Old Rival's Visit Upsets Rural Couple
Martha and Joe recall past loves as George Best arrives unannounced. The ex-beau boasts of his west farm life, charms Martha with flowery talk, and overstays, prompting tension. George falls ill after overeating, prompting care and a lingering suspicion about a tainted drink. Martha hints Joe offered the drink, then sighs relief as George leaves.
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George
Martha
Joe
George Best
Martha Tilder
Joe Quinn
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
EASIEST slip sewing pattern with lace options
Advertises pattern 4772 for sizes 12 to 20 with side seam shaping and optional lace at top or hem. Notes 39 inch fabric for size 16 and 2 percent yards requirement, includes illustrated instructions and sizing details. Requests 25 cents to mail order from Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book collection.
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Anne Adams
Western Briefs roundup from Western Canada
A collection of short items with local color from Vancouver Penticton Regina and Peace River. incidents include a fireless egg truck a whispering witness box a deaf scouts investiture a perfect cribbage hand a raging gas well and a joke on overused civic appearances with mayoritis.
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Penticton
B.C
Willie
Peace River
Alta
Here
Hudson's Bay-Union-North Tangent No
Humorous Anecdotes About Miscommunications and Travel
A collection of light jokes and vignettes about shy suitors, misheard phrases, a traffic mishap with a witty remark, a Ben Franklin joke, and a wife adjusting to Canadian speech. The humor centers on language slips, social awkwardness, and cultural differences.
Oil firm plans May or June drilling in British Columbia
Nelson B C Pacific Petroleums Ltd plans to start drilling for oil in May or June on the Flathead River in East Kootenay district British Columbia above the Glacier View dam in Montana The area was previously explored by Flathead Petroleum Co now controlled by Amalgamated Oil Co A seismographic survey by Canadian Exploration Ltd for Pacific Petroleums found conditions favorable for oil accumulation
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Nelson
B.C
Pacific Petroleums Ltd
Flathead River
East Kootenay
British Columbia
Glacier View Dam
Montana
Flathead Petroleum Company
Spokane
Amalgamated Oil Co
Canadian Exploration Ltd
Pacific Petroleums
Population of Winnipeg Rises in 1951 Directory Estimate
The 1951 Hendersons directory released recently estimates Winnipeg and its suburbs house 373 012 people, up about 4900 from the previous year.
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Winnipeg
Henderson
Suburbs
Trans-Canada Pipeline Approved in Ottawa
The commons approved incorporation of Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited a 3100 mile natural gas pipeline project from Alberta to Montreal with a 250 million dollar budget. The bill already passed the senate and may extend to Quebec City later. Alberta bans gas shipments outside the province until reserves prove sufficient. the ban lasts until September.
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Ottawa
Commons
Alberta
Montreal
Trans- Canada Pipe Lines, Limited
Senate
Pincher Creek
Quebec City
Indians Take To Curling In Stanley Sask
Indian fishers and trappers of Stanley Saskatchewan embrace curling using improvised rocks cast from concrete and china jugs. The Stanley Curling Club now owns 12 rocks and the rink runs along the lake shore with plans to install electric lights to allow night play.
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Stanley
Sask
Lake Shore
Prince Albert
Leonard Coate
Saskatchewan Trading Post
William Mattock
Hudson's Bay Co
Coate
Mattock
Stanley Curling Club
Pneumonia Death Toll Surges in Vancouver Early Year
Dr Alex M. Menzies, assistant medical health officer, said in an interview that more than 90 people died of pneumonia in the first two months of the year, compared with 32 in the same period a year ago.
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Vancouver
Alex M. Menzies
Preeceville Board Urges Hudson Bay Route for Grain
The Preeceville board of trade approved a resolution urging maximum use of the Hudson Bay route as a grain shipping outlet. The resolution was to be sent to the federal government and the Canadian Wheat Board for action.
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Preeceville
Sask
Hudson Bay
Preeceville Board of Trade
Canadian Wheat Board
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Brandon Sun
Provincial School For Deaf and Blind
Wolf Cubs
Boy Scout Council
Regina
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Helen A. Martenson
Lethbridge
Ald
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L. S. Turcotte
Benjamin Franklin
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Atlas Steels Limited
British Empire
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Investment Securities Review
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Steeg
James Richardson & Sons
Calgary
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Edmonton
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw Portage LA Prairie
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Hunk
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