Canadian nurse dedicated to work among Amazon natives
A shy Montreal born public health graduate, Laurence Le Fevre, leads a small Amazon infirmary near the Peruvian jungle with support from Montreal friends. She treats tropical diseases and childbirth cases, funds streptomycin purchases, and helps 30 daily patients while the Franciscan mission operates nearby.
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Amazon
Lima
Peru
Montreal
Amazon Jungle
Laurence le Fevre
School of Our Lady of Angels
Order
Sherbrooke
Que
University of Montreal
Indiana
Clare Larrain
Three Rivers, Que
Alice Julien
Lic
Miss le Fevre
Laurence
Equator
Build Your Own Backyard Home Workshop Patterns
A Home Workshop feature promotes patterns for outdoor play equipment and a small boat. It describes exact dimensions, materials like marine plywood and oak, and guidance for constructing a frame and shell. Patterns are sold within packets or separately by mail order from Department P.P.S. Vancouver.
Useful Household Hints for Everyday Tasks
A set of practical tips covers brushing woolen garments before cleaning to remove dust, using a kitchen alarm to time oven removal, lining skillets with foil to reduce fat spatter, and removing ice cream stains. It advises car bon tetrachloride for lingering grease and washing with warm suds.
Calgary cyclists complete 5000 mile west coast ride
Grand Falls Nild report Ruth Holman and Ruth Moore of Calgary arrived after pedalling from Vancouver. They claim to have ridden the entire distance with only short pickups and the Straits crossing excluded.
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Grand Falls
Nild
Calgary
Ruth Holman
Ruth Moore
Vancouver
Straits Crossing
Farmers Restore Historic Barns At Low Cost
Farmers revive old barns and service buildings using modern methods. Deteriorated sidewalls can be revitalized by re siding, enabling preservation at relatively small expense.
Canadian Pacific Railway Main Line Length Stated
The main line from Vancouver to Saint John New Brunswick is described as 3367 miles long.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Saint John, NB
Funny and Otherwise humorous clippings and quips collection
A series of light anecdotes are presented from different settings. A drunken bet sends a man leaping at a window while another story involves a VIP being misdirected by a blink miscue in flight. Tennis banter and a director’s romantic misstep add to the jokes, ending with a joke about a boxing second and a note on earth’s precession.
Miracle revival in Ontario cistern rescue amazed locals
Firemen in Hagersville Ontario performed a remarkable revival of three year old Gary Arnold after 15 minutes submerged in a water cistern. A neighbor dragged him from nine feet of water using a rake and he revived after 45 minutes of resuscitation and was in fair condition in a Hamilton hospital. George Ragen of the Toronto Lifesavers called it a Canada record for revival after such submersion.
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Hagersville, Ont
Gary Arnold
Hamilton
George Ragen
Toronto Lifesavers
Canada
Orto
Pattern 7390 Sewing Pattern for Various Garments
Advertisement promotes pattern 7390 for a apron jumper or sundress with belt and tulip pocket feature. Lists sizes from 10 to 20 and includes pattern pieces transfer state size instructions. Instructions to send twenty five cents to Department PPL Toronto with name address and pattern number. Mentions 1954 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog and other craft ideas. Notes Japan agricultural land percentage.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Drayton Valley Boom Tied to Pembina Oil Find
Drayton Valley Alberta, once Power House, surges with Pembina oilfield growth. Since the 1953 discovery, 50 of 60 wells hit oil, crown lease sales reach record $31.7 million, and town planners project a 2000 population with new water sewer and housing developments amid makeshift quarters.
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Drayton Valley
Pembina
Canada
Leduc
Socony-Vacuum Exploration Co
Alberta
Texaco Exploration Co
Anyuther
Redwater
Western Canada
Leduc-Woodbend
Edmonton Fairway
Smiley
Saskatchewan
Emerson on U.S. border in Manitoba named for Ralph Waldo Emerson
A border location in Manitoba carries a name honoring the American author Ralph Waldo Emerson. The designation reflects cross border cultural ties and literary homage recognized in local naming.
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Emerson
U.S. Border
Manitoba
Author Ralph Waldo Emerson
Puzzle Wordfill from a Crossword Grid
A crossword style clue list with horizontal and vertical entries. It presents numbered hints for 32 through 56 across the horizontal and 1 through 2 for vertical, covering terms from Blackbird to demigoddess.
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P.P.S
West Fifth Avenue
B.C
Jones
Smith
V.I.P
Manchester
Wgice Breezes
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Japan
Peggy
IFALD
Chuck ThuRston
Edmonton
Power
MacDonald
CV Tv- Amv TA SM Ta Pt
Guido
Cecelia
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