Elk Island Park a Prairie Playground and Wildlife Refuge
Elk Island National Park in Alberta links to saving the plains buffalo and now sustains a diverse wildlife including moose and deer. The park, near Edmonton, offers beaches, a nine hole golf course, boating, and trails, hosting thousands of visitors yearly while preserving bird sanctuaries and nature study for school groups.
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LK Island
Alberta
Wainwright
Elk Island
Con Wainwright
Ek Island
Canada
Elk Island Park
Edmonton
Astotia Lake
Elk Island National Park
Good Advice On How To Succeed In Life And Service
The World Christian Digest recounts a letter from a junior officer asking Lord Fisher how he rose to the top of his field. Fisher advised: envision the goal, craft a plan, be prepared to fight for it, and pray earnestly for victory. It also notes a Japanese practice of shoeing horses with straw slippers until the 19th century.
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World Christian Digest
Lord Fisher
Largest Door For Brabazon Hall In Filton Bristol
The Empire Digest reports the new aircraft assembly hall at Filton Bristol will feature the world’s largest door. The door spans 1 045 feet and stands 65 feet 9 inches high, weighing 200 tons and able to swing open in two minutes. The Brabazon Mark I airliner is expected to enter service in 1951, with the piston-engined prototype due to fly next summer followed by a second turbine-propeller prototype.
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Empire Digest
Filton
Bristol
Without honey bees many plant species face extinction
Scientists warn that without honey bees about 100,000 blooming plant species could vanish. The estimate highlights bees as crucial pollinators supporting global ecosystems and food crops.
Navy recruiting drive launches Royal Canadian Navy enlistment
The Royal Canadian Navy announces resumption of ordinary seaman recruitment for the permanent force with reserve seaman options. No specialized training is required for entry and early specialization is possible in gunnery radar or torpedo anti submarine. Enlistees must be 17 to 20 years old with provincial naval divisions serving as recruitment centers. Training at H.M.C.S. Naden Esquimalt begins for permanent recruits.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Service Headquarters
H.M.C.S
Naden
Esquimalt
B.C
London Bobby Keeps Helmet Amid Police Poll
Members of London's Metropolitan Police voted against replacing the traditional tall helmet with a flat peaked cap. They argued the helmet preserves dignity and has been part of the force since 1858, with minor uniform changes over the years.
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London
Metropolitan Police
Britain
Robert Peel
Fort Qu Appelles memorial rink to be built this summer
The sport section reports Fort Qu Appelle Sask announces a memorial rink to be built this summer using timbers from an RCAF hangar. Saskatchewan fighters win five of eight bouts in an interprovincial boxing meet against Manitoba.
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Fort Qu’Appelle
Sask
R.C.A.F
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ouver
Hugh Morrison
Monty Hill
Vancouver
Baseballers Superstitions Are Silly But They Carry Them
A nostalgic look at ballplayer superstitions from the New York Giants era and other clubs. It recalls legends from John McGraw to Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, noting rituals from touching bases to avoiding laundries during slumps and the belief in empty barrels signaling good days.
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New York
New York Giants
Andy Hansen
Ernie Lombardi
Joe Lafata
Bob Thompson
Mel Ott
Ottey
Travis Jackson
Buddy Kerr
Giants
John McGraw
Drayman
George Stallings
Boston Braves
Polo Grounds
Stallings
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Lefty O'Doul
Eddie Collins
John Titus
Phil
Little Cherry Virus Threatens British Columbia Cherries
The British Columbia Fruit Growers Association seeks legislative action to remove infected cherry trees in the Okanagan, restrict transport from the Kootenays, and halt box movements. Experts warn the Little Cherry virus may take years to control, with limited methods once trees are infected.
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Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
British
W. Foster
B.C. Department of Agriculture
T. B
Okanagan
Lott
Dominion Plant Pathology Laboratory
Summerland
B.C
Foster
Lambert
Bing
Kootenays
Prairies
Dominion Rust Laboratory
More Ocean Liners For Passenger Service
Montreal reports shipping officials expect tighter space for overseas travel this summer. The British Ministry of Transport freed 17 ocean liners, 11 British, three French, and the rest Canadian American and Dutch. The Queen Elizabeth sails New York to Britain on a biweekly run and will be joined by the Queen Mary this summer.
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Montreal
Ministry of Transport
Shipping Company
Canada
United States
Holland
New York
Britain
De Luxe Plane For Chinese Air Force
The New York Herald Tribune reports Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek has acquired a new C-54 plane for the Chinese Military Airforce. Its interior decorations reportedly cost between seven hundred fifty thousand and one million dollars and include a dressing room with electric razor two luxurious bunks each with a telephone a four-desk office a drawing room with curved gray sofas and a thirty-tube radio receiver 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 faces Canadian winter limits
The square milk bottle, lauded as a future standard in the United States, cannot yet withstand freezing in Canada. Canadian shoulders cannot be reinforced to resist pressure when milk freezes on front steps in winter. In the Southern States the bottle remains unfrozen and unrestricted.
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United States
Mustard in Water Acts as Emetic by Digestive Stimulation
A strong dose of yellow mustard in water triggers the flow of digestive fluids and acts as an emetic. The observation notes the inducing effect when ingested in liquid form.
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Bill Richardson
Moose Jaw
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Morgan
Max Silverman
Sudbury
Joe
Ducky) Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Cardinal
Sam Breadon
Medwick
A. Sidney Dawes
Mount Royal
C.A.S.A
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Banff
Frank Chance
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
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Floyd Bevens
Thornton Lee
Bob Muncrief
Ewell Blackwell
Hubby
Royal Anne
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