Little Lady Defends Home Against Parking Lot Expansion
A note on Isabel Massie a senior resident of Fortbar Road Snebers who resists expropriation for Imperial Oil parking expansion. She refuses offers up to 100000 to move, plans to stay in her home as a surrounding skyscraper and demolition dust loom. The piece praises rugged individualism and civic courage despite corporate power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toresto
C Ict
Isabel Massie
Cvew
Fortbar Road
Mis Massies Home Co
Massie
Imperial Oil
Imperi Oil
Imperial Oi
Hospital Week at Grand Forks Community Hospital Opens for Open House
The Gazette notes hospitals shift from feared places to centers of healing. Boundary residents praise Grand Forks Community Hospital with its four doctor team and modern equipment, inviting inspection Saturday to honor the staff and celebrate the life-saving facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks Community Hospital
Grand Forks
Pattern advertisement for Misses sizes 12 to 24
Fashion pattern ad describes Anne Adams pattern 4778 for Misses sizes 12 through 24. Mentions correct length yards and 44 yard tadch, simple sewing, complete illustrated instructions. Order by mail with 40 cents and provide size name address style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Toronto, Canada.
Heirloom Quilt Pattern Draws Readers to Order
An antique sewing feature promotes Pattern 7010 for a crap- quilt in single or double bed sizes. Readers are invited to send 25 cents to the Household Arts Department for Alice Brooks Needlecraft book volumes with dozens of designs for home hand-work. Notes on coin stamps and free patterns appear, alongside a remark about cock fighting usage of crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks
New era in publishing urged by Ryerson Institute program
The piece recounts early printwork in 1890 and praises modern weekly presses. It highlights Ryerson Institute of Technology in Toronto recruiting high school graduates for journalism and printing management diplomas and notes a $500 bursary fund from the All Canada Insurance Federation. It invites readers to visit the print shop to see how typewriters and presses inform the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Giles
John Giles
Theachute
Que) Watchman
Ryerson Institute of Technology
Toronto
Iradiaing
Progressive College
Canada
Ryerson
Weekly Press
Pabh
Iid
All Canada Insurance Federation
Clean-Up Time Drives Pride and Profit Across Communities
Communities across the country mount organized clean-up efforts to improve streets and districts. In Peace River Country the initiative ties to the 150th birthday plans with a focus on beauty, planting, and neatness to attract tourists, raise property values, and boost local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Centenniy Committee
Swor
Pers
Peace River
Smoke signals herald spring yard cleanup across the neighborhood
Smoke signals rise from backyards as residents burn leaves and dead grass. Dogs dig for bones while families rake debris left after winter melts, and embers spark new life in brown lawns as spring green begins.
Local Color Sparks Civic Pride In Spring Spruce Up
A spring scene shows tired snow giving way to fresh green shoots while Main Street bears pot holes and weathered buildings. Civic minded residents plan porch painting and town repairs to attract travelers and boost local business for the summer season.
Firearms and young people spark spring safety debate
An editorial urges parents to weigh a child's maturity before handling guns and suggests safety tests or police guidance. The Rosetown Eagle editor backs requiring basic safety rules and recommends parental collaboration with authorities to prevent accidents as spring arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sone
I Bay
Rosetown Eagle
Rosetown
Gardening and spring sport echo in verse and prose
In a rain fogged week readers discover a prose serenade from The Printed Word. The piece blends gardening and sport, noting how spring work awakens muscles and spirit, with reflections by Pindar and Marvell on effort and renewal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Gazette
Grand Parks
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Department
Front Street
By Lorne Liens
The
the Herald Pribune
the Globe, Lacombe, Alta
the Journal
Humboldt, Sask
Laren
Kindersies
the Herald and Press
Dacphin
Man
Pindar
Andrew Marvell
Marvell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!