World Happenings Briefly Told
Summary of diverse items: Ontario traffic deaths reach 244 with 5941 injuries in 2024 year to June 20. UK carrot grower claims 3 feet 7 inch root. Israel’s Supreme Court to sit in Jerusalem after 2000 years. Australia defence minister rejects universal service proposals. Britain increases food production by 500 000 acres. National Association of Outfitters builds fashion parade. Prairie Farm Assistance Act pays 60 000 farmers $14 million for 1948 49. Ardis peanut cloth to be produced 10 000 tons annually. Mussolini widow and two children may seek work in the United States.
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George Woolhead
Linslade
Buckinghamshire
England
Supreme Court of Israel
Jerusalem
Defence
John Dedman
Australia
Britain
Williams
National Association of Outfitters
Regina
Prairie Farm Assistance Act
Prairie Provinces
Ardis
Benito Mussolini
Romano
Annamaria
United States
The
New York Star
Gems of Thought on Personal Responsibility
A compilation of quotations on individual duty and accountability. Notable voices include Channing, Madame Guizot, Francis Galton, Tryon Edwards, Daniel Webster, Mary Baker Eddy. The selections emphasize acting alone, conscience, and sole responsibility before God.
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Francis Galton
Tryon Edwards
God
Daniel Webster
Mary Baker Eddy
Plague History Traced to Ancient Egypt and Bible
A historian Wu Lien-tek traces plague to 1320 B C in Palusium lower Egypt and notes the biblical epidemic is now believed to be plague.
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Wu Lien-tek
Palusium
Lower
Egypt
Pensioner finds wallet with $500 tests honesty in Vancouver
Fred Allen, 70, a retired CNR locomotive engineer, found a wallet containing $500 on a Vancouver sidewalk. He returned it after recognizing it as the Hawleys’ life savings for a house down payment. The Hawleys rewarded him while Allen mused about his tough, honest character.
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Vancouver
Fred Allen
C.N.R
Thomas Hawley
Hawleys
Allen
Crib
Hawley
Mr. Hawley
Alberta Indians rediscover century old pemmican discovery
article notes pemmican buried over a hundred years ago in Alberta hills remains edible. chunks found near Butte resemble earlier finds in Paddle Valley. description matches traditional loaves, red inside with white moose and buffalo tallow, burying method recalled by Chipewyans.
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Alberta
Butte
Paddle Valley
Edmonton
Rocky Mountain House
Canada Needs Larger Population Says Rotary Leader
Ryerson Christie district governor of Cardston Alberta told Weyburn Rotary Club that Canada requires a much larger population. He urged 25 to 50 million residents to improve health education roads and other living standards and said the country has many developable possibilities though it lacks the ability to live together in peace.
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Weyburn
Ryerson Christie
Rotary
Cardston
Alta
Canada
Christie
Mr. Christie
University Warns Chicken Thieves
Saskatchewan reports its first radio active chicken theft at the University of Saskatchewan poultry pen. Professor W. J. Rae notes experiments with radioactive hens and warns that if a thief consumed such a bird, serious effects could occur and a doctor would intervene. The hens were fed radioactive mash to study element processing.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
W. J. Rae
Europe's Highest Peak Elbrus Stands Tall in Caucasus
Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain, rises in the Caucasus region of European Russia at about 18,468 feet. The peak's status as the continent's tallest is widely noted in geographic records.
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Elbrus
Caucasus Range
European
Russia
Europe
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Incomplete Grid
A dense list of crossword clues labeled horizontal and vertical covers varied wordplay. Entries include hints for music language geography and mythology with a mix of fragmented phrases and cryptic cues.
Living Costs Much Lower In Fer North
Vancouver report notes remark about low northern living costs. Toronto prospector Don McDonald, 24, says his Coppermine six month food bill totalled 75 dollars, with coffee and tobacco boosting it. He claims locals doubt his figures and mentions Eskimos smoking popular cigarette brands.
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Vancouver
Don McDonald
Toronto
Coppermine
Canada
McDonald
Cake Recipe For Tea Cake Or Sponge Cake
Sift and measure sugar and flour with baking powder. Beat eggs until thick and lemon colored. Add salt sugar and lemon juice then fold in hot milk and flour alternately until smooth. Bake in ungreased tube pan at 325 F for 55 to 60 minutes and cool upside down on a rack.
Woman Found Cash Belts Big Windfall at Bellevue
A Bellevue hospital nurse discovered 128525 dollars in cash in a money belt worn by 85 year old Mrs Antoinette Lindsey who was brought in for observation. The belt was reportedly worn by a widow and owner of substantial real estate and property with attorney Frederick Courd Caruth noting her status.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Antoinette Lindsey
Frederick Coudert Carruth
Bread Dough Leaves Bake Time and Temperature
The recipe details making yeast dough with salt sugar fat and mashed potato, mixing kneading and rising three times, shaping into leaves, and baking at 375 F for 20 minutes then 350 F for 40 minutes until done. It lists measurements for water salt sugar fat mashed potatoes yeast flour and steps to grease and rise.
Greek Princess Plans To Farm In West
Princess Soutzo of Greece travels to Montreal aboard the Empress of Canada to join her son Prince Constantin in Calgary. She plans to farm in the West, praising her son’s farming skills and his past management of Romania estates with emphasis on wheat production.
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Montreal
Soutzo
Canada
Prince Constantin
Calgary
Romania
Michael
Icelandic Parliament Founded in 930 A.D.
The Vikings established the first parliament in Iceland in 930 A.D., marking a landmark early example of a formal legislative assembly shaping governance and law in Iceland.
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Iceland
Edmonton Woman Grows Rare Double Orchid
Mrs. D. Wilders of Edmonton's Highlands district has grown two full-size orchids in her parlor despite the harsh climate one specimen features a rare double blossom creating local interest.
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Edmonton
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