Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, May 12, 1949

Issue date: Thursday, May 12, 1949
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 8 on one Side Only aldermen would restrict parking on narrow streets Winnipeg free press. Thursday May 12, 1949 a recommendation that Parkin should be allowed Only on of Side of All streets 24 feet or Les in Width May be brought inti City Council in the near Aid. George Sharpe said at a meeting of Winnipeg s Public safety committee wednesday. He was answering Aid. John Blumberg who thought the time has come to take Steps in this direction. The traffic Board favored one Side parking Only on the narrower streets. Aid. Sharpe said. Approved by the committee wednesday were parking regulations which if passed by Council will alter the traffic picture in portions of North one hour parking Only Between 9 . And 6 p.m., was recommended for the following thorough fares main Street both sides Between Sutherland and Manitoba avenues with the exception of three Sutherlad Avenue Between main and Austin streets both sides Jar vis Avenue both sides Between main and King streets Mcdermot Avenue South Side from a Point 523 feet East of rorie Stree t to the Canadian Pacific railway trans Fer tracks Mcdermot Avenue North Side Between rorie Street and Point 525 feet farther East. Dufferin North Side be tween main and King streets Dufferin Avenue South Side Between Point 100 feet West of main Street and King Street Euclid Avenue North Side Between main and aus tin streets Stella Avenue both sides Between main and King streets. Selkirk Avenue North Side be following portion. Tween main Street and a Point 300 feet to the West Selkirk Avenue South Side Between Point 100 feet West of main Street and a Point 200 feet further West. Parking prohibited if Council accepts the recommendations parking will be prohibited on of streets Jarvis Avenue South Side tween main and Austin Pliest Euclid Avenue South Side Between main and Austin streets Selkirk Avenue South Side Between main Street and a Point 100 feet est. Selkirk Avenue South Side. Between main and Austin streets Pritchard Avenue South Side Between main Street and a Point 140 feet rat the West i Ritchard Avenue South Side East of main Street Mani Toba Avenue South Side East of main Street Mcd Crmoil Avenue Between rorie and ship streets the traffic Board also recommended that parking be prohibited the East Side of Wilmot place Lorth of River Avenue the South Ide of Mae Dorwald Avenue Ben Een and Gomez streets and on he cast Side of St. Cross Street. I tween Machray and Cathedral venues. British my hits Canada s Choice of Jet London May Reuters group capt. George Ward conservative in the House of commons wednesday urged Britain s air minister to draw the Canadian government s attention to the superiority of British fighter air he was commenting on Canada s intention to manufacture an american Type of Jet fighter. Geoffrey de Treitas air under Secretary replied that the British Liaison staff in Ottawa had never failed to Bridif the superiority of British fighter aircraft to the Atten Tion of the . Every Opportunity and encouragement was Given to British manufacturers to tender when tenders were sought. The Type of aircraft to be used by the . Was a matter for government alone. States Jet fighter. The Canadian he added. The United the f-s6 Sabre manufactured by North american aircraft company is to be built under special licencing agreement for the ., it was announced in april. The planes will be produced in Montreal. The Sabre holds the official world Speed record of 670 Miles an hour Ommittee of s plan for colonies Lake Success n.y., May 12 of Italy s pre a colonies along lines proposed by Britain was recommended late wednesday by a United nations As Sembly sub committee. The British plan came out of talks Between it. Hon. Ernest Bevin foreign Secre tary and the italian foreign mini Ster count Carlo Sforza in London last week. The vote in the 16-Membe r sub committee was 10 to 4, with one abstaining. India was absent. Opposing the draft Resolution were Iraq. Poland Russia and Egypt. The proposal now goes to the Assembly political committee for debate. Pioneer will miss birthday party but writes of City s proud growth this is my City yes my roots party. June 5-11. 