World Happenings Briefly Told
A Norfolk church worksite neared destruction by a worker’s blow torch. Alberta refineries produced 39 627 000 gallons of fuel in January a 22 percent rise from January 1949. France may buy Canadian pulpwood and pit props within a year. A skull over 500 years old was found near Doncaster and a tooth was professionally removed. An Income Tax Appeal Board ruling classed business improvements as capital expenditures. The keel of a Canadian navy weasel class vessel was laid at Lauzon Quebec. European refugees returning home outnumber those resettling in the west. The City of Edmonton reserve squadron 418 RCAF will fly with the city crest.
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Alberta
Doncaster
Yorkshire
England
Income Tax Appeal Board
Kitchen Meditations Someones Mile
A brief reflective meditation on life's burdens. Each traveler perceives others as lucky while bearing unseen trials of their own. The poem contrasts perceived ease with hidden weight and warns against judging by appearance.
BC Coal Production Drops in April
BC coal output fell in April compared with the same month last year. April production was 134,850 tons, down from 160,196 tons a year earlier, a decline of 23,346 tons.
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Victoria
B.C
Canada Ends Auto Anti-Dumping Rule On Fresh Produce
Ottawa reports Canada will withdraw the automatic anti dumping regulation from June 1. The rule let customs assign arbitrary duty values to low priced U S fresh fruits and vegetables when compared with Canadian produce. New rules let ad valorem duties or specific rates per pound apply during off season or peak production, with renegotiation possible if Canada faces disadvantage.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Canada-United States
Bottle Travels 70 Miles In Eight Years
A bottle tossed by three North Dakota Agricultural College students in Fargo eight years ago drifted down the Red River and was found in CLIMAX Minnesota on May 24 near 70 miles from its launch. Finder Bernard Quirk signed the note and set it toward Canada.
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Climax, Minn
North Dakota Agricultural College
Fargo
N.D
Red River
Hudson's Bay
Bernard Quirk
Canada
Harold Lloyd Becomes Grandfather Amid New Baby Arrival
Hollywood comedian Harold Lloyd, already famed for his film and civic roles, added grandfather to his name while celebrating the birth of a son to his daughter Peggy and her husband A Bartlett Ross of Beverly Hills.
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Hollywood
Harold Lloyd
Peggy
A. Bartlett, Ross
Beverly Hills
Good Home Conditions Cut Accidents Says CPR Official
D. Ss. Thomson, vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway eastern region, told a safety rally at the Royal York Hotel that good home conditions help keep workers focused and reduce industrial accidents. The audience included 1,000 CPR men and their wives.
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Toronto
D. Ss. Thomson
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Royal York Hotel
The Side Eyotia Sports Column Oddities and Facts
A miscellany on shaving tips and canine care advances. It cites Dr G B Schelli on canine medicine benefits, recalls golf records by E C Bliss and Titanic Thompson, notes World War I cockroach racing in Mexico, and jokes about women's longer life expectancy due to changing attire and varied dress.
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G. B. Schelli
E. C. Bliss
Kent
England
Thompson
France
Mexico
Armed Forces Offer Return to World War II Deserters
Ottawa reports the armed forces will permit roughly 100 Canadian servicemen who deserted to return home after quitting overseas. The exact number and current locations remain unknown, with most believed to have vanished into life in Britain or Europe. After defence legislation passes, their actions and crimes will be effectively pardoned.
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Ottawa
Canada
Cat Sprouting Fur-Covered Wings In Madrid
Angelina the cat from Madrid has 10 inch fur covered wings sprouting from her back. Owner Juan Priego rejected offers up to seventy thousand dollars and plans a Mexico tour if passport issues can be solved. The note ends with a separate historical aside on the word housewife dating to 1225.
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Angelina
Madrid
Spain
Juan Priego
Angola
Priego
Mexico
Crossword Puzzle Answer to Last Week
Readable puzzle prompts list across horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and hints. The grid solution row references and final answer are consolidated as a single entry.
Nutrition Value of Oats Shown by Federal Tests
Federal Agriculture Department tests on oats from diverse regions and varieties show protein content from 14 to 17 percent with Cartier at 17.15 percent and Victory at 15.43 percent. Fat content varies, Roxton 548 at 2.70 percent and Exeter showing higher fat. Grown at Agassiz Scott Saskatchewan Winnipeg and Ottawa, with Winnipeg and Scott yielding highest protein.
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Federal Agriculture Department
Chemistry Division
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Victory
Cartier
Roxton
Exeter
Agassiz
Scott
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Births Deaths Lower Population Gain Continues
Canada reports a lowering birth rate to 273 per 1000 in the first nine months of 1949 from 275, with mortality dipping to 9.2 and infant deaths easing to 42 per 1000 live births. Natural increase stays 18.1, live births reach 269,151, and deaths total 90,272 versus 90,570 a year earlier.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Civic Centre considers summer arts school plan at Nelson
The Civic Centre Commission studies establishing a summer home of fine arts in Nelson to teach ballet music painting and handi crafts with hopes to open in 1951 modeled after Banff Alberta program setup.
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Nelson
B.C
Civic Centre Commission
Banff
Aita
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Norfolk
Eng
James P. Manton
Paris
Lauzon
Que
Montreal
Quebec
Commons Committee On External Affairs
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British Columbia
Peter G. Gordon
Skipper
Dad
Eyotia
BY William Ferguson
Death Valley
U S
T.M
U. B
Colds
Si John W. Peterson
Es7erry
Micha
Virgil
Washington
Lincoln
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Anyyone
al Vermeer
Priscilla
Waldo
B.C. Fine Arts School
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