Wheat harvest yields poor crop in Seven Persons district
Seven Persons farmers report a 24 percent yield per acre from wheat with Arthur Kurpjuweit delivering a truckload of Marquis No 2 to a local elevator. Kurpjuweit calls the crop the poorest he has raised in the area while Peter Anderson in the same district expects No 1 wheat to yield three to four bushels per acre. Meanwhile Lethbridge canoeists plan a return trip to Medicine Hat following a historic 30 hour voyage by John Dixon and Lloyd Jones. The Coaltown pair Harry Baalim and Ralph Robinson aim to reach Gas City tomorrow, with two overnight stops. A radar station to be built in Montana north of Havre valued at a million dollars will serve prairie defense and create jobs, while water-well drilling progresses and will support hard-surfacing a 15-mile stretch of the Havre Wild Horse road.
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Arthur Kurpjuweit
Lethbridge
Oldmart
Saskatchewan
Medicine
John. Dixon
Lloyd' Jones
Coaltown
Harry Baalim
Ralph’ Robinson
Montana
Havre
Havre-Wild ‘Horse
First Crop Cutting Reported at Taber Area
The weekly Canadian Pacific Railway agricultural report notes first cutting of rye and parley in Taber areas of southeastern Alberta with warm dry weather but calls for more moisture to fill heads. Manitoba reports heavy rains early affecting lodging in Glenboro Lyleton Miniota Carberry Minnedosa. Saskatchewan moisture fair to good and more rain beneficial near Fife Lake and Outlook. Alberta outlook fair to favorable with 65 percent in bloom for flax? Saskatchewan shows 65 in bloom? Manitoba 45 percent in bloom. Peace River reports hail damage around Rycroft Sexsmith Grande Prairie and Beaver Lodge. overall flax prospects very favorable in three provinces.
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Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
F Cific Railway Agricultural
Manitoba
Glenboro
Lyleton
Miniota
Carberry
Fife Lake
Wood Mountains
Peace River
Rycroft, Sexsmith
Grande Prairie
Beaver Lodge
Saskatchewan
Morris Wins Grim War Against Flood
In Morris Manitoba residents faced six weeks of subsiding flood damage as the Red River surged through the town. Eight to ten feet of water blocked streets and services while most residents fled or sheltered. by rehabilitation efforts many homes were repaired and families returned, with fixtures removed from streets to clear space for reconstruction.
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Morris
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Red River
Jeaning
Britain to boost defence spending and aid Western forces
Britain's memorandum to the United States outlines adding about 220 million pounds a year to defence, primarily for production of arms and equipment for Atlantic Pact forces. The plan aims to raise capacity while slowing economic recovery, with US aid deemed necessary for the full program.
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London
Britain
U.S
Truman
Washington
United States
Free World
Prime Minister St Laurent to recall Parliament for Korea force
The Ottawa briefing states a special Canadian ground force for Korea is planned with a March to 4 000 troops. Parliament will be recalled to ratify the move and home defence steps are expected. Cabinet ministers will meet Monday to decide the troop level and timing. External Affairs Minister Pearson made a secret Washington trip for background.
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St. Laurent
Korea
Pearson
Washington
Ottawa
Higher Food Costs Boost Living Index
The cost of living rose 2.1 points to 167.5 in the BC area, driven by higher prices for food including meat eggs and potatoes, plus rents coal coke and gasoline. The index uses 1935–39 = 100, with year comparisons to 162.154 years ago 156.9 in 1948 and 135.1 in 1947.
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Ottawa
British ‘Columbia
Bureau
Australia Guard in Korea Not Yet Committed to War
Tokyo dispatch notes Korea conflict circulating from Tokyo with a mostly quiet occupation in Yokohama. The Australian battalion in Tokyo, about 600 strong, serves occupation police duty while awaiting possible dispatch to the front. The piece contrasts the calm city scene with war's reach and notes Tokyo's recovery after heavy bombing.
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Commonwealth
Korea
Princess Patricia
Mount
Australia
Tokyo
Japan
Alderman Christie Wins $15 Egg Cheque Prank
Victoria Canada story recalls Alderman Margaret Christie's joke with a bank teller. Welsh handed an egg stamped as a certified cheque and demanded $15. Christie cashed the cheque after an inquiry by an accountant. The gag was a light moment linked to her juvenile detention committee work.
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Victoria
B.C
Margaret Christie
Lorrain
Welsh
Bank of Commerce’ Bank and
Christie
Teller
Allman
Watson
Smilestones Reflect Joe’s Last Wish and Jones’ Praise
The source notes Joe’s dying request to his wife not to remarry. Jones reacts by saying the act mirrors Joe’s lifelong habit of helping others, praising his generosity and concern for fellow men.
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Joe
Jones
Soviet peace proposal calls for U S troop withdrawal from Korea
Peace on Malik states Russia demands immediate US and all foreign troops leave Korean soil as part of a two point peace plan. The security council should hear North and South Korea and may veto the US proposal to prevent spread of fighting.
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Lake Success
N.Y
Russia
United States
Security Council
Council
Jakob A
Malie Asi
Istic
M Malik
Sion
Desecration of Jewish Cemeteries Plagues West Germany
Five years after Hitler anti semitism festers in Germany with nightly desecrations of Jewish cemeteries. Young offenders blamed by Jews trigger concern as authorities temper punishment. West Germany reports about 200 cases since 1946 with 500 Jewish cemeteries nationwide and calls for international protections.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
West
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Hesse
A.ee
Canada recruits push continues as armed forces expand
Ottawa reports indicate the field men will be mobilized for active and reserve forces. Officials say the army is being built up to handle the flow, with the first recruiting report to be issued soon. More men are joining than in any corresponding peacetime period.
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Ottawa
Bey
Shooting Stars and Jets Mark Tight North Korea Front
Fragmented notes describe jet activity and artillery duels along the Korean front. Reports mention six artillery pieces and advancing troops while ghost towns and evacuations appear nearby.
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Saferican
Chinju
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