Canada’s postwar rehabilitation program praised after three years
Three years after the war Canada evaluates its veterans rehabilitation effort led by Walter Woods. One point from the program is that veterans have largely become established in civilian life. The $1.5 billion program funded land settlement training and university education with 34 000 men on the land, 78 000 trained, 53 000 at universities, and over 60 000 starting businesses amid housing shortages. The achievements are attributed to foresight legislation and veteran initiative.
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Walter & Woods
Veterans Affairs
Woods
Canada
Membership of United Church Sets New Canadian Record
TORONTO. The United Church of Canada reports 780,234 members in the Year Book, up from 767,998 a year earlier and 698,738 ten years ago. The record also notes 28,642 professions of faith, 50,717 baptisms, 33,585 marriages, 26,741 burials, 5,068 Sunday Schools with 491,925 members, and $103,955,432 in property value.
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Toronto
United Church of Canada
Canada
U.S. traffic toll for seven months falls short of last year
In the first seven months this year 16,390 people died in U.S. traffic incidents, four percent fewer than the 17,073 from the same period in 1947, according to the National Safety Council. July fatalities were 2,700 versus 2,780 a year earlier, a three percent decline.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Lime glass compared to lead glass in tableware
Lime glass is brittle and cannot be cut, used for rough wear, not as brilliant as lead glass. Lead glass offers clearer quality for table service. The automatic player piano was invented in 1842.
Humorous Vignettes From Everyday Life Gleaned
A collection of light anecdotes and jokes about safety zones, familiar miscommunications, marriages and weddings, punctuality, hair tonics, coal deliveries, speeches, wallets, office chatter, church hymns, and ancient uses of myrrh. The snippets showcase playful wordplay and social quirks.
Sensational Two Way Pattern 4857 For Wardrobe
Anne Adams advertises Pattern 4857 a shirtwaist dress or blouse and skirt set with Regency collar and sharp cuffs. Includes illustrated instructions and tested fit in sizes 12 through 20 and 40. Cost is 25 cents, order via Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Salisbury organist Sir Walter Alcock dies aged 85
Sir Walter Alcock, organist at Salisbury Cathedral until recently and renowned for playing at three coronations, has died at age 85. He served as a key figure in British choral and sacred music for decades.
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Walter Alcock
Salisbury
Beaver moved to new ground by a plane
Fifty beaver were flown 420 miles from Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan to Wood Buffalo Park near the Alberta Northwest Territories border. The transfer aimed to reduce numbers at Prince Albert and steady Beaver kits before winter.
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Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Wood Buffalo Park
Alberta-Northwest Territories
Wood Buffalo
Prince Albert Park
Resources Department
Dutch War Brides Plan Canada Visit For Mothers in Law
About 1,800 Dutch war brides of Canadian servicemen seek to bring their mothers in law to Canada possibly in 1950. The Netherlands Canadian Holland Club sponsors the plan and aims to charter a ship after fundraising. Mrs. Annette Brunton reports the idea, with club members contributing regularly.
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Ottawa
Annette Brunton
Wrightville
Netherlands
Holland Club
Canada
Paper publishing costs rise for Canadian newspapers
Toronto reports costs of publishing Canadian newspapers have increased over 200 percent since 1941. The Canadian Daily Newspaper Association notes US trends of rising costs threatening three cent papers, with 60 percent of Canadian dailies charging five cents, 27.7 percent four cents, and 12.3 percent three cents.
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Toronto
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association
CDNA
New York
United States
Association
Ontario housewife finds egg bargain double yolks
In Cornwall Ontario Mrs Henry Lowe bought a dozen eggs over the weekend. The first six she used were double yoked and the seventh contained three yolks, illustrating a rare egg abundance.
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Cornwall
Ont
Henry Lowe
Canada's Advance Lies Northward
Ottawa reports a 7000 mile air journey reshaped minister MacKinnon's view of Canada's push north. He toured Alberta and the Northwest Territories noting rapid mineral development in Yellowknife with three gold mines and growing agriculture. He cites future hydro power from Snare river and Grimshaw Hay road completion with government spending over 7 million dollars.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
Canada
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Dominion
Yellowknife
Ontario
Quebec
Snare River
N.W.T
Grimshaw-Hay River
Territories
Fish bowl near fire prompts caution in Saskatoon home
Mrs. Addie Carter smelled burning and saw smoke from sunlit glass focused by a goldfish bowl on a living room table. The heat scorched the doily beneath the bowl in two or three spots, narrowly avoiding a larger fire at Spy Hill Saskatchewan.
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Spy Hill
Addie Carter
Male Student Wins Beauty Contest in Modena
In Modena Italy a beauty contest near the city concluded with a 19 year old male student declared the winner by unanimous judge decision. The victor removed a red wig and makeup to reveal his authentic appearance, signaling a surprising finish to the competition.
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Modena
Italy
Here
Chair Lift Nearing Completion in Banff Rockies
The first chair lift in the Canadian Rockies nears completion in Banff National Park at Mount Norquay. It will carry skiers in winter and sightseers in summer 1200 feet up the slope with a top chalet for light refreshments and a planned September opening.
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Canadian Rockies
Banff National Park
Mount Norquay
Climate contrasts in cloudy summers and winters
The text notes that cloudy summers run cooler and winters feel warmer, highlighting seasonal temperature effects tied to cloud cover.
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Calgary
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C. A. Clark
High River Times
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Charles Clark
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