World Happenings Briefly Told
Mra Ellen F O Brien, 64, was struck and killed by an auto in St John L O'Brien square. Bostonnamed for her son who was killed in the Second World War. Weighing scales dating from the 17th century to Victorian times have been presented to the Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, by Mayor R Turner of Bedford, England. Bagesge cars, or express freight trucks on British railways are to be provided with swivel seats and more comfort while you work facilities for railway employes. In quick succession, town clerk John H Blanchard issued deer hunting licences in Mount Vernon, Mo. to Charles Hall, 84, Hovey Luce, 86, Hiran Randall, 8, and Lincoln Walton, 99. The first international motor-car show ever staged in Sweden will be held in Stockholm next April 21 to May 3. The exhibition will be opened by Prince Bertil, third son of King Gustaf Adolf. A factory is being built at Bergen, Norway, to quake briquettes from low-grade coal mined in Spitsbergen. Present plans call for production of 20,000 tons a year for the Norwegian state railways and home owners. An Air Force radar observer was rescued from the Alaska wilderness by a helicopter after he fell or jumped from an F 94 jet fighter at 15,000 feet altitude. Flares and a hand held light led to the dramatic sub Arctic rescue in near zero cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Blanchard
Mount Vernon
Charles Hall
Hovey Luce
Hiran Randall
Lincoln Walton
Sweden
Stockholm
Bertil
Gustaf Adolf
Bergen
Norway
Spitsbergen
Air Force
Alaska
I Wish I Were a Boy A Child's Lament and Rat Reproduction
A little girl longs for boyish freedom and easy days while envisioning carefree play. The piece shifts to a factual note that rats may have up to 12 litters yearly with about ten young per litter.
Royal Bank of Canada Posts Record 1850 Balance Sheet
The Royal Bank of Canada reports a year ending November 30 1850 with total assets of 2 4973 76342 and deposits of 2 3375 03468 both record highs. Liquid assets equal 71 26 percent of public liabilities while profits reach 11 845 138 with 6 559 725 net after deductions and a 50 000 000 reserve fund balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Weathered farmer sharpens knife during dinner in Osecola
Bettye Starr reports an elderly weathered farmer in Osecola, Arkansas, keeping careful control of his meal as the waitress sets the silverware. He pulls a whetstone and sharpens his knife before dining.
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Osecola
Ark
Bettye Starr
Home managers replace housewives as term shifts
In a light column, the author notes the shift from housewife to home manager, jokes about office spaces for homemakers, and jokes about a sign reading Appointment Only. The piece also muses on boxing history, old innkeeper liability, and fortunes from mustard and canned soup.
Canada Makes Big Gains in Pig Production
Britain's top livestock expert Dr John Hammond says Canada has made terrific strides in pig production and now outstrips Britain. The Nobel laureate from Cambridge notes Canadian bacon is of superior quality while British bacon is made from inferior pigs.
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Canada
Belfast
Britain
John Hammond
Cambridge
Crossword Puzzle Clue Set Mixed With Missing Letters
A fragmented crossword puzzle appears with horizontal clues including anatomy and art terms, and vertical clues listing animal references and historical terms. The grid references and several entries are garbled, yielding partial word hints for common crossword answers.
Protect Wallpaper While Washing Woodwork Tip
A weekly tip suggests shielding wallpaper by holding a flat strip of tin against the board during washing with sudsy water. An old licence plate can guard against splashes, but wash the plate first with hot soapsuds to remove oily grime.
Oddities in the News Compiled Short Items
A string of quirky notices from Europe and the United States includes a Bavarian woman who burned her feet warming them in an oven, a Kent shopper misreading a thief as a window dresser, a Pasadena clerk catching a weight discrepancy, Richmond residents proposing Harmony Lane, a South Dakota dogcatcher resigning after five days, a North Dakota cook finding a dollar in a chicken’s craw, and Halifax Mail Star raising weekly rates while keeping single copy price unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
The
Halifax Mail- Star
Tiny Philippine Goby Named World’s Smallest Fish
The Philippine goby is described as the smallest fish in the world, measuring about three sixteenths of an inch in length. The note highlights its extreme diminutiveness and tiny size among aquatic life.
New Canadian Stamp Depicts Fisherman in Open Boat
On February 1 1951 Canada will issue a redesigned one dollar stamp featuring a fisherman in an open boat hauling in his net. The design includes a wide border with a fishnet background and sixteen fisheries products highlighting Canada’s rich aquatic resources.
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Canada
Canadian
Lady well driller aims for missionary path in Ontario
Ada Snider a Briarcrest Bible Institute student from Caron Saskatchewan plans a future as a missionary while helping her father J N Snider drill wells near Woodbridge Ontario. The 21 year old says she may be the only woman well driller in Ontario and perhaps Canada. They recently capped a Holland Marsh well that produced 500000 gallons daily feeding market gardens. Ada wears a plaid shirt jeans and boots and keeps her hair tied for safety while operating drilling machinery. The job she calls healthy includes occasional drenching from capping operations.
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Snider
Ontario
Canada
J. N. Snider
Holland Marsh
Toronto
Ada
Bristol firm receives curious Lagos letter
A Bristol company received a letter from a Nigerian native in Lagos offering to trade goods. The correspondent asks for a belt a fountain pen and a football and promises to send an elephant and coconuts in return.
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Bristol
England
Lagos
Nigeria
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Ellen F O Brien
St. John L O'Brien Square
Boston
Manitoba Museum
Winnipeg
R. Turner
Bedford
BY Jane Dale
Boy
Royal Bank
V.bunin
Ireland
Dan Donnelly
Donnelly
Dublin
Dorrance
Donald Cass
California
W. T. Mustard
Hospital For
Campbell Cowan
Banting Institute of Toronto
Ecclesiastical Council
Nevada
Mother of Apollo
Todwest
Poppaea
Fin
Rel
Altoetting
Bavaria
Mainstone
Kent
Pasadena
Cali
Richmond
Harmony Lane
Aberdeen
South Dakota
James Fallon
Hankinson
N.D
Caron
Sask
Ada Snider
Briarcrest Bible Institute
Woodbridge
Ont
BY William Ferguson
Appalachians
Green
White
Blue Ridge
Black
NEA Service, Inc
Kwiz Korner
Mae Kai
Elmer
Wisconsin
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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