Old West Cowboy Tom Whitney Laid To Rest In Maple Creek
Funeral honors a Montana born cowboy who rode into Maple Creek in 1905. Tom Whitney, famed stockman and vigilante era figure, died after years of illness. Residents recalled his frontier tales as bells rang and songs echoed Home On The Range and The Old Rugged Cross.
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Maple Creek
Tom Whitney
Montana
Tom
Virginia City
Madison County
Mont
Yellowstone
Bright forecast for Yukon and Northwest Territories
Deputy Resources and Development Minister H A Young forecasts a bright future for Yukon and the Northwest Territories driven by rich mineral and oil prospects. He says resource development is moving north and cites the Canadian Shield, Mackenzie River valley, Cordillera ranges, and western areas as highly mineralized.
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Ottawa
H. A. Young
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Young
Canada
Arctic Islands
Canadian Shield
Shield
Mackenzie River
Cordillera Ranges
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Pattern Offer From 1952 Book
Ace Brook ing's blossoms in sun light yellow pink linen motifs for curtains aprons and tea towels transfer pattern 7011 16 motifs 125 x 2% to 44 x 13 inches order 25 cents by mail from Household Arts Department Wi News Union 60 Street W Toronto includes 91 illustrations and six ready to use patterns in the 1952 edition of the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book.
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Ing
Wi News Union
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Trans-Canada Highway Route In Manitoba Revealed
Winnipeg announcement outlines the proposed path of the trans Canada highway west of the city. It would run south of the Assiniboine river from Headingley crossing to Oakville with a steel bridge, then to Portage la Prairie via uncertain options tied to a P F R A cutoff. Winnipeg route favors Main Street Norwood and St Marys roads to connecting grade near Niakawa Road.
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Winnipeg
Assiniboine
Portage la Praire
William Morton
Public Works
Manitoba
Headingley
Morton
Oakville
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Assiniboine River
Lake Manitoba
Norwood
St. Mary's Road
St. Anne’s Road
St. Anne's Road
Niakawa Road
Last Fishing Season for Northern Lake Primrose Lake
Primrose Lake in Saskatchewan opened for a rare summer commercial fishery to offset an upcoming withdrawal for federal aerial target range work. A H MacDonald notes 55 fishermen sold 550000 pounds last winter for 56000 dollars through the Saskatchewan Fish Marketing Service. summer limit 200000 pounds.
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Prince Albert
Primrose Lake
Saskatchewan
A. H. MacDonald
Federal Defence Department
MacDonald
Saskatchewan Fish Marketing Service
Smile Of The Week Encounter In A Back Lane
A man travelling home meets a menacing stranger who asks for help for a hungry homeless man and claims to carry a loaded revolver. The tense encounter unfolds as mutual distrust and danger loom in a narrow lane.
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
Answers to the Quick Quiz provide key facts: 5 Great Bear in the Northwest Territories. 3 Personal income and inflation have raised costs. 1 Origins of British Isles include French German Ukrainian Scandinavian Netherlands Polish. 4 Leaders Laurier Borden Meighen King Bennett St Laurent. 2 Indirect taxes 4003 million and direct taxes 2209 million.
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Great Bear
Northwest Territories
Laurier, Borden
Meighen
King
Bennett
St. Laurent
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Canada
Death beliefs skewed by tribal blame in Africa
The text notes that many African tribes do not understand natural death. Natives attribute such deaths to magicians from rival tribes.
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Africa
How To Remove Stains From Clothing And Upholstery
Instructions cover stain removal for wool and color-fast cotton with warnings about fabrics. Steps include cold water blotting, corn starch paste and brushing for many stains, carbon tetrachloride treatment for candy and fruit, and caution against soap and water on some stains.
Relaxation as Core of Vacation Advice
The keynote urges rest over exertion and moderation over excess. Do not cram a year’s activities into a short trip, never push to fatigue, and value sleep as essential year round. Long driving for value is discouraged to avoid a needed convalescent recovery.
Guide to Canning Fruits with Boiling Water Bath
Instructions for preserving fruits using boiling water bath or pressure canner. Details include syrup ratios for cold and hot pack methods, processing times, and steps such as skimming syrup and keeping it hot. Provides batch estimates for quarts and syrup quantity, then lists per fruit processing times.
Canadians rely on cars for daily life survey shows
A coast to coast survey by the Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce finds 3.5 million Canadians use autos daily and nearly half of the labor force relies on cars for work. It notes average annual mileage is 6 200, most cars are in use for essential tasks, and 800 000 are at least ten years old. Professionals and executives lead usage. The report cites 27 percent of housewives use a car daily.
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Toronto
Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Stewart
CACC
Canadians Eat 24000 Tons Wild Game Yearly
The 16th Federal Provincial Wildlife Conference in Ottawa reports Canada’s wild animals and birds provide about 24,000 tons of meat annually. Deer moose elk and caribou account for 18,000 tons, waterfowl and game birds over 4,000 tons. The study includes hunter bag data and outlines crop-damage control by waterfowl with patrols and nonlethal permits.
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Ottawa
Canada
R. D. Bird
Federal Agricultural Department
Manitoba
Indian Patrol motorcycle offers three wheels and self start
Springfield report describes the Indian Motorcycle Co. Patrol a three wheel model with a push button self starter reverse gear and shaft driven hydraulics. It seats the driver and two passengers with a large rear storage area and a back seat between the wheels.
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Springfield
Mass
Indian Motorcycle Co
Helpful Food and Home Hints from Everyday Tasks
Quick tips on preserving flowers with sealing wax to keep moisture in stems. A carrot can supply pectin to set jelly without carrot flavor. A sauce for boiled carrots uses milk added to condensed celery soup. Polishing an aluminum kettle with kerosene restores shine.
Oddities From The News Include Pigeon Mystery And Self-Starting Car
A live racing pigeon buried underground in Durham colliery perplexes experts. A 1940 model car caught fire at St. Catharines then self-started and set a house ablaze, with $900 damage. A Vancouver dog damaged $180 in cash, later returned to owner. A Beauvais wife was stabbed over an insufficient meal. Kirkland Lake hotel loses an oven door left behind due to heat.
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St. Catharines
Kirkland Lake
Old age security cheques reach 656,505 in May
Ottawa reports 8,500 new applicants for old-age security in May bringing total for the month to 656,505. The federal plan pays 40 dollars per month to residents over 70, with guidance to apply before turning 70. Provincial tallies list Quebec and Ontario with the largest numbers, along with totals for other provinces and regions.
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Ottawa
Health Department
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Largest Canadian population groups by origin and tax trends
This item lists a quick quiz about Canada factoids. It asks the order of largest population groups by country of origin, whether Ottawa collected more by direct or indirect taxation last year, which grew faster in Canada personal income or national production, and to name the six men who have served as Prime Minister since 1900.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ant species diversity noted with over three thousand varieties
The world harbors more than 3,500 ant species reflecting vast biodiversity. Scientists classify these colonies by genus and behavior, highlighting the complexity of ecological roles played by ants in ecosystems worldwide.
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