Death of Field Marshal Wavell Recalled in Britain
Obituary notes the recent death of Field Marshal Wavell in England and his varied career. It highlights his rise from junior officer in the Black Watch to marshal, his tenure as Viceroy of India, and his celebrated 1940 41 North Africa campaign viewed as a turning point in the war, boosting morale at home and abroad.
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Low Wavell
England
Black Watch
India
Churchill
Field Marshal Wavelll
Lord Wavell
North Africa
Britain
Dominions
Germany
Italy
Remembering Lord Wavell and Allied leadership
Tributes from Canada and the United Kingdom recall Lord Wavell for his North Africa campaign and his dual role as soldier and statesman. The passage notes his campaigns in Ethiopia Eritrea and the Middle East and his efforts to rally Allied aid for Greece. It emphasizes his impact on Commonwealth welfare and future faith.
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Ethiopia
Eritrea
Middle East
Greece
Lord Wavell
North Africa
Commonwealth
Canada
United Kingdom
Nations
Vancouver Youth Takes Over Band in Bournemouth Concert
Walter Gorel, 19, from Kitsilano Boys' Band of Vancouver, swaps trombone for baton at Bournemouth concert amid a musicians strike affecting Bournemouth. The amateur group of 39 will tour Britain and the Netherlands until September, while conductor Arthur Delamont resists labelling.
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London
Walter Gorel
Kitsilano Boys
Vancouver
Bournemouth
Arthur Delamont
International Musicians’ Federation
Britain
Netherlands
Delamont
Kitsilano
Drivers clutter car windows with stickers and trinkets
The Saint John Telegraph-Journal notes some motorists fill front windows with stickers and kewpie dolls while the rear window becomes a storage for travel folders lunch boxes fishing gear and hats leaving little room for clear sightlines and for children to look out.
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Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Near Perfect Oil Drilling Score in Alberta May 1950
In Alberta during the third week of May 1950 drilling nearly reached perfection with 17 of 18 wells completed reaching production. The report notes 125 volcanoes on Java Island, of which 13 are active.
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Alberta
Island
Java
Humorous Vignettes From Everyday Life
A collection of quick jokes and wry observations about spouses doctors dentists cyclists pedestrians and villagers. The pieces hinge on wordplay misread signals and everyday misunderstandings that poke fun at manners and small town life.
Frontier Towns Spark Bold Oil Search North of Alberta
Northern Alberta and B C frontier towns shift from farming to oil exploration with airborne magnetometer surveys planned by Imperial Oil and partners. Headquarters set up in trailers as 100 men search over 2,000,000 acres. Gas strikes reported in Peace River area. roads and roads funding loom large for access and markets.
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Sexsmith
High Prairie
McLennan
Fairview
Grimshaw
Fort Assiniboine
Thorhill
Keg River
Meekle River
Eagles Horn
Wartham
Manning
Smith
Alta
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
B.C
Normandville
Peace River
Canadian Aero Service, Limited
Imperial Oil
Second Vacuum Exploration
Canadian Gulf Oil
Imperial
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Monkman Pass
Canadian Rockies
G. C. Mitchell
Vancouver
B. J. Nesbit
Christopher Riley
Pioneer
Wilds
Hay River
N.W.T
Territories
Edmonton
Peace River Country
Peace River District
Vacationing Canadian pays 1912 fine in Cornwall
Claude Cleave, on vacation from Chilliwack BC, walked into Launceston police to offer payment for a 1912 fine for driving a wagon with no brake. The case had been summonsed but withdrawn after he left the country.
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Launcestown
Cornwall
England
Claude Cleave
Chilliwack
Cleave
Canada
Vancouver Posts Highest May Cost of Living Rise
Vancouver led May cost of living increases among three cities with the index up 5 to 166.2, above the Dominion average of 162.7. Winnipeg rose to 159.3, Toronto to 160.6 while Saskatoon fell to 164.7 and Edmonton stayed at 160.4.
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Vancouver
B.C
Winnipeg
Toronto
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Carlyle Beef Calf Club hosts lively square dance contest
The Carlyle Beef Calf Club organized a regional square dance competition on May 6 with seven guest teams from Arcola Alameda Kennedy Whitewood and others. Alameda won first prize by two points over Arcola and Cariyie clubs. the event drew a large audience, featured costumes and junior callers like 14 year old Iola Murray, and wrapped with public dancing and prizes presented by Ag Rep Merley Crowle.
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Farm Young Peoples Club
Carlyle
Sask
Beef Call Club
Alameda Beef Calf Club
Arcola and
Cariyie Beef Club
Grandma
Grandpa
Mom
Pop
George Bell
Iola Murray
Hi-Wa-Ken
Kennedy
Whitewood Homecraft Club
Bill Slykhuis
Wilkie
Carlyle Beef Calf Club
Arcola
Alameda
Whitewood
Whitewood Homecraft
Wauchope Grain Club
Merley Crowle
Weyburn
How to refresh musty preserving jars
To remove a musty smell from jars used for preservation fill them with cold water containing dissolved soda. Let it work to freshen the containers. Afterward wash in hot water with suds, rinse thoroughly, and they will be ready for service.
Vintage Model T Found Dated Ground Near Vivian
The RCMP recovered a 1925 Model T buried in a sand ridge near Vivian, Manitoba about 30 miles east of Winnipeg. The car appears in good condition with a paint job described as "as good as new" and is believed to have been buried since 1927.
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Winnipeg
R.C.M.P
Vivian
Man
Here
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Regina
Donald
Mary
Paul
Apollo
The
Red Lion
Central Press
Mike Hutnik
Douglas
Julia
Lei Carron
Carlyle Beef Club
Arcola Club
Ruth
Lois Hodgson
Avella
Loretta Campbell
Jack McLeod
Johnny Bax
Murray Clark
Archie Campbell
Cliff Walker
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