Hockey training tips from The Sports Clinic at Sports College
The Sports Clinic promotes pre season hockey conditioning led by Lloyd Ace Percival. Emphasizes hip leg strength and agility with hip rotations and leg circling exercises. Advises a burst running routine and progressive weekly running gains. Encourages joining Sports College for membership and a free Research Guide.
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Department of Sports College
Lloyd
Ace” Percival
Sports College
Toronto 1
Ontario
CBC
Edmonton Mayor Pushes Northern Trans-Canada Route
Mayor Sidney Parsons seeks Winnipeg and Vancouver support for a Yellowhead routing of the Trans-Canada highway. He proposes a joint relations group with Winnipeg’s Garnet Coulter and Vancouver’s Fred J. Hume to back the northern path via Edmonton, 147 miles shorter than the southern Calgary route.
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Edmonton
Sidney Parsons
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Yellowhead
Garnet Coulter
Fred J. Hume
Calgary
Canadian Army Seeks 60 Doctors to Fill Vacancies
Brig. W. L. Coke, director-general of medical services, said the Canadian army is subsidizing medical students at Canadian universities to address a shortage of medical officers. He reported 60 more doctors are needed to fill present vacancies while touring western army hospitals in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
W. L. Coke
Medical Services
Brig. Coke
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
A humorous verse about household chores left undone as family members rush to games and tea. The narrator laments promises to run errands and complete tasks, noting how “in just a minute” becomes the pattern that delays chores.
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Don
World Happenings Briefly Told
Fire destroyed the Togni circus in Italy, animals dragged to safety amid chaos with no reported casualties. Canada plans to ship 5 to 6 million bushels of low grade wheat to western Germany as part of broader goals. Israel grants permits for a $1.5 million asbestos works producing 25 000 tons annually. Robert McBay, 67, caught a 10 pound salmon with his bare hands at Kitsilano Beach. Anne T Darbodur demonstrates a device to teach deaf children to recognize words at the Eastview Hotel in Ottawa. Charlotte Whitton elected to fill the unexpired term as Toronto mayor, term ends Jan 1 1953. Brazil is the largest Latin American country by area at 3 286 170 square miles.
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Robert McBay
Kitsilano Beach
Vancouver
Canada
Charlotte Whitton
Grenville Goodwin
Alberta Weeklies Elect New Officers
Alberta division of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association elected new officers at its Edmonton convention. Ben P. Knowles heads the group with Bert Ford and Bob Munro as top vice presidents. Directors include Fred Johns Ron Newsom Hal Martin and Walter Mandik with Charles McLean as immediate past president. Dr Atwater Johns urged editors to pursue self education and to extend the weekly paper’s role in rural life.
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Ben Knowles
Fort Saskatchewan Record
Bert Ford
Lacombe Globe
Alberta
Edmonton
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Ben P. Knowles
The
Lacombe Glnbe
Bob Munro
Vulcan Advocate
Fred Johns
Leduc
Ron Newsom
Olds Gazette
Hal Martin
Westlock Witness
Walter Mandik
Castor Advance
Charles McLean
Camrose Canadians
Atwater Johns
Johns
University of Alberta
Royal Visit Planned by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard
The Netherlands Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard will make an official visit to Canada and the United States in April 1952. They accepted invitations from Canada's governor general Viscount Alexander and from President Truman and Mrs. Truman.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Canada
Viscount Alexander
Truman
Hypnotism, betting firms, and bore definitions debate public tastes
The column surveys British bookmakers shifting away from predicting war, notes hypnotism trade as a curiosity, and asks readers for provocative definitions of a bore. It cites anecdotes about persuading marriage through hypnotic suggestion, then pivots to jokes about conversational bores and gendered stereotypes while listing humorous opinions on brunettes and blondes.
Aurora Australis Described as Antarctic Northern Lights
The Aurora Australis is the southern counterpart to the Northern Lights, known for vivid light displays across Antarctic skies. It mirrors the Aurora Borealis in appearance and scientific cause, illuminating high latitude regions with shimmering green, red, and violet curtains.
Crossword Puzzle Full of Clues and Word Play
A busy crossword puzzle page lists numerous clues across and down. Topics range from Harvest goddess and Nutritive material to Destiny and Armistice, with actors, places, and abstract ideas appearing in varied positions.
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Fairview Chemical
By Jane Dale
Mother
Ann
Sue
Togni
Italy
Germany
Howe
Anne T. Darbo
Eastview Hotel
Brazil
Travel
WEA Service, Inc
M. Reg. U
League OF Nations
Kwez. Kote
England
Thackeray
Lady Asquith
Bere
Biondes
Fairfield
Fairfield Woollen Mills
Fairfelds
Fairfields
Winnipeg Woollen Mills
Fairfield & Sons Ltd
Bone City
France
Larse
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
Pop—Hoew
al Vermeer
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