World Happenings Briefly Told
Gasoline rationing ended in France after a legislative vote setting price at 75 cents a gallon. Canada reports record high industrial employment in April despite seasonal decline. UN Secretary General Trygve Lie says great power conflict hinders peace enforcement. Alberta issues permit near 1.5 million for Aberhart Memorial hospital. Farm Eridee in Orange Free State touted as richest gold area after South Africa strike. Russia claims the world’s northerly rice plantation in central Russia. A L Burt elected president of Canadian Historical Association at Halifax with Hilda Neatby as officer. Aberdeen shipyards build twenty five trawlers and twelve cargo ships for Iceland and Norway.
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Johannesburg
Farm Eridee
Odendaalsrust
South Africa
Orange Free State
Gems of Thought and Moral Maximss From Varied Voices
A collage of quotes on unity justice love and cooperation from Fuller Eddy Cook Stretch Spinoza and Rockefeller. It asserts shared power through mutual aid and harmony between labor and capital guiding voices across history.
Soviet Scientist Finds Mars Has Christmas Trees
Moscow radio reports Professor Tikhov, founder of astrobotany, claims Mars hosts at least two plant types with evergreen patches that stay green through winter. He says Martian flora resembles northern or high altitude Earth flora and does not emit infrared rays due to adaptation to cold.
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London
Mars
Moscow Radio
Tikhov
Astrobotany
Earth
Baby’s First Cry Captured at Cameron Community Hospital
The hospital installs a tape recording machine to catch newborns first cries. The cry is recorded on a phonograph with the baby's weight birth time and parents' names announced.
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Cameron
Community Hospital
Head Colds: Women More Ill, Sit-Workers Sicker
A study finds women experience more head colds than men and office workers report higher cold incidence than walkers. The research suggests sedentary behavior correlates with increased illness, though details on sample size and duration are not provided.
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Mixed Grid
Puzzle presents horizontal and vertical clue lists including definitions for many word lengths and a set of obscure terms. The grid references range across numbers and symbols with numerous misreadings and garbled entries, listing clues from common to arcane such as percussion, geography, and historical terms.
Living standards rise on Alberta farms in 1942 43 study
A study by Agriculture Department and partners tracks farm families in Alberta and Saskatchewan from 1942 43 to 1947 showing a 23 percent rise in amenities. Electricity central heating bathrooms running water radios cars and books increase while debt halves and ownership grows.
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Department of Agriculture
Welfare
Department of National Health
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Story of Edmonton's first oil well reappears in salvage scene
Wrecking crews razed an old wooden derrick near Cooking Lake Trail, Edmonton, as three partners led by W B C Chamberlain recalled their 1912 venture. Drilling began in 1913 and 1914, but war and funds halted progress. now a private firm plans to erect a steel derrick and resume work, with Chamberlain hopeful despite past disappointments.
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Edmonton
Cooking Lake Trail
W. B. C. Chamberlain
B. R. Campbell
Mr. Chamberlain
Spokane
Toronto
Chamberlain
Englishwoman Hopes to Be Cowpuncher
Quebec report says the liner Empress of Canada docks from Liverpool with 675 aboard. Among them is Mrs Joyce Mack of Wareham Dorset bound for Calgary to pursue a female cowpuncher career.
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Quebec
Liverpool
Joyce Mack
Wareham
Dorset
Calgary
Health Officials Offer Quick Tips to Beat Summer Heat
Ottawa Department of Health and Welfare releases practical advice for summer. Spoofs on sunburn, hydration tips, gradual tanning cautions, diving guidance, chilly dessert for mood, avoiding hot drinks, bed coverings to prevent summer colds, child safety near water and open hazards, canned milk for remote cottages, and balanced light meals to sustain energy.
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Department of Health and Welfare
Ottawa
Health Department
Department of Health
Alaska Could Be Lost By Default to United Nations
A Truman era report from Interior Secretary Krug warns Alaska could be claimed by the United Nations in the future. It questions who will develop Alaska and whether Americans or outsiders from Europe or the Orient will control its fate.
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Washington
Truman
U.S
Alaska
United Nations
Krug
United States
Europe
Orient
Wasps Made Paper Long Before Human Invention
Wasps crafted papery nests long before humans devised paper, using chewed fibers to build sturdy locations for their brood and storage. These natural structures predate human papermaking by centuries or millennia.
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France
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Trygve Lie
University of Alberta
Taos
Russia
A. L. Burt
University of Minnesota
Canadian Historical Association
Halifax
Hilda Neatby
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Aberdeen
Iceland
Norway
Thomas Fuller
Edmund Vance Cook
Mary Baker Eddy
Spinoza
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
RED Cross
Regina Boat Club
Lai
Tso
World
BY William Ferguson
OL Qmwewal
Central America
Air
Quetzal
Kwiz
Jack Boot
Cava
Little Reggie
Reggie
Margarita
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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