World Happenings Briefly Told
Secretary-General Irygve Lie sought 33 468 587 dollars to operate the United Nations in 1949. Saskatchewan, Canada’s seed province, produced 20 million pounds of sunflowers in 1947. UNESC winded up the appeal for children with 16.06 million collected. Vancouver playwright Cyril Kirby Toren won the western Canada theatre conference prize in 1948. Fraser River salmon harvest likely to total 600 000 to 700 000, below earlier 1 million estimate. A Vancouver housewife asked ball players for space after a window was broken by a park ball. Poultry and eggs from farms or urban dwellers topped 235 million dollars in 1947, up from 203 million in 1946. A BOAC Liberator, forced by weather, climbed 18 000 feet to meet a Flight Refueling Limited tanker and took on 850 gallons of fuel.
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Irygve Lie
United Nations
Vancouver
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Flight Refueling Limited
No Shortage Of Turkeys
Ottawa reports Canada has normal turkey supplies with about 3.3 million pounds in storage and more expected in late fall. The agriculture department notes Canada exports turkeys to the United States and shipments are moving, with dressed birds in carload lots and breeding stock leaving from British Columbia and central Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agriculture Department
Washington
United States
U.S
British Columbia
Harvest Thanks Poem By Jane Dale
A devotional poem expresses gratitude for the harvest and asks for abundant blessings to be shared with the poor. It prays for humanity beyond race or creed and for relief from hunger, invoking God’s grace for all.
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Jane Dale
Metal Discovery Spurs Northern Development Plans
Edmonton resources minister Mackinnon says finding substantial lead zinc or base metal deposits near Great Slave Lake would trigger major development in the Yellowknife and Peace River regions and northern British Columbia. A new exploration program by Consolidated Mining and Smelting and Ventures Ltd near Hay River could lead to a large smelter, railway expansion, and power projects, creating a market for coal in the Peace River area.
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Edmonton
Great Slave Lake
Yellowknife
Peace River
British Columbia
Mackinnon
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada and Ventures Ltd
Hay River
Canada Second In Providing Haven For Displaced Persons
Geneva report shows Britain resettled about 69,788 refugees in the year, Canada ranking second with 25,244 admitted. Most newcomers were Poles, Russians, Yugoslavs, Balts and Germans, many Jews or Nazi victims. IRO notes 77 percent went to six countries, with 598,000 people remaining in care.
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Geneva
Britain
International Refugee Organization
Canada
I.R.O
Belgium
United States
France
Argentina
Palestine
Venezuela
Australia
Brazil
Netherlands
Paraguay
Sweden
Chile
Peru
Europe
Poland
Bolt of Lightning Sparks Causing Kitchen Stir
A bolt of lightning in Audubon New Jersey bounced between hospital floors striking a second floor window and then the first floor diet kitchen. It upset a pot of soup and knocked a spoon from the hand of a woman stirring it but caused no injuries.
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Audubon, N.J
Audubon Hospital
Hong Kong Hawaii plates draw attention at Waterton park
Visitors from Hong Kong and Hawaii attract notice in Waterton Lakes National Park. Mr and Mrs H Corra and Mr and Mrs M H Gray are noted with the Gray couple delivering Hawaii plate while visiting Gulf Oil operations and United States Army Air Force engineer connections.
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Hong Kong
Hawaii
Waterton Lakes Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
H. Corra
M. H. Gray
Honolulu
United States Army Air Force Pacific Command
Queen Mother Mary Heads to Cambridge After Car Trouble
The Queen Mother Mary rode in a police prowl car when her Daimler broke down near Little Thetford. She was driven to Cambridge where she visited an antique shop before returning to Sandringham in a different vehicle.
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Little Thetford
Eng
Mary
Sandringham
Cambridge
Queen Mother
Wettest Place in World Waialeole Mountain Reported
Waialeole Mountain in Hawaii is believed to be the wettest place in the world with an average annual rainfall near 460 inches, according to scientists studying rainfall records and Hawaiian climate data.
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Waialeole Mountain
Hawaiian Islands
Dawson Faces Dearth of Supplies This Winter
In Dawson Yukon shortages threaten food and fuel as river transport risks being halted by ice in about 40 days. The Yukon Chamber of Mines appeals to Transport Minister Chevrier for relief noting coal, wood, gasoline and diesel stocks are at critical levels. Secretary H W Firth asks for an immediate transport investigation.
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Dawson
Y.T
B.c.yukon Chamber of Mines
Chevrier
Carmacks
H. W. Firth
Chamber of Mines
Yukon
Vancouver
Gems of Thought on Faith and Truth
A collection of short quotes on faith from Hebrews 11 1 and writers including Stoughton Whittier Mary Baker Eddy and Frederick D Huntington and Harvey Cushing. The passages discuss faith as belief grounded in God truth and inner conviction, and as a daily sustaining force.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Reason
Faith
Frederick D. Huntington
Least fertile tropical soils eroded by heavy rains
Tropical soils are among the least fertile due to erosion from torrential rainfall. The vulnerability to nutrient loss undermines agricultural productivity across regions with high rainfall and sun exposure.
Artificial Kidney Development Reported
In Chicago three researchers Dr. Gordon Murray Dr. Edmund Delorme and Newell Thomas of Toronto described a machine that replicates kidney function removing toxic substances. They stated their artificial kidney could remove all or most wastes from the body to prevent death.
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Chicago
Gordon Murray
Edmund Delorme
Newell Thomas
Toronto
Aluminum production consumes vast electricity for long-term lighting
A statement notes that producing one ton of aluminum uses enough electricity to keep a 40 watt light burning for 68 percent of a year. The claim highlights energy intensity of aluminum manufacturing and its long energy footprint.
Three Times Normal Number Of Graduates In 1949
About 1 000 men and women will graduate from the Agricultural Colleges of Canada in 1949. The Dominion Department of Labour notes this is more than three times the normal graduation. Graduates will enter farming, agricultural sciences, or teaching. Food processing, dairy, seed, and equipment industries are increasingly seeking graduates with agricultural training.
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Agricultural Colleges of Canada
Dominion Department of Labour
Polio Stricken Student Passes Tests While Bedbound
George Bridgden, confined to bed by polio, dictated two Senior matriculation tests to an examiner and earned first class honors. Struck by polio on vacation last summer, he could not move even his fingers at first, but gradually improved with study and a special teacher.
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Toronto
George Bridgden
George
Weekly Tip A Saver On Soap
A simple time saving tip suggests storing soap flakes in a large glass jar with a punched metal lid. Shake out a controlled amount to avoid waste and keep a steady supply ready for use.
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers
A list of crossword clues covering horizontal and vertical entries. Includes terms like Kentucky bluegrass first four star general ocean and various wordplay prompts. Answers range from common nouns to proper names and include historical and scientific terms.
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Saskatchewan
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Cyril Kirby Toren
Western Canada Theatre Conference
Kenneth Gordon
Fraser River
Alberta
Alberta Weekly
Calgary
Peace River Area
BY William Ferguson
Gulf OF Mexico
Anna Braley Carter
Rossroyae
Jaran
Arontana
Queen Mary
God
Stoughton
Whittier
Harvey Cushing
Actinium
Liz
Fis
Peer Gynt
Margarita
Little, Reggie
Reggie
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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