Unemployed Father of 16 Faces Grim Family Struggles
John Whit ney Hosick a 40 year old Manitoba man lives with 16 children and wife in a crowded 90 dollar a month home. With most sons Edward and John laid off from construction work the family relies on wages and welfare as prospects grow bleaker. The story outlines daily life meals and schooling amid overwhelming need.
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Medicine Hat
John Whitney
Hosick
Yuli St
Hosicks
Mar
John ‘Whitney Hosick
Buill St
Mr. Hosick
Mrs. Hosick
Edward
Roseamond
John
Annabelle
Bruce
Robert
Sharon
Doris
Patricia
Caroline
Marilyn
Gordon
Brenda
Sandra
Deborah
Margery
Margary
Saskatchewan
Rosamond
Alberta Pioneer Refuses to Quit
Taber Alta CP report salutes Ted Sandal a southern Alberta pioneer active since 1911 in irrigation and crop research. He helped establish a 20 acre experimental sub station, pushed irrigation in the Taber area and led competitions and bulletins for farmers. Sandal served as secretary of the Taber Irrigation District and shaped regional agriculture through WWI and beyond.
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Taber
Alta
Alberta
Ted Sandal
South ‘Dakota
Sandal
Aber Agricultural Society
Taber Agricultural Society
Sundal
Lethbridge
Taber-Barnwell
Utah
Sponsing
Alberta ‘Irrigation
Deportation Ordered for Christian Hanna in Vancouver
An immigration officer ordered 23 year old Christian George Hanna into deportation. His counsel filed an appeal and the case may go to a minister or a three man board in Vancouver for review. Hanna remains in custody at the immigration building.
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Vancouver
Christian George Hanna
Pickersgill
Arthur MacLennan
Immigration, Department
Hanna
Gudveig
Port Alberni
B.C
Father Manslaughter Convict In New York Shooting Death
Ralph Riggs was convicted of first degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his wife Sue Ann Riggs 24 after he found a man, Albert Marsh, 24, in her bedroom closet. Marsh killed himself the next night near the funeral home. a note left beside him read I am sorry I have to do this. Riggs faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Little Valley
N.Y
Ralph Riggs
Sue Mn
Albert Marsh
Marsh
Quebec Censors OK Baby Doll After Edits
The Quebec censor board approved the controversial film Baby Doll after editing. Board chairman Alexis Gagnon said the film passed after revisions and will not hit Montreal theaters for about a month. The movie has drawn outcry from church groups and is banned in New Brunswick and Alberta.
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Montreal
Quebec Board of ‘Censors
Quebec
Alexis Gagnon
Bodies Found of 24 Miners in Nova Scotia Coal Pit
In Springhill Nova Scotia a draegerman reported the bodies of 24 miners from Cumberland Coal Company's No 4 colliery have been recovered as rescue crews continue to clear gas and rockfalls. Two miners remain unaccounted for. teams work to ventilate the mine after a fatal explosion on November 1.
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Springhill
Draegerman
Cumberland Coal Company
Draegermen
A. Draeger
No.2
Wassé
United Mine Workers District 26
Steve Dolhanty
Work Session At Banff Plans For Future Architecture
Banff hosts Session 57 a six day gathering led by architect Richard J. Neutra with 50 participants. The event aims to shape future buildings and communities through an exploration of ideals and contemporary practices. Sociologist George A. Lundberg and psychologist anthropologist Norbert L. Mintz join to broaden perspectives.
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Edmonton
Banff
Richard J. Neutra
Neutra
Los Angeles
George A. Lundberg
University of Washington
Norbert L. Mintz
Brandeis University
Lundberg
Smilestones humorous quote on bigamy
A wry remark defines bigamy as a man who believes two rites do not make a wrong.
Trustees Expel Lucy Foster From AllWhite University
In the deep south state, trustees expelled Lucy Foster, the first Black attendee, after three days. US district judge Grooms ordered costs but did not bar the university from denying reentry, while Foster’s lawyers had sought contempt for not readmitting her.
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Universi
Bama
Lucy Foster
Heall-white University
Deep South
Foster
Unity
Bringi
Sch
Riating
Mixed reception to culture plan in Ottawa
The government's plan to supply 100 million dollars to culture drew mixed reactions in Commons. Social Credit leader Solon Low argued you cannot buy culture with money alone and reserved judgment on establishing a Canada Council. He supported university building aid but opposed the council while poverty relief remains needed.
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Ottawa
Commons
Cultu
Social Credit
Solon
Canada Council
Governments Prepare for Coming Sessions
Canadian Press surveys show provincial legislatures to open sessions in Quebec Ontario Manitoba British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia from January to March. Nova Scotia changes government. other provinces anticipate tax and municipal-finance proposals while debates over local government reform arise.
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Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
B.C
R. L. Stanfield
Henry Hicks
Social Credit Party
Legisla
Post Holiday Lull Deepens Across Markets
Signs of a post Christmas lull appeared in steel autos appliances home building and factory work with the stock market marking its steepest weekly drop since May Economists cite tight credit Europe oil shortages and consumer resistance to higher prices as factors Budget plans and potential tax cuts dominated talk as analysts warned a sustained boom would be needed to balance the 72 billion federal funding.
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New York
Europe
U.S
Noytax
Hisen
Treasury
Humphrey
General Electric Co
Louisville
Lonely watch aboard ferry stranded at Grand Bay
First mate Cornelius Horan kept a lonely watch aboard the Cabot Strait ferry after it went aground in a blizzard near Grand Bay six miles west of Port aux Basques. Capt Edward O Keefe and crew stayed aboard all day Friday as salvage work began and 400 bags of mail were unloaded from the 1 077 bag cargo. Canadian National Railway Newfoundland marine superintendent E J Healy will guide salvage with experts expected from New York Sunday.
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Port Aux Basques
Neild
Cornelius ‘Horan
Cabot Strait
Grand Bay
Here
Edward O'Keefe
North Sydney
N.S
Newfoundland
E. J. Healy
Canadian National Railway
Newfoundland Marine
New York
Port’ Aux
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Winnipeg
Cecil Martin
Manitoba Power Commission
General Hospital
Martin
Manning
Mackenzie Highway
Burnaby
B. C
RCMP
Bill Williams
W. Hinman
Ting
Webb, Sask
Swift Current
Rose
Nordegg
Blairmore
Wahl
Arena Gardens
Nanton Palominos
Cantalinis
Christian Hanna
Cairo
Egypt
Syria
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Jordan
Britain
Eisenhower
Middle East
Nasser
Hussein
Saud
Sabri Assali
Abdullah Rimawi
Arab Legion
Jordan National Army
Suleiman Nabulsi
Amman
Lebanon
Washington
King Saud
Culture Plan
THE
Ture
Assembly
McNally Royal Commission
Calgary
CCF
Lonely Watch
O ° Keefe
Aux ‘Basques
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