Canada's new training centre draws soldier praise at Gagetown
Lt Col Freeman Casey leads Canada’s largest camp, 420 square miles at Gagetown, where 250 overnight passes are offered to Saint John but only about 150 are taken. Soldiers favor swimming, volleyball, baseball, films, or the canteen as the camp earns his praise.
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Saint John
Freeman Casey
Waugh
Emperor of
Gagetown
John
Rocky) Rockingham
Borden
Petawawa
Atlantic
Rockingham
New Brunswick
Oromocto
St. John River
New
Brig
Death of Senator W A Buchanan Honours Lethbridge Herald Ties
The Lethbridge Herald reports the death of Senator W A Buchanan a leading Alberta journalist and tourism advocate. He chaired the Senate Tourist Committee and helped promote Waterton Lakes National Park including the Chief Mountain Highway project.
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Canadian Tourist Association
Waterton Lakes National Park
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge
Parks Department
Great Northern Railway
Alberta
Cottage cheese touted as nutritious and economical protein
The article extols cottage cheese as a highly nutritious lunch or breakfast, rich in riboflavin calcium and phosphorus with high quality milk protein. It explains digestion and amino acids, claims it is cheaper than bacon and eggs, and suggests four level tablespoons cost about four cents as an economical protein source.
Answers to Quick Quiz S
Quiz results show weekly earnings near 38 million dollars. Imported goods valued at 44 billion dollars. Population data from 1951 census lists 336,961 rural dwellers and 439,580 urban residents. Other figures indicate about 25 000 and more than items.
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Sre
Hockey player cycles 1650 miles from Assiniboia to Galt
Jack Stephens, 17, of Assiniboia Saskatchewan, finished a 1650 mile ride to Galt to strengthen his legs for hockey. He started July 3 visiting relatives, crossing into Montana and Midwest states, then returning via Port Huron. He carries a sleeping bag and utensils, with his pet turtle Willie aboard. He plans further trips to Niagara Falls and Durham Ontario before returning home.
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Galt
Jack Stephens
Assiniboia
Sask
Humboldt Indians
Jack
Regina
Tom Campbell
Montana
Big Beaver
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Canada
Port Huron
Mich
Willie
Niagara Falls
Durham
Norman Gorden
Quebec Zoological Gardens Features & Animal Collection
The article describes Quebec Zoological Gardens near Charlesbourg with sea lions, polar bears, moose, elk, bison, monkeys, otters, boars, lynx, and a bird area. It notes a keeper feeding sea lions daily, a deadly polar bear exhibit, dammed rivers, Roman stone bridge, and a windmill. Over 250,000 visitors come yearly.
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Charlesbourg
Quebec
Quebec Zoological Gardens
Rimouski
du Berger
Canada
Raymond Cayouette
L'Isle Aux Caudres
Baie St. Paul
L. A. Richard
Fish and Game
Quebec Zoological Society
Safety rules on stored trash and Roman population fact
Safety officials urge storing broken glass, tins, and potentially poisonous waste in tightly covered galvanized steel cans to prevent accidents. The text notes ancient Rome housed about 1.2 million people during Julius Caesar's era.
Penguin Hunter Tom Ferguson Heads to Antarctica
Stanley Park zoo keeper Tom Ferguson will venture to the Antarctic next fall to collect penguins for Canadian zoos. The trip was delayed last winter due to transportation difficulties.
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Vancouver
Tom Ferguson
Stanley Park
Antarctic
Smile of the Week Birthday Request Prompts Light Joke
A light caption features a birthday quip about not wanting special gifts, just something you made. The playful exchange revolves around a request for money as a birthday present.
Summer Vegetables Special Bake and Broccoli with Horse-Radish Sauce
A vivid summer vegetable feature presents two dishes. A Vegetable Bake fills green peppers with corn and green beans, layered with onions and a tomato butter sauce, baked until tender for six servings. Broccoli served with a rich horse radish sauce complements the meal, with preparation steps and yields six portions.
Meals for Mounties A Dietitian Plans 70 Men
Verna Wheeler, RCMP dietitian at the headquarters, plans three daily meals for 70 barracks residents plus 150 lunches for married men and staff. She manages menus, budgets, and ordering, notes meat and potatoes are favored, and French speaking cooks assist in a seven to seven operation.
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Miss Wheeler
Alberta
University of British Columbia
Vancouver
Seattle
Washington
RCMP
Misa Wheeler
Canada
Ottawa
Quick Canadia Quiz Answers Preview
This item presents five trivia questions about Canadian emigration to the U S urban versus rural Manitoba, 1947 import figure to 1953 rise, railway box car capacity, and weekly indirect taxes to Ottawa. Answers appear in another column.
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Ottawa
Columan
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C D. Howe
R. E. Powell
Aluminum Company of Canada
Kitimat
Zoological Gardens
Julius Caesar
Rome
Penguin Hunter
Weil
Peet Ley
Tad
The
U.S
Manitoba
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