Canada must share burden of defense with the United States
Editorial urges Canada to adopt proportional wartime manpower and a full defense program. It cites Canada's 62,000 armed forces, 10,000 in training at Fort Lewis, and Korea contributions, arguing for conscription or selective service and a stronger UN defense role under Eisenhower.
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Omar Bradley
Congress
United States
Europe
Canada
Ottawa
Korea
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Hyde Park
Britain
Progressive Conservative Club
G. V. Pearkes
V.C
M.P
Eisenhower
United Nations Command
Navy
United Nations
Fort Lewis
Lac du Bonnet Legion Swept By Beausejour Duo In Hockey
Lac du Bonnet lost 5-3 at home and 3-1 at Beausejour in a fast clean series without four defencemen. Scorers for Lac du Bonnet were Nesper Arsenault Zikman with one each. goalie Waltz was hit by a puck and out. Russ Ingaldson stood in and impressed fans. Playoffs loom as next week’s final league game wraps up the season.
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Lac du Bonnet Legion
Beausejour
Lac du Bonnet
Legion
Joe Nesper
Art Arsenault
E. Zikman
Russ Ingaldson
Russ
Theatre and sports notes from a Manitoba community gathering
The report describes a lively event with players Sparman Squares delivering key shots for Sam in a Leader semi final, praise for the Square opposition of the Pointe, and remarks by Mayor Sparman. Attendees include the Wood brothers, Frank Brown, Nick Dobreen with an Austrian Zither, and performances by Harry Teal, Ted Wood, and Stan Romanyk. Attendees hope for a good next amateur night while Hank Milbrandt is convalescing.
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Sparman
Sam
Harry Teal
Ted Wood
Stan Romanyk
Mount Lamington erupts shocking New Guinea disaster
The Mount Lamington eruption in New Guinea causes massive destruction with ash covering Port Moresby and thousands killed. The article details the island’s size, colonial history, explorers, and native tribes, noting the ongoing danger and the region's rich biodiversity and cultures.
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Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Pacific
Mount Lamington
Incident at the stag reshapes view of Jack Wade’s fate
The event linked to a stag encounter shifted many opinions about where Jack Wade ultimately ends up. Key local figures weighed in on his destination, though details remain unsettled and debated among residents.
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the Stag
Jack Wade
New Guinea land wealth and Chalmers memory entwined with danger
The article recounts New Guinea’s natural resources and government lease system, noting undeveloped minerals and a 1924 copper smelter. It honors James Chalmers, his Pacific missions, and Oliver Tompkins, whose deaths echo the peril of aid efforts. It also mentions Mt Lamington and agricultural prices affecting wheat farmers.
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New Guinea
James Chalmers
London Missionary Society
Rarotonga
Fly River
Oliver Tompkins
Goarbari Island
Chalmers
R. L. Stevenson
Pacific
Mt. Lamington
Papua
Inverary
Argyll
The Songstress Sings Through Leisure Hours
The speaker recalls a songstress whose brilliant tones linger in memory and in evening air. The voice fills with enchantment, easing worldly cares as it travels through valley and hill until it drifts toward a distant horizon, fading at last. -Herta Hintz.
Interim payments announced for 1950 51 wheat oats barley
Prairie farmers welcome government news of interim payments on the 1950 51 crop. Wheat will receive 20 cents per bushel, oats 10 cents, barley 20 cents, to be followed by a final Wheat Pool payment later. Government has previously paid farmers $1.40 on wheat but market prices run near $1.89 under the International Wheat Agreement.
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Farrmers
Fort William
Village of Lac Du Bonnet Schedules Public Thoroughfare Closing
The village council will close and convey to the village the public thoroughfare east of Lots 1 to 8 in Block 5 and Lots 1 to 16 in Block 6 as per plan No 3309 registered in Winnipeg Land Titles Office. Objections must be in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer by February 21, 1951, or appear before the council at 7:30 P.M. on February 21, 1951.
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Lac DU Bonnet
Lee du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Dubienski, Dubienski, & McCruden Solicitors
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Pire Falls
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Cape York
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Polygon Wood
British New Guinea
Torres Straits
the Songstress
Ita
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Carman
Tomlinson, Crowe and Company
Hurtig
Dubienski
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Weselak
Municipal Hall
Joseph Bellan
Chiropractors
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