Trafalgar Eyes North Pole Fairytale Project At Oakville
Trafalgar township council approved a $100 000 land purchase near Oakville for a North Pole site featuring live reindeer a Santa figure and toy making with a small forest. Plans call for 10 acres of parkland 70 acres of Christmas trees a 20 acre lot for 4000 cars and 20 buildings. Promoter William Adams will present to the Oakville Trafalgar Bronte planning board with a governors board and charity souvenir revenues.
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Northern lights to peak in 1957 58 with rockoon launches
Readers Digest reports plans to study aurora borealis using rockets launched from Churchill Manitoba and Alamogordo New Mexico. Rockoons will deploy instruments into the stratosphere and release rockets to reach higher altitudes from Canada Alaska and Greenland observation stations.
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Obituary: Mrs. J. Switzer Buried in Hornby
Funeral for Mrs. Joseph Cowan Switzer 67 held at St Stephen's Anglican Church Hornby followed by burial in St Stephen's Cemetery. Died December 1 9 in Acton after three year illness. Survived by her husband and seven children Mary Mrs Douglas Ismond Norval Jean Mrs Frank Whitmee Irene Mrs J E Bloor Georgetown Marjorie Mrs Lloyd Fisher Georgetown Frey Mrs Ted Brown Limehouse and Dotls Mrs Ted Brown Limehouse plus twelve grandchildren and three sisters. She was born Rhoda Priscilla Ingram and attended Pinegrove School. She belonged to St Stephen's Anglican Church. A sister and brother predeceased her. Five nephews and a neighbor served as pallbearers.
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Imidicial troubles and a comic money plea
A retired psychoanalyst recalls a friend George lamenting his wife's constant money requests from morning to night. The punchline reveals his refusal to give money, prompting the mother’s quip about who caused the black eye. The exchange blends humor with domestic mischief.
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Television Explained Book at the Library and Reading Picks
A library offers Television Really Explained a technical look at color TV and set accessories. The piece recommends Han Suyin’s The Many Splendored Thing in Dec Holiday Magazine and highlights a profile of a doctor writer and mother who married a war correspondent in China. It notes Canada’s labor force distribution with 15 percent in agriculture and 26 percent in manufacturing.
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Doctor to the Islands and Royal Chef reviewed in column
The column praises Doctor to the Islands by Tom and Lydia Davis, noting Dr. Davis and his wife’s seven year stay in Rarotonga and mishandled agricultural pruning. It also highlights Royal Chef and contrasts island life with England. The writer recounts winter ice conditions, snow, and daily chores at Ginger Farm including ash spreading for cows and patching life with humor.
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