Lucky Lady Finds Fortune in Lossful Life
In a stormy afternoon Miss Clara Maidenfern opens up to a visitor about love, loss, and luck. She recalls three husbands, a fourth marriage, and a vast inheritance from the Maidenfern estate. She counts herself the lucky lady who outlived her family and owns the family legacy.
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Bontine
Clara Maidenfern
Mawenfern
Maidenfern
Miss Clara
Hannah
Harry
Weather Bureau
Clara
Orinda
Dad
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Quaint Pattern 4685 for Girls Sizes 6 to 14
Anne Adams Pattern 4685 offers a simple sew for a fit tested dress with bow and ruffles. Sizes 6 8 10 12 14 priced at 25 cents, includes illustrated instructions. Send name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Youth Hostels in Banff and Jasper Planned
The national parks service announces new youth hostels to expand accommodation in Banff and Jasper national parks.
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Ottawa
National Parks Service
Banff and
Jasper National Parks
Watermelon Cultivation Traced to Ancient Times
A historical note confirms watermelons have been cultivated since ancient times. The record highlights long standing agricultural practices and the crop's enduring presence in early societies.
Rural weeklies hold strong ad value says Jarman Journal
Nashville Tenn dealers are praised for favorable position as weekly rural newspapers remain vital. The Jarman Shoe company Journal notes near universal readership and argues rural weeklies satisfy local news needs better than city dailies, keeping families engaged with ads and local events.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jarman Shoe Company
Journal
Pasteurized milk to be used in field area
Ratepayers in a municipality 30 miles east of Edmonton endorse a by law to sell only pasteurized milk. In Moose Jaw Mrs James Ogilvy retires after 20 years as a meteorologist noting weather from 110 degrees above zero to 54 below. Winnipeg Marion Hebie becomes first woman to receive the city police commission medal after aiding a robbery investigation. Sturgis Mrs Johnny Kal en chuk bites into a pearl found in fresh oysters. Yorkton a bridegroom recalls financial strain as his wife buys a Christmas tree for 15 dollars 47 cents.
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Alta
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
James Ogilvy
Winnipeg
Marion Hebie
Ingenious Self Feeder for Chickens Wins Local Approval
Gus Johnson a farmer in Loverna Sask devises a self feeder for wheat screenings using a discarded seed drill box bolted to a plank with raised boards. The 50 chickens feed from both sides with minimal waste and the box holds several bushels, needing filling only once a week.
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Loverna
Gus Johnson
Johnson
Penticton Eyes Deep Channel or New Waterway Plan
Penticton City Council calls for immediate action to deepen the Okanagan River channel or to open a new channel to ensure rapid runoff from Okanagan Lake. The proposal aims to prevent flooding and manage water flow amid spring runoff conditions.
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Penticton
B.C
Okanagan River
Okanagan Lake
Penticton City
Mining firm to donate $500,000 arena for Trail
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. will build a $500,000 arena for Trail and donate it along with the Victoria Park site to the city. R. W. Diamond, vice-president and general manager, announced the gift.
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TRAIL
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co
Victoria Park
R. W Diamond
Youth With One Leg Wins Trophy
Seventeen year old Warner Troyer who lost his right leg below the knee in 1946 is proud after receiving the Norman W. Silver trophy as the outstanding cadet in No. 12 Edmonton Air Cadet Squadron. He has been an air cadet for eight months and earned the award for regular attendance training achievements and personal appearance.
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Edmonton
Warner Troyer
Warner
Norman W. Silver
Redman Wheat Increasing In Popularity in Manitoba
Winnipeg report notes Redman wheat rising after 1948 showing 5.3 percent of Manitoba acreage. Regent at 44.1 percent and Thatcher 28.3 percent remain top, but Redman is named first by a special committee as best Manitoba variety. Durum yields list Stewart 42.7, Carleton 39.6. Montcalm and Vantage lead barley yields. Vantage exceeds all others. Seed distribution for 1949 limited by leaf blotch disease.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Agronomists
Regent
Thatcher
Manitoba
Redman
Stewart
Carleton
Montcalm
O.A.C
Meaury
Vantage
Titan
Plush
Carman Boy Receives Good Deed Award for Rescue
Billy Anderson 14 of Carman rescued his father after their car broke through ice on Jessica Lake early in December. He received a 15 jewel watch from Eaton's Good Deed club as the week’s most outstanding good deed.
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Carman
Man
Jessica Lake
Billy Anderson
George W. Anderson
Eaton's
Canadian Pacific to Install Radio at Cranbrook Airport
Canadian Pacific Air Lines plans to install its own air ground radio facilities at Cranbrook airport after the Department of Transport range station is moved 120 miles north to Radium. The move enables CP Air Lines to operate independently from the relocated range station.
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Cranbrook
B.C
Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Department of Transport
Radium
Cambyses Conquers Egypt in 525 B.C.
The Persian king Cambyses, son of Cyrus, defeats Egypt in 525 B.C. marking a pivotal shift in ancient Near Eastern power. The conquest establishes Persian rule over Egypt and shapes subsequent regional dynamics in the Achaemenid era.
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Egypt
Cambyses
Persia
Cyrus
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Princess Margaret
King Haakon
Norway
Prince George
Greece
Lady Brabourne
Reuterphoto
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Western Briefs
Sturgis
Johnny Kalenchuk
Yorkton
Sask
Chuck Thurston
Peggy
TVE
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