Elk Island Park Becomes Alberta Recreational Center
Elk Island National Park in central Alberta has expanded to over 70 square miles and emerged as a major summer recreation spot. The park now offers bungalow cabins, a dance hall, a restaurant, a large camp ground, a gas station, ample parking, an athletic field, outdoor theatre, children's playground, a golf course, and beaches for bathing and boating. It houses more than a thousand plains buffalo alongside elk, mule deer, and moose, plus a rich bird sanctuary. Improvements to approach and internal roads aid access, and the buffalo herd remains the primary draw.
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Ek Island National Park
Alberta
Astotia Lake
National Parks Service
el Island National Park
Canada
Elk Island
Astotia
Elk Island National Park
National Park
Romance Week Aims To Match Wick Whitley Bay Couples
In Whitley Bay Northumberland a Romance Week will be held in September to couple up singles from Britain and France. John D. Kidd mobilized hotels to offer reduced charges wedding presents and a free honeymoon for couples who marry. A 20 member committee will organize events and introductions.
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Whitley Bay
Northumberland
England
Britain
France
John D. Kidd
Kidd
Whitley's Hotels and Boarding-House Association
Move plan for cities in Abomb target category
Experts prepare a defence plan for cities in the Abomb target group. The one word plan is Move to avoid fission, reflecting a cautious approach. A Scottish amateur singer once bested Bing Crosby in a British amateur event. An umpire is accused of shooting an irate fan. Dr James Smith links alcoholism to lazy glands. A Chicago survey links TV complaints to student distraction. Wrestling fronts strain. Ranch style homes gain popularity in building trade.
Costly Canaries Attract Inventions From France
Lansing novelty shop owner Frank Miller sells mechanical canaries that sing when wound. The birds are manufactured in France. The note contrasts with Oscar Hammerstein’s cigar rolling machine, patented in 1883.
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Lansing
Mich
Frank Miller
France
Oscar Hammerstein
UK Sends 500 Tool Sets to Aid Manitoba Quebec Flood Fire Relief
The British government plans 500 carpenters tool sets to rebuild flood and fire ravaged Manitoba and Quebec. Seaborne shipments include 160 sets on Beaverdell in June, 80 by air on June 13, and the remainder by air and sea soon, plus bedding draperies towelling crockery and cutlery.
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U.K
Manitoba
Quebec
Beaverdell
Pepper production shift to Southern India after war
Southern India has become the leading pepper producer, surpassing Indonesia since the war as many Indonesian plantations were abandoned.
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India
Indonesia
Sunburn seen as major cause of industrial absenteeism
Health magazine argues sunburn is the top cause of July and August absenteeism in industry. It cites war-era data and industrial physicians noting sun exposure cripples work, urges both personal and chemical prevention methods and greater corporate medical department involvement.
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Health
The
Health League of Canada
Celery Variations For Salads And Soups
Celery is shown as both a flavorful cookery item and a medicinal herb. The text offers methods to crisp celery, produce soups like cream of celery, and pair celery with carrots onions and green beans. It lists ten stuffed celery variation ideas including olives, devilled ham, sardines, bacon, and cheese spreads.
Poison ivy cures and the cautionary tale of Junior
Advice on poison ivy remedies notes no universal cure and urges avoidance. Scrubbing with laundry soap helps prevention. calamine lotion and potassium permanganate ease itch and prevent spread. The piece also recalls W. J. Harmer’s silent 29 year Senate tenure after 1918.
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Junior
Crown prosecutor drops theft case to return clothing
In Edmonton a Crown prosecutor dismissed charges against two men accused of stealing about $2,000 in clothing from a dry cleaner. The clothing, owned by dozens of Edmonton residents, would have been impounded for weeks or months for the hearing and trial. The decision allowed immediate return of the garments to their owners. Calgary Albertan reports.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Cleaners
Man's Original Home Scientist Believes First Human Lived In South Africa
Pretoria based paleontologist Dr. Robert Broom argues South Africa could be the Garden of Eden and the origin of Homo sapiens. He cites Sterkfontein cave discoveries near Johannesburg including the 1936 ape-man skull and other remains that shifted global views on human ancestry.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Adam
Eve
Robert Broom
Africa
Mediterranean
Europe
Asia
United States
Giraud Elliot
Darwin
Raymond A. Dart
Johannesburg
Dart
Broom
Transvaal Museum
Field Marshal Smuts
Sterkfontein
Four Irish youths sail from Rosslare on world voyage
Four young Irish students set off from Rosslare in the 36 foot yacht Ituna on the first leg toward a global circumnavigation. Navigator Anthony Jacob, 21, leads with crew John Kenny 21 Desmond Dalton 20 and Kevin O Farrell 21. They plan a year in the United States before continuing their world journey.
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Rosslare
Republic of Ireland
Anthony Jacob
John Kenny
Desmond Dalton
Kevin O'Farrell
United States
Police Officer Commended For Courteous Ticketing
A letter from traffic headquarters to Officer Thomas Cahill praises his polite and courteous handling of a traffic violation ticket. Signed by A. H. Hutchinson, the note says Cahill performed his duty well and is a credit to the police department.
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Chicago
Thomas B. Cahill
A. H. Hutchinson
Thomas Cahill
Gems of Thought on Affliction and Adversity
A compiled meditation on virtue born of hardship. David Mallet M Henry Hazlett and Carlyle offer reflections: affliction as soil for patience and humility, prosperity as a tutor, envy and rage as foes to be stifled, and anger often causing more pain than the grievance itself. Marcus Antonius is cited.
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David Mallet
Marcus Antonius
Stamp Corner: Indian stamp history and global issues
James Montagnes surveys Indian stamps from 1852 to postwar issues, noting portrait era ends in 1902 and shift to pictorial designs after 1931, plus Gandhi in 1948 and Universal Postal Union set. Mentions Virgin Islands, US Indiana anniversary stamp, Australian registration stamp, and charity surcharges. Concludes with a note for collectors to contact Pratt Kuhn in Toronto for buying or exchanging Canadian and British North American stamps.
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India
East India Company
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
King George V
Calcutta
New Delhi
George VI
Mahatma Gandhi
Universal Postal Union
Virgin Islands
West Indies
United States
Indiana
Australia
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
Toronto
Ont
Alden
Johnson
Greece
Salvador
City of
San Salvador
Austria
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New York University
James Smith
Saguenay River
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Central Press Canadian
W. J. Harmer
Senate
Man
M. Henry
Hazlett
Carlyle
Mary Baker Eddy
James Montagnes
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