Preseason football training guide from Sports College
A detailed daily conditioning schedule for football players inclines morning stretching sit-ups jogs and sprints, afternoon wind sprints and drills, and evening flexibility. Promotes joining Sports College for free membership access to literature clinics and a weekly radio program with famed athletes and coaches.
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Sports College
Canada
Box 99
Toronto 1
Ontario
CBX
CBW
CBK
CFGP
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
A poem expresses pride in a home as a warm shelter for family. The speaker admires each doorway and window, the welcoming gate, and the light inside. The verse centers on gratitude for a house well used, where loved ones rest each day.
Trees On Prairies Will Add Greatly To Comfort Of Living
Tree planting is essential for stabilizing agriculture in Western Canada. Successful plantings protect crops soil stock and game and improve prairie life. Shelter belts around farms enable gardens fruit and home life, while field shelters support cropping and soil practices when integrated effectively.
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Canada
Prairies
Peggy the talking crow at Calgary zoo airs slang
The Calgary zoo reports Peggy the crow greets visitors with a friendly hullo and occasionally mutters you swine. Her favorite phrases include look what I found uptown and that's why as she vocalizes during daily routines.
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Calgary
Peggy
Glamour uniforms debated for nurses amid patient concerns
A column notes proposals for glamour nurse uniforms to attract young women, but a head nurse warns it could worsen encounters with male patients. The piece also shares anecdotes about rich bachelor doctors, fashionable advice, and curious thoughts on fashion and life.
World Happenings Briefly Told
Canada faces a rat problem with at least one rat per person costing 275 million dollars annually. Two London youths were fined for train hold up while seeking birds nests. Madrid opens an air conditioned underground shopping centre with two commercial establishments. The Duke of Edinburgh won the Flying Fifteens race at Cowes Royal London regatta. A framed picture in Mullingar revealed saving certificates worth £500. Ostrich farmers in South Africa face high demand for feathers. A French polar expedition returns safely to Port Martin Adelieland. The Parliament memorial lists 21 MPs dead in World War I and 23 in World War II.
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Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth
Coweslip
Royal London Yacht Club
Cowes
Isle of Wight
England
Stamp policy change affects un stamped mail in Ottawa
The post office announced that stampless mail will not be delivered. Mail with no stamps will be returned or sent to the dead letter office if no return address is shown. Previously such letters were delivered and postage collected from the recipient. The new policy excludes mail with insufficient postage.
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Ottawa
Fish Delivery From Vancouver Sparks Freight Rail Orders
A truck from Vancouver delivered 30,000 pounds of fresh salmon and halibut to a Toronto warehouse after a 37 day跨 journey via Blaine Washington and Detroit. The unit operated refrigeration and two drivers alternated. U.S. railroads have ordered 173,152 new freight cars since the Korean War began.
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Toronto
Vancouver
United States
Blaine
Wash
Detroit
Alberta Oil Boom Secures Long Term Provincial Wealth
Oil revenues strengthened Alberta's finances as Premier Manning's Social Credit government cut the debt to just over $100 million while building a cash nest of $70,556,401. Discoveries since 1914 expanded the sector from Turner Valley to Leduc Redwater and Golden Spike, with production peaking at 27 million barrels in 1950 and value rising to $82 million last year.
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Manning
Social Credit
Turner Valley
Leduc
Redwater
Edmonton
Canada
Alberta
Winnipeg Airport to Expand with Million-Dollar Project
Winnipeg's Stevenson Field will undergo a million-dollar expansion to be completed before year end. Trans port Minister Chevrier cites inadequate waiting rooms and plans temporary arrangements until a new administration is built. He notes defence commitments pending and foresees jet-engine progress enabling faster Winnipeg to Toronto travel in under two hours.
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Winnipeg
Stevenson Field
Chevrier
Toronto
Kicking Horse Pass Named After 1858 Mishap
A British geologist was kicked by a horse while traversing the Rockies in 1858, and his party later named the site Kicking Horse Pass to mark the incident.
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Rockies
Kicking Horse Pass
Crossword puzzle clues mixed with historical terms
A scrambled crossword list including horizontal and vertical clues such as elevated railways distributed minerals and various ancient and geographical terms. Several entries reference Russian geography and Byzantine or Crusader era terms alongside common words like coin and bird.
Wolf Kills Sheep on Manitoba Farm in Ontario Border Area
A black timber wolf weighing 179 pounds was trapped by farmer John Iwanusin in Chatfield Manitoba. He lost about 20 lambs and sheep to the marauder. Other district farmers report heavy losses and seek help from the provincial game and fisheries branch.
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Chatfield
Man
John Iwanusin
Tip for Linoleum Care in the Home
A tablespoonful of paraffin added to the washing water helps lift stains from linoleum and acts as a preservative for the floor covering. The tip notes this simple additive improves cleaning and longevity of linoleum surfaces.
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Kathleen Norris
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W. A. Lemay
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Mullingar
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Adelieland
House of Commons
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Extmonton
Wainwright
Wnrngouwds
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Flint Romits
New Mexico
MAA
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J. M. Reg. U. S. Pat
Mervin Burk
Rme
Nouba
Russian Lake
Mulberry
Mosiem
Sacred City
Mother of Artemis
Dawn Hall River
Russia
Mexico
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