Three Bear Cubes Leave Prairie Home For Zoo
In Grande Prairie Alberta three six week old bear cubs weighing four pounds each were taken from a den near Wanham by Noel Boisvert. They lived two weeks in the Boisvert home before being shipped to the Calgary Zoo. The cubs grew sturdy and playful, nibbling plants and climbing furniture before curling up in Patsy’s doll carriage.
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Boisvert
K. McGinnis
Wanham
Mr. McGinnis
Mr. Boisvert
Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune
Boisverts
Patsy
Tourist Enquiries Forecast Record Manitoba Season
Hon. Ron Turner announces the 1954 Manitoba tourist season will be the biggest in history. He notes tourism spending rose by an estimated $1.5 million in 1953 and that enquiries to the Bureau of Travel and Publicity totalled 16 750 by March 31, with April and May expected to rise further. January to March figures show sharp gains over 1953, while U S visitors accounted for about half of last year’s 500 000 total visitors.
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Manitoba
Ron Turner
Department’s Bureau of Travel and Publicity
Turner
United States
Canadian
Eastertide death and safety insight from Sutherland column
Death at this Eastertide is a dominant thought as a reminder of life after death. The message links the triumph over death to safety measures and the words of Jesus offering eternal life. Saskatoon town clerk A C Hayden notes no new sidewalks have been laid since 1904, a unique stat in Saskatchewan.
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Jesus
Vancouver Island Holly Shipment Sets Record
Reports show 13 tons of holly shipped from Vancouver Island to eastern Canadian points last Christmas season. This marks an 86 percent increase over the previous year.
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Victoria
Vancouver Island
Estern
Egyptian Fellah and Clay Objects Received in 1946
An entry notes a native Egyptian fellah who cultivates the soil and references making objects from clay. The piece lists items numbered 1 through 11 including apparel tears vegetables and a ruby. The date shown is 1946.
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Syria
Aleppo
Damascus
Indo-China
Ruby
Egypt
Weekly Tip Keeping Lemons
Lemons can be kept for several weeks by placing them in a tight container and covering with cold water which should be changed weekly.
Elbow first throwing and air over net tennis tips
Baseball experts stress elbow lead in throwing with slow practice to build power while tennis coach Mercer Beasley argues to clear the net by 16 to 24 inches for accuracy. Advice also covers electric shavers to prevent skin irritation and notes London's average annual rainfall around 25 inches.
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Btrt Dunne
Dunne
Tropical Animal Horizontal Vertical Puzzle
A compact clue list blending tropical animal terms with wordplay and abbreviations. Includes extinct bird, Swiss river, pen name, and various cross references for a themed puzzle.
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Courtes
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Peggy
Edd
AERA
Chuck Thurston
Priscilla
Spumoni's
Wes
Ren
al Vermeer
Young
Sports College
Lloyd
Ace” Percival
Mercer Beasley
London
Charles Lamb
Abel
Seth
Tropics
Ardot
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