Spike promoter struggles in Tank Towns with famous loser
In Tank Towns, promoters fail to attract crowds for a story figure known as a famous loser. The piece notes weak turnout and limited public interest despite hype surrounding the character.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1952
Page
7
Boxing Promoter's Passions Turn to Charity Miracle
The battered veteran Pop, recovering in a hospital, watches Spike rise from a losing streak to claim a winning run. Spike, who changed his name to hide a poor record, pays Pop's bills and leads a double life as a stage in arena. The reunion ends when Pop meets Spike outside the arena, finding hope in the sudden success and their shared future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spike
Pop
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union Notice
A notice from the Anne Adams Pattern Department of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists the union address at 60 Front Street West Toronto. The document indicates organizational details and contact points for members and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Migration of Harvesters Begins Aug 10 in Manitoba
Winnipeg report says eastern harvesters will start moving to prairie grain fields on August 10 with special excursion rates for farm laborers. Manitoba expects 500 of the 2,000 required for the west, a figure subject to revision based on eastern harvest progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
H. R. Richardson
Agricultural Department
Farm Help Service
Manitoba
West
Richardson
East
Calgary Boy Wins Mountbatten Medal
Sixteen year old Robert Wardle of Tilley Alberta received the Mountbatten Medal for Britain Empire water rescue of 1951. He saved a 21 year old girl from drowning in a 10 foot cistern last August, applying artificial respiration to revive her before a crowd at the Calgary Stampede. The medal was donated by Earl Mountbatten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Robert Byron Wardle
Tilley
Alta
Mountbatten
Lord Lovat
Wardle
Earl Mountbatten
The
Royal Life Saving Society
Vancouver thieves take $400 Canadian bills in home break in
In Vancouver a pair of thieves broke into a couple’s home and ignored a large amount of U.S. money, fleeing with 400 Canadian dollars, worth about three cents more on the dollar. The report notes other regional items from Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
United States
Teen-Aged Girls Rescue Boy From Drowning at Lake Winnipeg
In Gimli Manitoba two teen girls saved 16 year old Jimmy Haldorson from drowning after his bicycle struck the dock edge and hurled him into Lake Winnipeg. Connie Miller, 13, dived first and Margaret Isfeld, 15, followed as she could not reach shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimli
Lake Winnipeg
Jimmy Haldorson
School For the Blind
Brantford
Ont
Connie Miller
Margaret Isfeld
60 Year Old Teacher Plans 1400 Mile Walk
Cornelius L. Toews, age 60, a teacher on an Alberta Indian reserve, plans to walk 1400 miles from the reserve northwest of Red Deer to Winnipeg. He will be accompanied by one or two Cree or Chippewa companions and hopes to start next summer after two years of teaching Crees and Chipewyans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Cornelius L. Toews
Red Deer
Alta
Winnipeg Free Press
Toews
Alberta
Canadian Soldier Survives Death Defying Korea Attack
Cpl. Gordon Mankielow of Ajax Ont. near Seoul after a brutal ambush by Chinese forces. He played dead, fought back with a grenade, and endured bayonet wounds and shell fire. A hospital recovery confirms his return to duty with the 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, while a prior error credited another soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kure
Japan
Gordon Mankielow
Ajax Ont
Royal Canadian Regiment
Mankielow
Ken McOrmond
Sudbury
Russ Gardiner
Arnprior
Kingston
Aif
Seoul
Commonwealth Hospital
Brigade
McOrmond
RCR
Canada
Bounties Placed on Dead Wolves and Cougars in Alberta
Alberta government sets $15 bounty on cougars killed outside national parks and perduring seasonal rates for timberwolves from April to September and rest of year. Officers report wolves and cougars threaten livestock and game in foothills near the Rockies as Manitoba logs show 157 active lumber mills in 1950 with over 3.3 million dollars in product value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
Rocky Mountains
Manitoba
Do You Know That A Camel Not Full Grown Until Seventeen
This note states a camel reaches full growth at seventeen years of age. It presents a curious fact about camel development likely from a reader’s trivia column.
Hemroid Relief Offer Cited in Ragged Ad
An OCR fragment promotes Hemeroid for piles with claims of quick relief and a money back refund. It mentions a price around 1359 and a drug store purchase with directions claimed. The text is garbled and difficult to parse but centers on a medicinal claim and refund policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oorwe- Povdeht
Hewapettier Teat
Proteathi
Pridé
Ilsaly
Ailene Corin
Laland
Japan
Rossa
World Standard For Road Signs Signals Proposed
An expert committee approved a draft convention to standardize road signs and signals worldwide. It calls for uniform symbols colors and shapes so motorists can understand signs in any country. The report also notes ancient Romans used lemons as moth deterrent and poison.
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United Nations
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