Geese Show at Jack Miner Sanctuary Near Kingsville Ontario
The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation hosts a fall geese spectacle during the first two weeks of November. Visitors watch thousands of Canada geese, from the muskeg west of Hudson Bay, assemble and feed at Miner's pond with corn scatterings at 4 pm. The sanctuary, run by Jack Miner’s sons Manly Jasper and Ted, preserves extensive banding records begun by Miner in 1909 and aims to grow an endowment to sustain operations.
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Jack Miner
Hudson Bay
Manly
Jasper
William
Ted) Miner
Kingsville
Miner's
Ohio
Cairo
Tlinois
Mississippi
North Carolina
Maryland
Jasper Miner
Miner
United States
Canada
Maner
Ted Ali
Foundation
Jack
Ted Miner
Dominion
Ontario
United States Holds Record Gold Stock Worth Billions
The United States reports a new peak in gold holdings at 22.83 billion dollars, surpassing the prior high set weeks before Pearl Harbor. The total excludes 687.5 million turned over to a world fund and over 3.5 billion held by federal reserve banks for foreign owners. The pile accounts for more than three-fifths of global monetary gold and grows by about 200 million monthly as foreign nations draw on their reserves to buy from the United States.
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Jasper
Washington
United States
U.S
Pearl Harbor
World Monetary Fund
Federal Reserve Banks
New York
Geese as ambassadors unite two nations at sanctuary
The sanctuary sits in Canada with its operation funded in the United States, illustrating cross border cooperation. Visitors in November or April would see thousands of geese gliding into Miners' backyard, seen as ambassadors of goodwill and symbols of a longstanding friendship between two neighboring countries.
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Canada
United States
Embroidered Dress Trends From Princess Elizabeth Gown
In humid or freezing weather, hang starched garments indoors to dry. A wrist watch can leave marks. apply transparent nail polish to the strap as a shellac coat. Embroidered dresses will surge after Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown inspiration. evening gowns and daytime costumes will feature embroidery.
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Elizabeth
Evansville Boy Excused From Swimming Class Over Note
An Evansville boy was excused from swimming class after presenting a home note claiming he has a bad cold in his branchial tubes and a scientific infection.
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Evansville
Ind
Oil Burners Off Austerity List In Ottawa Action
The government ends the 25 percent excise tax on oil burners oil-burning equipment and sporting goods including fishing gear and golf equipment. Shaving brushes combs and mirrors under 25c are also tax free. The measure is retroactive to last November and aims to avoid U S retaliation that could hit Canadian exports.
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Ottawa
United States
Two Sides To Question Of Rodeos
Toronto report presents J Charles Yule Calgary Stampede manager defending rodeos as humane and profitable stating bucking horses are stable trained and well treated with saddled riders from prairie farms He counters critic M F E Taylor Moose Jaw urging rodeo controls noting SPCA presence and rare injuries while insisting bucking horses mental choice and value justify the sport.
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Toronto
Prairies
J. Charles Yule
Calgary
Canada
M. FE. Taylor
Moose Jaw
Sask
Saskatchewan Hunter, Saddle and Light Horse Society
Taylor
Yule
Prairie Provinces
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Perth
Scotland
New Automobile Fuel System Demonstrated
An oil company demonstrates a U S automobile fuel system using both high and low octane gasoline. The car has two tanks two pumps and two carburetors and switches automatically by driving conditions. High octane is used for start and acceleration while low octane handles steady driving. The company states high octane is needed only about 20 percent of the time. Marine engines are stated to require the same high precision as watch mechanisms.
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United States
Auto
Three Indian teams enter Saskatchewan hockey playoffs
The sport world notes Lebret Indian school enters hockey playoffs with midget and bantam teams from St Michael's at Duck Lake. Also covered is Japan barred from next summer's Olympics planning its own games, Regina's Bobby Locke possibly appearing next summer with Frank Stranahan. A Detroit Toronto hockey attendance record is set, and other sports notes include Britain's streamlined ski, Apps of the Maple Leafs, and a call for Sunday baseball in Ontario.
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Saskatchewan
Lebret Indian School
St. Michael's School
Duck Lake
Japan
Japan Olympic Society
Regina
Bobby Locke
Wascana
Bobby
Frank Stranahan
U.S
Locke
Ontario
Frank Shaughnessy
International Baseball League
Hamilton Old Boys’ Football Association
Toronto
Hamilton
Intriguing Mie Basel squares pattern for crochet
A vintage crochet pattern description promotes Mie Basel intriguing squares that double in beauty when joined. The design features a pineapple plus shell stitch pattern usable for spreads cloths and more. The improved pattern-visual includes charts photos and full directions. Send 25 cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Smile of the Week Punchline About Surgery Gaffe
A cartoonish quip shows a friend asking for two hundred dollars after an appendectomy. The retort jokes the doctor should have treated gall stones, mocking medical judgment. The brief skims human folly and medical missteps with light humor.
Ancient Egyptian Medical Record Attributed To Imhotep
A fragment suggests the first medical record dates to about 3,000 years ago and names Imhotep as physician to pharaohs, including Une. The note positions Imhotep as a royal healer associated with early Egyptian royalty.
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Imhotep
Une Pharoahs
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Kingsville Sanctuary
Earl W. Morrill
Transcontinental Airlines
Lake Ene
Michigan
Treasury
Detroit Trust Company
William Miner
Vernet Kenn
Inset
Barker
Calgary Stampede
Olympic Stadium
Detroit
Muerren
Switzerland
Britain
Jungfrau Glacier
James Palmer Tompkinson
Sy Apps
Toronto Maple Leafs
N.H.L
Toronto-Canadiens
Montreal
Apps
Jimmy Thomson
Harry Watson
Bill Ezinicki
Magic
Mie
Basel
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