Local flying school first in N W Territories
The News of the North reports Yellowknife NWT January 2 1955 that a local flying school is the first of its kind in the Northwest Territories. It offers a course covering meteorology piloting and survival with over ten students enrolled. The ground school and weekly sessions in public schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays form part of a biweekly schedule and officials praise the program as unique in Canada.
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Hirkw
Reputer
Ihewlasti
Ie Perritories
Nothern Poots, & Coirs
North
Hicks
Canada
Department of Transport
News of the
Windsweep flooding hits White Rock main street
Heavy winds and surf flood Washington Avenue in White Rock as Semiahmoo Bay waters surge through culverts under the Great Northern Railway. Deep water covers Oxford to Anderson, a pickup strikes a pumping station, and Bob Howse halts further damage while driftwood piles ashore after last week’s gale.
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White Rock
Washington Avenue
Semiahmoo Bay
Great Northern Railway
Oxford
Anderson
Eet Sa
Maple Street
Bob Howse
Gooding
Howse
Surrey
Cloverdale
B.C
Springhill Record to Resume Publication After Temporary Merger
MAIC wo AUCOLA, publisher of the fire swept Springhill Record, denies reports his paper would cease. He states Springhill and Parrsboro editions of Springhill Record Limited will merge temporarily and publish Thursday at the Amherst Daily News plant, 16 miles from Springhill, using Amherst facilities.
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Maic Wo Aucola
Springhill Record
Springhill
Parrsboro
Springhill Record Limited
Amherst Daily News
Amherst
Liverpool
N.S
Truman's presidency sets travel record with 13 900 air miles
While in office, President Truman logged over thirteen thousand nine hundred air miles across sixty one presidential flights, a record for a US chief executive.
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Aaa
Truman
How Bunsen Helped Identify Sun Elements
A compact look at Robert Bunsen, Heidelberg scientist, and his spectroscope method. He showed each element burns with a characteristic light line, enabling identification of sun composition and terrestrial substances. Newton, Leverrier, and advances in optics followed, improving everyday viewing aids like glasses.
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Robert Bunsen
Heidelberg University
Isaac Newton
Bunsen
Earth
Leverrier
Neptune
Newton
The
Better Vision Institute
Wardrobe Pattern 4605 Misses' Sizes 10 to 18
Printed Pattern 4605 offers three sleeve versions and a tailored look for Misses' sizes 10 through 18. Each pattern piece includes printed directions and requires about 3 yards of fabric for size 16 with 39 inch width. Send 40 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto with size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Centenarian Kid Price Plans Summer Prospecting Trip
Beavermouth born 1857 resident and claimed ex gang member of Jesse James, known as Kid Price, hopes to visit Golden this summer before a Big Bend expedition. He lived with cats at Beaver Mouth, wintered indoors, and has spent years prospecting across the region. Now 100, he seeks a companion for the journey and continues to embrace his old trail.
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Kid” Price
Beavermouth
Golden
Big Bend
Jesse James
Golden General Hospital
United States
Mr. Price
Kid
Star
Odds on Death Primer Warns of Speed Risks
The U S National Safety Council reports rising fatality odds with speed. At 25 mph death chance is 1 in 30, at 35 mph 1 in 115, at 45 mph 1 in 70, at 55 mph 1 in 40, at 65 mph 1 in 20, and at 75 mph 1 in 8 according to The Weekly Broadcast.
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U.S
National Safety Council
Lucky Lake
Deer and wildlife lick sites defined as licks
The article explains that licks are natural outcrops where deer and other wild animals come to lick salt, minerals, and other natural deposits from the earth. It describes formation, purpose, and typical animal visitors observed at these sites.
Rehearsal Notes Emphasize Cast and Prompting Tactics
A director’s letter discusses improving rehearsals for a play, stressing consistent performances by children, effective prompting from the wings, and focusing on actors’ preparation and timing. It advises choosing a suitable next play, reading 20 to 30 options, and reflecting on past rehearsals to avoid early scene missteps.
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Nan
Kay Noach
Elrase
Stalag 17
Allmen
Iveraperkin
T Ritter
Clean potatoes best buy dirt can hide blemishes
Home economists share tips for selecting potatoes. Look for firm smooth potatoes free of cuts blemishes and decay and avoid green areas. Bakers should be mealy, boilers less so, though raw appearance does not reveal cooking quality. Test a few before buying large quantities.
Valleyview youth dies in rifle accident
Wayne Clifford Boman aged 16 of Valleyview district died about 3:00 p m Sunday after a .30 calibre rifle discharged. The weapon, in the hands of his 19-year-old brother Floyd, was believed unloaded as family members were away. The death was deemed instantaneous.
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Wayne Clifforu Boman
Valleyview
Floyd
the Herald-Tribune
Grande. Prairie
Alta
The Big Paymaster and Roerest Resources
Cabagas roerest resources and the industries tied to them create more jobs than any activity except agriculture, boosting local employment and economic activity.
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Cabagas Roerest
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