Retiring Shellbrook Chronicle publisher Granville Pickup
Granville H. Pickup retires after 38 years in publishing at Shellbrook Chronicle Sask with sale of his interest to Frank J. Pepper aged 50. He served as mayor and councillor, led curling, church vestry, Victory Loans, and boosted local farming and tourism in northern Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville H. Pickup
Shellbrook Chronicle
Shellbrook, Sask
Frank J. Pepper
Ernest G. Pickup
Granville
William Good
G. Pickup
Amy
F. J. Pepper
Messrs
H. Pickup
Saskatchewan
Pickup
Mr. Pepper
L. Loth
E. Benoit
P. Peterson
Granville Pickup
Shellbrook Curling Club
St. Andrew's
Shellbrook Elks Lodge
Shellbrook
C_N.R
Saskatoon
C.P.R
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Meadow Lake
Prince Albert National Park
Waskesui Lake
No’s
Kitchen Meditations Chip On Your Shoulder Poem
The piece warns that bearing a chip on the shoulder spoils travel and life as thoughtless words breed misery. It urges shedding cynicism and not letting doubt erode joy, friendships, or achievements. It portrays adventure and effort as frayed by suspicion and fear.
Waxwings Invasion Sparks War Era Omen Fears
Britons fret as millions of waxwings enter the country in mild weather. Historically such Arctic birds signaled war death or plague, reviving superstitions. The note also recalls the first Olympic Games held in 776 B.C.
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London
Arctic
Side notes on hats and husbands in old humor column
A humorous miscellany from the Males & Men Department covers cold weather hatlessness as a sign of ruggedness, size-based mating dynamics among tall women, hospital patient behavior, and quips from Josh Billings and Confucius. It mentions solar heating by Prof. Adrien Daninos in Egypt and contrasts mule and horse cleverness with Western cow ponies.
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Our Males & Men Department
World Happenings Across Countries And Technologies
The government plans to market television receivers in Holland later this year. Argentina appoints Dr. Augustin Nores Martinez as ambassador to Canada. Romania and Russia ratify a frontier agreement with border adjustments. Sir James Mitchell nears 83 after 16 years as Western Australia lieutenant governor. Air Marshal Curtis says Canada leads in all weather fighter planes. Rolls Royce Avon jet engine details noted. A Toronto store offers Hemingways at 29 cents a pound or five for a dollar. Buchans Spiegel mine town builds a school for adults aiding high school completion.
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W. A. Curtis
Ottawa
R.C.A F
Canada
England
United States
Toronto
Buchans
Mid
Weekly Tip Cigarette Stains On Fingers
A home remedy suggests using equal parts household ammonia and hydrogen peroxide to remove tobacco stains from fingers. Apply with cotton, wipe off, then moisturize with hand lotion to restore appearance.
Lions Gate liner links Vancouver and Sweden in launch
Vancouvers Lions Gate, a 9000 ton passenger liner, was launched at Malmo Sweden as a sister ship to the Golden Gate. It forms the fourth Johnson Line Pacific coast to Europe run vessel, christened there by Mrs. T A Stone wife of the Canadian minister to Sweden.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Sweden
M. S. Lions’ Gate
Malmo
M. & Golden Gate
Johnson Line
T. A. Stone
Baby born with more great-grandparents than grandparents
Ronald James Hutchings, born January 20 at Tofino Hospital, is described as having more great-grandparents than grandparents. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hutchings of Kildonan, with grandparents listed in Vancouver and Ucluelet, and great-grandparents from Ucluelet and Vancouver. An antique item is noted as needing at least 110.
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Lamartine
Old West
Wild Bill” Hickok
Wyatt Earp
Frank
Jesse James
Billy the Kid
Ucluelet
B.C
Tofino Hospital
Ronald James Hutchings
J. G. Hutchings
Kildonan
G. G. Hutchings
Vancouver
W. L. Hillier
K. Karn
H. J. Hillier
H. J. Woodley
Mr. Hutchings
Seattle
Fraser River Improvements Funded In Federal Estimates
Ottawa reports the 1950 51 fiscal year budget includes 1 000 000 for Fraser River improvements 225 000 for Fraser River dredging with wharf and public works allocations across British Columbia Yukon and highways. The estimates note many funds are revotes from last year not yet spent.
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Ottawa
Abbott
B.C
Yukon
Jurisdiction for Crimes at Sea Ties to Flag Nation
A person who commits a crime on the high seas is tried under the jurisdiction of the country whose flag the ship flies. Legal authority rests with the flag state of the vessel, guiding extradition and prosecution across maritime law.
The Curler Speaks by Stuart Peabody on sports fervor
The poem celebrates curling and other sports with vivid, rhythmic imagery. It contrasts the thrill of competing in bowls, golf, hockey, and skiing with a curling purist’s passion for sweeping, stones, and strategic shots. The narrator vows lifelong devotion to the sport and the sport’s ritual, hinting at springtime return and renewal.
Key to the City Origin in Ancient Gates
The phrase arose when cities were walled and entry occurred through gates. Distinguished visitors received the keys as a token of welcome. The idea links initiative to originality in motion.
Crossword puzzle clues mixed with scattered entries
A jumble of horizontal and vertical crossword clues and partial answers featuring numbers, names, measures, and descriptors such as Dawn goddess, Roman ce, insect, and note of scale. The list includes references to pagan deities, poets, and archaic terms, with incomplete words and misprint-like fragments.
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G. H. Pickup
The
By Jane Dale
Greece
Josh Billings
Oliver Hinsdell
Confucius
Adrien Daninos
Cairo
Egypt
Daninos
Holland
Augustin Nores Martinez
Argentina
Romania
Russia
James Mitchell
James
Western Australia
Winnipeg
Joe de Pape
Swan Lake
Alastair Turner
Salmon Arm
W. R. Johnsen
Morden
Eoodos
Buzz Glenn
By William Ferguson
Krangavar
U. & Pat
Fraser River
Horseshoe Bay
Squamish
Customs and Immigration
Douglas
King George Highway
Huntingdon
Stuart Peabody
United Times
Stalian Poet
Dawn Goddess
Guido
Epicure
Eagle's Nest
You and
Hte
Virgil
Isk
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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