Empress couple preserves a large antique button collection
Mrs. Barber began collecting in Empress after moving to town in 1946 and, aided by gifts from relatives, built a thousand-button collection. She and husband Mr. Barber travel widely seeking new pieces, with buttons made from jet, mother of pearl, glass, bone, and other materials. The hobby, praised for portability and interest, offers busy winter evenings and a living record of fashion.
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Eric Florence
A. T. Barber
Empress
Empress ‘O
Barbers
Express
Amsaler
Ferst
East
R.N.W.M.P
The
Nanton News
Kitchen Meditations In Memory Of Jane Dale
Short obituary note honors Jane Dale who walked among us year after year and is now gone. Her kind heart and quiet deeds are remembered by those she touched. In a separate item Swift Current notes gopher poison sales down to fourteen dollars as fewer pests are killed.
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Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Decode Intellgram: a cryptic set of clues
A compact cryptic puzzle listing ten short items: Cannot, Wild dog, 11, Is not, Austria, Vase, 1950, Was, Peru, Atmospheric pressures. The读 puzzle presents isolated words and numbers as a quiz without context.
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Austria
Peru
Vienna
Hungary
New Mexico
Mexico
Lima
Chile
Side topics mix snoring teeth and scams in witty column
A miscellany of quips and facts covers marital snoring secrets Scotland Yard salaries and onions in Salisbury steak. It cites Danish laws on battery hens, hair loss cures, wealth advice from a millionaire, a dentist fear pill, and Harry Greb’s dentist scare in Pittsburgh.
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Marquis of Salisbury
England
Victoria
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Harry
Word in the heart guides a life of obedience
The essay argues that in Old Testament and New, God dwelling within the heart means guidance by God’s law and character. Hidden word in the heart becomes motive power for action, with the Spirit enabling obedience, a truth neglected by many professing Christians. England has more than 60,000 lakes noted in passing.
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Jesus
God
England
Manitoba Tourist Promotion Urged At Fort Garry Meeting
W B Fraser urged Manitoba tourism promotion stressing high returns on taxpayers’ money and growth in visitors. He cited 350 thousand in gasoline tax paid by tourists in 1952 and noted over half of visitors come from publicity efforts. He highlighted untapped Whiteshell Reserve potential and past gains from new highways and regional tourism labor.
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Manitoba
W. B. Fraser
Bureau of Travel and Publicity
Fort Garry
Whiteshell
Flin Flon
the Pas
God's Lake
Churchil
Selkirk
Athens spinster abducts worker then inherits cash and calamitous ends
The story recounts Catherine Tsakaracos of Castania who abducted 24 year old Athanassios Kapsaias with help from cousins after failed advances. A distant relative’s death in the United States left her $3,000. Red Go resident W Grady Dinsmore later chased a thief who stole his wallet, found $850 inside a calf, and killed the animals.
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Catherine Tsakaracos
Athens
Athanassios Kapsaias
Castania
Greece
United States
Catherine
Kapsaias
Parmer W. Grady Dinsmore
Red Go
Swift Josce
S&h
Dinsmore
Alberta bids Banff as site for 1958 Ski Olympics
Alberta bids to host the 1958 Ski Olympics in Banff. The Alberta Amateur Skiing Association formally applied to the FIS and expects a decision at the Sweden meeting. If approved, Alberta pledges up to $20,000 in support for the event.
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Banff
Alberta Amateur Skiing Association
Federation International de Ski
Alberta
Sweden
Redfish Run Reported in October in Nelson Streams
A better than average run of redfish was reported in October in streams feeding Kootenay Lake near Nelson British Columbia. The news notes improved fishing conditions for anglers in the region.
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Nelson, B.C
Kootenay Lake
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Radio Actress Theme
Horizontal and vertical clues reference actors abbreviations and common crossword answers. The grid lists entries such as pictured leasing oleic acids and various mathematical and linguistic hints across rows and columns. This page presents a themed puzzle with standard crossword terminology and abbreviations to solve the grid.
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Alta
Jane Dale
Fever Gophers
V. Dunn
Scotland Yard
Robert Fabian
Detroit
Denmark
Punier
Travel Bureau
George
Meadow
Asus
Virgil
Priscilla
Priscillaé
By Len Kleis
al Vermee
I Roe Club
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