Beavers Multiply In Labrador Area
Beavers released in central Labrador as part of a survival experiment show signs of rapid growth. Chief game warden H W Walters notes the population appears to be increasing, with no exact counts but clear signs of a vast rise since 1952 when a second group was introduced. An open season may be declared due to fast breeding.
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ST. Johns Lid
Labrador
Labrador Lakes
H. W. Walters
Newfoundland
Walters
Blind Soprano Earns Diploma at Western Ontario
Doreen Mary Winkler 21, blind since birth, earns an associate diploma in music from the University of Western Ontario. She plans further study for a BA and aims to become a music teacher, after receiving significant ovation among 600 graduates.
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London
Doreen Mary Winkler
Western Ontario Conservatory of Music
Doreen
Emil Winkler
Yorkton
Sask
University of Western Ontario
Western
School For the Blind
Brantford
Hamilton
Conservatory of Music
Harvey Robb
Music Teaching College
UWO
Knight Errant Fined in Vancouver for Obstructing Ticket
Edward Marshall was fined five dollars for obstructing an officer who was issuing a jaywalking ticket to a woman who Marshall did not know. He also paid ten dollars for the stranger’s ticket. The incident occurred in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Knight Errant
Vancouver
B.C
Edward Marshall
Marshall
Bishop of Niagara Confirms 21 at St Alban's Acton
The Right Reverend Walter E. Bagnall confirmed 21 candidates at St. Alban's Church Acton in a Sunday service. About 200 people attended as the bishop spoke on Christian vocation and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. A reception followed in the Parish Hall, with certificates signed and prayers inscribed for the confirmees. First Communions will be held next Sunday at St. Alban's Acton and St. John's Rockwood.
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Niagara
St. Alban’s
W. E. Bagnall
St. Alban's Church
Acton
V. RE. Price
Borden Purcell
Church of God
Christ
St. John's Church
Rockwood
Judy Moles
Barbara Ann Ware
Georgina Waller
Dianne Newton
Ernie Lawson
George Williamson
Laurie Duby
Jack Moles
Jim Lindsay
Don Lindsay
George Oakes
Robert Heeley
Kenneth Marshall
John Ware
Robert Heecley
Archibald Gates
John Kentner
George Lee
Hugh Graham
Mary Lloyd Peter Johnson
Walter E. Bagnall
Gentlemen? Women swarm St Catherine store for half price opening
About 500 women crowded into a ladies wear shop on St Catherine Street West Montreal for its opening hour to buy stock offered at less than half price. A nine foot square plate glass window was smashed and a few women were shaken in the rush.
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Montreal
St. Catherine Street
Roundup Aims to Drive 3200 Cattle on Fort Macleod Reserve
About 20 Petgan Indians led by rider Pete LaGrandeur begin a mid June cattle roundup on their Fort Macleod reserve action aiming to corral 3,200 head.
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Fort Macleod
Alta
CPJ
Pete LaGrandeur
Voters approve dining rooms in Kinnaird town vote
Kinnaird British Columbia residents 15 miles north of Trail approved dining rooms where beer and wine may be served while rejecting cocktail bars and public houses by the same margin in a local ballot.
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Kinnaird, B.C
Trail
Pop Bottle End Sell in Cans Now
Two companies launch Canada's first large scale soft drink learning operations selling ginger ale root beer and cola in cans. The two for 25 cents retail pack suits home use and picnics. Canned drinks reduce broken glass dangers save fridge space and eliminate deposits and empties issues.
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Canada
Financial Post
Too Much Noise From Trucks Frustrates Customers
The Financial Post notes excessive truck noise disrupts sleep and customer behavior in downtown and quiet neighborhoods. Shifts in fuel oil and milk accounts reflect noise concerns. Canada’s trucking study proposes methods to lower noise levels while street railways carried over a billion passengers last year.
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The
Financial Post
Canada
Two-Week Course For Prospectors In Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan mineral resources department in La Ronge north of Prince Albert graduated 22 would be prospectors from a 15-day course. The program blends practical and theoretical study on identifying minerals canoe carrying prospecting techniques and equipment use. About 80 percent of last year’s graduates secured northern Saskatchewan mining jobs. The headwater Mackenzie River is noted as Canada’s longest river at 2,635 miles.
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LA Ronge
Sask
Saskatchewan Mineral Resources Department
Prince Albert
Tsherman
Saskatchewan
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