ontario. The coal is tunnel mined, not anthracite, with low moisture and 13 500 to 14 000 BTU per pound. Management expects a steady flow totaling about 10 000 tons before spring.
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Calgary
Alberta
Highwood Hills
Alberta Hard Coals Ltd
Brantfony Ont
P. M. Ramsey
Mervyn Brown
Alberta Hari Coals Ltd
Weekly Tip SHINY LEATHER Care
Leather items such as belts shoes and traveling bags stay supple when rubbed with a cloth dipped in castor oil or liquid wax. The tip suggests regular conditioning to maintain softness and luster.
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United States Treasury
An. Iy
Alaska
Juneau
Royal Navy
Royal Australan Navy
Sydney
Lond
Scotland
Bernard Barton
Christ
J. C. and
A. W. Hare
Heaven
Goethe
OAT
Roylty
Enen Society
Rickets
Morizontal
Swiss
Dan Nelsemande Commune
Mait Beverage Sparoid Figh Mascouline Sweetsop General
Marner
Weing
Cryata
Medeval
Actiniuum
Muric
Afreen
By Jane Dale
Little Reggie
Priscilla
By William Ferguson
Aloring
Marsa Hare
E.T. Darlington
Margarita
Hinth
al Vermeer
Dominion
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