The Shot Was Real In a Studio Tampering Scandal
In a sharp reveal of behind the scenes drama Jason Roebling faces Morton Lane as rival actors spar over a lead in Smiling Skies. Lane is found dead after a radio rehearsal. Willie Britt is linked to the shooting as studio staff misread the incident as staged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roebling
Krider
Lew Ballentine
Arnold Rosle
Mae le Mar
Jason Roebling
Jason
Morton Lane
The
Dames
Smiling Skies
Kriders
Lane
Roebling
Willie Britt
Willie
Wille
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Mrs Ely Culbertson Promotes Blue Bonnet Margarine Comparison
An advertisement features Mrs. Ely Culbertson endorsing Blue Bonnet margarine and a rival spread, touting easy color, nutrition, flavor, and economy. It promotes Burr Boxxer Margarine with flavor and value appeals and notes two packaging formats for Blue Bonnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Culbertson
Coal dock scrapped for steel auto loader at CN yards
Western Briefs notes the coal dock at Canadian National yards in North Battleford Saskatchewan has been scrapped and replaced by a modern all steel automatic coal loading device. Other briefs report vaccination drive in Fraser valley to stamp out Newcastle disease, Manitoba high school court appearances in Winnipeg, the death of four year old Glen Wilson Goodbrand in Calgary, carbon monoxide death of Wilfred Norman Tyler in Victoria, Manitoba horticultural association president W A Cumming in Winnipeg, Huck Welch transfer to Regina, and James Wilson named Saskatchewan Fish and Game league president.
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North Battleford
Sask
Canadian National Railways
New Westminster
B.C
Fraser Valley
Newcastle
Calgary
Glen Wilson Goodbrand
Paul Shepherd
Wayne Stewart
Victoria
Wilfred Norman Tyler
Marshall
Mr. Tyler
British Columbia
Prairies
Americans Seek to Settle in British Columbia
Vancouver report notes that about half of inquiries to the BC Government Travel Bureau come from Americans. Commissioner Ernest Evans said the bureau handles about ten letters daily from across the United States including California and New Mexico, as part of the year’s activities presented to the BC Tourist Council at Hotel Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B.C
Victoria
Ernest Evans
Treaty Indian Wins Dog Race at The Pas
Joe Highway of Brochet Manitoba a 43 year old treaty Indian won the 1951 Canadian open championship dog race at The Pas driving eight huskies over a 140 mile course in 16 hours 49 minutes and 50 seconds. Bill Beardy of Grand Rapids placed second and McLeod George of Cedar Lake finished third earning $400.
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Winnipeg
Brochet
Man
Joe Highway
Pas
Highway
Bill Beardy
Grand Rapids
Beardy
Cranberry Portage
Cedar Lake
McLeod George
Drilling Of Second Well Starts In Virden District
Drilling began on the second well sunk by California Standard company, 1800 feet south of the first in Virden district. It is unofficially estimated to take about two weeks to reach 2200 feet where the first well showed a promising oil showing. Leasing on land rights is largely finished and the town buzzes with talk of a major strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virden
California Standard Company
Manitoba
Risks of sore throats in children spark rheumatic fever warning
Do not ignore sore throats or respiratory infections in children. If caused by streptococcus germs, they can trigger rheumatic fever in susceptible youths. Early treatment and awareness are advised to prevent serious complications.
Curling Myths and Skips Draw Laughs in Oak Lake News
A Manitoba reader jokes about curling by praising a skip named Bill and imagining a rink run by one player. She riffs on the four-man team, bragging how he draws shots at breakfast with a salt shaker while others fail, then muses on reducing curlers widows by 75 percent. The piece ends with a stray remark about lotteries for dead souls in parts of Mexico.
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Oak Lake
Manitoba
Bill
Brive Bonnet Margarine Ad Promotes Blue Bonner Quality
An unusual vintage ad text touts Brive Bonnet Margarine as a flavorful healthy spread. It extols Blue Bonner margarine as all vegetable with rich nutrition and economy and mentions two color variants and a yellow bag for quick use.
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Frances Langford
Brus Bosner
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Louis Arthur Cunningham
Lorna
Heri ‘Meer
Lei Carro
Hunk
Gosh
Sven
R.C.A.F
Red Indian
Odiham
England
Hap Belyea
St. John
N.B
Lac
John Whitehead
Toronto
Jack Brenton
Fort Saskatchewan
Alto
Bob Haglund
Norquay
Ronnie Hupp
Ottawa
Central Press Canadian
Western Briefs
W. A. Cumming
Dropmore
Manitoba Horticultural Association
Welch
Regina
H. A
Huck) Welch
Hamilton Tiger
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Canada
League President
Swift Current
James Wilson
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League
Central B.C
Moone
Fairview Chemical Co. Ltd
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Mexico
Blue Bonnet
Fleischmann
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