Len Norris Cartoonist Satire Softened with Whimsy
Len Norris, a mild-mannered Canadian cartoonist born in London in 1913, built a 20 year career skewering Canadian foibles with light satire. He moved from Ontario to the West Coast in 1950 and won the National Newspaper Award in Cartooning in 1951.
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Len Norris
London
England
Canada
Ontario
Pert Arthur
Toronto
Army Headquarters 3
Ottawa
Norris
West Coast
Vancouver
National
Spring 1959 Men’s Fashion Trends Report From Canada
A 1959 forecast from Canada’s Men’s Apparel Council highlights Spring Summer styles for men. Key shifts include a move from plain dark fabrics to lighter tones and patterns, wide wool fabrics, and checks and plaids in suits, with Continental styling replacing Ivy. Brown tones, lighter padding, and rounded jacket fronts shape new silhouettes.
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Canada
Men's Apparel Council
Magnolia Named After Pierre Magnol, French Botanist
The Magnolia genus derives its name from Pierre Magnol a French botanist and professor of medicine at Montpellier. His enduring botanical influence is cited as the origin of the tree's name and classification.
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Magnolia
Pierre Magnol
Montpelier
France
Plywood Frame Patterns for Easy Cutouts
Pattern 301 provides directions and actual size cutting guides to create modern or traditional picture and mirror frames from plywood. The packet 33 includes more than a dozen guides for 12 saw projects, all for $175. Add 10 cents service on orders under $1. Home Workshop Patterns Department PLP. 432 West 6th Avenue Vancouver BA.
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West 6Th Avenua
Vancouver
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Lorine Tales
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