Pilgrims Set for Holy Year in Rome in 1950
Canadian pilgrims prepare for the Holy Year as Rome anticipates a massive influx in 1950. Large hostels near St Peter’s Square will house the poorest, while hotels and private rooms adjust to demand. Rome’s ancient city life remains lively, with cautious but steady preparations underway.
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St. Peter's Square
Christendom
S Grare
Ebesweher
Rome
Jumbie
Monsignor Leger
Ottawa
Stalin's 70th birthday gifts flood Moscow in vast giveaway
Reports from London indicate a massive birthday gift campaign for Joseph Stalin as 70th celebrations unfold in Moscow. Freight trains deliver crates from East Germany Poland and other areas with items including dolls bicycles airplanes and even entire factories. Many gifts will be redistributed and some items may be impractical for personal use.
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London
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Moscow
Statin
Whremlin
Ussus.r
East Germany
Warsaw
Poland
Milan
Prague
Sofia
Sugar Beet Factories Near End of 1949 Harvest
In Southern Alberta Picture Butte and Raymond sugar beet plants near completion of the 1949 campaign. Projected combined sugar output stands around 80 million pounds from 328000 tons of beets. current yield about 72.5 million pounds with beets averaging 14 to 15 percent sugar, down from 17 percent last year.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Picture Butte
Canadian Sugar Sugar Factorise, Ltd
T. G. Wood
Sugar Company
Raymond
Two Jehovah's Witnesses Threatened by Joliette Mob
In Joliette Quebec last night an angry crowd forcibly expelled two Jehovah's Witnesses from the town after a council vote urged their removal. The women Winifred Parsons of Sarnia Ontario and Chive Lundell of Maidstone Susk were escorted by police to the town limits and then to Montreal with two reporters in attendance. Local officials say they may seek provincial police aid if trouble resumes.
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Montreal CP
Jehovah Witnesses Sect
Montreal
Joliette
Her
Winifred Parsons
Sarnia
Ont
Chive Lundell
Maidstone
Susk
Toronto Daily Star
Wedmore Lapierre
Heo
Advertising Deadline Notice for Friday Edition
Advertisers must submit copy by Friday to appear in the upcoming Christan News seasonal edition. The paper urges timely payment and finalized ads for inclusion.
Artificial Eye Makes Realistic Movement Developed in Toronto Hospital
Doctors at a Toronto children’s hospital unveil a new artificial eye that mimics natural movement. The two piece device uses a plastic shell and a tantalum mesh base embedded in the eye muscle to move independently or with the eyelid, an advance in a series of improvements funded by a hospital building drive.
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Toronto
Lfficulties
Canada
St Helena Island Distances from Africa Revealed
St Helena the exile site of Napoleon lies about 2 100 miles from the west coast of Africa, a figure used in travel and historical references to the Atlantic crossing and colonial routes.
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St. Helena
Napoleon
Africa
Post Office Surges Through Christmas Mail Rush
Postmaster Sam Goldie reports record mail volumes in 1949 with no backlog as outgoing mail climbs. December totals show 176,619 letters moved and 160,093 records kept, while 96,000 bags passed through the railway station. He cites stamp-issuing delays and urges posting at the post office rather than at the station to avoid delays.
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Sam Goldie
Goldie
Tay
New and Strange Ulcer Cures Found
New York based AP reports researchers are testing several ulcer remedies including a nerve control drug banthine a cabbage juice regimen a pregnancy hormone anthelone and anti acid pills in small trials. While some patients show improvement the causes remain uncertain and relapse is possible under medical supervision.
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New York
Duke University
Keith S. Grimson
Garnett Cheney
Stanford University Medical School
American Dietetic Association
David J. Sandweiss
Workers Continue Dangerous Search For Trapped Miner
Blairmore miners toil in cramped Greenhill colliery tunnel to reach 63 year old Ben Carter trapped since Friday. Rescue crews have removed 490 tons of rock and coal and may need 400 more. Carter’s helper Michael Kwiatkowski was buried and died. an inquest is delayed pending possible double inquiry if Carter is found. Old miners hold hope. officials fear Carter may be lost.
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Blairmore
Asia
Ben Carter
Greenhill
Narrowe
Carter
Tyas Redmire
Mountain Park
Afta
Newfoundland
All-Woman Prisoner Revue Planned in LA County Jail
An allwoman prisoner revue, the first in Los Angeles county jail history, is set for Friday night. The show features carols, a pantomime by a inmate, and various song and dance acts. Sheriff Biscailuz offered praise, and a performer asked about taking it on the road.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Biscailuz
Smilestones Wedding Worries Shake Nervy Groom
The groom tells the pest man he has lost his wild enthusiasm, while everything else is ready for the ceremony. The moment hints at a quirky setback beneath a planned wedding.
Spec's Education Tax Proposed Here
Three recitations for the Medici Tathe school finance problem were discussed by Ald from Thorne and Trustee J. G L. Ao. Proposals include deleting the 25 mide charte lint for school purposes, levying an educational tax on each household, and raising the natural gas price by ten percent to boost revenue.
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Recontia Cotati
Abe Ohare
Civ Council For Study
A. Salueian
Medici
Ald
Thorne Ani
J. GL. Ao
Calgary Power Car sale rumor perplexes council
A December published item claimed Calgary Power Car would buy Medicine Hat’s power plant for an undisclosed sum. City officials dispute the tale and stress the issue concerns budget and school levy debates tied to the recent municipal election.
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Calgary Albertan
Calgary
BUPT
British United Press
Add
Wilan
c.Ee
Vandenish
Ghent
Aris
Ots
Seti
Busy Housewife Uses up More Energy Than Men do
A Diet expert Dr Arnold Bender argues that a typical woman’s daily chores burn more calories than many office workers. He cites tasks like cooking, washing, ironing, cleaning, and lifting as energy intensive, with estimates ranging from 200 to 600 calories per hour for varied activities. He notes women may need to compensate with extra food and cautions against excessive dieting.
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London
CPOA
Arnold Bender
Bender
Etissmie
la Bender
Jay
Canada UK Wheat Shipment Delays Stir Trade Plans
Ottawa reports study of deferring wheat shipments to the United Kingdom to free dollars for cheese purchases in North America and other Canadian exports. A potential US plan to release 10 million bushels of wheat already contracted could fund $8 million of Canadian bacon. Additional deferrals may enable UK buys of salmon and lumber.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
North America
Cain
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