Town and District Notes and Local Events
In Town and Ord Mrs Frank Walker returns from Fort William Ontario. Winnipeg visitors and local social updates appear among frequent mentions of relatives and travels. MA TA convention in Winnipeg. A Detroit man divorces after trials over tainted beer. Milwaukee man recovers stolen car and finds it damaged. Silver of London England sentenced to 15 months for receiving stolen goods.
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Bernard Silver
Bournemouth
England
Silver
London
Better weed control progress shown at Western Canadian meet
Reporters at the Third Western Canadian Weed Control Conference in Edmonton note major strides in farm weed control across Western Canada. 2,4-D chemical use rose from 0.5 million acres in 1947 to 8.5 million acres by 1949, with ongoing research aiming to treat weeds not affected by 2,4-D and to improve application methods while stressing the enduring value of cultural practices, soil fertility, and good seed.
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Edmonton
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Japan seeks two million tons in worldwide grain buy
Akira Yodaki in Tokyo said Japan aims to purchase about 2,000,000 tons of grain this year under a global buying program. Tokyo reports offers already placed with Australia and Iraq and negotiations with Canada Argentina and the United States continue.
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Japan
Akira Yodaki
Tokyo
Australia
Iraq
Canada
Argentina
United States
Births announced in Fort William and Rivers area UK
BIRTAS WALKERER at Fort William Ontario on New 7 VHS to Mr and Mrs George A Walker a son Gregory John. CRIDGEMAN at Madden's nursing home on Nov 13 Isa to Mr and Mrs D A Bridgeman Oak River a son. PURCELL at Rivers on Nov 16 1449 to Mr and Mrs Ro J Purcell CIATC a son.
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Cridgeman
Madden's Nursing Home
Isa
D. A. Bridgeman
Oak River
Purcell
Rivers
Ro J Purcell
CIATC
Burma village killings and rebel decapitations report
Reports describe headless bodies of 60 rebels found after government troops moved villagers in Meral kansen Burma. Leaders allegedly took heads to prevent identification as the crackdown continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meralkansen
Burma
Carnegie Couple Marks 36th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thomas Nevill observed their 36th anniversary at their farm house. Health concerns kept the celebration quiet, though the couple has spent their entire married life on the same farm and in the same home. Twenty three days till Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Thomas Nevill
RAF corporal convicted of murder of German sweetheart
Corporal Douglas Ingray of the RAF was found guilty by seven RAF officers of strangling Elfriede Bierschwab in Waha Germany. The 11 year-old soldier was sentenced to death by hanging for the fatal assault in WWII era crime.
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Los Angeles
Louise Schmidt
Corporal Douglas Ingray
RAF
Corporal
Elfriede Bierschwab
Fraaiein
Waha
Germany
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Avliks Bakery
Rivers, Man
Frigidaire
Westinghouse
Thor
General Electric
Ae OT Éson
Wareham’s Meat Market
Jim Rolls
Prop
Shankless Picnic
Town and
Ord
Frank Walker
Fort Wiliam, Ont
Alfred Jelid
Wilfred Olzen
Bot MacDonald
L. Janz
Lite
Souris
J. Shylega
Howell Williams
John Stevenson
Mrs. ©. Blandford
St. James
W.A
Ukrainian Hall
E. J. Owsianski
John Stevensean
Freal Taylor
J. Houben
Harry Beitz
D. Stinson
Ma.t.a
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Detroit
Walter J. Burnette
Gordon Edwards
Milwaukee
P. J. Grean
Elevators Farms Service
Manitoba
Birtas
U.S. Ecommerce Department
Lubbock
Texas
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Ralph Mark Milbanke
Newhole
Mayfair
British Trade Union Congress
Ita
Canadian Home Journal
Collier's Weekly
Ifts
Ladies' Home Journal
Peat
Evening Post
Gilchrist
Rexall
New Sarum
Theatre News
Lorenia Young van Johnson
Mather
Africa
Gazette News
Cary Grant
Myrna Loy
Melvyn Douglas
Selznick
Mr. Blanding
MacKenzie’s United Store News
Santa
Giant Pkge
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