Immigration to Australia to boost population by next year
Immigration minister Cmdr Michael G Stirling of Kelowna British Columbia says Australia will gain a larger population by the end of next year. T P Devlin of Winnipeg notes Canada postwar immigration high in 1949. Gandhi's Autobiography to be translated into German by Navjivan Press Trust officials.
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T. P. Devlin
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Canada
Mahatma Gandhi
Navjivan Press Trust
Gandhi
Port Residents Have Long Way To Bank Money
Churchill Manitoba residents face a 600 mile distance to The Pas for banking with no paved highway between centers. A weekly tractor train route through lakes bush and muskeg carries goods and people. Chamber of Commerce surveys indicate savings potential near 3.3 million dollars as calls grow to reestablish a bank in Churchill. The piece also notes the pansy history and origins in English gardens.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Pas
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Chamber
Building Concrete Walks From Old Construction Methods
Concrete walk construction steps include trenching 11 in deep and 6 in wider than the walk, filling with crushed stone, setting edge forms, and using 5 to 6 inch slabs. Use single or two course mixes, add cross divisions every 4 to 8 feet, grease paper strips between blocks, and finish with a cement sand finish coat.
Gems of Thought for Self Education and Personal Growth
A set of concise quotes from historical figures on education aim and perseverance. Daniel Webster notes self-education with books as aids to work. Horace Mann links education to enduring quality and abundance of enjoyment. Goethe underlines having a great aim matched with aptitude and perseverance. Fuller urges judging growth by inner firmness and self-control.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Amid Scrambled Texts
Puzzle item lists clues including implores burden Geaste Gy feebie minded Honest Abandoned Female deer Young horse Journey Motten rock Back of the neck Fabulous bird Symbol for tellurium Lair Chinese measure Symbol for nickel Note of scale with several garbled entries and misprints across horizontal and vertical lines.
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Tellurium Krop
Church Superintendent Honored On Retirement
The United Church of Canada awarded Rev. R. J. McDonald DD retirement recognition. Board members and church leaders attended as Dr McDonald received a briefcase and heartfelt tributes highlighting his long service in Southern Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta.
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J. E. Williams
Bath Eng
Board of Home Missions
The
United Church of Canada
R. J. McDonald
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dr. McDonald
Church
A. Lloyd Smith
D.D
Fred Mann
George Dorey
West
Dorey
McDonald
God
Stories Of Terror And Heroism In Alberta Forest Fire
Tales from Canyon Creek Alberta recount a wind driven forest fire that destroyed homes on the south shore of Lesser Slave Lake. Mrs Rosenau describes a fiery wall and a frantic escape with her children, while Waldo Francis and his wife lost their home and animals. William Francis survived by taking to river water as flames roared overhead. Two RCMP constables aided evacuees along a 35 mile stretch between Kinuso and Slave Lake, guiding families to safety and shelter.
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Canyon Creek
Alta
Edmonton
Lesser Slave Lake
W. A. Rosenau
Rosenaus
Rosenau
Waldo Francis
Francis Place
Francis
William Francis
Rosenal
Assineau River
R.C.M.P
Kinuso
Slave Lake
Superstition Causes Extra Wash Days in Trinidad
Vancouver reports that Trinidad native women observe three laundry days weekly due to superstition. Mrs. Fred J. Partridge notes the belief protects health but complicates work for employers as servants separate washing from ironing to avoid combining chores.
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Vancouver
Trinidad
Fred J. Partridge
Australia
Growth of turkeys in British Columbia exceeds expectations
The article notes rapid BC turkey population growth driven by high and stable prices over the past four to five years. Slatted porches reduce losses, aid disease and predator protection, and enable large numbers on limited space. BC exports eggs to the Prairies and beyond, with poultry farms valued in the millions annually.
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Turkey
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Canada
The Hunter Returns After Gopher Encounter
A fair young hunter sets out with a repeater through meadow grasses and hollows. He spots a peri gopher in a hole and fires, dawn ends the chase, and he returns home for tea with joyous glee.
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Horace Mann
Goethe
Fuller
Lair
Cain
Nswer
James Aerry
Ennippilien
Ont
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NEA Service, Inc
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