Gas Rush Buzz Hits Northwest as Oil and Gas Grow
The piece notes intense interest in natural gas across British Columbia Washington and Oregon with Alberta supplies expanding. It cites Peace River gas exploration by Pacific Petroleums and Hudsons Bay Oil and Gas, plus Alberta reserves and rapid population growth in nearby states impacting energy prospects.
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Richard H. Syring
Gio Wortecmnes
Nee ‘Anada
Yukon
Washington
Oregon
Alberta
Peace River Country
B. C
Pacific Petroleums
Norman Vitall
North America
Hudson’s Bay Oil and Gas Company
Union North Tangent No. 1
Vancouver
Gas import debate shapes Northwest energy future
In 1949 Oregon and Washington face gas supply questions as production shifts from oil to natural gas. Two main pipeline proposals, Westcoast and Northwest Natural, seek lines from Canada to the Pacific Northwest, each costing over 100 million. A Pacific Northwest gas network could energize new industries and boost hydroelectric power for aluminum plants.
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Oregon
Washington
Westcoast Asmission Company
Ice
Northwest Natural Gas Company
Peace Coupe
Peace River
North‘west Natural Gas Company
Ber Riven
B. C
Sonatte
Kane
Wash
Monroe
Vancouver
Portland
Toorthwest
Are
Bid wisdom from paired hands in bridge discussion
A Chicago reader sent North and South hands separately, prompting how to bid. The guidance favors a jump takeout to clubs only with stronger than a mini opening, then North should bid three clubs for the part score, while South should avoid four no trump and consider five hearts with North.
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Chicago
South
North
Escaped convict surrenders after eight days of freedom
Howard Riley 21 an escaped convict from a state penitentiary road camp walked into police headquarters and gave himself up after eight days on the loose. He said eating had gotten kind of poor and explained his return.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Howard Riley
State Penitentiary Road
Ipla
Farm multitasker Dora Wal: 4-H leader and columnist
A profile of Dora Wal, a busy farm wife who serves as a school lunchroom supervisor, a practical nurse, secretary and treasurer of a farmer's market, and a former home demonstration council president. She writes a local newspaper column and cans 300 to 500 quarts of produce annually.
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Dora Wal
Home Demonstration Council
Otis Case Stirs Up 30-Year-Old Mystery
The case centers on Mrs. Cora Oatis believed dead after her 1914 disappearance with rumors she was alive in Indianapolis in 1929. Family and friends recall letters and a 1921 note seeking work in California, while new reports link her to an Indianapolis hospital and a 1921 Christmas card.
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Ectovehia
Oatis
Cora Eddyne
Cnaneter Fe
Enon
Losconan
Mrs Harry Conover Praises Blue Bonnet Taste
Mrs Harry Conover compares Blue Bonnet favorably noting its taste and appeal. The display highlights model housewives adopting the product from her comparison.
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Harry Conover
Bue Bonnet
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