Aggressive? Ramona Finds Love In Storm Rescue
Ramona rescues a man during a storm after he tries to fry an egg for supper. He saves her life during a lake launch rescue, insisting he is not aggressive as attraction grows between them.
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Amona
Ramona
Mother
Sissy
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
E. M. Vye
Calgary
Vye
Sister FC
Marion MacDonald
Vancouver
R.C.A.F
Edmonton
Pine Helps Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winni Newspaper Union
Anne Adams Pattern Dept at the Winni Newspaper Union receives assistance from Pine and the Toronto office at 60 Front Street W. This note mentions collaboration or support between departments and locations.
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Anne Adams
Winni Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
France Reports 1949 Literacy Rate At Ninety Three Percent
In 1949 France recorded a literacy rate of 93 percent reflecting widespread schooling. The statistic highlights postwar educational gains and national emphasis on reading and writing skills.
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France
Vancouver basks in January sunless record
January lighting the city saw only 8.9 hours of sun in 31 days the gloomiest month in Vancouver's recorded history. The sunniest average for January is 47.2 hours. In Regina a 2 600 foot walk through tunnel links buildings at the Mounted Police barracks. Vancouver riders will race ten weeks this summer starting June 14 at Lansdowne and Aug 3 at Exhibition Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Regina
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lansdowne Track
Exhibition Park
Saskatchewan Tourism Up In 1951 Year
Regina reports 1951 saw a record 16 788 American cars enter Saskatchewan, up about seven percent from 1950. Rail and bus traffic dipped slightly by September while air travel rose. provincial parks saw large attendance until August rains curbed tourism. Prince Albert National Park and Lac la Ronge experienced record visitor numbers.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau of Publications
Prince Albert National Park
Lac la Ronge
Alberta council urges parent consent for underage counter workers
Calgary report says Alberta Council on Child and Family Welfare passed a recommendation that no girl under 18 should take jobs as counter girls waitresses or hotel chambermaids without written parental permission. President Mrs Harold Riley cited increased temptations facing teens.
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Calgary
Alberta Council On Child and
Harold Riley
Council
Oddities in the News: odd tales from across the globe
A Buffalo couple found a one cent tax refund after quitting work to claim it. A Fort Erie man found an eight ounce three yolk egg. Devonport farmer fed a turkey that swallowed a pre-Victorian gold half sovereign. Barcelona’s Noah’s Ark Society marks 25 years with a zoo feast. Marblehead thieves stripped Elmer Davis’ car down to a shell. Queensland foxes turn vegetarian amid drought and fires. A Bronx jury notes a Bermuda flyer in a Rikers Island prison library.
Canada Is Great Industrial Country Is Now Parity Dollar
The New York Times editorial says the Canadian dollar reaching parity with the U S dollar is not a fluctuation but a justified recognition of Canada's massive productive gains. The paper notes Canada has shifted from an overwhelmingly agricultural nation to a leading industrial country.
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Winnipeg
New York Times
the Times
Canada
Wheat shortfall abroad promises high prices for Canada
Ottawa reports a world wheat shortage will push Canadian growers to top prices and even export premiums for months. Argentina may offer no wheat this year, and imports will pay IW A quotas plus a premium. Canada holds the only growing stock among the four major exporters.
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Ottawa
Canada
Argentina
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Australia
U.S
Bureau
Federation seeks tax exemption for farm equipment
In Winnipeg the Canadian Federation of Farm Equipment dealers approved sending a petition to Ottawa to exempt certain farm equipment and accessories from taxes and duties. President Mel Cunningham of Red Deer Alberta said farmers face unnecessary taxes and duties and that operating profits are below 4.4 percent as freight costs rise.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Farm Equipment Dealers
Mel Cunningham
Red Deer
Alta
Coffee Baptism by Pope Clement VII and Pasteur Milk Process
Pope Clement VII proclaimed coffee a truly Christian beverage while Louis Pasteur later lent his name to a milk purification process. The note links historical religious and scientific milestones to familiar names.
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Clement VII
Louis Pasteur
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Ruth K. Kent
Dodds
Les Carroll
Ben Miller
Vancouver Tourist Association
Foam Lake
Sask
Foam Lake Board of Trade
A. Evans
British Columbia
B.C
International Woodworkers of America
C.I.C
C.C.S
C.C.F
Raymond
Barkerville
Bill Hong
Scott's
Seorrs Emvisiee
Buffalo
N.Y
Internal Revenue Office
Vito Passero
Fort Erie
Devonport
England
Barcelona
Noah's Ark Society
Don Guillermo Ciervo
William Deer
Marblehead
Mass
Elmer Davis
Queensland
Barcaldine
Bronx
New York
Rikers Island
Bermuda
Burgess Ee
Burgess Battery Company
Ayn A
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