Early cancer diagnosis urged in fight against disease
Dr. J W W Bawden of Regina Cancer clinic told Homemakers' Club that early detection improves cure prospects and urged prompt medical exam for abnormalities. He stated cancer is a leading killer in Canada, not contagious, with surgery X ray and radium as main treatments and growing research offering hope. First commercial citrus grove planted in 1904 in Texas.
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J WW Bawden
Regina Cancer Clinic
Homemakers’ Club
Dr Bawden
Canada
Dm Bawden
United States
Bawden
$1,500,000 Left In Banks Awaits Claimants
A nest egg of about $1,500,000 sits in Canadian banks awaiting claimants who left money gathering dust and compound interest in vaults. The Royal Bank leads with $286,000, followed by Bank of Montreal $235,000, Imperial Bank of Canada $188,000, Dominion Bank $186,000, and Bank of Commerce $155,000.
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Royal Bank
Bank of Montreal
Imperial Bank of Canada
Dominion Bank
Bank of Commerce
Slip Cover Patterns for Chairs and Sofa
Learn to make quick slip covers for chairs and a couch with step by step directions and pattern visuals. The Household Arts Department of Winnipeg Newspaper Union offers Pattern 7397 for twenty cents mailed to 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number clearly.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Late Arriving Women and Men Reflect Different Motives
A proverb notes that women arriving late are said to have a reason, while men are described as having an argument. The saying contrasts gendered perceptions of punctuality and justification.
Plans For Two Moscow Skyscrapers To House Ministries
Moscow authorities plan a 38 storey government ministry skyscraper and a 20 storey hotel. The 15 storey Moscow Hotel is now the tallest building. Proposals place the complex opposite the Kremlin across the Moskva River, offering a premier city view.
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Moscow
Moskva River
Kremlin
Grandmother Delivers Papers in Snow at Niagara Falls
A 63 year old grandmother filled in for a sick newsboy at Niagara Falls Ontario delivering 98 papers through ice and snow. The boy reportedly quipped about buying her nylons.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Missed shot seals Canadian curling fame in 1934
Leo Johnson recalls a near miss in Saskatoon last March a fifth round match against Bert Hall from Kitchener Ontario. With three counters in the house and the last rock to play Hall laid a shot that failed to freeze and the rock fell to the soft side losing two feet and the game.
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Saskatoon
Bert Hall
Kitchener
Ontario
Skip Hall
Bert
Mutual Co operation urged for wildlife in border region
At Ottawa the 11th Provincial Dominion Wildlife Conference heard Dr. Clarence Cottam of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service urge fullest Canada United States cooperation on mutual wildlife problems. The delegates backed urgent controls including shorter duck seasons lower bag limits and guns with at most two shots.
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ANADA
United States
Clarence Cottam
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ottawa
Cottam
Glen
Ooe
Canada
Harrison Lewis
McCann
Britain Cuts American Tobacco Imports in 1947 Plan
Britain plans a major cut in tobacco imports under an emergency program. Officials say 1947 American leaf purchases may fall about 25 percent from 1946 levels while Canada and other territories supply the remainder. The 1947 import ceiling is set at 200 million dollars, down from 260 million last year.
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London
Britain
British Isles
United States
Four- Winged and Four-Legged Duckling Hatched in Argentina
In a San Isidro farm near Buenos Aires a duckling with four wings and four legs hatched and died within hours. Veterinarians doubted it would have reached maturity, noting it might have become the fastest flying and walking duck if allowed to live.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
San Isidro
Here
Boxer forgets his pants in ring at Golden Gloves
Jacksonville report says lightweight boxer Aaron Garcia entered the ring for Golden Gloves competition only to realize in the center he had no pants after the three second bell. He nearly collapsed while attempting to remove his robe and regain composure.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Aaron Garcia
Golden Gloves
Garcia
Perfect Climate Phoenix Aziz
The description praises Phoenix for year round sunshine and low humidity. It notes the city’s climate as unmatched globally except by the upper Nile valley in Egypt.
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Phoenix, Aziz
Upper Nile Valley
Egypt
Davis Cup Play Opens in Melbourne As Canada Targets First Round
Australia plans 1947 team while Canada eyes the first round after a loss to the United States. Barbara Ann Scott receives the French Gold Medal of Physical Education, the first woman to earn the honor. Spring training for baseball costs $70,000. players receive $25 weekly during prep. King Rhymer sets a Santa Anita track record for three furlongs. Joliat reflects on hockey hall of fame recognition and past stars. Cecil Duncan praises British hockey rules and open play, Hank Greenberg joins the Pirates as the highest paid player in Pittsburgh history.
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Melbourne
Australia
Canada
United States
Barbara Ann Scott
Georges Carpentier
Marcel Cerdan
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