In Memoriam Many Prominent Canadians Died During Past Year
Notable deaths include Grete Stirling former minister of national defence in the Bennett government at Kelowna in January. Two Liberal Ontario premiers Mitchell Hepburn and Gordon Conant passed away. Senator William Duff of Lunenburg aged 80, a Liberal leader in Maritime rights, plus several other Liberal senators and Anglican church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grete Stirling
Bennett
Kelowna
Ontario
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Gordon D. Conant
Hepburn
William Duff
Lunenburg
N.S
Duff
Senate
House of Commons
J. H. Lacasse
L. A. David
Hayes Doane Donald MacLennan
J. C Davis
Church of England
Canada
L. R. Sherman
Rupert's Land
A. L Fleming
Moose and elk hunt marks strong Saskatchewan season
Harold Read, game branch supervisor, called this season very successful with a good take of moose and elk. Dec 5 to 12 marked the season, first moose hunt since 1945. Early reports ranged from 1,000 to 2,500 total, with 200 in Fort a la Corne, 65 in Bannock, near 100 in Meadow Lake, 30 Candle Lake, 38 Grassy Lake. Licences printed 7,000. researchers await licence returns for accurate totals and future planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Harold Read
Saskatchewan
Fort A la Corne
Bannock
Porcupine Plains
Meadow Lake
Candle Lake
Grassy Lake
Resources Department
Regina
E L. Paynter
Paynter
Record Church Donations Reach 1.4 Billion in 1952
Protestant and Orthodox congregations contributed a record 1 401 114 217 dollars to their churches in 1952 according to the National Council of Churches.
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National Council of Churches
Fifteen Players In NHL Jump From Junior Ranks
Fifteen players moved directly from junior hockey to the NHL in one step. Notables include Bill Dineen and Murray Costello with Detroit and Chicago, Camille Henry with New York, Doug Mohns with Boston, and Harry Watson whose 18 year old jump in 1941-42 remains the earliest cited example. Several others followed from Toronto St. Michael’s College and the Guelph Biltmores, with a few coming from Moose Jaw Canucks and Saskatoon Quakers.
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National Hockey League
N.H.L
Bill Dineen
Detroit
Camille Henry
New York
Doug Mohns
Boston
Murray Costello
Chicago
Dineen
Costello
Toronto St. Michael's College
Henry
Quebec Citadelles
Mohns
Barrie Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Harry Watson
Watson
Saskatoon Quakers
Brooklyn Americans
Toronto
Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly
Ted Lindsay
Eric Nesterenko
Ron Stewart
Leafs
Nesterenko
Toronto Marlboros
Stewart
Guelph Biltmores
Guelph
Bilts
New York Rangers
Harry Howell
Dean Prentice
Ron Murphy
Boom Boom Geoffrion
Montreal
Montreal Nationales
Canadiens
Howell
Murphy
Cincinnati
Guel
Christmas cake guess winner in Melfort event
Mrs. Harvey Reed of Silver Park won a Christmas cake from a local bakery for the closest guess to its weight. Reed guessed 10 pounds 1 1/4 ounces while the actual weight was 10 pounds 1/2 ounce.
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Melfort
Sask
Harvey Reed
Silver Park
Answers to Quick Quiz Summary
The item lists quiz results: exports down 82 million, imports up 394 million, trade deficit 231 million vs last year’s surplus of 245 million. It notes Ottawa will collect about 4.5 billion. Names Alexander Mackenzie and cities Winnipeg Halifax appear. Manufacturing employment now exceeds wartime peak.
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Ottawa
Alexander Mackenzie
Winnipeg
Halifax
Canada Wide News Snippets From Across Canada
Customs officials at St. Stephen and Woodstock NB estimate Ameri cans took back 3 500 deer this season. W J Ritchie serves Glenelg township as auditor and treasurer for 47 years. Marion Calder becomes Grey County Council’s first female reeve. A Bell clock chimes noon and six at Holy Family church in Hanover from the Henning estate bequest. A duck hunt yields a two mile shot near Steinback MB. Pheasants and ducks flown to Bermuda for the Big Three by Calgary residents. A Linwood Ont youth faces dangerous driving after a 65 mph pursuit in St Clements. A Fort McLeod contractor moves a 30 ton 120 ft steel bridge along a road to Eden Valley Indian Reserve. Pictou NS fire dept eyes a community rink for skating and events. Two Sanford Bros sheep wander from Clementsvale NS to Maitland Bridge 30 miles away. CPR No 2 train stirs Broadview SK. a baggage car becomes a ward as arrivals proceed. James Steele 89 helps rebuild Whitewood SK old rink. The Yorkton Enterprise laments welfare state costs. Penticton BC Herald rebukes White case and Winchell style bias. Estevan Mercury argues farmers’ rights over regulation. Camrose Alberta notes Ottawa shares in liquor issues with provinces and federal government.
