Hope Chest Sparks Old Family Story in Curio Shop
In a basement curio shop Marcia, a young woman seeking work in New York, learns her mother’s name and the fate of a love letter from a father who promised to return. The shop owner reveals a preserved letter and an ivory box tied to a past generation, offering Marcia courage for a new path.
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Curio
Hivuse
Marcia
Moore
Curno
Gert
Virginia
New York
Germany
Curio Lady
Marcia Lane
Bob
Gertrude
Lower Insurance Rates for Manitoba Car Owners
The Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association announced 1951 will see lower car rates for Manitoba private vehicle owners using cars for pleasure. About 45 to 50 percent of owners qualify, with savings from $1.50 to $7.25 on five point coverage depending on residence.
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Winipeg
Western Canada Inssurance Underwriters Association
Manitoba
Dragonfly Wings Beat 6000 Times Per Minute
A brief note records that dragonflies can flap their wings about 6000 times each minute, highlighting their rapid wing movement as a key feature of their flight mechanics.
Rosetown Cancels Automobile Bonspiel For 1951
Rosetown Curling Club cancelled its automobile bonspiel set to begin January 15 1951 after a special meeting with over 50 members in attendance. Ninety three rinks entered and twelve paid the $100 entry fee will be refunded. Nipawin will host the fifth annual car spiel starting January 5 1951.
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Rosetown
Sask
Rosetown Curling Club
Nipawin
Saskatchewan
Post Office Names Directors for Prairies and B C Region
Ottawa announces regional directors for the prairies and British Columbia regions. F E Jolliffe of Ottawa will lead the prairies region from Winnipeg, succeeding George A Boyle who moves to head the British Columbia region.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
The
Prairies
British Columbia
F. E. Jolliffe
Winnipeg
George A. Boyle
Eisenhower Says New Command Aims At Peace
General Eisenhower announces a newly formed command is dedicated to preserving peace with no belligerent aim. He adds he does not expect Russia to view his appointment as supreme commander of a unified European defense force as an aggressive US move.
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ST. Louis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Feasting On Caribou Steaks In Fort Chipewyan
The people of Fort Chipewyan Alberta are feasting on caribou steaks as thousands of caribou move into the area. Groups roam the streets in search of new feeding grounds. Some animals are shot and four prize caribou are slaughtered near a school caretaker’s home.
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Fort Chipewyan
Alta
Alberta
Comet Parts Named Nucleus Coma and Tail
The three parts of a comet are the nucleus the solid core and the surrounding coma the glowing outer atmosphere plus the extended tail that forms as it nears the sun.
Selected Recipes for Fried Chicken with Thyme and Onions
Step by step method for frying and baking chicken. Rinse and pat dry. Coat in salt pepper flour and paprika. Brown in hot butter and shortening. Bake in moderate oven about 25 to 36 minutes. Baste with melted butter halfway through.
Alberta legislature opening date set for Feb 22
Reports from Edmonton state Premier Manning announced the Alberta legislature will open on February 22. Dauphin council moves toward incorporation of five fringe areas Crescent Elm Park Westmoore River Heights and Lakeview. Butchart dies at 93. gardens attract waves of tourists for decades. Saskatchewan farmers seek 25 cents per bushel added on wheat pool deliveries. J L Phelps re-elected Saskatchewan Farmers Union president. Elsie Hart re-elected Women's section president. William Ernest Walter dies at 72, former grain buyer and early western Canada colonizer figure.
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Edmonton
E C. Manning
Alberta
Dauphin
Man
Crescent
Elm Park
Westmoore
River Heights
Lakeview
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Farmers’ Union
J. L. Phelps
Saskatchewan Farmers Union
Elsie Hart
Saskatchewan Will Buy Gas to Aid Search and Development
Saskatchewan Power Corp. will negotiate purchase of natural gas anywhere in the province if wells are accessible and in sufficient quantity. Gas may be bought at the wellhead or at a central point for use in power generation or delivery to nearby cities. The price will be high enough to spur production. The department conducts tests in Lone Rock area to assess a future gas powered plant feasibility near Lloydminster.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Power Corp
J. A. Darling
Power Corporation
Darling
Unity
Department of Natural Resources
Lone Rock
Lloydminster
The
American GI Sends Apples to Korea for 24 Dollars
A mother paid 24 dollars to ship a bushel of apples to a young American GI in Korea. In Korea a bushel costs 15 cents. The report notes the chewing gum industry dates back to 1860.
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Korea
Hungnam
Northeast Korea
Railway Telegrapher Blames Regulation Breach for Wreck
John Atherton, a 22 year old railway telegraph operator, told the board of transport commissioners at Edmonton that his failure to comply with railway regulations in transmitting train orders led to the Nov 21 Canoe river wreck. Twenty one people died and scores were injured in the head-on collision on the Canadian National Railway main line through the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia, 8312 miles west of Edmonton.
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Alber
John Atherton
Canoe River
Board of Transport Commissioners
Edmonton
Alberta
Canadian National Railway
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Family diets shift as Eskimos adopt white foods
Dr J P Moody warns that family allowances are changing Eskimo eating habits in the Arctic. White man’s foods are increasingly preferred over traditional raw meat and seal, risking nutritional loss from flour and sugar, while authorities caution against native meat contamination. Moody, Indian hospital staff at North Battleford, spent years in the eastern Arctic traveling 20 000 miles by air, dog team and canoe.
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Moody
Service Club
Far North
Arctic
North Battleford
Chesterfield Inlet
Limited Elk Hunting For Farmers In Manitoba
Manitoba announces a limited elk open season for farmers around Riding Mountain National Park from December 18 to January 31. Licences cost five dollars, bag limit one elk per season, any sex or age. The area is restricted to lines along CNR tracks from Rossburn to Dauphin and Russell, with no hunting inside the park.
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Winnipeg
Riding Mountain National Park
G. W. Malaher
Malaher
Water Getting Harder in Moose Jaw City Supply
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan reports its water hardness rising as sodium sulfate levels reach four times the 1949 reading. Chemists attribute the increase to a source saturated with sodium sulfate entering the city water system.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
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Paris
Anne Adams
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Toronto
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Fisenhower
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Europe
B.C
Western
Brees
Manning
Vancouver
Butchart
Tod Inlet
Farmers’ View
William Walter
Calgary
William Ernest Walter
Western Canada
Gilbert Plains
Grandview
Kuroki
J. P. Moody
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Sandy Smith
TECH
Kabitze
Moose Condit
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