Historic Opening of Britain's New House of Commons
The recent opening of Britain's new House of Commons highlights restoration of the original rectangular chamber amid Commonwealth interest. Built to replace the 1941 bombed chamber, it follows the former design on the same site with rows of benches facing each other, preserving long standing parliamentary tradition.
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Table is Sent From Canada
The new building uses British stone and oak and mirrors the old design but features modern acoustics heating air conditioning and lighting. Commonwealth and colonial gifts furnish most furniture. The House table came from Canada with Australia providing the speaker's chair. India and Pakistan sent carved doorways and New Zealand dispatch boxes were given. South Africa provided chairs for clerks and Newfoundland chairs for the Prime Minister.
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Canada
Australia
India
Pakistan
New Zealand
South Africa
Newfoundland
Churchill Arch Named For War Torn Commons
The new Commons chamber preserves the original design and location with the Churchill arch entrance built from stone of the destroyed building. Churchill praised shaping buildings to shape us as Britain and its colonies view the restored chamber as a symbol of recovery amid troubled times.
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Canadian Actors Praised by Joy Coghuil
Actress Joy Coghil returns from two years at Goodman Memorial Theatre Chicago to co direct Vancouver Everyman Theatre and teach drama at the University of British Columbia.
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Joy Coghil
Goodman Memorial Theatre
Chicago
Everyman Theatre
University of British Columbia
Krakatau Eruption Halved Island in 1883
A Krakatau volcanic eruption in 1883 split the island between Java and Sumatra, reducing its land area by about half. The event reshaped the region’s geography and altered local coastlines and ecosystems.
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Sumatra
Children Eager To Learn Crafts In Winnipeg
Winnipeg Public Parks Board offers half term crafts for school children since 1947. Free tools instruction and materials, with 500 students enrolled yearly at Winnipeg Civic Auditorium. Supervisor Margaret Wilson notes strong parental interest and high attendance.
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Winnipeg Public Parks Board
Winnipeg Civic Auditorium
Margaret Wilson
Farmers Going Into Hog Production
WINNIPEG Frank Baker a field man for a packing company says Saskatchewan farmers are moving into hog production to use frosted wheat as feed. He notes sows in packing-house bills dropped from 45 percent to 30 percent, indicating plans for more hog production as breeding season nears.
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Winnipeg
Frank Baker
Saskatchewan
Funny and Otherwise Comic Snippets and Banter
A collection of light humor and dialogues from everyday life. A suitor learns of rival boyfriends from a sister, a timid man jokes about an axe, a mother plots, a farmer longs for rain, a doctor and nurse banter about a wedding, a moviegoer grouses, and an elderly couple recalls courting days under a new street sign.
Gadsby man denounces town for wife shortage claim
In Gadsby Alberta residents react to Dan Wood a Cumberland England native and rancher saying the town lacks eligible women. He told Montreal reporters he is fed up with his own cooking and that three quarters of Gadsby’s male population wish to marry. Local women challenge the claim noting many young women live in the district while some men blame modern conveniences and city chases for women’s departure.
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Calgary
Dan Wood
Dan
Montreal
Cumberland
England
Seed Grain Production Drops Across Prairie Provinces
Production of registered and certified seed grain is down 50 percent from last year after Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba seed growers met in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan reported the largest drop with registered wheat at about 1,000,000 bushels, versus 3,800,000 last year, with harvest delays and frosted grain raising concern but officials expect enough seed for 1951. Alberta signaled a need for Saskatchewan wheat and U.S. demand could emerge, though forecasts remain uncertain pending further harvests.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Jim Farquharson
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
United States
Fishermen Debunk Scented Lure Bite Theory
A rumor circulates that fish bite more with scented lures, but anglers and experts caution that scent is not a reliable predictor of catch. Field observations vary by species, water conditions, and lure presentation.
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