Talk is not cheap Uncle Abel’s drowning tale ends in peril
A drifting family tale centers on Uncle Abel, the talkative patternmaker who fills evenings with yarns. His bravado leads to a bridge accident where Jess falls into Bramble’s Creek and Uncle Abel heroically dives to save him but nearly drowns himself.
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Ncle Abel
Pennsylvania
Lke
South Africa
Julie
Jess
Pine Woods
Jersey
Abel
Annie
Uncle Abel
Oid
Joshua
Spow
North Pole
Alaska
Grace
Father
Amazon
India
Ganges River
North Atlantic
Dr. Haley
Crestville
Florida Keys
Deever Newspaper Syndicat
I Like Dogs and the B 42 Bomber Budget
The text blends a poem about dogs with a line about the B 42 jet bomber program. It notes the aircraft being built for the U S Air Force with an estimated cost of 43 billion dollars, linking canine affection to a major defense project.
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U.S. Air Force
Nuffield Scholar Awarded to Fred Smith of Edrans
The Nuffield scholarship grants six months in the British Isles to Fred Smith of Edrans Western Canada. Recommended by the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Cooperation, the award recognizes his farm work on the homestead first settled in 1898 by his grandfather. Smith holds a diploma in agriculture from the University of Manitoba.
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Nupfield
Fred Smith
Edrans
Canada
Smith
British Isles
Mr. Smith
Nuffield
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation
Fred
University of Manitoba
Large number conventions set for Jubilee year
Regina reports that Saskatchewan’s Golden Jubilee in 1955 will feature about 40 regional and international conventions planned in the province. Many local groups will hold Jubilee themed events, with a Day of Prayer, a provincial Jubilee Day in schools, openings of the Provincial Museum in Regina and University Hospital in Saskatoon, and Jubilee pageants in Regina and Saskatoon.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Golden Jubilee Office
University Hospital
Saskatoon
Dawn Follows Storm with Victor’s Song
Poetic meditation on renewal after hardship describes light after darkness winds after rain and a triumphant chorus after toil. The verse links natural cycles to personal achievement and enduring hope.
Canada’s canals haul record freight in 1953
An all time record of 33.4 million tons of freight moved through Canada’s canals in 1953, compared with 18.8 million tons in 1933.
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Canada
Canada farm income may rise next year despite 1954 drop
Unofficial estimates from interdepartmental reports for Canada’s agriculture forecast a potential rebound in farm cash income in 1955, offset by ongoing declines in grain inventories and continued strong export dependence. Wheat and hog sectors show notable adjustments, while egg prices may dip early in 1955 before a seasonal lift.
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Canada
Busi
U.S
Quebec
British Columbia
Canadian Wheat Board
Thrifty Gift Patterns from Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog
A plain notice from Department P P L Household Arts at 60 Front Street W Toronto promotes Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog 82 embroidery crochet sewing and color transfer designs plus four patterns in the book mailed for 25 cents. It also mentions a 1955 economic outlook noting potential higher cash receipts for farmers and Western wheat deliveries in early 1955.
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P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Nurse’s Arctic Trek Inspires Winnipeg Student
Former army nurse Alice Mitchell, who served in Britain and Newfoundland in WWII, calls Baffin Island the most fascinating place. She pursues studies in Winnipeg after two years at St. Luke’s Hospital Pangnirtung, enjoying seal liver, ptarmigan, Arctic char, canned meats and dehydrated vegetables, supplemented by vitamin pills.
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Winnipeg
Britain
Newfoundland
Baffin Island
Canada
Arctic
Alice Mitchell
St. Luke's Hospital
Pangnirtung
Hot Springs Cove Set for Provincial Park in BC
The British Columbia government has been granted a natural hot springs area for development as a provincial park. The site is Hot Springs Cove located on the west shore of Vancouver Island.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Hot Springs Cove
Vancouver Island
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Hn Ne Ee
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
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Rickrack
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Les Carrell
WERAG
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