World Happenings Briefly Told
Australia bought more British motorcycles in the first half of 1950 than the United States and Canada combined. A best seller in Port Elizabeth is The Chemistry of Modern Extaiming Methods. A color bar on sheep at London shows some are not eligible for exhibition. Three hundred visiting firemen from San Francisco helped beat a one acre brush fire near Los Altos with baseball bats and sacks. The US 1950 population is estimated at 150,520,000, up nearly 19,000,000 from 1940. British political tipsters foresee continued thin socialist control into next spring. Hampton Court Palace may host overseas visitors as a hospitality show place. Canadian retail trade in May rose six percent over May 1949. Fifteen of twenty trades and all regions except flood-stricken Manitoba showed gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Los Altos
Calif
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Tell It To A Friend by Jane Dale
When the day goes wrong and teardrops fall do not sigh alone Find a friend and tell her it all Your words ease fear as you share joys and cares with an understanding listener Your life gains release and peace through friendship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Dale
Manitoba Plans to Divert River
Engineers of the prairie farm rehabilitation administration have begun study of partially diverting the Assiniboine river into Lake Manitoba to relieve spring flood conditions. The plan involves Portage la Prairie and could alter water flow to reduce flood risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage LA Prairie
Man
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Assiniboine River
Lake Manitoba
Tall Chimney Stack Reaches Far North Reach at Petsamo
A chimney stack in Petsamo Finland rises about 500 feet high placing it roughly 200 miles above the Arctic Circle. The structure stands as a notable feat in extreme northern construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Circle
Membership Of Sask. Credit Unions Up
Saskatchewan credit unions rose to 229 members as of March 31 per a provincial report. Eleven new unions formed in the year ending March 31, with membership up over 5 000 to 44 884 and assets at 11 808 583. Loans to members reached 8 392 080, up 26 percent from last year. The province will be divided into five districts with district representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
A. C. Maclean
Department of Co-operation
Indians Spank Babies To Sleep
VAL D'OR Quebec the Great Lake Mistassini Indians in northern Quebec put their children to sleep by spanking them Constable Paul Champagne reports children propped in papoose carriers while an older brother spanks them gently with a paddle a few whacks and the baby is asleep, tired out and squirming away from the smacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val D'Or
Great Lake Mistassini
Quebec
R-C.m.p
Paul Champagne
Champagne
Wimbledon fashion sparks lasting public comment through the years
The column surveys notable Wimbledon attire from 1905 to 1949 including May Sutton’s sleeves, Lenglen’s short skirt, Joan Lycett’s stockings, Helen and “Gorgeous Jacobs” shorts, and Gussie Moran’s famous panties. It Then shifts to oddities: Italian trains with film cars, Piccadilly questions answered by policemen, a 1899 Wolseley driven 879 miles, and a bumper gold smuggling tale at Mentone. It closes with dogged quirks about Cannes cats and rain trivia, plus reminiscences of racing figures and boxing legends.
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May Sutton
California
Lenglen
Joan Lycett
Helen
Jacobs
Gussie” Moran
London
Piccadilly
St. John Nixon
Epsom Downs
England
Newsboy’s Folded Paper Tied to Guard Brother
In New Haven Connecticut readers found their paper folded backward because the delivery boy was the brother of Sgt William Kelly of a National Guard anti aircraft battalion. His photograph appeared on the paper’s back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Man Who Lost Loved Ones Will Become Missionary
EDMONTON An American, Robert Espe, 32, who lost his wife Joyce and child Victor in Canada’s worst air disaster six months ago, plans to study at a Baptist seminary and become a missionary in India. He left the U S Air Force and offered to serve without pay in the mission field, seeking placement in India or elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Canada
India
Robert Espe
United States Air Force
United States
Anchorage
Fort Dix
Espe
Ninmichik
Alaska
Baptist Missionary Service
U.S
Air Force
Ninilchik
Joyce
Pacific
Motorist Refuses Help Over Damaged Street Hole
A stubborn motorist in Moncton New Brunswick refused to let police move his car from an 18 inch depression in a paved street caused by an underground leak. He demanded immediate city damages settlement before towed to a garage for appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moncton
N.B
London device would deter false alarms
A man near Walnut Street and Westminster Avenue pulled an alarm switch by mistake. In London England such a switch would trap the hand to prevent false alarms while firefighters respond with pump, rescue wagon and ladder equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Walnut Street
Westminster Avenue
London
England
Precision Machine Egg Shell Crack Demonstration
A 20 ton stamping machine in an aircraft factory can crack an eggshell without harming the yolk and can flatten a thick plate of stainless steel. The act of smiling involves 13 muscles.
Which comes first Whitesburg water project plan.
Whitesburg officials seek a $50,000 RFC loan to build a water system linking a well and a tank but the RFC demanded a secured water supply before approving funds. City leaders ponder options to locate water without a well and to finance a well if water is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesburg
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Crossword Puzzle Theme and Clues Brief
A dense crossword puzzle page lists across and down clues with numbered entries. Items include definitions for words such as wind instrument, exile exclamation, and legal terms, along with references to biblical kings and ancient gods.
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Australia
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Puraed
Census Bureau
Britain
Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII
R.c.af
No. 426 Tran
Dorval
Montreal
Tacoma
Wash
Japan
Korea
Les Cates
Regina
Vancouver
David
Sask
Credit Unions
Odluuns
Mentone
Cannes
French Riviera
Harry Beasely
Harry
Punchestown
Liverpool
Bob Fitziimons
Gardner
Nam
Bob
Corbett
Heaven Onoas
Dep
Victor
Yukon
Great Falls
Mont
R.c.a.f.usaf
BY William Ferguson
Christ
Chisgers
Kwiz. Rove
M Reg
U.S. Pat
Eel
Elmer
Sylvan Lake
Rome City
Ind
Virgil
Priscilla
By Len Kleis
Taylor
Vermeer
Thunderbirds
426
United Nations
C. H Mussells
R.C.A.F. Staff College
Air Force Headquarters
Central Press
Bashan
Ardor
Apollo
Asia
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