Amend Parks Act to Revert National Parks to Provinces
Senator W A Buchanan told the Senate that Western Canada hosts over 11 000 buffalo and 25 000 antelope in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The bill seeks to revert Wainwright Buffalo and Nemisham Parks to provincial control while Elk Island and others expand. residents in Banff Jasper Waterton and Yoho would receive provincial health and tax changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Senate
W. A. Buchanan
Wainwright Buffalo
Nemisham Park
Wainwright
Wood Buffalo Park
Northwest Territories
Elk Island National Park
Elk Island Park
Wainwright Park
Agriculture Department
Buchanan
J. C. Webster
Shediac
N.B
Fort Beausejour Historic Park
Webster
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Riding Mountain Park
Manitoba
Waterton Lakes Park
Banff
Jasper
Waterton Lakes
Yoho Parks
Faithful Mongrel Guarded Prospector Until Death
In Wickenburg Arizona a small white dog guarded the body of his master Thompson after the prospector was found dead on the highway. Constable Fugatt shot the dog to allow removal of the body. The dog is buried at the master's grave with the town noting his courage.
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Wickenburg
Ariz
Pson
H. C. Nicholls
Thompson
B. E. Fugatt
Fugatt
Justice of the Peace
R. L. Westall
Westall
Still Spending Huge Sums on Armaments Worldwide
The Financial Post notes fear remains costly as global defense spending totals 27.4 billion dollars annually. It cites 19 million men under arms and compares expenditure to 1939 levels, estimating about 36 dollars per person alive today.
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The
Financial Post
Trellis design for house sides using standard lattice stock
A newspaper item explains how to build an attractive side house trellis. It notes designs can fit specific homes and suggests using mitred joints, galvanized nails or copper clout nails, and suitable stock measurements for a sturdy frame.
Baby in Perambulator Survives 100 Foot Fall
A year old boy named Owen Kelly Jr. rolled over in his perambulator strapped to a carriage that toppled 100 feet into a ravine in Upper Manhattan. He escaped with minor cuts and bruises while his mother Margaret spoke with friends nearby.
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New York
Owen Kelly, Jr
Upper Manhattan
Margaret
Ask Farmers Help In Helpful Survey
Dominion Bureau of Statistics begins a large cross section survey across Canada to collect data on accidents and fires on farms. About 500 interviewers will visit about two percent of farm households over three weeks to gather information for safety and employment analysis.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Marvellous Progress In Corn Culture In North America
Indigenous corn cultivation laid a foundation for a modern industry as white settlers expanded varieties from four to over 500. By 1946 Ontario led fodder and husking corn with 719,400 acres, yielding 3,962,000 tons of fodder and 10,542,000 bushels of shelled corn. The Iowa Yield Test of 1920 spurred scientific breeding, leading to hybrid corn accounting for over 90 percent of U S and Canada production and a multi bu per acre rise.
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North America
Ontario
Iowa
U.S
Canada
Wire Staple Diet Fatal To Eagles
Seventeen Bald Eagles at Woodland Park zoo died after eating wire staples tossed into their cages. Zoo director Dr. Gus Knudson warned it was likely unintentional, blaming children and unthinking adults for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Alaska
Woodland Park Zoo
Gus Knudson
Knudson
Ottawa reports WWII cost to Canada at 20.26 billion dollars
Fact-finders in Ottawa finalize the bill for World War II costs to Canada amounting to 20,255,865,996 dollars including demobilization through March 31st. The per capita figure approaches $2,000, near the U.S. level of about $2,400, yet the price of lost lives remains immeasurable.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
United States
Scientists Use Cow Annabelle to Test Milk Yield Ethics
U.S. researchers try to boost Annabelle’s milk by 20 percent using thyroprotein. The cow loses weight, frets, then gains weight as milk output rises but heart rate surges 334 percent. They await her death to judge long term net milk. A note adds the Mediterranean Sea was named by early Latins as the middle of the earth.
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U.S
Annabelle
Mediterranean Sea
Middle of the Earth
Sports World Items From Ice to Olympics and Europe
News briefs cover guaranteed artificial ice by Oct 15 and rink expansion to 4 900 seats. Americans may spend 420 million on sports gear. Joe Louis to boxing exhibitions in Australia and Europe next year. Johnny Gottselig to coach the Chicago Black Hawks with GM duties next season. Walter Brown seeks hockey talent in Europe. 1948 Olympic salute may end in London, Swiss propose a new salute. Old Country soccer teams unlikely to visit Canada before 1949. Barbara Ann Scott barred from Oslo events with Europeans only rule. The International Skating Congress says competitions will be open.
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Brandon
Johnny Gottselig
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Bill Tobin
Tobin
Gottselig
Stockholm
London
Oslo
Norway
Barbara Ann Scott
Ottawa
International Skating Congress
Secret New Zealand weapon rivaling atomic power
Reports claim New Zealand scientists under Prof. Leech built a secret weapon during the war with power approaching the atomic bomb in effectiveness. A 170-strong team in New Zealand and Pacific areas worked under high security, with plans established in Britain and the United States before shifting to New Zealand over espionage fears.
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Ackland
N.Z
New Zealand
T. D. J. Leech
Auckland University College
Prof
Leech
New Zealand Scientific Research and Industrial Council
Order of the British Empire
United States Naval
Pacific
Wellington
Britain
United States
Florida
South Americans Pay High For Cars
A new fraternity of automobile exporters is thriving after restrictions on shipments were lifted March 31. They pay premium prices for new cars, with examples including Ford prices about 300 above list and Cadillacs up to 1,000 over. Brazilians, Shanghai buyers, and Venezuelans are bidding thousands for models from Ford to Buick.
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Ford
Cadillac
Shanghai
Plymouth
Buick
Wall Street Journal
Swift Donation Inscription Chooses Humble Entrance Line
While visiting Dublin, Jonathan Swift promised five pounds to a charity planning an orphanage. The next day reports claimed fifty pounds, prompting Swift to protest. He agreed to fund the 50 pounds if he could choose the main entrance inscription, which read You were a stranger and ye took me in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
Dublin
Jonathan Swift
Swift
Wedding Anniversary Etiquette Tips And Household Advice
Helpful hints cover ironing cloth care wedding invite formatting slipcover washing and timely wedding gift appreciation. The guidance stresses avoiding newspaper prints on fabrics and notes colorfast fabrics and dry cleaning when unsure. It also urges prompt thank you notes and cautions about postponing duties.
Weave Huck Toweling Borders Pattern 7382
Old needlecraft feature promotes Huck towel weaving with versatile border designs. Pattern 7382 offers improved charts, photos, and complete directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union for_patterns 7382 and provide name address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
New England Maple Syrup Production Rises but Stays Below Average
The 1947 New England maple syrup and sugar crop ran ahead of 1946 but remained below the long term average. Maple sugar total reached 7,346,000 pounds, up 26 percent from 1946's 5,815,000 yet 19 percent under the 1936 1945 average of 9,030,000 pounds.
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Boston
New England
Department of Agriculture
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National Parks
Canadian Council of Nutrition
John H. MacCuaig
Duncan MacLeod
Dalhousie Station
Quebec
Canadian Figure Skating Association
International Skating Union
Amateur Skating Association of Canada
Joe Louis
Australia
Europe
Fred Sommers
Brown Bomber
West
Walter Brown
Boston Garden
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
Scotty McNair
Pacific Coast Soccer League
British Isles
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Reta
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