Rhubarb Pies and Gardens Thrive in Spring Spotlight
Rhubarb is up with stalks reaching 15 to 18 inches as gardens and lawns advance. The piece notes 35 mile long pall of smoke buildup and mentions THIRTEEN DIAMONDS in a bridge hand at a local home. A TODAY'S TAG APPEAL supports the Registered Nurses Association with funds for nursing service and the registry office.
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Registered Nurses’ Association
Nurses’ Social Service Fund
Registry Office
Peter Phauberger
David Ackerman
Ackerman
Phauberger
Red Cross grants aid earthquake victims in El Salvador
The Canadian Red Cross voted 5000 to provide 5000 for medical supplies for El Salvador earthquake victims. The grant will be administered by the American Red Cross.
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Toronto
Red Cross
el Salvador
Stone Will Arrive In Edmonton Today
Lt Col J R Stone arrived in Vancouver from Tokyo at 9 a m and flew to Edmonton 20 minutes later to reach his daughter Moira who is seriously ill with an eye disease. The Princess Patricia unit commander is granted compassionate leave and travel priority. Moira has had her right eye removed and doctors fear the left may be affected. Mrs Stone expects a July birth.
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Vancouver
J. R. Stone
Tokyo
trans-Canada Air Lines
Edmonton
Princess Patricias
Moira
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Korea
University Hospital
Canada cost of living index patterns from 1938 to 1948
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics surveyed 12 months of family expenditures ending August 31 1948 with about 1500 representative non farm households. It found food spending rising from 443 to 804 and miscellaneous costs doubling to 669 while housing stayed steady around 276 due to rent controls. The report outlines six expense groups with overall index at 181.8 and group indexes ranging from 137.6 for rent to 238.4 for food.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
DBS
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Over 7 000 Enlisted In Canada’s Brigade
Ottawa reports 1 998 men enlisted for Canada’s 27th brigade in five days with 35 officers. Another 2 603 applicants are pending. Calgary screening will determine postings to Loyal Edmonton Regiment or other units with three year terms for other ranks and options for commissions. Continued on Page Six.
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D. L. Whittaker
Calgary
Edmonton Regiment
Prince of Wales Armories
Edmonton
Ottawa
Canada
27Th Brigade
Army Headquarters
Chinese Communists Prepare Second Spring Offensive in Korea
AP dispatch reports a second spring drive by Chinese forces is anticipated within two weeks. Smoke from fires and smudge pots veils troop concentrations 20 to 45 miles from Seoul as UN air patrols note massing near Kumhwa Chunchon Munsan Pupyong and Kapyong. Allied aircraft report 300 vehicles moved toward front and 80 vehicles destroyed while mounting artillery positions sit 25 miles north of Seoul.
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Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
Seoul
Chunchon
U.N
Kumhwa
Inje
Reds
Munsan
Pupyong
Kapyong
Hwachon Reservoir
38Th Parallel
Geo. McArthur
West Central Front
Uijongbu
Truman Side Wins Second Round of MacArthur Dispute
Washington Reuters reports the Truman administration strengthened its position in the MacArthur controversy as Defense Secretary Marshall rebutted MacArthur’s charges. Marshall presented a January guidance letter from President Truman and challenged the risks of expanding the Korean War, framing a choice between wider war or restraint.
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Truman
MacArthur
Washington
Reuters
Senate
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
United States
Canada Trends Toward U S Integration Amid Tariff Pact
Ottawa reports Canada's push toward continental economic and military alignment with the United States. A Torquay tariff accord is announced while Britain and the Commonwealth pause on new deals. Pearson defends cautious Canada U S relations as border issues and the St Lawrence Seaway loom, with Ontario urging Canada to act if U S ratification lags.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Torquay
United Kingdom
Commonwealth
Defence
Claxton
Britain
United Nations
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pearson
St. Lawrence Seaway
American Congress
Ontario
United States Congress
New York
Retired RCMP Commissioner Wood Honored for Public Relations
Ottawa notes the retirement of Commissioner S. T. Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The piece praises his accessibility and cooperative manner, recounting how reporters could reach him directly, with prompt callbacks when busy. It highlights his public service during wartime and his stance as a top, approachable Police leader.
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Ottawa
S. T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Scotland Yard
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minister of the Crown
Commissioner Wood Public Relations Pioneer of Canada's Police
Smilestones Oldtimer-Poor Harry recalls Commissioner Wood as a proactive public face who answered calls within minutes. He compared favorably to officials avoiding contact, portraying Wood as a model of accessible public service and a boost to the RCMP’s prestige.
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Arctic Circle
Montreal
Parliament Hill
Wood
Canada
US detonates another A-bomb at Eniwetok test site
US officials report a new atomic test at Eniwetok within Operation Greenhouse focusing on defensive structural design and materials. Test timing remains unclear with May 7 eyed for final evaluation. AEC and atomic committees warn initial details will be limited.
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Honolulu
United States
Eniwetok
Proving Grounds
Here
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Henry M. Jackson
Dem.Wash
Washington
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Jackson
San Francisco
Seattle
A.I.C
American Institute of Architects
Civilian-Defence Administration
Vancouver Police Target $3 Million Bookmaking Network
Police chief Mulligan and Vancouver force win unanimous confidence vote as commission backs a crackdown on a $3,000,000-a-year bookmaking racket spanning Canada and U.S. tracks amid reports of U.S. bookmakers planning a cross-border news relay system to evade laws.
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Vancouver
C?p
Police Commission
Walter Mulligan
Force Today
the Sun
United States
Kefauver Committee
U.S
Canada
The
Sun
Vancouver Police Commission
Mulligan
BC Taxi Driver Kills Wife and Self in Hull
Police unravel a murder suicide involving Henry Knudsen, a Prince George taxi operator, and his wife. Mrs Knudsen, about 40, was shot in Hull after a cross country trip with two Prince Rupert men, with the bodies found in Standish Hall Hotel room 54.
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Hull, Que
B.C
J. A. Robert
Henry Knudsen
Prince George
Northcentral British
Standish Hall
Robert Maloney
Prince Rupert
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