Population Shifts Show Europe Lagging Behind Americas
A 1949 world population report notes Europe’s total rose modestly while the Americas surged with a 16 percent gain from 1900 to 1949, Europe’s later growth far slower. The Stockholm dispatch cites vast gaps between regions and highlights Europe’s relative stagnation compared with the New World’s sharp expansion.
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Nationa
Satisticiana
Switzerland
Eutrope
Stockholm Aftonblavet
No cure for leprosy claim questioned by WHO
Geneva reports say leprosy cannot yet be cured but can be controlled with drugs and public health measures. WHO survey notes several million undiagnosed cases in Africa and Asia, with only about 550000 known to authorities.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations
Health Organization
W.H.O
French professor Bombard aims transoceanic voyage by dinghy
In Caspalanca on August 22, Alain Bombard urged joining a rubber dinghy trip across the Atlantic. He plans to eat only fresh fish and condense air for water to show a mariner can survive without starving.
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Caspalanca
Alain Bombard
A. Snaggator
Atimbuctaq
Bombard
Sale ad for Rawleigh business in Newfoundland
Advertisement seeks salesmen to start a Rawleigh business in Newfoundland offering credit purchases. No house to house selling required, promising quick results and a solid business build. Contact Rawleigh's Dept ML H-10 143 Montreal for information.
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Rawleigh
Newfoundland
Montreal
Ice Pack Advice After Toe Injury At Ianglewood
George D. Pauly dropped a 50 pound cake of ice on his toe in Ianglewood California. A director advised him to go home and keep his foot in a cold pack to reduce swelling.
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Ianglewood
Calif
George D. Pauly
New Fishing Boat Trials Highlight Long Liner Versus Trawler
Trade News reports Ottawa fisheries tests in Quebec showing two new boats Mecatina long liner and Saida trawler. From July to December 1951 long liner averaged 60.5 cod per hour while trawler averaged 58.9 with daily catches varying and data forms to record gear, ship, and season effort.
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Trade News
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
Quebec
Newfoundland
Pigs Face Perfume Plan to Reduce Odor in Secaucus
In Secaucus New Jersey farmers discuss spraying 52 000 pigs with perfume to curb odor and boost trade. Charles Schoch started with 3 000 pigs using Aeracto costing 90 dollars for 18 gallons plus 35 dollars for spraying. Regular weekly use could reach 125 dollars per operation. Other Stock Farmers Association members weigh the cost before deciding.
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Secaucus
N.J
Charles Schoch
Schoch
Stock Farmers, Association
Archbishop Denies Church Wedding for Churchill Relative
London reports that Geoffrey Eden Arch Bishop of Canterbury refused a church wedding for Miss Clarissa Churchill while her uncle Prime Minister Churchill favored it. The ceremony reportedly occurred in a registry office last week amid controversy over the divorce status of the Foreign Secretary.
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London
the Recorder
Arch
Canterbury
Geoffrey Eden
Misa Clarissa Churchill
Churchill
Court to Limit Access at Royal Reception
Officials consider changing court rules to exclude certain voiced persons from being received, as discussed after reports on the queen’s end and the Recorder’s notes.
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Recorder
Saia
Hog as a Useful Pet, Proposes Wardle of Manitoba
Professor R A Wardle of the University of Manitoba suggests a hog kept in a hotel could be a useful pet. He notes lawn clippings could become meat and envisions hogs disposing of yard waste while producing chitterlings and rashers. He argues pigs are intelligent and trainable, implying desirable varieties could sit on doorsteps.
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Winnipeg
R. A. Wardle
University of Manitoba
Zoology Department
Veterinary Association
Wardle
Fogo by Don W.S. Ryan at Atlantic Guardian
A vivid late eighteenth century style portrait of Fogo a rock bound fishing town on the northeast coast. The essay recalls the harbor basin the Biinstone Head cliff and the rugged hinterland with erosion and glacial history. It notes French raids around St John’s and the arrival of settlers escaping massacres during the late 1690s and early 1700s.
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Fogo
Island
Jos Ratt’e Arm
Bagr’d Islands
John’s
East Coat
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F. Twillingate
Nfld
Piwase
Canada
USA
Purity Factories Limited
Avre
O'Leary, Ltd
St. Joke's
Don W.S. Ryan
Atlantic Guardian
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