0f Archt Kyrm v to Are writes mrs. Margaret j june 3. Mrs. Stephensen leaves school with 1-t generations buried this is my City yes my roots Jare writes mrs. Margaret Stephensen 25b Guelph apart ments. In a letter to the anniversary committee in wishing them Luck during the -73th birthday result miss the Celebration. However she extends Many Happy band dreaming i j Hool and my Valley in . Princeton ., May 12 cup the Simil Kamern Valley about 135 Miles East of Vancouver was Cut from the rest of British Columbia by Road and by Telegraph j As Mountain Ruh offs caused floods. Both highways in the Valley were washed out. I threatened Are two rail lines the Canadian Pacific railways Nicola line and the Kettle Valley 1 line. Temperatures of s7 Desres have caused the flooding and More is expected. Net Coulter and mrs. Coulter. She in part my t o tej Jhenson Ruth Rico i re urns of the Day to Winnipeg Medicine Here for Over congratulations to mayor Gar he served overseas during 1916-ls sons served overseas for five year s memories arc of the unrest unions the Metis shortly after my Parent s arrived in Winnipeg Luly 1882, if tar several yours of pioneering Montreal. May 12 Chi a each in world War ii. To eight children five of whom live live 1 h e Lake Winnipeg District when 1 was born in a id Cabin in 1x78. Here i went to school Grade one with miss Talbot. Now widow i research giant Madras. India in Dian government has a plan to extend the Harbor Here. Completion of the Extension would take from four to five years and enable the Harbor to Cope with five times the present traffic. Grant of s20.000 to the l Niv Orriiv of Saskatchewan for Plant food re search is announced by Consoli dated mining and Smel Tina c m Pany of Canada. Limited. The re search " ill radioactive tracer techniques. Under the terms of 3ie count the University will employ two qualified scientists Olio will de Vole full Lime to the research a roil i loss. Mpg. Seen this City grow 67 jars Here and uni proud of having been a part of that cultural and or. Dent and associates 2nd floor time Corner 1 Orlace and Lla crave phone 928 office Security bldg., 10th St. Approval was ing proposals Iven to the follow trusteeship Over _ lending the Field in the in Cinar of microwave radio for Overland communications. The Royal Cana Dian Navy has begun installation of microwave radio Lowers As shown above at key Points in its Nalion wide communications Chain. Microwave radio links combined with the radio teletype system already in operation Between Headquarters in Ottawa and the two major bases at the coasts will provide a comply filly modern radio communications system from coast to coast and will virtually eliminate the use by the Navy of commercial land Telegraph lines. Tourist letters pour in record season expected Ottawa. May 12 a is heading toward a record. 1949 tourist season. That prediction was made wednesday by the Dominion travel Bureau As officials started id add tip travel letters from the United Cyrenaica French trusteeship Over the Bezzan southwestern part of i states and elsewhere. Libya and Tripoli Tania under italian trusteeship until 1951 with a British administration supervising until then. Kalian somali trusteeship with Italy As administering authority. Half to be statistics reported wednesday that although Highway traffic Between Canada and 1he . Showed in increase during March the in crease was clue to greater volume of Canadian traffic returning from the ." Corpora cd into Ethiopia with appropriate guarantees for minorities and the Western province to be annexed to the Anglo egyptian Sudan. Diesel engines for car Montreal. May 12 up National railways has placed orders in Canada for 3s new diesel electric locomotives e. A. Bromley vice president in charge of purchases and stores announced thursday. They will be. Assigned to various terminals across the country. Inquiries were about 2s.7 per cent higher than last year with bags of mail continuing to pour in. The figures show in the period january april. 19-Lfl. Persons interested in vacationing in Canada have sent Britain s famed Lawrence of Arabia was rejected for front Jine service in the first world War be cause of anaemia and Short stature. 7g2 inquiries compared for the same period a rear ago. In april letters from the . Arrived at the rate of a the Peak was last april is when the Bureau opened letters. Although Canada is the Centre of a big tourist Trade it often has been noted that this has been off it by canadians spending a lot of these dollars by vacationing in the . Under present foreign Exchange control regulations each person is allowed s150 yearly. As an indication the Bureau of three Choice Tolia Cros in perfect balance Fuller Rounder flavour thai never tires your Laski Ihulse Ifim heft or 1-or happier smoking Day Long year round Ryti track Sicilli if . Cot acquainted. And you la want to stay with them for a Ccpas tobaccos to give you smoking satisfaction cigarettes to i m celery lettuce tomatoes asparagus bananas a Jive you i suggestion you have shopped is shop easy and have been Dis pleased about anything or if you think there Sre things we can do to improve our service please Tell us. Your help we can make shop easy stores even better places to visit for your family s food. Please write customers relation dept. Shop easy stores Ltd. Confederation life bldg. Winnipeg Manitoba. Tomato juice Raspberry Llo Ilcy Manitoba no. 1, Grapefruit Juke bonded baby beef or roast round Steak sirloin Steak Tbone Steak sausage a7 pork breakfast style Uli imm or roast or roast Choice 28-oz. . Dei Maize giblets 14-or. Tin i ;