World Happenings Briefly Told Excerpt
British film exports to the United States in tele vision plans. Canada forms a revision commission for laws. Battle Hastings remains unearthed in Sussex. Racing pigeon owners fear mass slaughter without feed. A London malaria discovery involved 2000 mosquitoes. 1947 distress calls: 282, Medical Advice to Ships: 323. Montreal CBC appeals for flood relief aid from commerce chamber members.
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Britain
Post Office
Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
British Columbia
West Coast Whaling Industry Is Thriving
British Columbia's whaling sector, centered at Coal Harbor on Vancouver Island, reports rapid activity. Western Whaling Corporation operates three vessels and a former RAF base now serves as a reduction plant. Ten mammals averaging 40 to 50 tons each have already been landed, with stages including cutting, boiling, and rendering into bone meal and oil.
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Norway
Old fashioned embroidery crochet pattern 7260 offered
Household Arts Dept advertises Pattern 7260 for transfer of a 7 by 20 inch motif two 5 by 15 inch motifs with crochet directions and charts. Send twenty one cents in coins to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern and include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg Man
Canada May Have King And Queen As Part Time Residents
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the commons Canada could expect the King and Queen to reside part of the year in Ottawa. He backed a national capital fund to develop Ottawa with cooperation from Ottawa other municipalities and provinces Ontario and Quebec. The plan would finance bridges and removal of freight terminals though it would be costly and require broad coordination.
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Canada
King
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Commons
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Is House
Selected Recipes For Chicken And Cheese Dishes
A traditional chicken dish is prepared by simmering a 3 pound bird in water with onion cloves bay leaf and salt until tender then browning dredged in flour and finishing with the stock to a thickened gravy served with boiled rice. Also includes cheese and nut pimento and olive molds served on lettuce with margarine or French dressing.
Bishops Asked To Outlaw War
Nearly 9 000 people sign a petition to Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher urging the Church of England bishops at Lambeth to outlaw war. The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship has collected about 3 000 signatures from Canada Ireland Australia British Guiana United States Egypt India New Zealand Nigeria South Africa Rhodesias Tanganyika and Germany.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Church of England
Lambeth
The
Anglican Pacificist Fellowship
Canada
Eire
Australia
British Guiana
United States
Egypt
India
New Zealand
Nigeria
South Africa
Rhodesias
Tanganyika
Germany
Health experts urge hobbies over sunbathing for wellness
Health experts advise replacing prolonged sunbathing with engaging hobbies or sports to relax the mind and keep the body fit. They emphasize choosing enjoyable activities to improve physical health and mental well being.
River Jordan Length and Banks Described
A historical note explains the River Jordan runs about 200 miles with widths reaching 15 miles at some points, illustrating its scale and geography.
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Jordan
Health League warns vacationists on raw milk dangers
The Health League of Canada urged travelers to verify milk sources this summer warning that a single drink of raw milk can cause severe illness. Dr Gordon Bates cited risks including typhoid undulant fever bovine tuberculosis and dysentery and offered home pasteurization guidance and a free booklet from the league. Mountaineering is also encouraged for Royal Air Force men.
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The
Health League of Canada
Gordon Bates
Dr. Bates
Bates
Dr. Pates
Avenue Road
Toronto 5
Ontario
Planes Used to Save Grain from Frost in Idaho
In Fairfield Idaho seven planes swept low over 3500 acres of Camas prairie wheat to lift frost from buds. The new technique aims to protect a crop valued around 3 million dollars six weeks from harvest after a 1 million dollar frost loss last year. Rancher Lloyd Barron credits a 2 to 3 degree rise in temperature and the wind as key factors.
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Fairfield
Idaho
Camas Praine
Lloyd Barron
Mercury at Perihelion Reaches Extreme Heat
When Mercury is at its closest point to the sun the sunlit side soaks up intense heat reaching about 7723 degrees Fahrenheit resulting in extreme surface temperatures across the planet.
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Mercury
Surgeon Revives Woman Then Finishes Appendectomy
Mrs. Julia Brittan, 23, owes her life to Dr. Max Thorek at American Hospital in Chicago after her heart stopped during an appendectomy. With minutes ticking, the chief surgeon made rapid heart massage, pierced the diaphragm and pericardium, then injected adrenalin to restore rhythm before completing the operation.
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Chicago
Julia Brittan
American Hospital
Thorek
Max Thorek
Peasants Report Sightings Of Large Landgoing Sea Serpent
In Auch France peasants claim a nine foot long green and black spotted sea serpent is on the loose in a nearby rural area. They describe it as boa sized and fear its presence near the countryside while noting the area is known for a fine brandy called areca.
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Auch
France
Areca
Elephant tusks keep growing throughout life
The tusks of an elephant continue to grow during the animal’s entire life. Researchers note ongoing development affects feeding behavior and social dynamics in herds.
Weekly Tip New Cans of Paint
A tip advises turning new paint cans upside down for a few days to let the contents settle and be ready to use with the pigments evenly distributed. The suggestion emphasizes pre-stirring to avoid separate layers once opened.
Crossword puzzle clues and grid list from 1950s page
A dense mixed list of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical entries. Clues include Unsightly plant, Hopkiln, Conical mass of yarn, Author 6, The Fifth Column, Monkey, Greenish yellow, Strait European, Shark, His wife was turned into a pillar of salt, Thus, Symbol for tutecium, Mountain take, To allow, Climbing pliant, Prevaricator, Poem by Tennyson, Feward Petitions, To attempt, Acted as an attendant, Soft mineral, Compass point, Maiden, To wander, Speak jouder, Clothing 53, Redacts 5, Companion of the Apostle Paul 59, Dolphiniike mammal 60, Eggs, Chief ruler of ancient Mexico 3, Pecent 64, Union of three 65 Hindu weight, and vertical clues including Pronoun, Snakelike fish, To give forth, Piece of turt, King of Gashan, Feverential fear, First king of Israel, Austrian Alpine province, Head covering 70, Musical composition 11 Mexican coin 13 17 Asiatic kingdom Entry Goddess of mischief Flaccid Part of the eye Sea mile To make lace Siang burglar Hindmost Vase To color To condescend Plumlike fruit Fancied Spanish seaport Work Sees Black To possess 52 Rajah's wife 54 To schedule 55 French river 57 Unwrought 58 Music as written 62 Man's nickname.
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Tennyson Feward
Apostle Paul
Ancient
Mexico
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Hastings
Deanery
Battle
Sussex
England
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Mi Busha
Margarita
Reginald
Priscia
al Vermeer
Health League
Royal Air Force
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BOYS
Edward J. Flanagan
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Nebraska
Gashan
Israel
Rajah
French River
Nisi
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