Port Of Churchill Prepares For Winter Climate And Trade
Churchill port braces for icy season as twenty seven ships arrive, grain clearances soar to 8,500,500 bushels, and 8,000 tons of incoming cargo set a record. Vessels from Britain, Italy, Germany and Chile carry wheat home while insurance and short operating windows shape a harsh, improving, yet limited shipping season.
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Saskatchewan
Britain
Italy
Germany
Chile
Churchill
Barr Lands
Clement Jones
Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Hudson Bay Route Association
Try and Stop Me! Bennett Cerf tale ends in legal mishap
A chorus girl sued a rich playboy for breach of promise and won 25 000. On leaving the courthouse she was hit by a truck and missed four weeks of sitting, gaining 200 in damages. The tale ends with a sharp moral about trifling with a fair maid.
Bottle tree described as Australian with bulging trunk
A description notes the bottle tree as an Australian species with dense foliage and a short trunk that bulges like a bottle. The entry provides a brief horticultural snapshot of its form and growth habit.
Record World Bread Grain Production Forecast
World bread grain production for 1952-53 is forecast at a record 8.72 billion bushels with wheat at 7.15 billion and rye at 1.57 billion. Canada expects a record wheat harvest of 675.1 million bushels, while the United States projects its second best yield on record. South America may be near average and Australia slightly below average. The bureau notes above average wheat across northern continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
United States
South America
Australia
More Canadians Go To Europe
A record number of sea passengers traveled from Canada and the United States to Europe this year. The North Atlantic Passenger Shipping Conference reported 321,078 passengers from Jan 1 to Aug 31, up 46,696 from 1951, with 19 companies from 10 countries represented.
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Paris
Canada
United States
Europe
F. A. Bates
Cunard Steamship Company
North America
Gems of Thought on Time and Virtue
A compact meditation cluster citing Goethe Wetherell Eddy Baker Eddy Bonaparte Hall and Sir Isaac Pitman. The quotes urge using time wisely, valuing spare moments, and disciplined effort to build success and a well ordered mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Isaac Pitman
Veteran bushman fends off wolf and deer attack
Taylor Carmichael, 41, a Ma dawason Lake bush camp operator and Ontario Trappers Association manager, fought off a 70-pound wolf and charging deer with an oar after intervening in their fight. He sustained a deep gash on his right leg, recalling seven or eight jumps by the wolf toward his throat before he victorious. Residents note Algoma wolves rarely attack humans. The Massey incident occurred about 36 miles north of town near Massey. He claimed a $25 bounty for the wolf pelt.
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Massey
Taylor Carmichael
Madawason Lake
Algoma
Here
Carmichael
New Ontario Trappers Association
Sudbury
Mother And Baby Saved From Jaws Of Eight-Foot Crocodile
In northeast Australia a 60-year old jungle fisherman rescued his daughter in law and her 10 month old baby from an eight foot crocodile. He grabbed the monster and gouged its eyes then the family reached shore. The mother received four deep back wounds and two chest wounds and was flown to Brisbane for treatment. The father in law and baby were unharmed.
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Sydney
Australia
Cairns
Cape York Peninsula
Archer River
Brisbane
Canada to reach thirty million population in 25 years
Ernest J. Oliver of Ottawa president of the Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards says Canada should reach 30 million people within 25 years to support industrial growth from the St. Lawrence Seaway project. He calls for increased immigration and criticizes current slow rates.
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Canada
Toronto
Ernest J. Oliver
Ottawa
Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards
Association
St. Lawrence Seaway
Hot dog delicacy marks 100 years in 1952
The hot dog is celebrated as a century old in 1952 with an editorial from the National Live Stock Producer magazine. It recalls the 1852 Frankfurt origin where a German butcher crafted the sausage in honor of his dachshund.
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Chicago
Frankfurt
Germany
No Nobel Peace Prize This Year
Oslo reports no Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded this year. The prize fund will roll over to next year. The 322000 dollar prize from last year goes to the following award season. The committee offered no reason for the cancellation. this marks the fifth such omission since 1901.
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Oslo
Norway
Alfred Nobel
Leon Jouhaux
France
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Lfth
Cocker Spaniel Smokey Gains Police Dog Fame
Louisville officer Smokey the two year old cocker spaniel earns praise after locating two $1 bills months ago and a missing $1,500 diamond bracelet reported by owner Mrs Venita Adams.
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Louisville
Smokey
Venita Adams
English Spelling Noted as One of Language’s Toughest
A linguistic survey highlights English spelling as among the hardest in the world. Experts point to irregularities, borrowed forms, and evolving usage as key challenges for learners and educators alike.
Ripple Rock Threatens BC Shipping Channel
Ripple Rock, a 100 foot diameter rock just below the surface in Seymour Narrows, controls north south traffic between Vancouver Island and the mainland. Tides surge at 10 to 12 knots, creating whirlpools that can engulf vessels. Attempts to blast the rock between 1934 and 1945 failed and the project was abandoned in 1946. Mariners and engineers alike hope for a solution.
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Ripple Rock
Seymour Narrows
Vancouver Island
Mainland
Here
Goodwin Sands
Straits of Dover
George Vancouver
Discovery
B.C. Coast
Alaskan
United States
Canada
Fires in Canada claim thousands of lives and big losses
Ottawa reports that careful habits could have prevented 40 875 fires and 21 317 651 dollars in property damage last year. Over a decade Canada endured 534 735 fires. 4 085 lives lost. 15 000 seriously injured. 540 million in losses. In 1951 60 000 fires caused 493 deaths and 76 million in damages.
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Ottawa
Canada
Damaged Dignity: Ten Thousand Dollar Suit Over Mouse
In South Bend Indiana a $10,000 damage suit is filed in Superior Court by Richard F. Adler and wife against landlords Roy and Mrs Lawson. They claim a mouse frightened Mrs Adler caused a table to collapse injuring her leg and allege negligence for allowing the mouse into the apartment and failing to warn about the fragile table. One four to two thirds of tree weight is water.
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South Bend
Ind
Superior Court
Richard F. Adler
Roy Lawson
Dutch Bus Driver Experiences Manhattan Traffic
A Dutch bus driver Jan Van Gent, 32, from Amersfoort, takes over a Broadway route during morning rush as part of an international exchange. He notes hostile ambience, adjusts to crowded conditions, and earns $75 weekly versus 54 guilders in Holland, while a New York driver covers his route.
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New York
Manhattan
Jan van Gent
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Broadway
Midtown
van Gent
Holland
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Calgary
Liverpool
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Central Press
A. M. Johnston
Mars
Washington
Bennett Cerf
M. Harrison-Gray
South
East
Goethe
Elizabeth Wetherell
Mary Baker Eddy
Bonaparte
St. Catharines
Ont
Jeannette Lastowska
Bushman
Schumacher
Erich Ollenhauer
West German
Social Democratic Party
Kurt Schumacher
Ollenhauer
B.C
Vancouver
British Columbia
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