He Turns on Burglar With TV Set in Novel Defense
George Randolph narrates how his new television set helps him fend off a burglar by using the screen’s light and power controls. Neighbors praise his quick thinking while Jane looks on with private amusement. The sergeant records the tale as Randolph takes credit for a clever defense.
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Porge Randolph
Agnes Davidson
George
Jane
Davidsons
Mr. Randolph
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
New Oil Firms Enter Edmonton In 1949 Start
Western Briefs reports fifty new oil companies moved into Edmonton in the first half of 1949 per Graham W. Curtis of the Edmonton industrial commission. Local items note a Saskatoon homecraft team winning a trip, Manitoba accident deaths hit a August high, and other regional short notes.
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Edmonton
Graham W. Curtis
The
Edmonton Industrial Commission
Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. Trevor Davies
Maurine McKean
Caroline Rogers
Toronto
One Yard Wonder Anne Adams Pattern 4817
Pattern 4817 for a French accented blouse with pocket flaps mandarin collar and low neckline. Misses sizes 10 12 14 16 require one yard of 54 inch fabric. send 25 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Selected Recipes for Water Mixture and Meat Roll
Instructions outline two recipes. The first mixes Graham Waters butter sugar bakes a lemon filling then meringue. The second combines beef with carrots parsley roll shapes and bakes at 350 degrees for one hour.
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Fleischmann
Saskatchewan Named for River Meaning Rapid Flow
The Province of Saskatchewan derives its name from the Saskatchewan River, an Indigenous term interpreted as rapid river. The placename reflects the river’s swift flow and the region’s historical connection to Indigenous language.
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Province
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan River
One on the Editor One on the Editor
The Lemberg Star editor E S H Workman fellows a prank by students swapped masthead letters and printed The Lemberg Rats. He missed the error until after issuing the full paper and the incident ruins the student’s welcome.
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Lemberg Star
E. S. H. Workman
Lemberg
Sask
Lemberg Rats
Negro Community Flourishing in Athabasca Alberta
In Athabasca Alta a small group of negro refugees from Oklahoma, who fled discrimination in 1910, has built a thriving settlement. The community grew from a few families to about 400 residents amid wooded valleys near the Athabasca area, with wheat fields signaling prosperity.
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Alberta
Athabaska
Alta
Oklahoma
Canadian Graves in Holland Given Loving Care
Margaret Bristow of Vancouver, head of the Silver Cross Mothers, reports from a two month tour of European cemeteries that Canadian graves in Holland are better tended than those in Canada. She says every one of the 4,000 known Canadian graves is adopted by Dutch families and that crosses and flowers are everywhere.
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Vancouver
Holland
Canada
Margaret Bristow
Silver Cross
Horse Wins Fight With Hungry Bear in Saskatchewan Farmyard
Tisdale farmer Jack Mann recounted a dramatic encounter where a farm horse defended its trainer during an attack by a half-starved bear. The horse reeled the bear with rapid slashing motions on its hind legs, while the bear used forelegs like a boxer before Mann scared it off and shot the animal.
Saskatchewan Rural Electrification Reaches 1200 Residents
An estimated 1,200 Saskatchewan residents will receive electrification this year under the rural program, said J. W. Tomlinson, manager of the Saskatchewan Power Corporation. By April 1949 the corporation had received over 6,000 applications.
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Saskatchewan
J. W. Tomlinson
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Rainbow visibility rule by sun altitude
A rainbow cannot be seen when the sun is more than 40 degrees above the horizon. This rule explains why rainbows disappear in bright midday sun and are visible only when the sun is lower in the sky.
Large Crop Of Sugar Beets In Manitoba
Manitoba aims to exceed 130000 tons of sugar beets in 1949 with over 15000 acres under cultivation mostly south of Winnipeg. The crop would surpass the 1942 peak of 128693 tons from 14130 acres and outpace last year’s 80500 tons from 9500 acres. Officials expect continued growth, with market mainly in northwestern Ontario Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan and possible interest from parts of northern United States.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Sugar Beet Company
United States
Indian barter on Northwest coast woolen blanket standard
As late as 1900 the principal medium of exchange among Northwest Pacific coast Indians was a woolen blanket. This item served as a widely used trade medium reflecting regional barter practices and cultural value placed on textile craftsmanship.
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Northe West
Pacific Coast
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Something New
Russell Wilsey
Burns
Chase
DR. Chase
National Institute of Confectionery Reg
D. Delorimier
P.O. Box
Montreal
P.Q
Epresilis
Dolcin Limited
Western Briefs
Elrose, Sask
Homemakers’ Club
Bellis
John Cherniwchan
Cherniwchan
Minnedosa
Andrew Sandstrom
Vermilion
R.C.M.P
Ross Boake
John J. Handpley
Duck Menace
Pas
Hungry Bear
Pekoe
Fleischman
Peggy
Montgomery Clift
Cretory Peck
Chuck Thurston
Francis X. Bushman
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