Pigeons Against Burgers? Kensington Pigeon War Writ
Housewives in West End Ken nandans petition Kensington council to hire Norman Edwards a one year old champion pigeon catcher to reduce nightly cooing and claw sounds. Edwards plans to stalk pigeons using law posts to stop their grain feeding, claiming pigeons are vermin carrying tuberculosis and that some birds are sold for food while others go to the zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kennandans West End
Nave
Kensington Borough
Norman Edwards
Edwards
Nerman
US approves Great Britain rubber purchase
The U S economic co operation administration okayed Britain's purchase of 360 000 worth of rubber products from Canada. In Toronto John Byrnes, 27, was sentenced to one year and fined 500 for drug possession plus six months. Two boys, 11 and 12, arrested for theft while attempting to buy rail tickets after stealing 1350 from a midtown grocer. A wolf invasion report near Marchand Manitoba is under investigation. Dauphin considers a frontage tax to fund street hard surface work over 15 years with grading gravel draining curbing and paving by contract.
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US. Economic Co-Operation Administration
Great Britain
Canada
Sin Oss
John Hyrnes
Toronto
Byrnes
Calgary
Vancouver
Dauphin Town Council
Dauphin
Three Men Turn Bath Toys Into World Wide Hit
Newcastle tale of Jack Edminson Norman Carling and Cecil Parker turning latex bath toys into a thriving business. They perfected a sealing process after eighteen months, attracting orders worth $60 000 annually from six countries including Canada. A staff of girls aids production in a former billiards saloon.
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Newcastle
England
Britain
Jack Edminson
Norman Carling
Cecil Parker
Edminson
United States
Canada
Trappers adapt to ladies' fur demands in Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan, trappers vow to follow women's fashion shifts as fox fur loses value while mink and muskrat rise in demand. The piece notes fast-changing production plans driven by milady's choices, highlighting a volatile fur market and consumer-driven shifts.
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Regina
Dee
Saskatchewan
Milady
Constituent Assembly
India
Dominion
Edmonton city treasurer signs 7600 bonds in effort
William Plowman, treasurer of Edmonton City, reportedly signed 7,600 bonds for the city finance drive, doubling as two signatures on each of 3,800 bonds. Ottawa reports Minister Howe predicts 1960 will be prosperous for Canada. Premiers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan discuss luring European industry to western Canada.
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Edmonton
William Plowman
Ottawa
Dec
Howe
Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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Wareham's Meat Market
Fort Garry
Kelly
Turkeys
J. Rous
Conta
P. Cottage
Pard
Tor
Marchand
Man
Manitoba Game and Fisheries Department
Yardley
Adrienne
Max Factor
Lintheric
Cashmere
Cutex Revlon
Shanghai
Chanel
Gardenia
Lucien LeLong
Lotus
Gomb
Remington Portable Typewriter
Bachelor
Lintherie
Seaforth
Colgate
Woodbury
Mennen
Mason’s
Ronson
Parker, Waterman
Kodak
Neilson
Moir
Sarum
Rivers
Gilchrist
New
Sporting Goods
Ylor ¢Son
Paul Schulze
Alexandra Hotel
T. E. Wright
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