Canadian immigration outlook and postwar travel notes
Immig ration projections expect Canada to reach a new postwar high in 1949 said by T P Devlin of Winnipeg. American tourism to Britain totals about 150 million dollars this year per James Maxwell. Gandhi's autobiography My Experiments with Truth is to be translated into German with Navjivan Press Trust seeking permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
James Maxwell
T. P. Devlin
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Canada
Mahata Gandhi
Navjivan Press Trust
Gandhi
Port Residents Have Long Way To Bank Money
Churchill Manitoba residents face a 600 mile move to The Pas for banking with no paved highway linking the towns. The chamber of commerce seeks a bank as growth and wheat shipping rise, with a preliminary survey estimating savings potential around 3.3 million dollars.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Pas
The
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Building Concrete Walks
Step by step involved in constructing concrete walks with proper trenching, forms, and mixtures. Details cover trench depth width, base fill, edge forms, cross divisions every 4 to 5 feet, greased sheet iron spacers, 1:2:2 and 1:3:5 mixes, finish coats, troweling timing, water control, and final levelling with a straight edge.
Gems of Thought Inspiring Quotes From Historical Figures
A collection of concise maxims from Daniel Webster Horace Mann Goethe and Fuller. The quotes emphasize self education discipline perseverance and controlling passions to achieve a great aim and lasting enjoyment through personal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Mann
Goethe
Crossword puzzle clues mixed in a single page
A scrambled puzzle page lists numerous across and down clues with mixed word fragments and stray phrases. The readable items include references to animals, metals, units, and generic terms, but many lines are incomplete or corrupted, producing an unreadable or partial crossword grid with numerous ambiguities.
Church Superintendent Honored On Retirement
The United Church of Canada Board of Home Missions honored Rev. R. J. McDonald DD for retirement as Superintendent of Missions for Southern Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta. Present were board officers and wives. Dr. George Dorey praised his long service, intellect, leadership, and grace of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Home Missions of the
United Church of Canada
R. J. McDonald
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dr. McDonald
Board of Home Missions
Church
A. Lioyd Smith
D.D
Fred Mann
George Dorey
West
Dorey
McDonald
Stories Told Of Terror Heroism And Heartbreak In Forest Fires
Tales from Canyon Creek Alberta recount terror and heroism as a wind driven forest fire destroyed homes along Lesser Slave Lake. Mrs. Rosenau described a “fiery shower” and a wall of flame that devoured the Rosenau home and farm buildings. Waldo Francis and family lost their house while four horses and mink and sheep perished. William Francis sheltered in river waters as flames roared overhead. Two RCMP constables aided families, guiding them to safety and arranging shelter along the Kinuso Slave Lake road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon Creek
Alta
Edmonton
Lesser Slave Lake
W. A Roseneén
Rosenaus
Rosena
Rosenan
Waldo Francis
Francis Place
Francis
William Francis
Rosenal
Assineau River
R.C.M.P
Kinuso
Slave Lake
Superstition Causes Extra Wash Days in Vancouver
Trinidad native women in Vancouver observe three laundry days weekly due to superstition. Mrs. Fred J. Fartridge, traveling with her husband to Australia after 18 months in Trinidad, notes the custom helps health but burdens employers as servants avoid washing and ironing on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Trinidad
Fred J. Fartridge
Australia
Growth of turkeys in British Columbia Surges on Slatted Porches
The British Columbia turkey industry expands rapidly due to high prices and reduced losses from slatted porch systems. The province shifts toward improved breeding under a formal Turkey Improvement Policy, exporting eggs to Prairie provinces and beyond. Commercial poultry farms thrive, with poultry and eggs valued in the millions annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Canada
The Hunter and the Gopher
A fair young hunter goes into meadow grasses and knolls with a repeater. He spots a peri gopher, fires and scares it away. Dawn ends the hunt as he returns home for tea.
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Immigration Minster
Credr
Michael G. Stiring
Kelowns
Naval Communipcations
Naval Headquarters
Domineon Bureau of Statistica
Chamber of Deputies
J. E. Wiliams
Bath
Eng
Heartsease
Johnny
United States
Daniel Webster
Cain
Compass Pont
Lair
Nickel
James A. Werry
Enniskillen, Ont
By Jane Dale
BY William Ferguson
NEA Service, Inc
R.r.painter
Phoenix, Arizoka
TM. Reg V
Pat. Off
Little Reggie
Reggie
Priscilla
Pop
al Vermeer
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