Viking Ship Hugin Sells to Anonymous Buyer in Grim World Happenings
A sprawling world roundup notes a Danish Viking ship Hugin sold to an anonymous buyer. A toy balloon from Skerness, Lincolnshire, reached Verleich, Germany, 450 miles away during carnival week. Omar Bradley faces criticism over cutting aid to boost Western Europe munitions output. RCMP say two way radios aid in tracking stolen cars. Miss Eleanor Jane Wigan cycles to village church meetings at nearly 90. New Zealand offered a six year milk contract by the British Ministry of Food covering evaporated milk powder and skimmed milk products. Canadian army captures a large trove of German manuscripts that may reveal new Nazi era information.
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Skerness
Lincolnshire
England
Verleich
Germany
New Zealand
Briish Ministry of Food
Canada Mining Outlook Bright Says Expert Visit
Winnipeg report notes G. Hall an Australian mining expert and R. B. Mills touring eastern Canada and the United States to observe industry progress. Hall predicts a very bright future for Canada in mining and says the country is nearly leading in modern methods while noting migration southward eroding its population.
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Winnipeg
Canada
G. Hall
R. B. Mills
Hall
United States
States
Dominion
Edmonton Highway Paving Plan Aims Four Lanes South and West
Edmonton allocates six hundred thousand dollars for provincial road work this season. The project includes a four lane arterial network south and west of the city and a two lane road to the north.
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Edmonton
Veterinary Head To Tour Canada
Patrick A Rogan MRCVS DVS Director of Veterinary Services Ireland has arrived in Canada and begun a tour observing veterinary systems. He will visit Toronto Winnipeg Regina Calgary Vancouver Quebec and the Maritimes to study agricultural veterinary research methods and their application.
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Patrick A Rogan
MRCVS
DVS
Department of Agriculture
Dublin
Ireland
Canada
Toronto
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgary
Vancouver
Quebec
Maritimes
Rogan
United States
Maple Trees Are Turning Poem Notes
Poem describes autumn changes as maples turn to fall colors. Bees depart clover, asters stand proudly, petunias bloom along garden paths. The sun sets with hints of frost in the breeze as green grass remains and summer waves goodbye.
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She
Petunias
Root Rot Reduces Wheat Yields in Saskatchewan
Provincial ag officials estimate wheat losses from root rot up to 20 percent in Henisbourg and Snowden areas, 3 to 15 percent across 50 Nipawin townships. Infected heads are empty or shriveled, with early reports suggesting 20 to 25 bushels per acre in north central and northeastern Saskatchewan and up to 50 bushels in Nipawin region.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Henisbourg
Snowden
Saskatchewan
Nipawin
Saskatchewan health post for Winnipeg woman
Olga H. Anderson of Winnipeg has been appointed director of the division of health education in Saskatchewan health department. She previously served as nutritionist in the education branch of Manitoba health and public welfare department.
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Winnipeg
Regina
Olga H. Anderson
Saskatchewan Health Department
Manitoba Health and Public Welfare Department
Crossword Puzzle Clue Set Dense With Errors
A scrambled crossword puzzle list mixes numbers and garbled clues including missing letters and misspellings making interpretation difficult. Several entries such as to furnish with weapons and degree appear with incorrect numbering and stray characters reducing solvability.
Touchwood Times Wins Best Paper Award in Saskatchewan
The Touchwood Times of Punnichy Sask receives the Grain Milling Co Shield and 506 dollars after winning the Better Newspaper Competition in its group. Editor Fred Whiskin accepts the prize from Cecil Lamont with Col. Walter Ashfield present as Sask CWN A secretary manager. Other winners include Yorkton Enterprise and Rosetown Eagle.
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Saskatchewan
Touchwood Times
Punnichy
Sask
Fred Whiskin
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Tor
Grain & Milling Co. Shield
Cecil Lamont
The
Grain & Milling Co
Winnipeg
Walter Ashfield
Sask. Div. C.W.N.A
Yorkton Enterprise
Rosetown Eagle
J. Pinckney
Prairie Hockey Heads for England with London club
Britains austerity program no impact on hockey says Harvey Stapleford veteran from Watford Ontario now with London Streatham in the British league. He will bring Canadian players to London for 45 home games next season with a sold out 3200 capacity rink. Average pay for Canadians is 80 dollars a week. Expected arrivals include Keith Woodall Mike Yashock Davie Miller Paddy Ryan and George Bailey.
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Toronto
Britain
Harvey
Red) Stapleford
Watford
Ont
London Streatham
Stapleford
England
London
Keith Woodall
Edmonton
Mike Yaschuck
Saskatoon
Davie Miller
Paddy Ryan
Regina
George Bailey
North Battleford
Viscount Alexander Eyes Canada’s Bright Future, World Comparisons
The Windsor Star reports Viscount Alexander predicts Canada will surpass its past growth in the coming generation. The Governor General has toured the country, drawing on knowledge of Asia Europe and North Africa to compare Canada’s resources and potential. Alaska grows primarily potatoes.
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Viscount Alexander
Canada
Windsor Star
Asia
Europe
North Africa
Grease Trap Helps Protect Rural Septic Systems
The article explains using a grease trap before septic tanks to prevent grease and chemicals from hindering bacterial action. It details trap design, skimming grease, pipe fall requirements, and cautions against overusing chemicals that could kill bacteria. A sketch is provided to aid installation.
Women fail to win Commons seats in 1945 election record
The article notes no women were elected to the Canadian Commons in 1945, listing candidates such as Dorothy Steeves and Ruth Radford who fell short by narrow margins. It highlights historical resignations, past female entrants like Agnes McPhail, and mentions potential Senate gains including Catrine Wilson and Iva Fallis.
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Thal
Dorothy Steeves
Burnaby- Richmond
B.C
Goode
Ruth Radford
Liberals
Toronto-Broadview
T. N
Tommy” Church
British Empire
Bessie Keating
CCF
Manitoba
Marquette
Stuart Garson
Marguerite Marchildon
Phil Marchildon
Simcoe East
Ont
W A
Bill” Robinson
Canada
Ottawa
Agnes McPhail
Petrel
Ontario
Grey-Bruce
Strum
George Black
P.C
Yukon
Dorise Neilson
Cora Casselman
Neilson
North Battleford, Sask
United Progressives
Casselman
Edmonton East
Senate
Catrine Wilson
Iva Fallis
Louis St. Laurent
Candy Bars Rain On Wiesbaden For Safety Week
Four hundred toy parachutes dropped over Wiesbaden carrying three candy bars each as a US Air Force safety campaign. Leaflets instructed German children on street safety and proper behavior during the accident-prevention week.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
United States Air Force
Knot Prevention Tip for Sewing Thread
A quick sewing tip advises threading the needle from the beginning of the spool and tying the knot on the end cut off from the spool to prevent knots in the thread.
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Fleanor Jane Wigan
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Kent
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Pete
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Lah
the Touchwood Times
Prairie Hockeyis
Alaska
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Piet
Son Piee
Giaico
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Serrie
BY William Ferguson
Philippines
Sumatra
Borneo
Java
T. S. Sutherland
Royal Commission On
Little Reggie
Margarita
Rumpus
Priscilla
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