Happenings Briefly Told Highlights and Oddments
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip give charity all cash from their wedding. Gravesend resident installs electrically operated bells to warn poultry thieves. Canadian labor pay envelope gains 600 million dollars in nine months 1947 versus 1946. Krupp tank designer testifies Krupp tanks moved to Russia in 1982 for trials. Four Canadian officers to start one year staff courses in England and Australia. Canada ice cream output November 1 170 thousand gallons up from 666 thousand in 1946. Paris finance minister Mayer imposes 400000 franc yearly tax on night clubs with new levies on luxury goods. US and UK to buy up to 70000 tons of Iceland fish for postwar Germany zones in 1948.
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England
Australia
Brooke Claxton
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Paris
Rene Mayer
United States
Great Britain
Iceland
Germany
Hunting restricted in Arctic Canada sanctuary
Canada has declared a game sanctuary across Arctic islands and adjacent mainland regions. Eskimos and the RCMP may hunt under tight limits, with seals allowed to Eskimos, while walrus slaughter is heavily curtailed and Eskimo feeding of Arctic salmon trout to dogs is forbidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Arctic Islands
Canada
R.C.M.P
Prize Winning Apron Pattern 4874 by Anne Adams
This pattern 4874 offers a one size medium half apron with bib and rose embroidery transfer. It includes complete illustrated instructions and fits a yard and a half of fabric for the body. Send 25 cents in coins with name address and style number to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embroidery Transfer Inc
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
How to catch an alligator with bare hands
A quoted World Book Encyclopedia claim states an alligator’s jaws are strong but can be held shut by a man with his bare hands. The instruction suggests restraining the animal by securing its mouth.
Royal Bank of Canada profits rise in 1947 year end
The Royal Bank of Canada reports higher profits and stronger liquidity for the year ending November 29 1947. Public deposits reach 1 845 205 533 while domestic and foreign loans climb. total assets edge below last year. Dividends total 2 975 000 and surplus stands at 3 474 246. net profit 4 981 832.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
Dominion
Pension Fund Society
Families Move to British Columbia in 1947 Figures
A total of 7 995 families received family allowances and moved to British Columbia in 1947 while 2 932 left for other parts of the Dominion. Alberta sent 2 594 and received 1 198. Saskatchewan sent 2 449 away and 566 to the coast. Total allowances paid in B C that year were 17 612 696 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Dominion
W. R. Bone
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Coast
B.C
Judge Fin es Self For Reckless Driving
In Inverness Florida seventy eight year old Judge E C May fined himself fifty dollars for reckless driving after losing control of his car and hitting a tree on a sand rutted road. A state trooper refused to file charges against him and Cpl Blunt ruled the judge blameless. The judge nonetheless imposed the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inverness
Fla
E. C. May
Cpl. C. L. Blunt
US Living Costs Hit Record Mid November
Washington reports that living costs in the United States rose to a record high by mid November, signaling that 1948 may open at even higher levels. The Labor Statistics Bureau released the data, reflecting ongoing inflation pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Labor Statistics Bureau
Economists Plan Public Works Stop Gap for Unemployment
Ottawa economists and engineers in the reconstruction department study public works as a stop gap against a low mood. They project 80 to 100 million dollars in projects with potential to mobilize 700 million if governments cooperate, while stressing private investment and exports as the main antidotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
Halifax
Vancouver
Dominion
Oatmeal Seen as Essential Food in Scots Diet
The article notes oats as a staple for crofters in Scotland with porridge and oatcakes providing energy minerals and vitamin B. It cites Dr. L B Pett urging a daily bowl of oatmeal for better national nutrition and warns of skimped breakfasts affecting later meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Boswell
Scotland
L. B. Pett
Department of National Health and Welfare
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid with Mixed Definitions
Puzzle fills with multiple clues across and down for general knowledge terms across categories. Includes animal names musical notes and country references with various wordplay formats and transliterations from different languages.
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Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Gravesend
Johann Hoffman
Russia
Arctic
Georges Geoffrey
Bert Peppy
Algiers
R.C.A.F
North Africa
Bob Slattery
Slattery
Ment House
Peppy
Self
BY William Ferguson
Greenland
Death Valley
California
NEA Service, Inc
Amazon Basin
Samuel Johnson
Italy
Dominican Republic
India
Little Reggie
Reginald
Margariia
Priscilla
Waldo
al Vermeer
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