NHL Opens 1955-56 With Record Early Start
The 39th season begins October 6 with eight teams in action and a 70 game schedule. New York Rangers face Toronto Maple Leafs in the Manhattan curtain raiser on October 19, Montreal and Toronto share home nights, and Detroit Boston Chicago and others map out Sundays, Saturdays, and Thursdays across a 210 game span ending March 1.
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Chicago
New York Rangers
Toronto
Detroit Red Wings
Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Manhattan
Montreal
Canadiens
Leafs
Boston Bruins
United States
Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Olympia
U.S
Hawks
Detroit
Wings
Boston
New York
Atoms for Peace conference foresees energy shift to fusion
United Nations experts from 72 countries warned that coal oil and natural gas reserves will not meet rising demand. By 2000 energy use may triple and by 2100 reach eightfold, with fusion seen as a potential long term solution though uncertainty remains. Alberta on daily oil output reaches about 240000 barrels from over 4000 wells.
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United Nations
Geneva
Homi J. Bhabha
India
Drafting Course Ad Sparks Interest in Secure Careers
A bold recruitment notice promotes a home study diploma for drafting, claiming high pay and job security. It offers a free folder and low fall fees from the Primary School of Drafting, P O Box 123, Station Q.
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Primary School of Drafting
Dept. P
Qata
Donkey rides and postmarked love cards in lighthearted anecdotes
Series of light jokes and vignettes. A sick wife urges her husband to blow out the candle if she weakens. Mrs Blinkson buys donkey rides at a bazaar and she returns annoyed. A waitress jokes about ice cream flavors while a diner asks about laryngitis. A post office complaint involves a husband’s Albany trip and Atlantic City postmark. A touring couple jokes about No Vacancy signs as they search for lodging.
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Angus McLaughlin
Angus
Angela
Albany
Atlantic City
Insect collecting rivaling golf for Winnipeg man
John B. Wallis of Winnipeg says collecting insects is as exciting to him as golf is to others. A Canadian Press report notes he began 50 years ago and has built Canada’s largest private insect collection. At 78 he still travels to the countryside in search of specimens. Recently he drove to the country for more finds.
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John B. Wallis
Winnipeg
Wallis
Canada
Whitemouth
Woodside
Man
Manitoba
Pas
Saskatchewan
Regina
Mr. Wallis
North America
Mexico
California
British Columbia
Florida
Newfoundland
Churchill, Man
Fort Smith
N.wt
Federal Department of Agriculture
Entomology Division
Royal Canadian Institute
Canadian Entomologist
University of Manitoba
Early American pine cupboards and beetle hunter profiles
The article describes pine cupboards in colonial homes and the craftsman patterns used to build them. It also profiles Mr. Wallis a Manitoba entomologist who assembled a vast North American beetle collection, contributed to federal studies, and led Manitoba’s insect museum.
Modern extendable dining table and chair patterns
The advertisement showcases a scalable dining table with a hardware free extension, flush edged lines, and tapered firm legs. It also highlights a flexible dining chair design with separate seats and backs padded with foam rubber and covered in plastic or leatherette, available by numbered patterns for 35 cents each from Home Workshop Pattern Service in Vancouver.
Wild Rice Harvest Moon Tells Manitoba Story
The piece describes September as the moon of wild rice in eastern Manitoba where Indians harvest Mahnomen, using canoes, picks, and traditional dancing to hull and dry the grain. It notes modern processing by Bill Williams, a 1917 pioneer, with a submarine harvester on Lac Du Bois, and outlines government administration, pricing, and culinary uses.
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Manitoba
Chicago
Bill Williams
Pointe du Bois
Willams
Lac du Bois
Mr. Wiliams
Williams
49Th
Sith
Lake Winnipeg
Lands and Forestry Branch
Whiteshell
Misses Pattern 4832 Separable Blouse and Pleated Skirt
Lorne Slalooms promotes a new Misses pattern 4832 featuring a separable blouse in gay contrasting colors and a pleated skirt. Includes sizes 12 to 20 with yardage for size 16. outfit easy to sew with illustrated instructions. Send 35 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto for order.
Fresh Lad Snags Dollar While Fishing in Thorndyke
A local boy in Thorndyke Maine reportedly netted a dollar bill during a fishing trip. The incident frames a string of light anecdotes about everyday mishaps and small-town mishaps.
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Lad
Thorndyke
Maine
No Churning Advances in Continuous Ice Cream Machine
A new machine now processes cream to wrapped one pound packages in a single continuous step without churn. It outputs at 2,600 pounds per hour.
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National Hockey League
Alberta
Dodd
Ac Canada
Archie Moore
Rocky Marciano
Yankee Stadium
Patter
Department P.P.L
West Pifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Housewive
Lorne Slalooms
P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Strictly Fresh
Huntington Park
Calif
Memphis
Tenn
LAA
Ghana
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