Walk Home Echoes of Hope in a Family Night
Clive Mason walks Elizabeth home amid quiet streets and late sun. He shields his growing anticipation of a child named Elizabeth, while Virginia endures illness and longing, hoping for the same luck symbolized by a clover. The home return ends with a hopeful vow.
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Clive Mason
Sid
Clive
Elizabeth
Daddy
Mr. Mason
Mrs. Wagner
Virginia
Bob
Sid Ware
Alberta teachers should not have right to strike admits editor
Editor argues the Alberta government committee recommendation to retain teachers right to strike is regrettable. The piece notes near unanimity among Alberta Teachers' Association locals and claims collective bargaining gives teachers last word, while strikes amount to blackmail and erode professionalism. It calls for independent adjudication and peaceful settlement methods.
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Alberta
Canada
Alberta Teachers’ Association
A.T.A
Packed Dates on the Calendar Crowds Public Attention
The article notes a flood of campaigns and observances in April and May including World Health Day Easter seals Queen Victoria's birthday Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal and Mother’s Day. It laments public fatigue as numerous campaigns compete for attention and questions the crowded calendar.
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Canadian Cancer Society Fund
Chamber of Commerce
National Library
Salvation Army
Red Shield
World Red Cross
St. John Ambulance
Bovine beauty contest eyed by Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Harry Hays backs a bovine beauty contest judging cows by udders. The playful proposal would crown Miss Universe Bovine Division with a blue ribbon as cows from many nations vie under tongue in cheek tunes like Moo Over Miami.
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Harry Hays
Hays
Miami
Picasso Painted as Practical Joker by Lady Summerskill
Baroness Summerskill a physician and Labour peeress accuses Pablo Picasso of being a practical joker for selling a painting tied to a government deal. She calls the work a fabrication while noting public confusion over Picasso’s art. The quote reflects frustration that majority opinion does not settle artistic valuation.
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Baroness Summerskill
Pablo Picasso
Fish Government
Picasso
Lady Summerskill
Portage la Prairie
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