Stormy Night Brings Miners Wives Together
A storm drives four wives of hard rock miners to gather for bridge as their husbands work the night shift. Nella fears the bush country while Grace and Mabel offer calm, tea, and strength. The blast traps five miners and the scene shifts to hope as Jimmy returns.
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Grace
Nella Bentley
Nella
Dot
Jimmy
Mabel
Nella Jimmy
Dottie
Jim
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Arctic Murmansk Remains Ice Free Year Round
The Gulf Stream keeps Murmansk, Russia ice free year round, allowing continuous harbor access despite Arctic location.
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Arctic
Murmansk
Russia
Man Who Introduced Goldeye As Manitoba Dish Dies At 72
Alfred Zanzig, 72, a circus personality and former Fort Garry hotel maitre d hotel, died in Selkirk Manitoba. He popularized the Lake Winnipeg goldeye as a luxury dish after claiming Manitoba had tasty fish. Born in Latvia, he once performed for royalty including the Duke of Windsor and Kaiser Wilhelm before joining the Canadian National Railways hotel system in 1914 with postings at Edmonton, Minaki, Port Arthur, and Fort Garry.
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Winnipeg
Alfred Zanzig
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Selkirk
Zanzig
Fort Garry
Latvia
Duke of Windsor
Nicholas
Grand Duke Nicholas
Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Canadian National Railways
Macdonald Hotel
Edmonton
Minaki
Port Arthur
New Scent Stamp Depicts Textile Industries Design
Canada issues a new Scent stamp by the Post Office Department on November 2. The green stamp shows a habitation with threads unwinding from a spinning wheel to a folded cloth on the right. Design by P A Pollock Toronto Industrial Artist.
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Canada
Post Office Department
P. A. Pollock
Toronto
Record of Chas W Venables as oldest active printer in Echo era
The Echo publisher Chas W Venables of Hamiota Manitoba is claimed to be 81 years old and the oldest active printer with nearly seventy years of hand typesetting. His career began in Norwich Ontario in 1884 and included stints at Murray Printing in Toronto, the To ronto Globe fire issue, and the Hamiota Hustler later renamed The Herald.
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Chas. W. Venables
The
Echo
Hamiota
Manitoba
Venables
Norwich
Ont
Princer’s
Norwich Gazette
Toronto
Hamiota Hustler
Frank Middleton
James Ross
Rapid City
Herald
Hamiota Echo
Jas. Collison
Ed Stone
C. W. Venables
L. Stone
W. H. Josey
Freddie
Charlie
Diesel Course Offered This Fall in Calgary
Alberta program introduces a six week Diesel engine service and maintenance course at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary. It provides 120 hours of shop work and 60 hours of classroom instruction covering cylinder re-boring valve-inserting testing and rebuilding equipment plus fuel systems and lubrication. Open to all with no formal entry requirements and runs November 9 to December 18 with limited enrollment.
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Provincial Institute of Technology and Art
Calgary
Lynn Lake On Verge of Boom
Lynn Lake Manitoba moves toward rapid growth as the railroad nears, bringing steel traffic and nickel copper ore destined for a Fort Saskatchewan plant. Sherritt Gordon and Sherridon links aid early development with sledged buildings and a two year plan trimmed to two years. The railway reaches Lynn Lake within a month, 500 miles north of Winnipeg, with October 30 expected arrival.
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Sherritt-Gordon Holdings
Sherridon
Lynn Lake
Sherridan
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Civilization
Fort Saskatchewan
Alta
Edmonton
Nine Saskatchewan game preserves created for waterfowl
Regina reports E L Paynter Provincial Game Commissioner announced nine new migratory water fowl preserves effective September 4. The establishments permanent bases raise Saskatchewan total to 140. Preserves listed include Berube lake Charron lake Excel Fort Walsh Hidden Valley McLaren lake Manito lake Marsden and Outlook.
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Regina
E. L. Paynter
Paynter
Saskatchewan
Berube Lake
Charron Lake
Excel
Fort Walsh
Hidden Valley
McLaren Lake
Manito Lake
Marsden
Outlook
Pioneer Resident Spots Coyote in Edmonton
Leonard Hjeltman looked from his Edmonton home and spotted a coyote. He shot and killed the animal with a rifle.
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Edmonion
Snades
Leonard Hjeltman
Edmonton
Turkeys on Canadian Farms Decline From Last Year
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics survey shows 2,850,000 turkeys on Canadian farms as of August 1, down 14 percent from 3,300,000 a year earlier. Regional totals are listed for Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia with June estimates in brackets.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Gold rush revival short courses for amateurs
In Alaska, short mining courses are offered in Skagway Juneau Wrangell and Ketchikan to teach gold-hungry amateurs the basics of prospecting and mining as a modern revival of the frontier boom era.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Skagway
Juneau
Wrangell and
Indians predict long cold winter due to longer animal fur
The Cree, Chippewa and Stoney tribes in Alta Rock Mountain House say animals have grown longer fur this year signaling a harsh season ahead. They base this on observations of local wildlife and seasonal patterns.
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Rock Mountain House
Alta
Full Sized Apple Grown at Indian Head
A local grower named Alf Hines sent to The Indian Head News a full sized apple. The fruit stood out for its size and quality, a rarity since Indian Head is not a usual habitat for apples. Hines is known for diverse garden produce.
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Indian Head
Alf Hines
Sweden Sees Net Inward Migration Since 1951
Since 1951 Sweden has experienced a sustained net inflow of people as more residents move into the country than exit. The trend reflects continued immigration and population growth impacting social and economic dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
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Alice Fisher
Neila
Wood
Dodd
Jfashions
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Prairie Publishers Limited
Front Street W
Edetari Ly
Man
Sherritt- Gordon Mines
Old Home Town
Leva
Shydig
Cunard
British Ports
R.M.S
Ascania
Montreal
Liverpool
Scythia
Havre
Athampton
Earle, Williams
Franconia
Halifax
Greenock
Stan Brown
Samaria
Southampton
William E
Cunard Line
Con Snow
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Les Carroll
Leah
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