Man of Many Missions Ootachimoo Radio Pioneer
In northern Manitoba Ootachimoo Reverend Horsefield runs radio broadcasts to inform Cree communities about world events and church life. Through Teepee Tidings and Teepee Chit Chat he answers letters and shares tribal stories while promoting Bible study on The Old Old Story. He explains radio to elders, demonstrating a box can carry voices from Winnipeg.
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Flin Flon
Rpf
Horsefield
Manitoba
Ootachimoo
Chayskwa
Mr. Horsefield
Pelean Narrows
Clearwater Lake
Ootachimov
Saskatchewan
Pas
Nelson House
New High Speed X-Ray Camera Aids Heart Diagnosis
Toronto doctors at Sick Children’s Hospital unveil a diagnostic X-ray camera capable of four frames per second. The device records serial X-ray plates to observe heart and blood flow in real time, helping identify blue baby cases with short circuits in blood circulation.
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Sick Children's Hospital
H. W. Bower
First Museum Originates in the Renaissance Era
An exploration notes that the museum concept emerged during the Renaissance as princes and wealthy patrons collected historical specimens in dedicated buildings, shaping modern curatorial practice.
Modern kitchen clashes with homey warmth in nova housing
John Gould ponders a showroom kitchen that resembles a machine shop. He argues homes gain character from tradition and family life not white enamel, built in motors, or noise of disposal. He suggests gadgets that add activity without eroding domestic warmth.
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Grandpop
Grammie
Grampie
Thoreau
Emerson
Mary Walker
Grants Offered To Cattle Clubs
Regina reports provincial grants will aid pure bred cattle clubs in appraisal and grading of bulls and herds. Agriculture Minister I C Nollet said the policy aims to improve breeding stock. Beginning in 1949 bulls must be graded under the policy to qualify for a premium. clubs must set up grading standards and classify animals into two approved grades.
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Regina
Sask
I. C. Nollet
Nollet
Olympic Year Sparks Flashy Sports Pages
In a playful roundup of oddities and curiosities from the sports world a variety of notes appear. A Canadian candidate named Joy stirs campaign chatter while a rioting incident features an Italian surviving grenades.
Baby ducks flee after rail office loses claim
Penticton B C railway express office relays a lost shipment of baby ducks to a distant agent who cannot locate a claimant. Rules prompt care. the ducks are placed near a lake but swim away. The piece notes England’s 1583 marine insurance contract as context.
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Maclean's Magazine
Railway Express
Penticton
B.C
Practical Ways of Weed Killing in Grain Crops and Flax
Experiments starting in 1947 at Brandon Manitoba and Swift Current Saskatchewan show 2 4-D as a practical weed control aid in grain crops and flax. Results with 2 4-D require low water volumes and indicate costs near 1.75 per acre in 1948.
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Dominion
Brandon
Man
Swift Current
Sask
Children Taught Carefulness On Way To School
Advice urges parents to teach children to look both ways before crossing and only cross at corners. It notes rural guidance to walk on the left side of the road and avoid running when no car is approaching.
Beavers Signal With Tail Slaps On Water Surface
Beavers use their tails to slap the water, producing loud signals that communicate with others on the pond. Researchers note tail slaps serve as warnings or territorial cues and help coordinate group activity across the unsettled wetlands.
Stamp Corner es Canada special commemorative cachets this summer
Canada issues three western cachets for commemorations at Calgary Stampede Edmonton Exhibition and Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition in July 1924. Cachets feature a covered wagon, Edmonton skyline with fields, and Saskatoon coat of arms with a beaver. Letters must be mailed to postmasters for special cachet service with proper sizing and timing.
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Canada
Calgary
Calgary Stampede
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Sask
stamp notes and curiosities from philatelic scene
United States issued a stamp on June 4 to mark 100 years of Swedish pioneer settlements and Alejandro Melendez received a lifetime honor in Panama. A Toronto post office mishap produced a creased gutter strip on a King George VI sheet, a Canadian rarity. Antigua Austria Italy stamps and a note on collecting appear, plus a fact about giraffes galloping at over 30 miles per hour.
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Russia
Romania
Sweden
United States
Bulgaria
Basil Aprilov
Alejandro Melendez
Panama
Republic
Toronto
Antigua
Nelson
Fort James
Austria
Italy
Percy the Pelican Delights Britain on Holiday Flight
The London tale of Percy the Pelican from Whipsnade zoo amuses Britons as he dodges capture. Reports place him soaring to 2000 feet, wandering from Wales to Surrey while being chased by crowds and birds.
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London
Percy the Pelican
Britain
Percy
Whipsnade Zoo
R.A.F
Phyllis the Pelican
Wales
Andle Valley
Surrey
Inventors Claim New Lens for Color Film
Paris reports two Frenchmen say a lens developed over 17 years of research can be fitted to a standard camera with ordinary negative to produce color film. They claim the lens yields good natural colors.
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Paris
Poetic opinions and domestic notes mix in this column
The piece blends literary tastes with light domestic anecdotes. It contrasts Browning and Sidney as preferred poets, riffs on a London executive and Seattle skyscraper talk, then shares baby book data, a Fontana super housekeeper, a San Francisco dog that loves Bach, and a singing springer spaniel.
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California
Tommy
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