World Happenings Briefly Told
United States Treasury plans to re establish the 17th east guard district in Alaska with headquarters at Juneau. An envelope addressed by Don Messer of San Benito Texas blocked postal attention with All Mail Jet requests. Alberta Gazette notes use of magnalling devices on public service vehicles where signals are not visible. The light fleet aircraft carrier Terrific will be transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed Sydney. British Columbia to spend 50 000 on schools. Deputy Education Minister T Fairey spoke in Clov erdale. Canada reports 16 000 000 spent in 1948. The Haffkine Institute in Bombay aims to manufacture penicillin sulpha and anti malaria drugs to save millions in imports. Scotland tests seek the best potato including virus resistance and cooking quality. Birkenhead contractor R O Lloyd celebrated with 250 workers drinking beer after completing masonry on 420 houses.
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Alberta
GEMS OF THOUGHT Light and faith in verse collection
A compact excerpt of religious and philosophical quotes contrasts divine illumination with human learning. It emphasizes light from God over nature and reason, with lines from Genesis, John, Bernard Barton, J C Hare, and Goethe noting faith as a pure, guiding light.
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God
John R. Lord
Bernard Barton
Heaven
Goethe
Clive Junior Oat Club Wins Oat Trophy
The Clive Junior Oat Club earned the Alberta Grain Growers Association trophy for best out growing among juniors. They will keep the trophy permanently after winning it three consecutive years.
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Clive
Alta
Alberta Grain Growers’ Association
Rickets Deformity Warns of Ignorance and Vitamin D
Dr. L B Pett argues in Health magazine that rickets, a preventable disease causing deformities and higher illness risk, still affects Canadian children due to lack of Vitamin D. He notes 30 deaths yearly, urges supplementation and sun-derived sources, and outlines public health efforts to educate and supply Vitamin D widely.
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L. B. Pett
Health
Canada
National Health Magazine
The
Health League of Canada
Pett
Department of National Health and Welfare
Dr. Pett
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed In Print
A jumble of crossword entries and partial clues appears with horizontal and vertical lists. Several terms span classic categories such as nautical gear, fruits, ancient referents, and foods while some lines look garbled or truncated.
Biotical garden items in 22 Australian terms and terms
A compact note listing cryptic phrases such as generation 22 Australian terms 24 for fear informer 26 Wingiike part PS Prefia 23 Sympoi actinium 30 relating to the Grama 3 Serpentine fish 32 music as written M Sympo for neon speed character Yearty 4 African anteope 43 rolling swell of water 4 Requests.
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Wingiike
Actinium
Kitchen Meditations Skating by Jane Dale
Verse describes a skating session with rapid laps and breathless running phrases. The speaker enjoys gliding swerving and swinging on the ice as the bell nears, noting bright cheeks and lively eyes.
Canada unveils Tl short form for 3 million filers
Ottawa reports a new pocket size Tl short form for 1948 tax returns enabling 86 percent of filers to report income from salaries wages or pensions with investment income under 1800 dollars. It replaces portions of the old foolscap forms and uses income source as the basis for form choice.
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Ottawa
Revenue Department
Revenue
McCann
Looking Into Past Not Always Pleasant
A suburban train scene centers on Jenkins reading a letter from his old hometown. A morose stranger reveals he just received a government notice claiming he owes $1,500 in unpaid income tax from 1944, underscoring the weight of past obligations.
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Jenkins
Oldest University Claim Named El Azbar Cairo 972 AD
The text states El Azbar in Cairo as the oldest university in the world, founded in 972 A.D., highlighting its ancient academic heritage and location in Egypt.
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el Azbar
Cairo
Top NHL scorers show home ice edge in early season
Seven of the league’s top 13 goal scorers tallied more at home than on the road through the first 59 games. Grant Warwick led with 13 goals for Boston, eight at home and five away, while Harry Watson tallied 9 of 11 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Doug Bentley and others also favored home ice in the season’s early stretch.
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National Hockey League
Grant Warwick
Boston Bruins
Warwick
Boston Garden
N.H.L
Chicago
Gaye Stewart
Windy City
Harry Watson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Big Harry
Maple Leaf Gardens
Doug Bentley
Chicago Stadium
Doug
Jim Conacher
Kennedy
Lindsay
Toronto
Detroit
Detroit Olympia
Pete Babando
Pete
Boston
Bill Ezinicki
Babando
Bill
Bill Mosienko
Edgar Laprade
New York Rangers
Year of upheaval marks Dominion’s 1948 political year
In 1948 Canada saw Newfoundland move toward Confederation with a planned entry March 31, 1949 and a possible general election. Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King retired after 21 years in office. Louis St Laurent became Liberal leader and prime minister. George Drew became Progressive Conservative leader. M. J. Coldwell led the CCF as parties prepared for 1949 campaign.
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Newfoundland
Canada
Dominion
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Louis St. Laurent
Progressive Conservatives
George Drew
Ontario
John Bracken
Bracken
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
Road scoring shines as two teams split the action
Five players countered away from Madison Square Garden. Gerry Couture has six of ten goals on the road, while Kenny Smith and Ken each tally four at home and four on the road, highlighting balanced production for Boston and Detroit stars.
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Madison Square Garden
Detroit Red Wings
Gerry Couture
Kenny Smith
Boston
Ken
Saint-Gaudens Apprenticed to Stone Cutter in Youth
The famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens began his craft early as an apprentice to a stone cameo cutter, marking the start of his path in sculpture. The note hints at a life shaped by disciplined, hands-on training that influenced his later masterpieces.
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Miracle survivor blown through roof after gas explosion
Mrs. G A Coke survived being blown through a roof opening after a natural gas explosion at Atha Baska ten miles north of Edmonton. She dropped into an abandoned basement twenty feet away. One woman died and two others escaped. SNS Photo.
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Athabaska
Edmonton
G. A. Coke
SNS
Hhoto
Alberta Ships First Coal Load East to Ontario
Alberta Hard Coals Ltd sends 140 tons from Highwood Hills near Calgary to Brantford Ontario. The tunnel mined coal, not anthracite, has low moisture and 13 500 to 14 000 BTU per pound. The firm hopes for a steady flow totalling about 10 000 tons before spring.
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Calgary
Alberta
Highwood Hills
Alberta Hard Coals Ltd
Brantford
Ont
P. M. Ramsey
Mervyn Brown
Weekly Tip Shiny Leather Care Advice
Use a cloth dipped in castor oil or liquid wax to keep leather belts shoes or bags soft and supple. The tip suggests regular application to soften and protect leather items.
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United States Treasury
Alaska
Junea
Don Messer
San Benito
Tex
Terrific
Royal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Sydney
London
British Columbia
T. Fairey
Cloverdale
Haffkine Institute
Bombay
India
Scotland
R. O. Lloyd
Birkenhead
England
Corporation
Christ
J. C. and
A. W. Hare
OAT
Margaret
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Princess Margareta
Denmark
S.N.S
Rickets
Netherlands
Sweetsop
General Assembly
Eaceer University
Angie-Saren
Meadow
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NEA Service. Inc
M. Reg
U.S
Adikag Oakels
Louisiana
E.T. Darlington, Co
Woom
Ersey
Margarita
Priscilla
Chiidren Int
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