Prospectors Poke North in Flin Flon and Area Mining Life
The piece follows three weathered prospectors meeting Josiah Fluntabbatey Flonatin and tracing the rise of Flin Flon in northern Manitoba. It sketches a cycle of mines, town growth, and shifting fortunes, with vivid scenes of Churchill trains, Hudson’s Bay remodelling, and rugged frontier life. The narrative highlights Sour-Dough legends, wartime food stands, and local characters like Smokey Joe and Harry Moody, plus a Cree Eskimo heritage museum at Denare Beach and Virginia Hill’s one-room schooling roots.
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Manitoba
Flonatin
CNR
Churchill
Winnipeg
Main Street
Smokey
Joe
O'd Joe
Somes
Smokey Joe
Flin Flon
Beaver Lake
Saskatchewan
North
Harry Moody
Denare Beach
Virginia Hill
Television Schedule Compilation for Local Stations
A dense listing of channel programming across days with shows including CKX-TV News Weatherviews Sportscope and Western Playhouse. It notes time slots for drama, comedy, sports, news, and special events. The fragment preserves a schedule excerpt with program titles and times for Tuesday to Saturday.
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Good Life Theatre
Ckx-Tv
the Real McCoy's
National Velvet
Fd Sullivan
CBC National News
Don Messer
Anne Sothern
Jack Kane
Robert Herridge
Western Playhouse
Sky King
Weatherviews
San Fransisco
Nigeria
Huckleberry Hound
Western Playhouse of Fictures
Woofe
Roy Rogers
Knowlton’s
Star
People’s Choice
Gunsmoke
Man
Blackhawk
CBC
WIFU
Wpg
Tea and Trumpets and Now and Then Mary Peate
Mary Peate writes and hosts Tea and Trumpets and Now and with CBC radio. She discusses topics for women on cancer education, while TV remains the main informer on cancer. Officials credit nationwide education for earlier diagnoses and longer survival, but warn health depends on following nature’s laws.
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Mary Peate
Icbc
Mary
Montreal
Frontier Educators Pursue Hearts and Higher Learning
The passage portrays women who balance education with work at a museum and plan to finance further studies through correspondence courses. One will seek normal school in Regina after graduation, aiming to teach at the first school that inspired her education, reflecting frontier resilience amid isolation.
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Imarried
Regina
Virginia
Manitoba Freshmen Receive Government Bursaries
About 200 freshmen on the University of Manitoba campus have been awarded Manitoba government bursaries totaling 63 450. Hon Stewart E McLean reports 72 students received 25 000 under the Queen Elizabeth Bursary Fund. 563 students have been helped under the government student assistance program so far this year. Applications from 1 905 students have been processed with more requests for technical and teacher training courses.
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University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Stewart E. McLean
McLean
Canada's first railway linked La Prairie to St. Jean
Canada introduced its first railway in 1836 as a 16 mile overland link on the Montréal New York water route between La Prairie opposite Montreal and St. Jean.
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Canada
Quebec
la Prairie
Montreal
St. Jean
Montreal-New York
Canadian women want doctors to be frank about cancer study says
A nationwide Canadian Cancer Society survey of 2,524 women shows about two thirds believe doctors should tell patients the truth about cancer. The study, conducted with Canadian Facts Ltd, notes progress in cancer knowledge since 1954 with more women recognizing early treatment and cancer as a leading cause of death.
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Cancer Society
Cancer Socety
Canadian Cancer Society
Canada
Tno
Lttd
Eary
The Great Enemy Fires in forests and homes pose risk
The piece laments annual forest losses to fire and warns about careless smoking. It argues warm fires bring comfort yet hide danger and notes Ontario data for 1959 showing smoking as a leading cause, while natural gas is often blamed less.
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Ontario
The Family Unit Keeps Society From Collapse
A contemplative essay argues that flexible, fair family rules empower each member to develop talents and save, while voluntary private charity within families surpasses public aid. It warns that eroding the family structure invites civilizational peril and government replacement of parents.
Manitoba teachers flock to summer courses
Manitoba's teachers seek higher professional standing by enrolling in expanding summer school programs. More than 3,400 teacher students attended courses in 1960, a 70 percent rise from 1957. University summer school attracted 1,780 teachers, with additional enrollments in professional, Faculty of Education, and Grade 12 studies. Men comprised about 75 percent of summer Faculty of Education enrollments.
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Manitoba
Stewart McLean
University
Teachers College
McLean
Tuxedo
Brandon
University of Manitoba
Brandon College
Oeda
Faculty of Education
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Josiah Fluntabbatey
Hudson's Bay Company
Fin Flonts
Dorothy Barker
Stunday
Peter Gunn
Wyatt Eorp
Fury
Ambrose Hulls
Oakden’s Jewellery
Hamiota
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