Rangeland Re Seeding Urged For Western Canada
Ottawa reports Western Canada rangelands are severely depleted. A reseeding program could double beef production from about 6400 pounds per section if properly implemented. Studies from the Hubbard station indicate grasses must survive with 12 inches of rainfall or less, highlighting Western Wheatgrass and Kamloops strain as promising, with Fall Wheatgrass and Russian wild rye showing drought resilience and multi-season value.
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Ottawa
Canada
William A. Hubbard
Manyberries
Car Sales And Financing Up In Early 1950s Ottawa Market
The Bureau of Statistics shows 90,582 motor vehicles sold in the first quarter, valued at 181 million dollars, up from 50,625 cars worth 108 million previously. Financed value reached 58.67 million, vs 35.86 million. British imports rise to about 60,000 vehicles, aiming for 22 percent of the market. Prewar and wartime totals contrasted with 1946 to 1950 figures, noting Canada saw 31,231 British ships in 1949 and 14,177 in 1947.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Health article portrays Alcoholics Anonymous as a nonreligious recovery group
The Health article in Health magazine emphasizes AA as a peer support system created by and for alcoholics. It cites an admission-based path to recovery, notes it is not a cure, and outlines common failures such as mental instability, nonalcoholic poseurs, and hidden social drinkers, while acknowledging a spiritual undertone and higher power concept.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
In Health
The
Health League of Canada
Canada
Laprade Wins Lady Byng Trophy in 1949 50 Season
Edgar Laprade of the New York Rangers wins the Lady Byng Trophy with 48 points from 54 possible. Red Kelly and Paul Renty follow in second and third. The 30 year old forward led the Rangers with 22 goals and 22 assists in 60 games, known for clean play and strong two way hockey.
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Montreal
Edgar Laprade
New York Rangers
Smoothie
Laprade
Red Kelly
Detroit
Paul Renty
Boston Bruins
Lady Byng
N.hll
National Hockey
Bill Kenbush
Boston
Sid Smith
Toronto
Harry Watson
Roy Conacher
Chicago
Gordie Howe
Bill Mosienko
Elmer Lach
Canadiens
Ted Kennedy
Max Bentley
Rangers
New Yorkers
New York
Mine Center
Ont
Edgar
Port Arthur
Canada Says No Canadian Spies in Russia
Hon. L. B. Pearson declares before the commons external affairs committee that Canada receives information from Russia but only from open and above board sources. He states there is no espionage or counter espionage at any Canadian mission abroad.
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Ottawa
L. B. Pearson
Canada
Russia
Commons External Affairs Committee
Plywood Industry In B C Grows Into Major Region Business
Vancouver report notes British Columbia plywood has shifted from wartime use in Mosquito planes to peacetime production. Western Plywood Co. Ltd expands with Quesnel veneer planned next autumn. The industry, once a cluster of plants, now employs thousands and adds about 25 million dollars yearly to the province's forest crop.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Commonwealth
Western Plywood Co., Ltd
Gems of Thought on Prosperity and Virtue
A collection of maxims on virtue and prosperity. Tacitus notes prosperity tests virtue, Bacon links prosperity to temperance and adversity to fortitude, Burton warns uninterrupted success does not ensure usefulness, and others urge humility, steadfastness, and a contented spirit.
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Tacitus
Bacon
Burton
Helpful Hints For Care And Maintenance
Practical advice on avoiding fabric shrinkage from mixed yarns and stain prevention with salt cornstarch or talcum powder. It also advises oiling wrist watches biennially and cleaning, plus timing pressure cooker operations to the second to prevent under or overcooking.
Memorial to honor 2000 missing airmen at Runnymede
London reports a Commonwealth memorial shrine at Runnymede will honor over 2,000 Canadian airmen from Atlantic to Pacific who served in WWII and never returned. The Imperial War Graves Commission reveals plans for a hilltop site overlooking the Thames with a square tower, cloistered shrine, 52 chapels, open stone book windows, squadron badges on ceilings, and Commonwealth arms over doorways.
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London
Atlantic
Pacific
Runnymede
Europe
Canada
Imperial War Graves Commission
Thames
John
Windsor Castle
Air Force
Army Doctor Has Big Practice At Churchill
Maj. B. L. P. Brosseau heads a military hospital serving a 500 mile radius in northern Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. He treats Eskimos and Indians, fights measles outbreaks and tuberculosis, influenza, and infantile paralysis. He once flew 1,000 miles to Arctic Bay and spent 48 hours on an ice floe at 35 below zero to care for two patients.
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Churchill
Man
McGill University
Maj
B. L. P. Brosseau
Here
North Pole
Maj. Brosseau
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Hudson's Bay
Arctic Bay
Imagination urged to grow Canadian tourist trade
Vancouver’s American consul A W Klieforth told the Junior Chamber of Commerce Canadians must treat tourism as a major industry not a by product. He urged packet tours and focus on unique experiences Americans cannot get at home while stressing pleasant, courteous treatment to keep visitors returning.
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Vancouver
A. W. Klieforth
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Garden Notes on Hardy Varieties and Tender Plants
The article urges gradual introduction of new hardy varieties to Canada gardens, highlighting improved crops and flowers and noting many once tender plants can now be grown. It also explains how to handle tender plants, frost timing, and the technique of hill planting for cucumbers melons and squash with soil preparation and drainage.
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Canada
Mile of the Week Misplayed Shot Causes Laughable Exchange
A near sighted golfer scolds his caddy for not warning him about a confounded toadstool in his line. The caddy replies that the golfer himself would hit it anyway. The exchange ends with muted humor and a playful misunderstanding on the course.
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Golfer
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Jordan
Arab Palestine
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Syria
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