Elk Island Park: Prairie Playground For Plains Buffalo and Wildlife
Elk Island National Park near Edmonton grew from early buffalo importations and now houses over 1000 buffalo, 700 elk, and moose. The park features a beach, boat hire, a nine hole golf course, rustic recreation facilities, and is a major bird sanctuary. Established 1913, it attracts thousands yearly as a prairie holiday center with trails, roads, and hotel absence noted.
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Western
Canada
Edmonton
Lamont
Astotia Lake
Elk Island Park
Lord Fisher Inspires Ambition With Vision and Plan
The World Christian Digest recounts a youthful midshipman’s letter to Lord Fisher asking how to rise in the profession. Fisher reportedly advised forming a clear vision and a plan to achieve the goal, amid a note about Japanese straw slippers used on horses until the 19th century.
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World Christian Digest
Lord Fisher
Largest door for Brabazon hall at Filton Bristol
The Empire Digest notes a record door 1 045 feet wide and 65 feet 9 inches high will be fitted to the Brabazon Mark I aircraft assembly hall at Filton Bristol. The 200 ton door can be opened in two minutes. The Brabazon, the world's largest airliner, is expected in service in 1951. A prototype with propeller turbine engines is shown. Without honey bees 100 000 blooming plant species may disappear.
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Empire Digest
Filton
Bristol
Navy recruiting drive resumes ordinary seamen enlistment
The Royal Canadian Navy announced the resumption of recruiting for ordinary seamen to serve in the permanent force. Youth may also join the Navy’s reserve, with no specialized training required for entry, and must be at least 17 years old with a Grade 10 education.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Service Headquarters
Navy
H.m.cs
Naden
Esquimalt
B.C
London Bobby Keeps Helmet for Police Pride
London policemen have worn helmets since 1858 replacing top hats worn by the original force founded by Sir Robert Peel. The uniform saw little change, except in 1877 when alarm rattles for night watchmen were replaced by whistles the officers now carry.
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London
Robert Peel
Fort Qu'Appelle to Build Memorial Rink This Summer
The sport page notes Fort Qu Appelle Sask memorial rink construction planned for the summer using timbers from an R C A F hangar. It cites Saskatchewan boxing wins in an interprovincial tournament, golf champion Hugh Morrison of Vancouver and other varied sports news from coast to coast. Local pigeon race winner Bill Richardson clocks three hours and 15 minutes for 100 miles Wolseley to Moose Jaw.
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Fort Qu’Appelle’s
Sask
R.C.A.F
Ee Bill Richardson
Moose Jaw
Baseball superstitions thrill Giants and others in the league
The piece notes baseball players' rituals from touching bases to avoiding washing uniforms during hitting slumps. It cites Giants figures like Andy Hansen Mel Ott and Ernie Lombardi and mentions John McGraw and Babe Ruth as legendary believers. The column links superstition to team success and recalls classic acts across franchises.
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New York
New York Giants
Andy Hansen
Ernie Lombardi
Giants
John McGraw
Drayman
George Stallings
Boston Braves
Polo Grounds
Stallings
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Eddie Collins
John Titus
Phil
Ocean Liners Boost Passenger Service With 17 Added Ships
Montreal reports space on overseas ships will be scarce this summer but 17 more ocean liners from the British Ministry of Transport are expected to ease demand after the season. Eleven are British, three French, with the rest from Canada, the United States and Holland. The Queen Elizabeth leads the British additions.
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Montreal
Ministry of Transport
Shipping Company
Ministry
Canada
United States
Holland
Little Cherry Virus Strikes British Columbia Orchards
The British Columbia Fruit Growers Association seeks provincial action to destroy infected cherry trees and restrict movement of fruit and supplies from the Kootenays to the Okanagan as the Little Cherry virus spreads. Scientists link the disease to a plant virus found in 1941 and warn prompt removal helps slow spread though infection persists in affected trees.
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Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Patholo Mae BC
Department of Agriculture
T. B
Okanagan
Lott
Dominion Plant Pathology Laboratory
Summerland
B.C
Foster
Lambert
Bing
Kootenays
Prairies
Dominion Rust Laboratory
De Luxe Plane For Chinese Air Force
Christopher Rand notes in the New York Herald Tribune that Chiang Kai shek has acquired a luxury C-54 aircraft for the Chinese Military Air Force. The interior features a dressing room with electric razor, two silk upholstered bunks for Chiang and Madame Chiang with a phone, a four-desk office, a drawing room with curved gray sofas, and a thirty-tube radio for passengers.
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Christopher Rand
New York Herald Tribune
China
Foreign Exchange
Generalissimo
Chiang Kaishek
United States
Madame Chiang
Square milk bottle delays for Canada noted
The square milk bottle, hailed as a future standard in the United States, faces Canadian limits due to its shoulders not withstanding pressure when milk freezes on cold porches. In the southern states the bottle thrives as milk does not freeze. Canadian winter weather does not react favorably to the new design.
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United States
Mustard as Emesis Stimulus for Administered Water
A note states yellow mustard stimulates the flow of administered water and acts as an emetic. The claim links mustard to inducing vomiting and aiding intake, with no further clinical context or sources provided.
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Elk Island National Park
Alberta
Michael Pablo
Montana
Wainwright
Elk Island
Bobby
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Abe
Hugh Morrison
Vancouver
Monty Hill
Hes
York
Eng
Arthur Morgan
Morgan
Max Silverman
Sudbury
Ee Joe
Ducky) Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Cardinal
Sam Breadon
Medwick
Canadian Amateur Ski Association
A. Sidney Dawes
Mount Royal
C.A.S.A
St. Moritz
Banff
Frank Chance
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
al Lopez
Floyd Bevens
Thornton Lee
Bob Muncrief
Ewell Blackwell
Hubby
Royal Anne
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