Amend Parks Act Aims to Restore Lands to Provinces
In Western Canada National Parks hold over 11 000 buffalo and 25 000 antelope with Wainwright and Nemisham parks being discontinued and lands reverting to Alberta and Manitoba. Elk Island and Wood Buffalo herds expand while Wainwright grounds become military training areas. Some park lands revert to provinces and residents of Banff Jasper Waterton and Yoho gain provincial health and tax changes. Senator Buchanan praises parks as magnets for tourism with returns from expenditure.
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Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Senate
W. A. Buchanan
Wainwright Buffalo
Nemisham Park
Wainwright
Wood Buffalo Park
Northwest Territories
Elk Island National Park
Elk Island Park
Wainwright Park
Agriculture Department
Buchanan
J. C. Webster
Shediac
N.B
Fort Beausejour Historic Park
Webster
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Riding Mountain Park
Manitoba
Waterton Lakes Park
Banff
Jasper
Waterton Lakes
Yoho Parks
Mongrel Dog Was Faithful Unto Death
In Wickenburg Arizona a white mongrel dog loyal to his prospector master Thompson stood guard as authorities found Thompson dead on the highway. Constable Fugatt shot the animal to allow removal of the body after the master’s death. The dog rests buried at Thompson’s feet in the local cemetery.
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Wickenburg
Ariz
Thompson
H. C. Nicholls
B. E. Fugatt
Fugatt
Justice of the Peace
R. L. Westall
Westall
Still spending huge sums on armaments worldwide
The Financial Post notes fear drives costs as global arms outlay remains vast. It cites $27.4 billion annual military spending and 19 million soldiers, more under arms than in 1939, equating to about $16 per person alive.
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The
Financial Post
Canada Food Rules These are the foods for health
The guidance lists daily intake for adults and children, water consumption, and servings across food groups. It emphasizes milk, fruit, vegetables, cereals, bread, and protein sources, with eggs and cheese at least three times weekly and liver frequently. Approved by the Canadian Council on Nutrition.
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Canada
Canadian Council On Nutrition
Farmers Help Sought in Canadian Survey on Farm Accidents
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics begins a large survey tied to its quarterly labour force study to collect data on farm accidents and fires across Canada. About 500 interviewers will visit roughly two percent of farm households over three weeks to gather statistics to reduce hazards and protect farm property amid labor shortages.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Trellis Design For Side House Use
Readers are shown a simple house side trellis design using standard lattice stock sized 516 by 1% inches or 1 by 14 inches. Joints should be mitred or lapped and galvanized nails or copper clout nails used, driven to the back side for secure fastening.
Baby in Perambulator Survives 100-Foot Fall
A year-old boy, Owen Kelly Jr., rolled over in his perambulator as it plunged about 100 feet down a ravine and survived with minor injuries. The accident occurred in New York and left investigators to determine how the infant escaped serious harm.
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New York
Owen Kelly, Jr
Marvellous Progress In Corn Culture
The article notes that Indigenous cultivation gave way to a modern multi million dollar corn industry. From four native varieties in the 1700s to over 500 now, including dent soft sugar and flint maize. Ontario dominates fodder and shelled corn with millions of bushels produced.
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North America
Ontario
Wire Staple Diet Fatal To Eagles
Seventeen Bald Eagles, donated to Woodland Park zoo from Alaska, died after eating wire staples tossed into their cages. Zoo director Dr. Gus Knudson blamed children and unthinking adults, saying the acts were not malicious but harmful.
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Seattle
Alaska
Woodland Park Zoo
Gus Knudson
Knudson
Dominion War Cost Topped At Twenty Billion
Ottawa fact-finders conclude Canada spent 20,255,865,996 on World War II including demobilization up to March 31. This equates to about 2,000 per person in the Dominion and lags behind the US per capita. The ultimate price in lives cannot be quantified.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
United States
Scientists Bet on Annabelle Cow to Test Milk Yield
U S scientists wait for a cow named Annabelle to die to determine if a 20 per cent milk gain from thyroprotein is worthwhile. The cow loses weight with iodine enriched skim milk, then regains weight as milk output rises while heart rate spikes, making the long term gain uncertain. The experiment hinges on her eventual death to reveal the outcome.
