Inside the Quiet Love of Allie and Grandpa
An old man recalls a lifelong romance with Allie and the musical memory of a wedding. The narrative follows rival affections at a barn dance, a spelling bee, and a hayride, ending with a vow to keep love alive as they grow old together.
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Allie
Grandpa
Nancy
Katie Calhoun
Katie
Nat
Bill Norcross
Mrs. Kennedy
Bill
Mrs. Jones
Ryder's
Mr. Norcross
Grandma
Mr.Norcross
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Saskatchewan Girl Wins Judging At Royal Winter Fair
Donna Gibson, 18, of Tonkin Sask, led the judging with the top score at the Royal Winter Fair. Miss Gibson and Yorkton Beef Calf Club member Robert Burke, 18, took second in beef cattle judging. Robert Angus and David Ford of Sylvania, Colburn Swine Club, were second in swine judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Donna Gibson
Miss Gibson
Robert Burke
Yorkton
Robert Angus
David Ford
Sylvania
Colburn
After Dinner Speech Delights Hull Regiment Band
In Ottawa the Regiment de Hull band hears Corp Connie Winges deliver a witty after dinner speech. Winges, with 25 years in the band, quips that to be heard you must stand, to be appreciated you must sit down, then sits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Regiment de Hull
21 A.C
Connie” Winges
Bell Tufts Twain to Invest in Telephone 500 Loan
Alexander Graham Bell urged Mark Twain to invest 500 in the telephone invention. Twain instead lent the money to a friend who declared bankruptcy three days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
Mark Twain
Trail School District plans 2.5 million upgrade to ease crowding
A Trail School District proposal aims to spend 2.5 million dollars to remove overcrowding and eliminate the shift system. Board chairman J. Lloyd Crowe told trustees and the Board of Trade that the plan would also curb the use of basement rooms and reduce transporting students to the city. The measure seeks to modernize facilities and improve pupil flow.
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Trail
B.C
J. Lloyd Crowe
Trustees
Board of Trade
Man Posing As Mountie Pleads Guilty in Detroit
Clifford Dixon Lancaster 58 admitted wearing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniform on two occasions and taking 10 to 15 cents a student for lectures. He earned about $500 from talks and was released on a $500 personal bond. He faces up to 600 dollars fine or one year in jail or both.
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Detroit
Clifford Dixon Lancaster
R.C.M.P
Lancaster
Cliff
King of the Royal Mounted
New Lithium Plant Planned in Manitoba Area
Northern Chemicals Ltd a division of Lithium Corp of America says it will begin building a concentration plant for lithium carbonate next spring at Cat Lafe on the Bird River about 75 miles north of Winnipeg. The Manitoba Government will build a 20 mile road from the property to Pointe du Bois on the Winnipeg River and a power line will run to the deposits from a city power plant at Pointe du Bois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Northern Chemicals Ltd
Lithium Corp of America
Cat Lafe
Bird River
Manitoba
Pointe du Bois
Driest Fall Season in 47 Years for Lethbridge Area
Lethbridge Alberta records show this fall as exceptionally dry with only 0.30 inches of rain in the last three months, far below the 8.69 inches recorded in the same period last year. This stark contrast highlights a prolonged dry spell affecting local conditions and agriculture.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Montmartre Hunters Fail After Dog Triggers Car Horn
Two duck hunters in Montmartre Saskatchewan left their dog in the car thinking he would hinder their shot. Frustrated, the dog landed on the car horn just as they aimed at mallards, leading to an eventual duckless outcome.
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Montmartre
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Wusow
Mr. Norton
Christine
Frank
Hires
Carter
OAC
Meertburn
Saskatchewan
Alaska
Mt Fairweather Range
Brady Ice Field
S.N.S
Western Briefs
Edmonton
Alberta Department of Public Works
MacMillan
Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Vancouver
English Bay
Prince George
British Columbia
Swift Current
D. M. Burns
R. Malcolm Ransom
China
Mountie
Mary Maxim Sifton
Dr. Chase
MacDonald
Fincat Quality Tea
Wmresti
Vere
Aeeu At
Chuck Thurston
Peggy
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