Schreiber Citizens Look to the Future
Schreiber Ontario residents see a future beyond its railway role as a 400 person, multi nationality town. A looming trans Canada highway and nearby mills may boost tourism while locals enjoy ice fishing, trails and winter recreation. The town relies on rail but plans for growth with services from nearby Marathon and Red Rock.
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Schreiber
Western Prairie
Ontario
Schrieber
Lake Superior
Rocky North Shore
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Canada
Marathon
Red Rock
Wim
Blind can see Christmas cards through tactile Braille art
In New York the Women's Conference of the Society of Ethical Culture unveils Braille and printed greeting cards for the blind. Forty volunteers create about 300 cards for birthdays Easter and Christmas using raised designs, Braille messages, hand lettering and decorative embossing, all approved by William Schenck of the New York Public Library. Cards sell at cost around seven cents with orders from England and India including a Mohammedan festival Id d.
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New York
Women's Conference
The
Society of Ethical Culture
Easter
Christman
Dmate
William Schenck
New York Public Library
Bind
Joseph Davis
England
India
Montreal pigeon flock deemed healthy and unthreatening
Montreal Health Department director Dr Adelard Groulx says the city’s pigeons number in the thousands, are robust, and not parrot fever carriers. He notes roosting isn’t deterred by window spikes and that pigeons and parrots pose different health risks. no parrot fever cases have occurred in Montreal in 18 years.
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Montreal
Adelard Groulx
Humana
Canada
Belgium
Parliament in Ottawa Faces Heat and Heavy Workload
In Ottawa the Commons toiled through pre prorogation speeches while Opposition protests and a bid for Saturday sittings aimed to speed business. Debates over Veterans Charter bills, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, and wage controls framed a week of tense committee and floor actions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Commons
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Canadian Export Board
Foreign Exchange Control Board
War Services
J. A le Fleche
Greece
Riritein
Athensa
Nref
Nightera
Industrial Relations Committee
Canadian Congress of Labor Union
Leadedu
Donald Gordon
CCL
Ganion
Finance
Abbott
Mitchell
Weekly Lunch Not Disrupted by War
YARMOUTH Nova Scotia report notes a letter from a sister club in Great Yarmouth England to the Yarmouth Rotary. The English group attended weekly luncheons during the war despite evacuation orders reducing attendance to four at one point. A book Front Line Town recounts Great Yarmouth war experiences and thanks Nova Scotia Rotarians for their kindness. On one occasion members had to use air raid shelters mid lunch.
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Yarmouth Rotary Club
Great Yarmouth
England
Engileh
Nova Scotia
Australians Promote Rural Improvement Schemes After War
Post war plans expand in New South Wales Victoria and South Australia with 70 000 settlers expected in south east SA and Whyalla steel port project 984 000 funded. Rail extensions community centres and electricity subsidies target country towns from Berri to Broken Hill and Whyalla to Foster industrial growth.
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Australis
Australia
New South Wales
Victorias
South Australia
Robe
Nee HW
Whyalla
Berri
Parks Council
New South Wale
Camenin
postmaaster-General
Outback
Broken JI
Bower
Victorian Housing Commission
Trapper Tom Rexford Kills Large Cougar Near Deer
Tom Rexford, a trapper, killed a large cougar that leaped onto the neck of a deer it was pursuing, but his shot arrived too late to save the deer. The incident occurred near Chilliwack.
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Chilliwack, TC
Tom Rexford
Clearing Auction Sale at Ballinafad
Auction notice from Mrs Barbara Soper at Hallinafad for a public sale on Saturday August 17 at 2:00 p.m. Items include dining room set parlor and bedroom furniture kitchen goods and garden tools. Residence auction by Hindley and Elliott auctioneers with sale subject to reserve bid.
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Barbara Soper
Hallinafad Naturday
Hindley and Elliott
Youngster Builds His Own Tractor
Santa Fe New Mexico field report tells of 18 year old Tom Stedman a high school junior who built a tractor for his Tesuque ranch with machine shop guidance from J W Manker. The 112 dollar project uses junkyard parts and a Briggs Stratton engine achieving nine hours per gallon and top speed of 20 mph. It can pull over two thousand two hundred pounds and features nine forward speeds and three reverse.
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Santa FE
Tom Stedman
Tesuque Ranch
Stedman
W. Stedman
J. W. Manker
Tree Planting Crusade by Prairie Youth Sparks Windbreaks
Susk, Parkman reports 10 year old Clayton Husk of this town, a newcomer from Richmond Que, has led a small tree planting crusade on the prairies. His windbreak project uses choke cherry seedlings planted 40 years ago to shield his homestead, showing lasting value.
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Parkman
Susk
England
Johnny
Regina Indian saddles impress in leather exhibit
Pete Lethbridge and his brother Dill from the Wood Mountain reserve revived the Indian saddlemaking craft through a correspondence course. They showcased a hand tooled rawhide saddle styled on Mexican lines, crafted to fit each customer, with Pete claiming two weeks of hard work per saddle.
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Regina
Pete Lethbridge
Pete
Dill
Wood Mountain
Here
Pete Crat
Hi J
United States
England
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Vancouver
Profesor Heinze
Melbourne
P. Hutton
Leave Menaagen
Rox
Stanley Park
Erin
Upwells Limited
Direct the
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the Bank.of Nova Scotia
W. K. Graham
Acton, Ont
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