Small Change and the Numbers Game Murder
Sam Lucini faces police scrutiny after killing Al Murphy in a numbers scheme dispute. He tries to spin self defense while Officer Johnson teases his alias Small Change. The chief remains skeptical as Lucini recounts events to investigators.
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Sam Lucini
al Murphy
Als
Headquarters
Sam
Cudder
Murphy
Officer Johnson
Johnson
Alec Johnson
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Milk Production Shows Drop in Canada
Canada’s dairy cows yielded 9.805 billion pounds in the first seven months, down 8 million from a year earlier. July output was 1.866 billion, versus 1.887 billion in July 1949. August estimates suggest a small year‑over‑year rise, reversing July’s decline.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Pulp Industry Seeks Workers Across Canada
Prince Albert report says after harvest a boom in pulp and paper jobs will follow. National employment office notes applications are open to fill a demand expected to reach 2000 workers as pulp prices rise. T J E Conroy, manager, cites increased plant demand nationwide.
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Prince Albert, Sask
National Employment Service Office
T. J. E. Conroy
Increse
Canada
Blood donor clinic sets records in Western Canada
Western briefs report 312 donations at a Red Cross blood clinic in Grande Prairie Alberta, representing about 10.4 percent of the population. Other items note bird-dog training in Mortlach Saskatchewan and a Nose Creek Calgary case about unpermitted piggery and slaughterhouse activities. Russian language study eyed for larger British Columbia high schools.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
W. T. Straith
Vancouver
Wanted farmer seeks woman owner of tractor
In this case, ladies are not first. The Caro Line Progress notes a whimsical ad from Bowling Green Virginia where a 38 year old farmer seeks a woman around 30 who owns a tractor and asks for a picture, directing responses to box 19.
Girls learn to read earlier faster and with more understanding
A study shows girls acquire reading skills earlier and with greater comprehension than boys. Researchers cite language exposure, classroom interaction, and cognitive development as contributing factors while noting variations across age and socio economic backgrounds.
Memorial Bridge Idea Links Mackenzie King to Prince Albert
Prince Albert council endorsed a plan to ask the Federal Government to fund a Mackenzie King Memorial Bridge across the North Saskatchewan River. The late prime minister represented Prince Albert in Parliament for 19 years and Mayor Quelnaire called the proposal fitting to honor his long association with the city.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Mackenzie King
North Saskatchewan
J. M. Quelenaire
King
Oddities in the news from Toronto to Saskatchewan
Tales mix thefts geese and new wedding rituals across Canada. George Fizzard loses saved money to thieves in Toronto while Adelaide Hunt in Mortlake frees four geese before Christmas. A Longman postal area serves 34 people. Regina sees a modern wedding in a half ton truck with wheat sheaves. A New Jersey dealer touts free gifts and drinks with used car purchases.
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Adelaide Hunt
Mortlake
London
Regina
Sask
New Jersey
Canada sees vast wheat crop despite frost in prairie fields
Ottawa reports a harvest of about 250 million bushels collected so far from a near record 490 million bushel wheat crop. Frost damaged roughly 54 million bushels but government experts deem the season not “too bad.” Oats barley and flaxseed yields are also projected below earlier estimates as exports and domestic milling demand shape Canada's grain outlook.
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Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Britain
Hail Damage Hits Alberta Sugar Beet Crops
Hail in Raymond Alberta caused sugar beet losses totaling about 30 000 tons for southern Alberta farmers this year.
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Raymond
Alta
Alberta
R C A F Receives First Hurricane Fighter
The R C A F took delivery of its first Hurricane fighter in June 1939. Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union based at 60 Front Street West Toronto reports the acquisition.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
R.C.A F
Manitoba farmer reaped good crop in Baldur district
Richard Dearsley of Baldur Manitoba reports a Redman wheat yield of 36 bushels per acre on light land sown on alfalfa and fertilized commercially. Other farmers in the area average under 20 bushels per acre.
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Manitoba
Baldur
Richard Dearsley
Brandon
Dearsley
Faith Renewed as Letter Returns Lost Bus Wallet
Regina Scot Mrs Mary Wallace gained renewed faith in people after receiving a letter from Mrs Ann Milliken Whittier California enclosing a $15 wallet lost on a bus during a June trip to California.
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Regina Scot
Mary Wallace
Ann Milliken
Whittier
Calif
U.S
California
Early RAF Forest Fire Patrols Highlight Duty
Rose notes that forest fire patrols were an important part of the Royal Canadian Air Force duties in its early days, reflecting the unit’s multifaceted civilian defense role.
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R.C.A.F
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Harold Helfer
Prom
Chris
Risen
Fleischmann
Prairies
Osborne
Central Press
Western Briefs
Mortlach
Alabama
Here
E. M. Farrior
Union Springs
New Westminster
Industrial Farm
High River
Arthur Hanson
Hanson
Weyburn
Edward Donelly Boyle
Calgary
Nose Creek
Fredericksburg
Caroline Progress
Bowling Green, Va
George Fizzard
Maryfield
Longman
Peggy
Chuck Thursion
Annabelle
the Strand
Sandy
Annie
Sandy Smith
cqilDnen
Anada
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
MacDonald
Ftand
Smoke
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