Border Penetration Influx Reaches Calexico Immigrant Flow
The piece notes a surge of illegal entries across the Calexico border into the Imperial Valley. It cites 469,581 Mexican arrivals nationwide in a period with 224,558 arrests in the Southern California district, and describes border patrol constraints, barbed wire barriers, and growers’ reliance on inexpensive labor despite enforcement.
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Bob J. Burandt
CPC
United States
Calexico
Calif S
U.S. Immigration Department
Border Patrol
California
Pacific Ocean
Yuma
Ariz
Estados Unidos
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Herman R. Landon
16Th Immigration District
Los Angeles
Mexicali
Alambristos
Corporation
Heavy Immigration Expected This Year in Canada
Toronto Labor Minister Gregg announced up to 150 000 people will come to Canada this year under the federal immigration program. He spoke at the ninth annual personnel conference noting it as the largest annual movement of workers to Canada since the 1920s.
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Toronto
Gregg
Canada
Liniment advertised for humans and animals found in Edmonton
A fifty year old bottle of liniment with a label claiming it cures all human ailments was found in Edmonton. The label also recommended the product for horses, cows, bulls and other barnyard inhabitants.
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Edmonton
Elephant and Mary Bear 275-Pound Baby in Rome
An elephant in Rome reportedly gives birth to a 275 pound baby while Mary assists or observes. The event draws attention from local observers and animal experts.
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Rome
Mary
Save the Children Accidents to Children What to Do When They Happen
Health magazine highlights child accident risks in Canada with 1500 yearly deaths and practical first aid guidance. Dr. Collins-Williams stresses prevention and steps for poisoning, burns, cuts, falls, electrical shock, drowning, swallowed objects, and severe injuries, including tetanus prevention through immunization.
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Health Magazine
C. Collins-Williams
Canada
Dr. Collins- Williams
Health
Collins-Williams
Health League of Canada
Child and Maternal Health Division
Toronto
Hospital For
Schafer
Collins- Williams
Newborns Exempt From B.C. Health Plan
Vancouver report says new-born babies are exempt from the provincial compulsory hospital payments plan. The General Hospital informed doctors that there will be no co-insurance charge for new-borns while the mother remains in hospital.
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Vancouver
General Hospital
Hollywood Woman Probes Bread Sales Penalty Question
Ottawa report says the Canadian Travel bureau received a Hollywood inquiry asking if selling white bread can bring the death penalty. The question arrived with a stamped self addressed airmail envelope for reply.
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Ottawa
Dogs Clash Across Hedge Standoff in Memphis
In Memphis, a large dog barked at E. W. Jones from behind a hedge, prompting Jones’s small dog to defend his owner. The two canines chased, snapped, and growled across the opening before leaping the gap and resuming the standoff with the hedge again between them.
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Memphis
Tenn
E. W. Jones
Jones
Man cites estrangement as trigger for divorce
Allan E. Moschello told a judge he endured much from his wife and that her calling an undertaker to remove his body was the last straw. The judge upheld Moschello's Florida divorce decree in Newark New Jersey.
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Newark
Allan E. Moschello
Moschello
Florida
Wall Lights Through History From Pine Torch to Torchiere
The earliest artificial lighting used knotty pine wall fixtures set in cav e walls with smoke marks revealing ancient practices. Oil later replaced torches, expanding light use in castles and homes. Modern electrified torchiere mirrors the old design by directing light upward to reflect softly downward.
Timber Wolf Nearly Extinct in United States
Smithsonian experts report the timber wolf is nearly extinct in the United States with only small populations in Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and Oregon. Livestock breeders and others have hunted and killed many wolves, and some are still shot on sight today.
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United States
Washington
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Oregon
Smithsonian Institution
Portable calf weaner marketed by Claire's Service
A six-bucket portable calf weaner from Claire's Service Wells Somerset feeds calves from three weeks to four months. Six calves can feed at once with each animal assured access, reducing labour and improving outcomes. The design uses a sliding yoke on the top framework to hold calves during feeding.
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Claire's Service
Wells
Somerset
Static electricity tests seek cheap neutralization methods
Canadian scientists from the National Research Council study inexpensive ways to curb static shocks from rug walking. While usually harmless, shocks pose safety hazards in dry cleaning plants, hospitals, garages, and factories near chemicals. Current fixes include grounding and conductive floor coverings, but cost is a barrier. A simple home method is steaming the house to raise humidity and reduce charges.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Dresses Made From Corn At Farm Chemurgy Conference
Cincinnati report says the 16th annual chemurgy conference featured dresses woven from corn and ice cream made from buttermilk. The national farm chemurgic council aims to turn by products into useful goods through ongoing agricultural research.
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Cincinnati
National Farm
Chemurgic Council
Australian Children's Teeth In Bad Condition
Dr Robert Southby retiring president of the Victoria branch of the British Medical Association cites medical journal findings that only 49 per cent of 20 038 school children have good teeth. Among 621 kindergarten children four years old, 79 needed extractions and 568 required fillings or dressings. 8 350 preschoolers had only 1 222 with good teeth. Dentists blame refined sugar while Australians eat 131 pounds per person annually, half used to make candies and other sweets.
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Sydney
Australia
Robert Southby
Victoria
British Medical Association
Medical Journal of Australia
Southby
Report on Crime Upswing in the United States
J Edgar Hoover released Uniform Crime Reports for 1950 showing crime rose 1.5 percent overall. Major offenses increased while robbery declined. on average every 18 seconds a major crime occurred and 468 vehicles were stolen daily. Violent acts like assault or murder occurred roughly every five minutes.
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Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cookies Keep Kids Calm Says Omaha Sheriff
Omaha county sheriff Richard E. Collins told a Parents and Teachers meeting that a full cookie jar helps prevent juvenile trouble. As a former probation officer he cited the smell of fresh baking as giving children a sense of security.
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Omaha
Johnny
Richard E. Collins
Douglas
Collins
Vancouver pioneer Isabella Forshaw dies at 82
Mrs Isabella Forshaw, longtime Vancouver resident and widow of a former Fort William settler, died at age 82. She arrived in 1889 three years after the city’s founding and is survived by her husband a son five daughters 27 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
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Vancouver
Isabella Forshaw
Fort William
Rare Stamps to Be Shown at International Exhibition in Toronto
The International Stamp Exhibition in the Automotive Building Toronto runs September 21 to 29 under the Canadian Association for Philatelic Exhibitions. The event marks Canada’s 100th anniversary of government postage stamps with global displays, international judging, and patrons including the Governor General. Vincent G. Greene heads the organizing committee with C. M. Shorney as vice president and Dr. C. M. Jephcott secretary.
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Toronto
Ont
Globe
Automotive
Canadian Association For Philatelic Exhibitions
Canada
Dominion
Theresa Reiter
London
England
Reiter
Australia
France
Sweden
South
Central America
Vincent G. Greene
C. M. Shorney
C. M. Jephcott
Fred Morgan
L. A. Davenport
Tin Can Composition Described as Steel with Tin Coat
The description notes a can made from steel rather than pure tin, having only a thin tin coating. This highlights material construction details and contrasts steel to tin in can production.
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