Car Thirteen and the West Waterway Night Chase
A patrol car, Car Thirteen, heads to a hospital call with minutes to spare. Sergeant Benton and partner Harry Benton engage a tan sedan in a slick bridge pursuit, exchanging shots, wrecks, and radio alerts. They reach the scene, then return to base with news that a wife awaits at the hospital, curious if the child is a boy or girl.
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Harry Benton
Fifth Street
Harry
Benton
West Waterway
Maynard's
Harry Bowl
First woman settler Lavinia Beggs turns 100 in Arcola
In Arcola Saskatchewan Mrs Lavinia Beggs born in Ontario in 1842 celebrated her 100th birthday. She received congratulatory telegrams from the King Queen and Prime Minister Mackenzie King as Saskatchewan towns share district notices of elderly milestones.
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Arcola
Sask
Saskatchewan
Lavinia Beggs
Prescott County
Ontario
Snowplane Aids Feeding of Game Birds in Melita
The provincial game and fisheries department has stationed a snowplane in Melita to care for upland game birds through winter. Birds appear to be thriving and are using the feed laid out last fall. About 4 200 pounds of grain have been distributed over a wide area. Trapping and banding of prairie chicken to study migrations is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melita
Man
Provincial Game and Fisheries Department
Canada's Boy Scout Membership Grows
The Boy Scout News reports 5,282 more Scouts in Canada since 1946. In 1947 Canadian membership peaked at 103,759 under 8,954 volunteer leaders. Current figures show 94,805 boys in the movement, with the previous high in 1939 at 102,873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Boy Scout News
Canada
Boy Scout
Horse Population Declining Rapidly in Canada
T P Devlin of Winnipeg told the Cana dian Clydesdale Horse Association annual meet that old age and human consumption processing are driving a rapid decline in Canada’s horse population. He noted two processing plants in Swift Current and Edmonton are at capacity, with $7,000,000 in products from 100,000 horses sold since operations began two years ago.
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Toronto
Canada
T. P. Devlin
Winnipeg
Man
Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada
Many joining Canadian Navy Reserve in 1948
Ottawa reports brisk early recruiting for the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve with two of twenty divisions already surpassing quotas as the year begins. Six divisions exceed 75 percent and most have at least half their targets. 3,106 reservists were under training on January 1. In 1947 the RC N R had 1,600 officers and men afloat at times.
Mary Queen of Scots Becomes Scotland Queen at Week Old
A historic note records Mary Queen of Scots ascended to the Scottish throne as a newborn just weeks after birth. The event marks one of the earliest royal successions in Scottish history with implications for succession and monarchy.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Scotland
Saskatchewan Warns Of Grasshopper Plague In 1948
Regina reports Agriculture Minister I C Nollet warns that grasshoppers will be more widespread in 1948 than since 1940. The Dominion entomological laboratory forecast notes eggs in 170 municipalities, urging immediate bait and control measures to limit spring and fall crop damage.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
I. C. Nollet
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Saskatoon
North Battleford
U.S
Alberta
Wynyard
Estevan
South Saskatchewan River
Packard
Leduc Oil Field May Last 20 to 25 Years
J D Gustafson of Calgary for Imperial Oil told a public hearing of the Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation board that the Leduc oil field may last 20 to 25 years if produced at an economical rate. The hearing seeks submissions on production rates for economical production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Leduc
J. D. Gustafson
Imperial Oil Company
Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
U.S. Tourists Reach Vancouver Record During War Era
United States tourists visiting Vancouver in 17 numbered 612052, more than double the prewar annual average, according to the tourist association.
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Vancouver
United States
British Troops Infected by Anthrax via Shaving Brushes
During World War I, reports indicate British soldiers contracted anthrax from shaving brushes imported from Japan. The illness spread among service members using these contaminated brushes, prompting health concerns and recalls.
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Japan
Grasshopper Infestations Reported Along Roadside Margins
The forecast notes moderate infestations of lesser migratory or stubble grasshoppers along field margins and roadsides south of No. 1 highway and in the Davidson Craik district.
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No. 1
Davidson-Craik
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Williams
Headquarters
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Western Briefs
Red Deer
Alta
Seattle
Kelowna
B.C
British Columbia
James Cunningham
Kelowna Red and Gun Club
Game Commission
Gwynne
Wetaskiwin
Pacific Coast
Maple Leaf Gardens
Stuart Garson
Manitoba
Pas
Flin Flon
Cranberry Portage
Wanless
MacDonald
Crown Brand
THE
Canada Starch Company Ltd
Montreal -Oronto
ARMY
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
U.S.A.F
Are
By Lei Carrou
Hmm
Kiaze
Marvel Beauty Schools
Donald St
Edmonton
Pekoe
New Fleischmann
Fleischmann
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