West German calls for war toy ban amid global notices
In Bonn the lower house urged banning one war toy. Canada reports farm product sales at 407.566 million dollars for Q1. German firms deliver railway parts to Iran. Persian Gulf receives seven tons of equipment. Canada sets up radar units on the Pacific coast as part of a US-Canada screen. Lynn Massachusetts doubles downtown parking limits to two hours. A street broom incident hospitalizes a man in Peabody. Alaska census may drop villages from maps. Iditarod shows a lone resident. The British king dined with Coldstream Guards at Dorchester Hotel. Hudson’s Bay Company ship Rupertsland sails to Montreal with an 18-man crew.
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R.c.af
Pacific
Alaska
Mexico
Lynn
Mass
Joseph Wodance
Peabody
Wodance
Iditarod
William HI
Dorchester
Coldstream Guards
Hudson's Bay Company
Rupertsland
Halifax
Montreal
Canada
A. C. Lloyd
Bank of Montreal Opens Canada’s First Drive-In Branch
Vancouver debuts Canada’s first drive-in bank as Bank of Montreal starts operations. Customers remain in their cars, hand deposit slips, books, and cash to tellers behind bulletproof glass. Funds are taken via a rotating tray with intercom for contact.
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Vancouver
Bank of Montreal
Canada
Some Can't Take It Chicago Rays Allergy Report
Dr. Stephan Epstein of the Marshfield clinic notes a small group become hive-prone after sun exposure due to sensitivity to certain sun rays.
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Chicago
Stephan Epstein
Marshfield
Wis
New Teachers for Manitoba Graduates from Normal School
Manitoba's teaching force gains 346 new members as the Manitoba Normal School closes. Major year awards go to students from Winkler Brandon Minitonas and Flin Flon. The 1950 class is 35 smaller than last year, but principal D B Moorhead predicts higher enrolment in 1951.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Normal School
Winkler
Brandon
Minitonas
Flin Flon
D. B. Moorhead
Side notes on husbands, bullfighters, and tall offspring
A quirky column blends anecdotes about size and marriage prospects with a 24 year old bullfighter Conchita Cintron earning $4,000 per show, plus musings on dogs, geriatrics, and a Beverly Mass. man who sleeps three hours a day. It also references tall descendants like Jim Cully the Tipperary Giant and a motherly lullaby anecdote.
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Conchita Cintron
John Healey
Beverly
Mass
Mr. Healey
Jim Cully
Tipperary
Jim
John L. Sullivan
John L
Crossword Puzzle From a Dated Page
Horizontal clues include Part of a circle and impure iron ore with entries such as 12 Constellation 13 Textile and 14 Possesses. Vertical hints cover Mountain pass 10 Dance step 11 Timber tree 16 Child and 37 Castor and Pollux with several other entries across and down.
Ship Returns Unsent Craft Echoes in Quiet Meditations
AVoyager speaks on waiting for a ship to come in and notes the need to send forth a craft with a cargo. The poem reflects on longing for relief from cares and questions whether a ship can return without a voyage set to sea.
Exports to Canada Hit 7 Million From UK Firm
M G Stewart chair of a UK firm says this year exports to Canada of tubes and steel strip may exceed 7 million dollars. The company recently fulfilled a 750000 dollar order for 78 miles of 10 inch diameter pipe for a GretnaManitoba to Winnipeg refinery line, following a director’s visit last November.
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Canada
M. G. Stewart
U.K
Gretna
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Weekly Tip Indelible Pencil and Grass Stains
Soak indelible pencil marks in alcohol then wash with water and soap. For grass stains use salt with lemon juice and sunlight. Salts of lemon can be an alternative.
Weed Seed Values For Industrial Uses Seen In Oil
Toronto notes seeds from wild mustard and stinkweed in coarse grain screenings yield oils for edible and industrial uses. Oil resembles rape seed oil and could supply fats and chemicals for plastics lubricants and related products. University of Saskatchewan chemists report on fertilizer uptake using radioactive phosphorus traces in plants.
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Toronto
The
Chemical Institute of Canada
N. H. Grace
H. J. Laps
A. Zuckerman
National Research Council
Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
H. G. Dion
J. E. Dehm
A. St. Arnaud
J. W. T. Spinks
Mascot Lioness Returns to Africa from Black Watch
The Scottish Black Watch Regiment sends its mascot, a cub lioness now grown, back to Africa. The animal had become a full grown “big girl” and is being returned to its homeland.
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London
Scottish Black Watch Regiment
Africa
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Drive-In Bank
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Primo Carera
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