One Car Ride And A Warning From A Cop
Mr Wright and Mr Thornton rush to catch a train as a motorcycle cop stops them for speeding. The officer cites that all the business in the world cannot replace one life and fines Wright, then reveals the driver is Wright’s son Ted.
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R. Wright
Cross-Toads
Mr. Thornton
Mr. Wright
Mr Wright
Devens
Pop
Wright
Alan E. Wright
Thornton
Richard Thornton
Devens City
Ted
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Canadian Knitting Contest Winners Named at Exhibition
Betty Robinson of Saskatoon won first prize in the General Class Knitting Contest at the Canadian National Exhibition. Jean Anderson of Vancouver won first prize for the best child’s cardigan.
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Toronto
Betty Robinson
Saskatoon
Sask
Jean Anderson
Vancouver
B.C
Horses Sold Dirt Cheap At Coast Dispersal Auction
Lavender Stock Farms held its first annual dispersal auction in Vancouver selling top thoroughbreds at low prices. Two Overdrive fillies and stallions like Royal Reigh, Bob's Way, Ted Lewis, and Black Lancer drew modest sums while mares with sucklings offered bargains. Clay Puett bought six horses by purchasing Little Pine and Pharima for 375.
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Vancouver
Howe
Thomas
Dr. H. R. Ross
Royal Reigh
Bob’s Way
Ted Lewis
Black Lancer
Clay Puett
Little Pine
Pharima
Western Briefs In Memoriam MEDICINE HAT
In Memoriam notes and regional briefs from Western Canada. Names of 80 pioneers are branded into Medicine Hat museum walls. Saskatchewan traffic concerns include fines for out of season hunting and highway passing risks. Park visitation figures for Labor Day weekend. Calgary by election nomination. Saskatchewan hailstorm claims. Manitoba imports eggs and poultry from the U S. A doctor in Vancouver claims a brace for hip dislocation. Regina calls for uniform speed limits for cars and trucks.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
Medicine Hat Museum
Angus Mitchell
Saskatchewan Motor Transport Association
Mitchell
Saskatchewan
Edmonton Youth Climbs 11 000 Ft Mount Huber
Fourteen year old Paul Cross of Edmonton joins the Alpine Club of Canada after climbing 11 000 foot Mt Huber in the Rockies. He warmed up with 8 900 foot Mt Wiwaxy and partial climbs on two others. The Edmonton section leader says he may be the youngest member to achieve the feat.
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Edmonton
Mount Huber
Paul Cross
Mt. Huber
Mt. Wiwaxy
Paul
Gladys Hartley
Eskimos Coach Annis Stukus Reports Payroll Jump
Edmonton Eskimos coach Annis Stukus told a Rotary club payroll rose from 48000 in 1949 to 68000 in 1950 and will keep climbing He said we have sold football in Edmonton and can afford it and did not provide this year's figure.
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Edmonton
Annis Stukus
Edmonton Eskimo
Rotary
Frogs Flood Climax Areas After Heavy Rain
Heavy rain in the Climax area brought hundreds of tiny frogs onto roads, sidewalks, backyards and store entrances. The frogs, about half an inch long, covered large outdoor spaces after the downpour.
Licence Plates To Reflect Light
EDMONTON Alberta will issue new motor licence plates next year that reflect light at night. Provincial Secretary C. E. Gerhart announced plates will be black with reflecting pearl gray letters and numerals.
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Edmonton
Alberta
C. E. Gerhart
Forger Punishment in Milan Left Hands Amputated
In Milan authorities pursued a harsh punishment for forgers of that era, amputating the right hands of convicted individuals during their heyday, reflecting severe penalties used at the time.
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Milan
Italy
Canadian Wheat Board Sets Delivery Quotas Across Provinces
The Canadian Wheat Board announced immediate delivery quotas for eight bushels per seeded acre on wheat oats barley and rye at listed points in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. A second quota of ten bushels per seeded acre applies to the same grains at additional designated locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Man
Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta
Andrew
Azure
Cluny
Crossfield
Dalemead
Gibbons
Hilda
Huxley
Ireton
Killam
Mileage 44
Rumsey
Manitoba
Alonso
Amaranth
Angusville
Cardale
Deerwood
Douglas
Franklin
Goldenstream
Horton
Howden
Kelloe
Kenville
la Riviere
Rignold
Sewell
Solsgirth
Somerset
Souris
Saskatchewan
Barbour
Barras
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Buzzard
Claggett
Clair
Colfax
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Ens
Hood
Isham
Ketchen
Leach Siding
Mikado
Mile
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Rama
Regina
Reynaud
Riceton
Richlea
Richmound
Sandgren
Shackleton
Snipe Lake
Surbiton
Verigin
Willowbunch
Yellow Creek
Hamlet
Netook
Niobe
Okotoks
Vulcan
Lindlaw
Lipsett
Moose Range
Pathlow
Star City
Valpariso
Milk and cream sales rise in first half of year
Ottawa reports fluid milk and cream sales totalled 2 122 591 000 pounds in the first six months, up two percent from a year earlier. June sales reached 356 098 000 pounds, per the Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Jumbo puffball shocks Clive farmer in Alta
William Knutson found a giant puffball on his farm near Clive Alta. It stood about 12 feet high and weighed over 20 pounds. The report notes corn growth speeds may rise on warm nights.
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Clive, Alta
William Knutson
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