Nehru Visits Canada as Prime Minister Speech Marks Unity
India’s prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru visits Canada in a historic event marking first official welcome to a head of Indian government. He urges Canada to focus on Asia while noting interdependence of East and West and calls for remediating obstructed freedom and poverty to secure future peace and prosperity.
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Canada
Jawaharia Nehru
India
Commonwealth of Nations
Nehru
Mr. Nehru
Asia
East
Went
Nehru Seeks Wheat Trade and Commonwealth Role for Canada
Nehru praised the Commonwealth and urged Canada to take a stronger role in international affairs. He indicated India’s interest in wheat machinery and capital from Canada and mentioned a potential purchase of up to 1,000,000 tons of wheat from North America.
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Nehru
Commonwealth of Nations
Canada
Commonwealth
India
Great Association of Nations
Alberta short of forest rangers prompts vacancies
Edmonton government officials report a shortage of forest rangers in Alberta due to post war employment. Vacancies have arisen in the provincial service, with needs in the Fort Fitzgerald and Grande Prairie districts for rangers and assistant rangers skilled in woodland operations and fish and game regulations.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Fort Fitzgerald
Grande Prairie
Saskatchewan Alberta Boost Coal Production
Canadian coal production in October totalled 1 900 500 tons up from 1 811 500 tons a year earlier. January-October output reached 15 034 800 tons versus 14 717 500 last year. Alberta led October with 887 000 tons followed by Saskatchewan 251 200 and British Columbia and Yukon 163 000.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Yukon Territories
More Nuffield Cars for Canada
The Nuffield Organization announced that Canadian distributors placed orders for 8,149 Morris Riley and MG cars within days, totaling about £2,500,000. The note contrasts with unrelated line about Afghanistan fat-tailed sheep.
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Nuffield Organization
England
Farmers Buy 20 Million in Farm Equipment in 1948
The bureau reports 1948 retail farm equipment sales at 170,666,070 with a 20 percent average mark up on wholesale. Prairie provinces accounted for 62.5 percent of total sales, Ontario 23 percent, Quebec 9 percent, Maritime provinces and British Columbia each 3 percent. Tractors and engines led with 63,065,437. harvesting gear 21 percent. plows 7 percent.
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Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Maritimes
Funny Quip Parade and Tiny Jokes From a Rural Page
A collage of jokes and quips pester the crowd with a cowboy exchange about saddles, a prize parrot, singing, and a prison governor’s remarks. A touching line notes five pounds to send twins on vacation, and a tired speaker is interrupted by a heckler. Tuberculosis prevention ads conclude the set.
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Edinburgh
Sandy McPherson
Donald
Alberta Wholesale Trade Rises in 1949 First Seven Months
Wholesale trade in Alberta during the first seven months of 1949 reached 216 190 552 dollars, up from 180 150 107 dollars for the same period in 1948, indicating strong early year growth in commerce.
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Alberta
Forecast Big Boost In Oil Well Earnings
Edmonton Alberta figures project a pipeline from Edmonton to Superior Wisconsin will raise Alberta oil well earnings by over 3 million dollars monthly. Lorne F Kahle of the Inter provincial Pipeline company says output could rise from 60 000 to 100 000 barrels per day and most extra revenue would stay in the oil region economy.
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Edmonton
Alta
Superior
Wisconsin
Alberta
Lorne F. Kahle
Interprovincial Pipeline Company
Seed Potatoes From Alberta In High Demand In U S
Agriculture officials report Alberta grown seed potatoes are in heavy demand by United States potato firms as producers seek reliable supply and quality to meet growing market needs.
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Vancouver
Vancuver World
William Marshall
United States
Department of Agriculture
Famine Threat Rising as Typhoon Ravages India Rice
In Madras and eastern coastal districts a typhoon has destroyed 300000 tons of rice and left millions facing starvation officials estimate. More than 1000 lives were lost in October as a cyclone and a 10 foot tidal wave washed away the paddy crop endangering food supply.
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India
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