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New Brunswick
St. Stephen
Woodstock
Durham
Ont
Chronicle
W. J. Ritchie
Glenelg
Grey County
Marion Calder
Hanover
Holy Family Church
Tilley, Alta
Bermuda
Harold Siebens
Calgary
Henry
Calgary Petroleum Club
U.S
St. Clements
Alberta
Kaughman
Fort McLeod
Old Site
Champion
Eden Valley
Sanford Bros
Clementsvale
N.S
Maitland Bridge
C.P.R
Broadview
Sask
Vera Bishop
R. L. Smith
Regina
A. Campbell
Winnipeg
Ansley
Whitewood
James Steele
Yorkton
Canada
Penticton, B.C. Herald
Harry Dexter White
Walter Winchell
Carillon
Steinbach
Man
Royal Commission On Agriculture
Saskatchewan
The
Estevan Mercury
Selkirk Wheat Variety Licensed for Rust Areas
Plant breeders announce the licensed rust resistant wheat Selkirk will be available this year to growers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Selkirk derives from McMurachy's 1930 discovery and crosses with Exchange and Redman to combine stem and leaf rust resistance with yield and quality. Breeding rapidened by California trials and tests, Selkirk may be replaced in future as new rust races emerge.
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Selkirk
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
M. S. J. McMurachy
McConnell
Man
Redman
McMurahhy
Exchange
Winnipeg
California
P.F.R.A
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
Quick Canadia Quiz Trivia from Eastern Canada
A quiz item asks who first reached the Arctic and Pacific oceans overland from eastern Canada, and which cities are the largest in the Prairie and Maritime Provinces. It notes provincial revenues around 1.2 billion and questions federal receipts, manufacturing employment versus wartime peaks, and whether current trade totals rise or fall from a year ago.
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Arctic
Pacific
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Maritime Provinces
Smile Of The Week Misunderstanding
In a crowded courtroom a divorce case ends with a judge ordering the husband to pay $50 monthly to his wife. The husband smiles and jokes he will slip her more money now and then, prompting a light moment in court.
Sponge lacks eyes legs nose and sense organs
A sponge is described as an animal lacking eyes legs a nose or any sense organs. The note emphasizes its primitive simplicity within the animal kingdom.
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Memoriam
Chess Federation of Canada
Vancouver
R. H. A. Haslam
H. A Turner
Biffin Island
United Church
General Council
Gordon Alfred Sisco
T. E. Holling
Victoria
Alexandre Vachon
Dallas
Tex
Australia
Henry Somerville
Canadian Register
M. B. Archibald
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
W. T. Henderson
H. D. Anger
R. G. Fisher
Johnston
Imperial Bank of Canada
Sidney H. Logan
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Business
Finance
G. R. Cottrelle
T. A. Macauley
Christopher Spencer
John Burns
D. H. Anderson
National Steel Car Corporation
Hamilton
H. L. Stewart
Dalhousie University
J. J. Tompkins
Co-Operative Movement
Antigonish
G. I
Sarnia
Clifford M. Sifton
Saskatoon
Arthur Partridge
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
J. D. Craig
Edmonton Journal
Walter Ashfield
Grenfell Sun
Kingston
G. E. T. G. Roberts
Charles G. D. Roberts
Digby, NS
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Helen Mac Murchy
Tilly Rolston
British Columbia
Social Credit
A. P. Saunders
London
Clinton
N.Y
George Keen
Brantford
James Heffering
Roderick McLeay
West
Gus Weadick
Kenneth Ruttler
Hollidaysburg
Ruttler
NHL
Glenna Jean Bayliss
Ohio
Camrose
Alta
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