Curtain Speech Reveals Domestic Struggle Over Home Details
Rosemary berates her husband and father in law for neglecting windows and curtains calling a house a woman’s life and demanding pride in home details while Conroy vows to concede. The couple returns to find the house perfectly lit and styled as Rosemary’s standard of home.
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Rosemary
Conroy
Oki
Futiley
Hal
Harriet
Con
Dad
Uncle Hal
Wheeler
Louis Riel Rifle Returns to Canada in Collector’s Vault
Jeweller Mr. Gilling, who houses 40 to 50 muzzle loaders and over 50 pistols, received Louis Riel’s rifle, a relic with Northwest Rebellion ties, returned from a North Dakota museum after a long wander. The collection also features a five foot eight gauge muzzle loader, a 200 year old Arabian flintlock pistol, and an English knife pistol with two blades.
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Riel
United States
North Dakota
Blue Bonnet Margarine Featured In F N E Event
Mrs John Fisher hosts a Blue Bonnet margarine display for a food event promoting nutrition economy and flavor. The ad highlights Bu une Bonnet as Canada's fine quality margarine sold with a color water option and Yellow Quick bag for quick use.
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John Fisher
F.N.E
Bive Bow
Canada
Ora
Alberta Family Allowances Rise Across October to November
Family allowances reached 144,698 Alberta families in November, up 640 from October. Expenditure totaled 1,900,109 dollars for November compared with 1,892,028 dollars in October. Hummingbirds have been observed to fly at 55 to 60 miles per hour.
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Alberta
Cotton Growing In Virden Manitoba The Test
The Virden collegiate institute tried growing cotton indoors with a cross of cotton and a geranium. Seed sent from North Carolina in 1929 led to flowering and a boll, proving cotton has been grown in the Canadian west.
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Virden
Man
North Carolina
H. E. Bridgett
VCI
Manitoba
Brandon Sun
Drop In Immigrants To Canada Outpace Last Year
Ottawa reports 146 236 immigrants arrived in the first ten months of the year, down from 152 473 in 1951. The Immigration Department notes steady monthly declines since May, with total 1952 likely below last year’s 195 000. UK admissions rise 46 percent, US up 17 percent, North European up 3 percent, others down 32 percent. October admissions 10 940 versus 22 588 in 1951. workers total 77 381 and dependents 68 855.
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Ottawa
Canada
Immigration Department
United Kingdom
United States
Introducing Two New Crabapple Tree Types
The Beaverlodge Experimental Station announces two hardy ornamental crabapple varieties, Snowcap and Arctic Dawn, as exceptionally surviving the harsh five year period. Snowcap shows white blossoms, red fruits, and a conical form. Arctic Dawn offers mauve pink blooms, purple-red berries, and a spreading habit with year-round appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Central Experimental Farm
Beaverlodge
Northland Mackenzie Highway Opens to Isolated North
The 384 mile all weather road runs from Grimshaw in Peace River country to Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. It links distant communities improving access for farmers and trappers. fishing from Great Slave Lake dominates, with farming concentrated in the first 70 miles.
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Grimshaw
Peace River Country
Canada
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Hay
Alexandra
Louise
Alberta
N.W.T
North Country
Fort Vermilion
Peace River
Mackenzie Highway
Great Stave Lake
Western Briefs Roundup From Alberta and Saskatchewan
Indians prosper as tribal funds rise by 758000 through oil land contracts, funding relief and welfare. Lac La Ronge opens a 35000 self service store as Saskatchewan expands northern chain. Ed ward Guenette celebrate diamond anniversary with 17 children and 56 grandchildren. Southern Alberta sells 15387 cattle for two million at 35 sales, 1952 figures noted. Viking gains town status by government proclamation 80 miles southeast of Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Lac la Ronge
Here
Viking
Alta
Busy Sawmill Big River Sask Opens Output Boost
The Saskatchewan government run mill at Big River opened in June 1951 now outputs up to 8 million board feet of lumber annually. Located 90 miles northwest of Prince Albert, it sits in the heart of the lumbering industry.
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Big River
Sask
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
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Comroy
Louis Riel
Naist
Terente
Bossie
Akron
Ohio
Dodd
Les Carroll
Northland
Western Briefs
Stote
Big Family
Edward Guenette
Calgary
Southern Alberta Community Auction Sales Association
Waite Fisheries Ltd
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