World Happenings Briefly Told from Isle of Man to Australia
Isle of Man experiments with jet propelled rockets for shooting lines to ships amid stress. Decatur Illinois reports no traffic fatalities in 1948, seven in 1947. A Warwickshire ex teacher jailed three years for making pupils steal gasoline. US infantile paralysis cases reach 27 658 in 1948. General Yoshijiro Umezu dies in US hospital after life sentence for war crimes. Moose Jaw appoints Anna M Goode as Saskatchewan court reporter, first of her kind. Queensland backs a 4000 mile wire mesh fence to protect sheep. last year 500000 killed, farmers lose 3.2 million dollars.
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Isle of Man
Moose Jaw
Sask
Anna M. Goode
Saskatchewan
Queensland
Australia
First Goals In 40 Games For Jimmy Thomson Of Maple Leafs
Jimmy Thomson scored twice as Toronto blanked Boston 4-0 on January 5, ending a 40 game drought without a goal. He half joked he would not wait that long again. A prior visit to Chicago featured a rabbit on the ice after a spectator tossed a box.
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Jimmy Thomson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Boston
Jimmy
Chicago
Leaf
Bill Barilko
Weekly Tip Kid Gloves Care Hint
A brief tip advises rubbing kid gloves with bread crumbs after each wear to keep them clean longer, suggesting a simple, old fashioned cleaning method.
Canadian Amateur Puck Group Sets Allan Cup Dates
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association announced 1949 Allan Cup finals begin in Eastern Canada April 27 or 28 with Toronto as a potential site if the Maritimes or Ontario champion wins Eastern finals. Memorial Cup finals start in the West April 27. Playoff schedules run through May with multiple regional series in Manitoba Thunder Bay and British Columbia, and Western and Eastern finals slated for April and May.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Toronto
Maritimes
Ontario
Ottawa
Quebec
Montreal
West
Thunder Bay
Manitoba
Lakehead
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Fish Triggers Tale Of A White Lie On Frozen River
In Benton Harbor Michigan a fish leaped from a melted snow puddle and startled 7 year old Diana Davidson who had said she was wet after her sled tipped her into melt. The incident reveals she disobeyed orders and fell in.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Diana Davidson
Diana
Canadiens and Laprade Each Score Twice in One Game
Canadiens and Edgar Laprade of the Rangers both tallied two goals in a single game on three occasions, marking a rare double two goal performance in their teams.
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Canadiens
Edgar Laprade
Rangers
Toronto stick duel sparks suspensions echo 1942 incident
Cal Gardner of Toronto and Kenny Rear don of Canadiens drew suspensions after New Year’s Night stick swing in Toronto. The recall recalls the Jimmy Orlando Gaye Stewart fracas of November 7, 1942, when both men were fined $100 and suspended three games. Detroit Red Wings became first NHL team to reach 100 goals this season, reaching 103 after five goals against Chicago on January 2.
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Cal Gardner
Toronto
Kenny Reardon
Canadiens
Jimmy Orlando
Gaye Stewart
Stewart
Orlando
Detroit Red Wings
N.H.L
Red Wings
Chicago
Crossword Puzzle Puzzle-like clues mix of names and terms
A dense crossword puzzle list with horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include historical figures mythological beings gendered names and various common nouns and descriptors. The grid references numbers and fragments appear scattered with numerous partial words and garbled phrases.
Wrap Yourself Up Warm Johnny in Kitchen Meditations
A nostalgic verse urges Johnny to stay warm in a frigid landscape with ice on water troughs and diamonds on snow. It cautions against sticking out tongues at frosty gates and notes a distant late train whistle. The piece ends with a reminder that a child should still enjoy sunlit play despite the twenty below cold.
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Johnny
Grace Paul of Newgate Farms Champion Potatoes in Canada
Grace Paul, a farmer and mother from Newgate BC, runs a multi acre farm with cattle and horses. She won a reserve world potato championship for Netted Gems and topped Canada in that variety at Toronto Winter Fair. Her son Everett also earned top awards at Toronto and Elkah fairs.
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Grace Paul
Newgate
B.C
Canada
Toronto
Everett
Paul
Fernie
British Columbia
Alberta Foothills
Nanton
Calgary
Broken Bones No Novelty To Buy
Minneap lis two year old Gary King has suffered four fractures in his fragile bones since birth. Doctors report multiple breaks including a recent arm fracture while his parents Mr. and Mrs. David King seek answers about the cause. Gary weighed four pounds at birth and spent five weeks in an incubator.
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Minneapolis
Gary King
Gary
David King
Farmers To Lease Blood Indian Land In Alberta
Ottawa reports the Indian Affairs branch will lease 36 000 acres of Blood Indians reserve land in southern Alberta to farmers on a crop share basis in a major land proposition. The deal covers part of the tribe's 350 000 acre reserve and is described as a landmark in recent years.
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Ottawa
Indian Affairs
Tribe of Blood Indians
Alberta
Federal
Indian Affairs Branch
Pork theft at vicarage ends with dog fed and burglars
Thieves broke into a vicarage at Old Rossington near Doncaster before dawn on Christmas Day. They stole £50 worth of gifts and a Christmas goose after feeding the pork to the guard dog.
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Doncaster
England
Old Rossington
Here
Women curlers seek fitness and fun in western bonspiel
Ruth Pratt of Winnipeg leads a four woman team at the Graff club bonspiel in Toronto while praising curling for weight loss and fitness. Her teammates Mrs John Pope Mrs W C Johnson and Mrs Wilfred Beiden share views on sports offering relaxation and social benefits beyond bridge.
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Ruth Pratt
Winnipeg
Bentley
Delisle
Sask
Pratt
John Pope
W. C. Johnson
Wilfred Beiden
Johnson
B C Rejects Federal Park Offer Over Resource Rights
Edmonton report says British Columbia rejected a federal plan to transform Mount Robson area into a national park. The province insisted unqualified title to all resources would not be transferred and cited 12,000,000 acres already set aside as parks plus potential timber and mineral revenue.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
MacKinnon
Mount Robson Park
Trans-Canada Highway System
B.C
Dominion
Rockies
Plain Beef Stew with Onions Tomatoes and Celery
Two pounds round steak browned in hot oil with onions. tomatoes and celery add flavor. Simmer covered in pan or oven at 300 degrees F for several hours, adding water as needed. Seasonings and flour coat the meat for a rich, slow cooked dish.
Bake Light Prune Bread with Graham Flour
A bread recipe combines 1 cup bread flour 2 1 cups graham flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup sugar 1 4 cups milk 1 beaten egg and 1 tablespoon melted shortening stirred with dry ingredients Fold in 1 cup prunes soaked pitted and chopped Bake slowly at 325 degrees for about 1 hour. 2813
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Decatur
Warwickshire
Reform School
United States
National Foundation For
Yoshijiro Umezu
International Military Tribunal
United States Army
NHLL
Grant
Nobby” Warwick
Boston Bruins
Billy Reay
Mary Lamarre
Ill
Mary Victoria
Mary Francine
Frank Cull
Morris Fisbein
American Medical Association
S.N.S
Edward
Mohammed
Buffet
Kish
British India
Hoffman
Offenbach
Vere
Lincoln
Little Reggie
Margarita
Gee
Priscilla
Ey al Vermeer
By Jane Dale
Victoria
Marilyn Lambeora
Canadian Press
Graham Prune Bread
BY William Ferguson
Korner
Grapefruit League
Europe
Maseusia
Norman Mohn
Okare
Duke Center
Penna
C.b. Swoyer
Buffalo
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