Keening law and order for Mounties on Basil Island patrol
A Northwest Territories RCMP unit on Basil Island, Pond Inlet, patrols 1000 miles of Arctic terrain with two constables and a small Eskimo population as neighbors. They enforce laws, distribute family allowances, register vital statistics, and act as postmasters while delivering mail and gathering game data. Coal mining boosts Eskimo income but coal is mainly shipped to other Arctic settlements.
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Arctic
Arctic Bay
Gloolik
Clydé River
Edmonton
Pont Inlet
Canada
Beavers Endure in 1933 Colorado Springs Touchstone
In a brief item, the Colorado Springs segment notes a 1933 event involving a lower squad and a Beaver team. John Landy is referenced among names, with sparse context provided for the 2 Hondur as and 3 Armas lines.
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Colorado Springs
Honduras
Armas
Sth
Beaver
John Landy
Air Force Academy
Denver
Colo
el Salvador
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Sir Winston Churchill
Oregon
Roger Bannister
Canadian girls sail to Norway for first Salvation Army guide camp
A group of 40 Canadian girls aged 14 to 18 will sail from Montreal to Sjostrand Norway to join the first international Salvation Army girl guide camp. They will land in Southampton and fly to Norway for a 10 day program featuring hikes sports days religious ceremonies and exchange of guide lore and experiences. More than 1 000 girls are expected to attend.
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Montreal
Sjostrand
Norway
Salvation Army
Canada
Southampton
England
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
A short verse sequence praising youth and idealism with blessings and vows to strive toward a goal. The piece reflects on inner power and responsibility, urging ethical living as the hall echoes with benedictions and speeches. Eat Right Live Right Feel Right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Dale
Bald headed men and myths about love and age tricks
A column notes myths about bald men being virile and great lovers, then shifts to light folk humor about guessing a woman’s age from numbers. It mentions all night shopping centers, legal Sweden income pooling, July births, and quirky sale anecdotes including a Kentwood husband for sale. A pocket dry shaver ad ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hippocrates
Medicine
Hippocres
Good Life as Positive Christian Living
An essay on the good life as taught by Jesus highlighting positive acts of righteousness. It cites examples like Father Damien and Jane Addams, contrasts negative religious emphasis with fruits of the Spirit, and cites I Corinthians as a guide to inward and outward correctness.
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Jesus
Father Damien
Molokai
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Jane Addams
Chicago
Paul
Duck Nest On Yorkton Course Hatches Clutch of Eggs
A lone duck at Deer Park Golf Course in Yorkton Saskatchewan has laid a clutch with a battered golf ball among the eggs. The bird keeps incubating but the hatch is incomplete and the origin of the duck is uncertain, sparking local curiosity.
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Donald
Deer Park
Yorkton
Sask
Famed RCMP schooner St Roch begins final voyage
The RCMP schooner St Roch will start its last voyage on July 9 from Halifax to Vancouver, then be given to Vancouver for display. Lt Roch and Capt Henry Larsen led historic Northwest Passage trips, with Larsen to receive the Royal Geographical Society gold medal.
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RCMP
St. Roch
Halifax
Vancouver
Doughty Lt. Roch
Northwest Passage
Panama
North America
Sapt
Henry A. Larsen
Royal Geographical Society
Scott Misener Sets Grain Cargo Record On Maiden Voyage
Sault Ste. Marie Ont The Great Lakes newest fourth largest ship the Scott Misener arrives with 731000 bushels of grain on her maiden voyage surpassing the Victor McLagan record of 723000 bushels set recently by Canada Steamship Lines.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Great Lakes
Scott Misener
Lakehead
Canada Steamship Lines
Victor McLagan
Lakes
The Sports Clinic Goal Hitting Game And Stride Advice
A fielding friendly game features a goal 30 feet away where one hits and the other defends. Scoring rewards two points for hitting through the goal and one when the fielder mishandles the ball. Players alternate after 15 attempts and three innings. The piece also notes proper stride technique to avoid overstriding and to keep the heel under the buttocks during push-off.
Canada Uses Vast Paper From Forests Annual Output
The Canadian Forestry Association reports 410 billion sheets of standard newspaper print are produced yearly in Canada. It notes 80 million trees are harvested annually and 24 hour output equates to enough paper to blanket 35 farms of 100 acres. It warns fires from negligence cause two million acres burned yearly and attributes four fifths of forest fires to humans.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Canada
Association
Farmer Tows Motorists From Mud During Flood
A Yorkton district farmer reports rescuing 160 motorists stranded in river flood mud at five dollars each. He towed them to dry ground and collected payments for the service.
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Yorkton
Sask
Buy Top Quality Sports Equipment for Lasting Use
When purchasing sports equipment, buy the best you can for financial sense and enjoyment. Higher quality gear enhances performance and makes play easier while proper care extends durability.
Onion Water Keeps Chandeliers Bright
Weekly tip explains rubbing soft cloth dampened in onion water over chandeliers gilt frames and similar articles prevents soil and tarnish. Practical home maintenance guidance emphasizes simple natural cleaner use in regular care.
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R. D. van Norman
Lloydminster, Sask
Salmon River
By V. Darling
Mathematicians
Sweden
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Calvin Coolidge
George Bernard Shaw
Stephen Foster
George M. Cohan
Henry Ford
Simon Bolivar
Jack Coffey
Julius Caesar
Kentwood
Weekly Bible Comment
George
Lynthia Scott
Judy Frank
Synthia
Scott
Champaign
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Sports College
Lloyd
Percival
Newsaper
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