World Happenings Briefly
The United States government employment fell substantially below 2 000 000 for the first time in years. The United Kingdom orders 1 000 000 board feet of timber from British Columbia. Ezra and Mrs. Richardson of Ogden celebrate Christmas with 62 $1 000 checks to relatives. Canadian sympathizers fund air fares to move two London Ontario orphans to Britain. A cache of 16 golf balls with tooth marks found at Peace River Alberta. Peter Donat of Kentville Nova Scotia wins the Ronald Goddard memorial award at Acadia University. John D. Rockefeller Jr. donates 2 000 000 for Memorial Hospital to expand into a cancer centre. total expansion hopes reach 5 250 000. Tofield business leaders honor Postmaster A B Clutterham on his retirement as mayor.
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Peter Donat
Kentville
Acadia University
Robert Donat
Ronald Goddard
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Memorial Hospital
New York
Tofield
A. B. Clutterham
Clutterham
Portage La Prairie Eyes Monthly Pay Plan for Teachers
Local teachers urge Portage la Prairie school board to switch from ten to twelve monthly salary installments. Association argues monthly pay improves budgeting and financial stability for educators.
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Portage LA Prairie
Local
Eyes Divided on Beetle for Visual Vigilance
The aquatic whirligig beetle has eyes split into two halves with one side directed upward to watch for danger and the other side scanning the water for prey.
Three Health Tips for Morning Wellness and Walking
The piece advises a good breakfast to prevent fatigue and urges avoidance of skimpy meals. It promotes walking to work or school as mild exercise and warns against overheated, stuffy rooms which dull mood and irritate the respiratory system. Published by the Dept. of National Health.
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Dept. of National Health
Twins Challenge Teachers At Local Four Room School
At a small four room school with 60 pupils teachers face difficulty identifying students. Ten of the children are twins, creating notable classroom mix ups and record keeping challenges.
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Oarner, Man
Delicate eye operations give Canadian children new sight
The hospital develops techniques to correct misaligned eyes in children as young as 28 months, with anesthesia delivered to the lungs and muscles realigned to turn the eye. Most first operations succeed, and persistent cases require a second procedure followed by exercises to restore balance between eyes.
World's Champion Lier Selected
In Burlington Wisconsin the Burlington Liar’s Club named Honest John Goerlich of Toledo as world’s champion liar for a Colorado trout tale. He replaces retiring L. W. Tupper of Patricia Alberta, who last year claimed 2 000 postholes blown from ground and over cactus.
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Burlington Liar's Club
John” Goerlich
Toledo
L. W. Tupper
Patricia
Alta
Goerlich
Colorado
Tupper
Alberta
Bob Hope Tops 1949 Money Making List in Hollywood
Bob Hope outscores Bing Crosby to claim the No 1 money making spot for 1949 in a poll by the Motion Picture Herald. Crosby had led five years running, with Hope ranking seventh previously. Abbott and Costello, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Betty Grable and others follow as top earners.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
United States
Motion Picture Herald
Crosby
Hope
Paleface
Sorrowful Jones
Abbott and Costello
John Wayne
Gary Cooper
Cary Grant
Betty Grable
Esther Williams
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
Gable
Anna Neagle
Michael Wilding
Danny Kaye
Jane Wyman
Alan Ladd
John Mills
Jean Simmons
Miss Grable
Mills
Miss Simmons
Gems of Thought on Constancy and Duty
The excerpt collects quotations on perseverance and moral courage from Disraeli Bulwer Eddy Emerson and Brooks. It contrasts constancy to purpose with bent saplings and fixed oaks while urging faithful work and a focus on righteous action against public opinion. Each view underscores diligence, moral resolve, and purposeful effort.
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Phillips Brooks
Memorial Windows Dedicated at St. Paul United Church
Two memorial windows were dedicated in St. Paul United Church Verdin Man. One honors pioneers of the former Methodist and Presbyterian congregations and the other honors war dead.
Weekly Tip Heat Marks On Furniture Removal
A household tip explains removing heat marks from furniture by sprinkling four generous coatings of cigarette ash on the marks and rubbing with a dry cloth. Finish with usual furniture cream polish.
Using a 132 HP air cooled engine for wood sawing
Answer notes that it is possible to cut firewood with a small engine like yours but requires a sharp saw and realism about not using such equipment to cut heavy logs. The crossword snippet is included but nonessential to the main point.
Tilting Saw Table for Small Engine Power
A 24 inch saw with speed around 800 RPM is suggested for improved work with a tilting saw table. A flywheel aids the mandrel, but should be light for small engines. The article shows a homemade tilting table design offering better feed control and an option to mount the engine on a bracket with a V belt drive.
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United Kingdom
Tieder
British Columbia
Ezra Richardson
Ogden
Tech
Pennier
London, Ont
Britain
Peace River
U.S
Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance
Mont Tremblant
Que
Benedicta Judah
Seattle
Canada
S.N.S
Fe Kry Swanson
Saxony
Lier
Burlington
Wis
R. J. Vaughan
CNA
C.N.A
Disraeli
Bulwer
Mary Baker Eddy
Emerson
Thoreau
Chila
Baltic Sea
Seragno
Gretel
Mohammed
Spenserian
Sikwerm
Reman Gode
Bagez
San Guere
By Len Kleis
Virgil
Nstrol UK
N Rope Splicing
Wellahh
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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