North West Territories Show Potential Wealth and Growth
The North West Territories occupy 1 253 428 square miles with a 1941 population of 12 028. Mining and trapping dominated 82 percent of net output in 1941 46, with trapping income at 3 427 678 and mining at 1 950 935 in 1946. Fisheries and power added 563 278 and 247 920 respectively.
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Canada
North West Territories
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
United States
Europe
Canadian
New Surveys To Be Made In Canadian North
Dr. J. W. Watson head of the federal Mines and Technical Surveys says surveys will map minerals lumber oil and power in the Canadian North to aid settlement and development. He notes economic and social conditions will guide how far future exploitation proceeds. He stresses vast resources await use despite current limits.
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J. W. Watson
Federal
Department of Mines and Technical Surveys
Watson
City of Vancouver Marks 64th Anniversary
The provincial assembly granted a special charter for the City of Vancouver 64 years ago. Historians estimate the population then at about 250, today it exceeds 421,000.
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Vancouver
World’s Largest Post Office in New York City
The New York City facility claims the title of the world’s largest post office handling about 26 million pieces of mail daily. The article notes its massive scale and daily operations.
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New York City
Canadian Chamber creates water resources committee
Water conservation efforts expand as Robert A. Bryce of Toronto announces the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will form a new committee to coordinate all organizations working toward developing Canada's water resources.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Robert A. Bryce
Toronto
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Unusual Will Power in Los Angeles Jam Episode
A ninety year old man in Los Angeles opened and ate a pot of jam his mother gave him on his tenth birthday. The mother should have hidden it on a high pantry shelf.
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Los Angeles
Biggest Tourist Trade In History Expected Here
Canadian Press reports that 1950 tourism is set to break records as inquiries rise. Most visitors will come from the United States with Europe and Holy Year events drawing attention. Provinces like British Columbia Quebec Ontario Alberta Saskatchewan and Newfoundland plan expanded facilities to host larger crowds and hundreds of thousands of travelers are anticipated.
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Canada
United States
Europe
Rome
British Columbia
Newfoundland
D. Leo Dolan
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Flin Flon
Rocky Mountains
National Parks
Alberta
Saskatchewan
U.S
Waskesia
Saskatoon Named on Main North-South Highway Route
Regina. Saskatoon will be included on the province's main north south highway route linking Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Highways Minister J. T. Douglas announced in the legislature during highway estimates.
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Saskatoon
Regina
J. T. Douglas
Highways Department
Jacob Benson
CCF
Last Mountain
Douglas
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
50 Million Bushels Wheat Must Reach Elevators By July 31
Regina reports an estimated 50 million bushels of wheat remain stored on the prairies to be delivered to country elevators by July 31. W. C. McNamara, assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board, urged western farmers to deliver as much grain as possible as road conditions improve. He noted current market conditions suggest all grain delivered now can be sold before the 1950 harvest. Prompt delivery would help the board dispose of the crop to best advantage.
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Regina
Prairies
W. C. McNamara
Canadian Wheat Board
Funny and Otherwise in Quick Witty Vignettes
A collection of short exchanges and quips in a humorous format. Tales involve a son Johnny and his mother, a mistimed cake theft, a misinterpreted domestic quarrel, a barber's blunt retort, a sergeant’s question, Bodger touring a house, and a social irony about neighbors and debt. The wry line about gender strength closes the piece.
British Columbia Police to be Replaced by Mounties
The province signs an agreement to hand over policing duties from the 1858 established provincial force to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, marking the end of an era for British Columbia law enforcement.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Support Act Extends Price Aid to B C Apples
Parliamentary aide Robert McCubbin told the Commons that the Agricultural Prices Support Act will apply to apples in British Columbia as well as Nova Scotia. He announced special financial assistance for apple growers in both provinces and indicated Ontario grown apples would be eligible for price support.
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Ottawa
Robert McCubbin
Gardiner
Commons
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
E. D. Fulton
Kamloops
Gordon Graydon
Peel
Ontario
Mr. McCubbin
Egyptians Used Gypsum As Wall Plaster Four Millennia Ago
Archaeological findings show gypsum was employed by ancient Egyptians around 4000 years ago as a plaster for walls and ceilings, highlighting early building material innovation.
Manitoba Land Projects Hit by 200 Settlers and Growth
Winnipeg reports more than 200 settlers, many veterans, have joined three Manitoba settlement projects started in 1946 at Catfish Creek Washow Bay and Birch River. Crown land sales exceed 650000 dollars, with 230 settlers holding 51133 acres of 221120 total. A Carrot River project faces flood risks and slow settlement.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba On
Catfish Reek
Washow Bay
Birch River
Provincial Lands Branch
Carrot River
Provincial Natural Resources Department
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Organization
Veterans Land Act
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DOW Chemical OF Canada, Limited
Richmond Street West
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Canadian Press
Reasor
Dominion Experimental Station
Kentville
N.S
John
Johnny
Elsie
Brown
Barber
Bodger
B.C
Mecca
Wesco Waterpaints
Canaon) Ltd
ST. Patrick ST
Montreal
Manitoba Land Projects
Les Carroll
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