Buffalo Hunter and Fur Trader John Swain Remembers Pioneer Days
John Swain, age 86, recalls his 1879 journey with parents from Headingley to Prince Albert in a six ox cart caravan. He links to early buffalo hunters and fur traders, naming Gabriel Dumont and Thomas Swain’s era, schooling in Prince Albert, and later life as a pillar at St. Pauls Church.
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C. Wetton
John Andrew Swain
North Battleford
Thomas Swain
John Swain
Prince Albert
N.W.T
Headingley
Man
John
Canada
Red
Assiniboine
Red River
Rockies
Gabriel Dumont
Louis Riel
David Laird
Little Saskatchewan
Manitoba
MacLean
Saskatchewan
Rupert's Land
Emmanuel College
KK. Matheson
Canon Matheson
Battleford
J. A. Mackay
Funny and Otherwise Headlines and Jokes Collide
A montage of light humor and quips crossing a social setting. Witty exchanges about marriage, art, law, grocers, and stage life weave through a string of quick one liners and verbal gags.
Newcastle Strikes B C Poultry Flock Quarantine
A large Victoria British Columbia poultry flock is quarantined for Newcastle Disease. The mature laying flock of about 2 800 to 2 900 birds showed the first cases, while 4 000 to 5 000 broilers had received vaccines earlier. Mortality ran high in young birds, quarantine remains until health returns. healthy birds may be marketed without compensation.
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Victoria
B.C
Ottawa
Shallow Sea Between Japan and Korea Tipping Point for Crossing
In the shallow sea between Japan and Korea a minor bottom upheaval could expose a land route for an army. The article notes a geologic feature that would allow a crossing with limited disturbance, highlighting strategic implications.
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Japan
Korea
Hunters Relate Experiences As They Receive Trophies
Ed Childs bagged a six year chase buck in the Borketon district after a rifle alert deterred the animal at a tree limb lookout. Burley Townsend also shot a large buck on opening day when two bucks locked in combat and bolted into brush within 50 yards.
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Ed Childs
Borketon
Mr. Childs
Burley Townsend
Burley
Camrose Weighs City Status Under Population Rules
Camrose council will study applying for a city charter after Mayor R H Hume noted the town’s population is 5,365. The provincial guidance previously allowed charter pursuit at 500, but the City Act requires 10,000. City status could come by January 1955 if acted on.
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Camrose
Alta
R H. Hume
Camrose Canadian
Hume
New Plan of Assessment for Winkler Taxpayers
Altona Manitoba readers learn that Winkler will switch to assessments by two Provincial Municipal Assessment Branch assessors. The change ends local griping about a biased assessor as townspeople face a townwide property review.
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Winkler
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Buffalo
St. Paul's Church
P. H. Jordon
Bishop Steer
North Batueford Orne
Brown
Gloria
Marie
Jean
Judy
Trudy
Ted
Charlie
Newcastle
CY Canada
Dauphin
Les Carroll
Scott
Pthebyer Tvilg
Dale Eights
Fleischmann
Fleischmann’s
Craige
Tam
Anns
Chelsea
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