Montrealers To Stratford In Masses
Montrealers travel in special Canadian National Railway coaches to Stratford Festival August 10 11 attending Hamlet Twelfth Night and a Billy Holiday Ron Collier jazz concert. The excursion is sponsored by the Artistic Society of the University of Montreal Student Council and open to the public. It aims to be the festival’s largest single student backed journey.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Billy Holiday
Ron Collier
Artistic Society
University of Montreal
If Everyone By Seymour Taylor
A Nebraska Issue poem imagines a national reckoning with reckless driving. It protests reckless behavior by imagining car crashes, hospital scenes, and the vacant chair of a loved one to urge strict safety vows and a great crusade for road safety.
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Daddy
Nebraska
Bewdley Regatta Draws Large Crowds and Clear Race Day
Speed and spray drew thousands as Bewdley Regatta showcased top outboard racers swimmers and canoe experts on July 31. Perry and Austin Taylor won the men’s double canoe. Doug Farr and Dan McLeach finished second. The event closed with a big dance at the Bewdley Hotel.
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Deweley
Community Board of Trade
Perry
Austin Taylor
Doug Farr
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Bailieboro Village News Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Dyas and family visited with their parents Mr and Mrs Norman Thompson last week. Mrs Walter Jones visits her ailing mother Mrs McClung. Mrs J Lequires sister and family from the West visit with Mr and Mrs Lequire. Miss Betty Sorg of Peterborough returns from Miami Florida. Mrs M E Hutchinson travels to Owen Sound for a Walter reunion and vacation. Mrs Alf Jackson had a cow milking accident. Miss Alice Carver of Peterborough visits Mr M E Hutchinson.
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Walter Jones
McClung
J. Lequire
West
Lequire
Betty Sorg
Peterborough
Miami
Florida
M. E. Hutchinson
Walter
Owen Sound
Alf. Jackson
Alice Carver
Canada's Growing Cities Show Toronto Overtaking Montreal
1956 census figures from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reveal Toronto's metropolitan population at 1,347,905 in mid 1956, up 230,435 since 1951. Montreal's metro stands at 1,595,327, up 199,925 in five years, with Toronto’s city proper declining by 13,658 while Montreal rose by 72,928. Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor also show gains. Montreal and Toronto illustrate divergent urban growth.
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Grasshoppers Jump Only When Temperature Tops 62
A natural fact notes grasshoppers cannot leap unless the air temperature reaches at least 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The note highlights a threshold condition affecting their activity.
Canada’s rail revival postwar milestone noted
Since 1946 the Canadian National Railways have built 580 miles of new branch lines marking a significant feature of Canada’s postwar progress.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
Attend the Church of Your Choice This Sunday
A public notice invites readers to attend a church service of their choosing this Sunday. The message emphasizes personal religious freedom and community involvement, encouraging participation across local faith communities.
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Church of Your Choice
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