Nocturne on Ice Ends with Love on the Hollow
Myra, a once rising skater, loses her grip and steps away from competitive life as Chett’s brilliance grows. After a season’s strain and a blunt team exit, she leaves a final gift on Chett’s hollow ice declaring three words I love you, rewritten in moonlit mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Hollow
Chett
Tre
Myra
Ett
Cliff Nadin
Cliff
Cliffs
Keeney
You
Ice
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Adorable Girl’s Jumper and Blouse Pattern Ad 4894
Simple sewing pattern for a plaid jumper and blouse in sizes 2 through 10. Pattern 4894 includes easy illustrated instructions and requires fabric amounts listed for size 6. Order by mail with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Toronto.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Basic Yeast Roll Recipe From Historic Instructions
The text provides a yeast roll recipe using compressed or dry yeast, lukewarm water, sugar, scalded milk, molasses, salt, egg, and whole wheat flour. It details mixing, soaking, combining, kneading, rolling into a 10 by 10 inch pan, cutting into strips, brushing surfaces, rising until double, and baking at 425 F for 20 minutes yielding a dozen large rolls.
British Columbia Rejects Alberta Road Bid
In Victoria Works Minister Carson rejected the Yellowhead Pass as B C choice for the Trans Canada highway and favors the Big Bend route. An Edmonton delegation led by Mayor Sidney Parsons pressed for side by side routing of sections and gas pipelines but received no support. Carson said a fact finding commission would delay two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Carson
Yellowhead Pass
B.C
Edmonton
Sidney Parsons
Alberta
Yellowhead
Mr. Carson
Big Bend
Meet Mr Pearson of Georgia Known as Willy Not Smith
In his hometown a councilman Jeweler and manufacturer known as Pearson has kept the name Smith distinct for 38 years. A reporter noted his wife calls him Willy enhancing local notoriety and avoiding confusion with other Smiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Smith
Willy
Raisin Muffins From Historic Recipe Instructions
A vintage muffin method recipe uses half cup raisins two cups flour three tablespoons sugar three teaspoons baking powder one teaspoon salt one egg one cup milk one cup melted shortening. Soak raisins in boiling water then drain. Combine dry ingredients then add raisins. Beat egg with milk and shortening, mix into dry ingredients just to moisten. Fill greased muffin cups half full bake at 400F for 20 to 25 minutes.
Nipawin Sets Dates for 1951 Auto Bonspiel
Nipawin Saskatchewan hosts the fifth annual automobile bonspiel January 5 to 13 1951. Nipawin Curling Club president Frank Hastings says the event will run similarly to prior years. The article notes the 1947 world first auto bonspiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nipawin, Sask
Nipawin
Frank Hastings
Nipawin Curling Club
New Dial Telephone System For Rural Communities Progressing
Winnipeg residents view a miniature radio station style building as a symbol of modern rural service. The C D C community dial office is being installed in Manitoba towns with Stonewall already using three units and more planned though winter and parts shortages slow progress. Officials cite global demand and wartime supply issues as reasons for delays while engineers work to expand rural lines.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
C.D.C
C.D.O
Stonewall
Marquette, Warren
Woodlands
Lyleton
Manitoba Telephone System
England
Timber Wolf Roams Streets Of Town Cranberry Portage
A gaunt timber wolf with a damaged front paw roams Cranberry Portage streets at night and dawn, likely unable to hunt in the bush. L Myers fired at the animal but missed, and a $10 bounty on timber wolves remains in effect as residents listen for its howls.
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Cranberry Portage
L. Myers
Saskatchewan Board Warns Car Drivers
Regina reports the Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board outlines penalties for drunken driving. First offence revokes licence six months, with a red licence on restoration. second offence revokes indefinitely. Reckless driving carries smaller suspensions: three months first, six months second, indefinite third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Highway Traffic Board
D. Drummond
Proved He Was a Boy of His Word
McMinnville Oregon Bob Patty a 12 year old boy walked barefoot a mile through four inches of snow to Ballston to prove he would keep his word He had promised to walk if the area received four inches of snow and fulfilled the dare by traveling to Ballston six miles south of his home.
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Mcminnville
Ore
Bob Patty
Bob
Ballston
Here
Rare ptarmi an sighting near Flin Flon
Two pure white ptarmigan were spotted on the outskirts of Flin Flon Manitoba. The birds are noted to be plentiful in populated districts and attracted local interest.
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Flin Flon
Man
Ptarmi
Fire Chief Bans Pittsfield Sundae as Fire Hazard
Pittsfield Massachusetts fire chief bans a drug store sundae described as a half pint of ice cream with hot fudge marshmallow sugar nuts and lemon extract. The 70 percent alcohol extract was ignited before serving prompting concerns it could ignite fur coats and clothing.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Law's Long Arm Reaches Far in Western Canada
RCMP radio transmitter in Weyburn with 7S mile range has recently contacted Montreal Sherbrooke Sutton and Rock Island in Quebec. Imperial War pensioners in Canada may receive temporary relief from Britain's pensions ministry after last year's pound devaluation. Moose Jaw Canucks president George Wogan says he will retire at season's end after long tenure.
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Weyburn
Sask
RCMP
Montreal
Sherbrooke
Sutton
Rock Island
Quebec
Victoria
British Ministry of Pensions
Canada
Moose Jaw, Sask
George Wogan
Moose Jaw Canucks
Western Canada Junior Hockey League
Vogan
Bonspiel schedule agreed for spring events in Carman
Carman Manitoba venue groups unanimously backed regular one day bonspiels before spring. F Muirhead Harold Garnett and Stewart Young named as bonspiel committee. Manitoba report notes Saskatchewan pig farming yields long term gains. Winnipeg census shows St Boniface population at 25200 in 1949. Flin Flon mining town introduces bagpipe dance lessons for children.
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Carman
Man
F. Muirhead
Harold Garnett
Stewart Young
Human body endurance tests and needs for care
The body can withstand great punishment yet requires proper care rest and nourishment to function fully. It stresses the importance of rest nutrition and recovery to maintain health and performance.
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Chet
Dolcin Limited
Dolcin
Iriecipess
British Columbia
Meet MR
Asia
Americas
Dr. Chase
Ramsay Company
Patan
Bank Street
Ottawa
Baby Beef
Shirley
Sherwin Mackay
Sherwin
Saskatchewan Board
Western Briefs
Law's
Long Arm
Hockey
Saskatoon
H. E. Wilson
Federal
Melfort
Agricultural College Graduates’ Association
St. Boniface
J. B. O. Leclerc
Pipes
Alex Simpson
Nakoe
Peggy
By Chuck Thurston
Tzdorf
Newburgh
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