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U.S
Annabelle
Early Latins Called the Mediterranean the Middle of the Earth
The Mediterranean Sea earned its name from early Latin speakers who believed it lay at the earth's center. This traditional etymology reflects ancient geographic ideas and language use.
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Mediterranean Sea
Middle of the Earth
Sports World News Sketches Turn Of Season Hints
Bracket of items report plans for artificial ice in Brandon rink expansion to 4900 seats and anticipated 1947 48 season changes. Joe Louis to box in exhibitions in Australia and Europe next year per Fred Sommers. Johnny Gottselig to coach and name successor as Chicago Black Hawks GM after next season. Walter Brown seeks two players in Czechoslovakia. Olympic salute may end at 1948 London Games. Swiss propose a new salute. Old Country soccer teams unlikely to visit Canada before 1949. Barbara Ann Scott barred from European skating championships with Europeans-only rule.
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Johnny Gottselig
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Bill Tobin
Tobin
Gottselig
Stockholm
London
Oslo
Norway
Barbara Ann Scott
Ottawa
Secret New Zealand Weapon Contends With Atomic Power
Reports state a powerful secret weapon developed in New Zealand may rival atomic capabilities. Led by Prof. T. D. J. Leech at Auckland University College, the project involved 170 staff across New Zealand and Pacific areas with U.S. naval participation, and remained strictly classified after war.
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Ackland
N.Z
New Zealand
T. D. J. Leech
Auckland University College
Leech
New Zealand Scientific Research and Industrial Council
Order of
British Empire
Air Force
United States Naval
Pacific
Wellington
Britain
United States
Florida
South Americans Pay High For Cars
A new wave of automobile exporters buys new cars at premium prices. Buyers in Brazil, Shanghai, and Venezuela bid well above list, with Cadillacs commanding up to $9,000 abroad. The surge follows March 31 government restrictions lift on exporting American cars, aided by limited overseas shipments from manufacturers.
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Ford
Cadillac
Shanghai
Plymouth
Buick
Wall Street Journal
Inscription Swift chose for orphanage site in Dublin
The Milwaukee Journal recounts Jonathan Swift’s donation mishap in Dublin. He pledged five pounds but newspapers announced fifty. Swift refused a correction and chose the inscription over the main entrance: I was a stranger and ye took me in.
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Milwaukee Journal
Dublin
Jonathan Swift
Swift
Wedding Anniversary Invitations And Gift Notes Etiquette
Helpful hints advise marking wedding date and current year on invitations for anniversaries. It suggests promptly thanking wedding presents and notes that delays make thank yous harder to write. The text also covers ironing tips and slipcover care at home versus dry cleaning.
Weave Huck Toweling Borders Pattern 7382
Old fashioned needlework pattern offers simple huck toweling borders with charts and photos. Includes directions and pattern number 7382. requests 25 cents via Winnen Union Winnipeg address for copy. Contains request for name and address.
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Winnen Union
McDermot Avenue
Maple syrup crop in 1947 exceeds last year in New England
New England reports a 1947 maple syrup and sugar crop ahead of 1946 but below the 1934 to 1948 average. Maple sugar totals reached 7,346,000 pounds, 26 percent above 1946 but 19 percent below the 1934-1948 average of 9,030,000 pounds.
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Boston
New England
Department of Agriculture
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National Parks
Iowa
John H. MacCuaig
Duncan MacLeod
Dalhousie Station
Quebec
Brandon
Canadian Figure Skating Association
International Skating Union
Amateur Skating Association of Canada
Spokane
Joe Louis
Australia
Europe
Fred Sommers
Brown Bomber
Walter Brown
Boston Garden
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
Scotty McNair
British Isles
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
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