Post Office workers may face lighter bag limits
The British union of Post Office Workers seeks a reduction in bag weight to 35 pounds for carriers. Otto Praeger, 77, father of air mail, died of a heart ailment at his Washington home. The Australian wool clip for 1947-48 may reach 448 million dollars with an average price of 48 cents per pound. The Royal Navy will visit Pearl Harbor after receiving a new British aircraft carrier next June. Applications already arrive for space at the British Industries Fair in London and Birmingham. Britain lowers police recruit age from 20 to 19 to bolster the Metropolitan force.
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British Union of Post Office Workers
Otto Praeger
Washington
United States Pacific Naval Base
Pearl Harbor
Britain
How Australian Farms Are Divided
In Victoria the average farm of 640 acres divides into about 200 acres in bare fallow 200 acres sown with wheat 100 acres sown with oats for hay and grain and the rest left to natural grass Sheep thrive with wheat and mixed wheat and sheep farming is common The sheep utilize roughage keep fallows clean and add to farm income
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Victoria
Australia
Head Disposes of Fertile Valley Enterprise Plant
C R Head owner and editor of The Fertile Valley Enterprise at Conquest Sask has sold the printing plant and the weekly. Started in 1912 the paper grew with Conquest and Bounty Ardath Milden areas. Head served in WWI in France and later ran the business single handed except for a few years. He remained active in community service and will continue as local postmaster.
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Cr. A. Head
Fertile Valley Enerprise
Conquest
Sask
Mr Head
Hamida
Manitoba
Messrs
Ed. L. Stone
Chas. W. Venables
Harris, Sask
Harris “Herald
Saskatchewan
Harris
Head
the Herald
Board of Trade
Knotty Ash
Liverpool
Canada
Bounty
Ardath
Milden
Dora Sibbald
Jean
R.C.A.F
Alberta
Edmonton
Mabel
Grey Nun’s Hospital
Regina
Doris
Saskatoon
Warman, Sask
Philip
D.D
1.0.C.F
E.R
B.P.O. Elks
Masonic Lodge
United Sunday School
United Church Board
Canadian Legion
Fertile Valley Agricultural Society
Red Cross
Victory Loan Committee
Eskimo Girl Homesick to Return in June
Fifteen year old Eskimo girl Rebecca, who came to England with Mrs. John Turner widow of a northern missionary, plans to return to the Canadian north in June. She has helped Mrs. Turner with her two elder children and a baby born after their arrival. Mrs. Turner’s husband Canon ly died in a Arctic shooting accident last fall in a Winnipeg hospital.
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Felixstowe
Eng
England
John Turner
Rebecca
Canada
Chauffeur Term Origin Traced to Stoker Roots
Collier's traces the word chauffeur to the French term for stoker, noting the title began with operators of early coal burning cars who literally served as stokers. The article discusses how the occupation name evolved as motor vehicle driving grew.
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Collier's
English Methodists Bar Word Obey in Marriages
One thousand one hundred Methodist ministers in England have banned the word obey from church marriage ceremonies, replacing the traditional vow with a more equal phrasing.
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England
Caution on Sulfa Drugs for Home Use
Sulfa drugs are widely known and powerful against infections but should not be self prescribed. They can be dangerous if misused and may cause death. A doctor can provide do's and don'ts and perform tests to guide treatment and determine when to discontinue use.
B C Doctor Wraps Man s Heart In Cellophane
In Victoria at St Joseph s hospital a patient underwent a rare operation to stimulate heart wall growth after Dr J D Stenstorm repaired a defective aorta. Dr D B Roxburgh, hospital superintendent, said it may be Canada s first such procedure.
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Victoria
St. Joseph's Hospital
J. D. Stenstorm
D. B. Roxburgh
Canada
Maori and Hawaiians Share Tahitian Ancestry
New Zealand Maori and Hawaiians are closely allied and both trace their origins to Tahitians, indicating a common Pacific heritage.
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New Zealand
Coyotes Gang Up To Slay Deer On Ice Near Cranbrook
In Cranbrook B C a dozen coyotes have been killed by hunters near Moyie Lake and surrounding woods. A game warden cites a scene of coyotes attacking a deer on the ice while others feed, then retreating to the shore to digest the carcass.
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Cranbrook
B.C
Moyie Lake
Johnny Bayley
Driver Navigates Narrow Bridges With 32 Ton Snowplow
In Peterborough Ontario a 32 ton snowplow crossed a bridge too narrow for its load. The driver turned around and, recalling a 5 ton limit on the earlier bridge, drove back across the first span and then again over the second bridge, all with nerves on edge.
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Peterborough
Ont
Crossword Puzzle Preview and Clues
A mixed grid of horizontal and vertical clues with definitions for words such as spigot beverage and currency terms. Includes multiple theme items like river names and animals, plus scientific and linguistic hints. The page lists many numbered entries and a few punny or cross-referenced prompts from the prior puzzle.
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