Believed Extinct Cahow Found Nesting in Bermuda Isles
Dr Robert Cushman Murphy of the American Museum of Natural History reports three Bermuda cahows photographed and handled on Bermuda islets. The bird, once thought extinct since the 17th century, returns to its burrows and trails its pink feet and white forehead band.
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Bermuda Isles
Hamilton
Bermuda
Robert Cushman Murphy
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Murphy
Gems of Thought Quotes of self improvement and ethics
A collection of aphorisms urging self development, restraint from critics, solitude, forgiveness, and personal cultivation. The passages cite Larson Berkeley Brisbane Eddy Shakespeare and II Timothy to emphasize inner discipline and moral growth.
Cleaning tips for dust cloths and lamp shades
Simple household guide emphasizes hiding a dustcloth for emergencies and cleaning methods. It covers washing stove parts, keeping ovens and broiler pans spotless, and washing parchment lamp shades with warm suds and damp sponges. The text stresses quick work and thorough drying for better light.
National Hockey League All-Star Plans and Injury Notes
The 1950 51 N H L All Star team will be selected by press and radio ballots from six cities with three ballots each. First and second teams earn 1000 and 500 dollars respectively. Chicago Black Hawks set a season injury record with 188 games missed and 31 players used through February 18. Detroit Red Wings wear shoulder badges for Detroit’s 250th anniversary. Jackie McLeod, polio survivor, stars for the New York Rangers. Hal Laycoe to his third NHL club, the Boston Bruins, after a trade from Montreal. nicknamed The Professor for his spectacled look.
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N.hll
Chicago Black Hawks
N.H.L
Chicago
Pete Babando
Roy Conacher
Ernie Dickens
Black Hawk
Toronto
Hawks
Bill Gadsby
Adam Brown
Doug Bentley
Bill Mosienko
Bep Guidolin
Jim Conacher
Gus Bodnar
Don Morrison
Pat Lundy
Steve Black
al Dewsbury
Lee Fogolin
Doug McCaig
Jack Stewart
Harry Lumiey
Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings
National Hockey League
Hal Laycoe
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Canadiens
Laycoe
Ailing Black Hawks Struggle On Trip To New York
The Chicago Black Hawks face a run of injuries affecting players and staff during a New York trip. Coach Ebbie Goodfellow shows limited mobility sleeping with his shoe on, fearing swelling might prevent removal and reattachment.
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Chicago Black Hawks
New York
Ebbie Goodfellow
Goodfellow
Manitoba TB Death Rate Hits Historic Low in 1950
Dr. E L Ross reports Manitoba tuberculosis deaths in 1950 reached 183 or 23.9 per 100 000, the lowest on record, a 50 percent drop in a decade. While overall white and Indian cases declined, older people and young children show rising incidence. 5 082 patients exist in the central registry, mostly well at home.
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Winnipeg
E. L. Ross
Sanatorium Board of Manitoba
Manitoba
Ross
Oddities in the News Surprises from Wales to Dublin
A Rhode Island hen laid a 62 ounce egg defying normal three ounce weights. England and France rugby fans witnessed a pants mishap as players halted play for a huddle. A German girl found stockings hid a leg injury and a swallowed needle finally removed by a doctor. An Irish court awarded Cyril Morrison 4000 to compensate for a lost tongue. Frank Mahoney, a Sunnyvale mortician, sued his wife for divorce seeking alimony and the family hearse.
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Rhode Island
Miss E. Jones
Bodorgan
Wales
England
France
Dublin
Cyril Morrison
Ballyboy
Frank Mahoney
Sunnyvale
Calif
Farmers Borrow $170 Million Since 1944
Ottawa reports Canadian farmers have borrowed over 170 million dollars under the Farm Loans Improvement act since 1944. James Sinclair notes 85 percent funded purchase of implements. total repaid amounts to about 96.7 million. If extended, banks would continue loan activity without royal assent. Plan to extend for three more years gains cross party support.
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Ottawa
Farm Loans Improvement Act
James Sinclair
Abbott
Commons
Sinclair
Life Making Hormones May Double Sheep Breeding
The International Wool Secretariat reports a plan to inject sheep with life making hormones to double breeding frequency from once to twice a year. Australian scientist work at Cambridge University backs the approach, but high injection costs require about a 70 percent breeding increase to be economically viable.
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International Wool Secretariat
Cambridge University
Blind skaters at Ontario School for the Blind field hockey match
In Brantford Ontario the Ontario School for the Blind fields a hockey team of partially sighted boys who compete against a normal sighted bantam squad using an ordinary puck in stiff tussles.
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Brantford
Ont
Ontario School For the
Sheep Numbers Rise in Saskatchewan After Low Point
Regina report shows Saskatchewan sheep numbers bottoming out and turning up, aided by high breeding stock prices and demand for purebred rams. In 1950 the province placed 81 rams under the ram purchase policy, costing about $60.80 each with freight, more than 1949. Purchases included 45 Suffolks, 19 Hampshires, and other breeds, signaling improving flocks and potential price adjustments in 1951.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
C. E. Beveridge
Agriculture Department
Beveridge
Smile of the Week Cartoon Gag
The boy Willie sobs in the basement after the hammer falls on Daddy’s foot. He insists he didn’t cry but says he laughed instead, prompting the mother to respond with gentle consolation.
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Daddy
Willie
Willy
Calendar shift from 1 B C to 1 A D without year zero
A note on calendar history describing the transition from 1 B C to 1 A D skipping a year zero. The change affected dating conventions and historical timelines.
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B.C
United Church Exceeds 3 Million Goal Across Canada
The United Church of Canada reports total contributions of 3,009,564 for Missionary and Maintenance, surpassing the 3,000,000 goal. Donations supported church colleges, education, pensions, new churches, evangelism, social service, and overseas missions nationwide.
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United Church
Denzil G. Ridout
United Church of Canada
United Churches
Canada
A. E. McBride
Toronto
Newfoundland
Maritime
Montreal
Ottawa
Bay of Quinte
Cccessereey
Hamilton
London
Manitoba
Ain
Saskatchewan
Albe
British Columbia
Clarence M. Nicholson
These Hens Lay Closest Thing To Golden Eggs
Major D L Fenton reports two Arancana birds from South America that lay blue green eggs selling up to 24 a dozen in Toronto. The birds lay about four eggs a week and cost up to 150 for a pair. Imported by Dr Pember MacIntosh of Spencerville who has bred and sold them across Ontario.
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Troquois
D. L. Fenton
River Road West
Toronto
Major Fenton
Pember MacIntosh
Spencerville
South America
Be the prettiest hostess with new apron patterns
Get two easy party aprons with embroidered jonquils and tulips, less than a yard each. Pattern 7190 includes transfer and cutting charts. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department News Union 68 Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number. Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue illustrated designs for crochet knitting embroidery.
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News Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
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