Editorial Pity the middle class in Canadian life
A columnist argues subsidized welfare benefits for the poor have created a new middle class problem. The middle class wage earner earns too much for welfare yet too little for comfortable living, often needing to move far from city centers. A satirical dialogue features a boss and worker debating salary cuts amid housing and scholarship incentives.
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Simon Legree
Joe Bloggs
Bloggs
Mr. Legree
Legree
Grant
Broggs
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Chetwynd
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Birth and homecoming notes from Hudson's Hope
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Dave Scarey on the birth of their daughter. The Riters have arrived home after a pleasant Vancouver holiday with son Ron and family. Also visited relatives and friends in the countryside.
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Mrs
Dave Scarey
Riters
Vancouver
Ron
The
Dave Scorey
Bill Glade
Chetwynd
Lower Mainland
Mary
Herb Trellenberg
Burnaby
Hudson’s
U. Vanio
Brian Romine
Brian
Hudson’s Hope
Ralph Parker
Rory
Robert
Edmonton
Parkers
Mike Richmond
Parker’s
Scouts Learn the Outdoors and Local Happenings
The Chetwynd Scouts practice fire lighting and plan a camp at Gwiliam Lake on May 5 6, with a July summer camp from the 4th to the 8th. Cubs mark progress with badge awards and Easter plans. Community notes report births, retirements, a river scene, and light editorial on language quirks.
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Chetwynd
Gwiliam Lake
Smoke Signals From Moberly Lake Radio Oddities
The column recalls vintage radio moments from Canadian broadcasts and announcers like Don Messer and Graham McNamee, with quips about on air slips, product plugs for Texaco, and playful misstatements. It notes private mikes lapses and jokes about such eras before television, ending with a local family visiting Edmonton for a gun and antique show.
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Malone
Dr. Baxter
Don Messer
Mon Dessers
Booble Gee
Graham McNamee
Texaco
T.V
Uncle Don
Mr. Anthony
Ann Landers
History request for Chetwynd area invites local memories
Editor appeals for material to enrich the local history of Chetwynd and district. Readers are urged to share stories, place names, folklore, and notable figures, with no essays, and to contact the coordinator Dorthea H. Calverley. Also notes travel and social updates including weddings and local visits amid a casual column.
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Chetwynd
Nini
Nunki
Neetai Hills
Gwillam Lake
Tuskola
Tuskoola Mtn
Dorthea H. Calverley
General Pearkes School Gymnasts Shine At Clearview Meet
On April 6 1973 a group of General Pearkes School children joined seven other schools at Clearview School near Cecil Lake for a gymnastic competition. Team members included Karen Tutula Cheyenne Brough Beverly Cormier Stan Burkett Reece Porter Vernon Cota Eddie Paynter Jerry Grubjesic Lorne Babkirk Jackie Molnar Kim Mackus Diane MacGillivray Kelly McEvoy Greta Stanydiny under Miss M Fisher Mrs K McCallum and Miss M Pringle. Awards went to Reece Porter 1st 10 and under boys and Karen Tutula 4th 10 and under girls. The school total was 771 points with no event finishes last among 23 events.
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General Pearkes School
Clearview School
Cecil Lake
Karen Tutula
Cheyenne Brough
Beverly Cormier
Stan Burkett
Reece Porter
Vernon Cota
Eddie Paynter
Jerry Grubjesic
Lorne Babkirk
Jackie Molnar
Kim Mackus
Diane MacGillivray
Kelly McEvoy
Greta Stanydiny
M. Fisher
K. McCallum
M. Pringle
Hugh Hodgkinson
Miss Fisher
Miss Pringle
Miss Stark
Dawson Creek
Margie Moorby
Coquitlam
Hudson's Hope Students Enter National Math Contest
On March 1 this year grade 9 and 10 students at Hudson's Hope Elementary-Junior Secondary School participated in the Junior Mathematics Contest held across Canada. The Canadian Forestry Association of British Columbia, formed in 1925, is a nonprofit group promoting sustainable forest resources for public benefit today and for future generations.
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Hudson’s Hope
Canada
The
Canadian Forestry Association of
B.C
Christians Find Jesus Rule from Jerusalem, Bible Promise Noted
A religious message urges Christians to study the New Testament for the Lord Jesus’s personal return to establish rule from Jerusalem. It invites readers to request free information by mailing to P O Box 6012 Edmonton Alberta.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
P.O
Edmonton
Alta
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