Cardboard Lover Dreams in a Downtown Window
Mary notices a handsome photograph of a man in Derringer's window and imagines him as the “cardboard lover.” She hurries to meet Edith after work while doubting the man she adores will notice her. In a twist at the shop she discovers the real man is beside another woman with a baby, prompting an abrupt exit and a resolve to bake chocolate cake for her brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mr. Derringer
Edith Lloyd
Edith
Johnnie
Tom
Derringer
Michael
Richard
John
Sam
Joe
Mummie
Jane
Derringer’s
Mr Derringer
Mrs. Plunkett
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Penna Helons 4691 Pattern for Brother and Sister Fashion
The Anne Adams pattern 4691 offers matching wardrobe for boys and girls including overalls playsuit blazer blouses and a jumper with an elephant pocket. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 priced via thirty five cents eight five cents in coins and mailed to Department P P L Anne Adams Pattern Dept 60 Front Street W Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elephant
Department P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Toronto
Saskatchewan to issue new farm truck plate
Saskatchewan announces a special farm truck licence plate effective August 1 1955 and valid until November 30 for farmers with at least one regular plate. The plate targets harvest time use and will be sold at about one third the regular rate.
Hometown Paper and the Gentle Guardian of News
A nostalgic reflection on the hometown newspaper as a trusted friend that links families to local life. It praises the editor for kindness, coverage of births and deaths, church notices,, jokes from correspondents, and even a sad dog tale. The piece invites readers to cherish every word printed as a local heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis
Dad
Grandad
Mother
Earth
Charlie Hoskins
Salt and potash boom from Saskatchewan oil drilling
Oil drilling across Saskatchewan has uncovered major mineral deposits. A Unity find revealed 400 feet of salt and 11 feet of potash, with potash mining expanding as salt and related industries grow. A separate site near Consul spurred a dry ice plant project costing up to 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity
Saskatchewan
Consul
Gas- Ice Corporation (Canada) Ltd
United States
North America
Canada
Animal quilt patterns by Alice Brooks booklet
By Alice Brooks this catalog offers embroidery and applique designs including a 32 by 44 inch animal quilt pattern number 7209 plus 82 patterns in total. Send 25 cents to Household Arts Department with name address and pattern number for copies and gift ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Ingram develops remote bank door to foil bandits
Bruce Ingram, inventor of a gas-stove safety device, is working on a new invention to stop bank robberies. The device would allow a bank door to be closed remotely from any interior point, enhancing security against bandits.
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Vancouver
Bruce Ingram
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Esther V. Robbins
Hawaii
Swift Current
Sask
Jim Aberdeen
Ross Bearman
Chamber of Commerce
Honolulu
Dodd
Ruggist
Os Directet
Prairie Salt Company
Alice Brooks
P.P.L
Household Arts
Lea Dah Nya
Les Carrell
Henny
Jim Brown
Jim
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