Britain’s House of Commons Opens With Commonwealth Gifts
The new House of Commons replaces the 1941 bombed chamber on the same site retaining the rectangular layout. Built of British stone and oak, it adds modern comforts while many items of furniture and fittings come as gifts from Commonwealth countries and colonies including Canada, Australia, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and Newfoundland.
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Britain
House of Commons
Commonwealth
Colonies
Canada
Australia
India
Pakistan
New Zealand
South Africa
Newfoundland
Churchill Arch Stands in New Commons Chamber
The new Commons chamber preserves the past while honoring Churchill with an entrance carved from the original building stone, named the Churchill arch. The design aims to retain tradition as Britain and its colonies see the reconstruction as a symbol of recovery amid unsettled times.
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Churchill
Commonwealth
Colonies
Britain
Vancouver Actress Returns as Theatre Leader
Joy Coghill, Canadian actress, praises local performers while returning from Chicago's Goodman Memorial Theatre after two years. She becomes co director of Vancouver Everyman Theatre and will teach drama at the University of British Columbia.
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Vancouver
Broad Way
Joy Coghill
Goodman Memorial Theatre
Chicago
Everyman
University of British Columbia
Krakatau Eruption Halved Island Area in 1883
A Krakatau volcanic eruption in 1883 between Java and Sumatra halved the island's landmass. The event reshaped the geography and impacted surrounding seas and ecosystems, marking a historic geologic transformation.
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Krakatau
Java
Sumatra
Children Learn Crafts in Winnipeg Public Program
Winnipeg Public Parks Board offers free half term courses since 1947 in clay modelling leather work glass painting wood work plaster moulding and art for school children. About 500 enroll yearly with high demand. classes run at Winnipeg Civic Auditorium under supervisor Margaret Wilson.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Public Parks Board
Winnipeg Civic Auditorium
Margaret Wilson
Saskatchewan farmers shift to hog production says Baker
Winnipeg report notes Frank Baker, field man for a packing company, observes Saskatchewan farmers increasing hog production to use frosted wheat as feed. He cites drop in young sows in packing-house bills from 45 percent to 30 percent as breeding season approaches, suggesting stronger hog plans.
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Winnipeg
Frank Baker
Saskatchewan
Funny and Otherwise Funny and Otherwise
A collection of light humor and exchanges from everyday life. A suitor learns of multiple boyfriends from a sister, a timid husband jokes about an axe, and a doctor and nurse share wedding plans. A punching line about a dangerous corner mirrors a street sign.
Gadsby Rancher Says Women Shortage Baffles Town
Dan Wood, a Cumberland born rancher, claims Gadsby Alberta faces a woman shortage as three fourths of the male population seek marriage. Local women counter that eligible bachelors exist and modern comforts lure women away.
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Gadsby
Alberta
Calgary
Dan Wood
Dan
Montreal
Cumberland
England
Production Of Pure Seed Grain Down
Saskatchewan leads seed growers in Canada reporting a 50 percent drop in registered and certified seed grain production from 1949. Estimates show wheat seed at about 1,000,000 bushels, with many crops still in swaths awaiting harvest. Growers warn the figure may change with frosted grain and delayed harvest and note possible US demand. For fishermen a theory says scented lures attract more bites.
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Saskatoon
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Jim Farquharson
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
United States
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Alta
Luxembourg
Calerie
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Ingersoll Rideau
Ingersoll
Rideau
Re Chee A
Old Oxford
Les Carroll
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