Glacial Age Man Found On Manitoulin Island
Anthropologist Tom Lee of the National Museum of Canada reports excavations near Sheguiandich Ontario uncover 200 artifacts predating known Canadian finds. He argues glaciations before the Mankato glacier explain the site dated around 30,000 years ago and solidifies evidence of early Indigenous activity in Nipis and Lake Huron regions.
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Manitoulin Island
Tom Lee
National Museum of Canada
Mr. Lee
Mankato
Mr Lee
Wisconsin
Lee
Point Peninsula
Lake Huron
Sheguiandch
Ont
Irish claim as one of world’s most law abiding nations
Dublin reports a sharp drop in prison populations with only 1 804 sent to prisons or reformatories last year and 14 under hard labor. The Civic Guard and new crime detection methods credited. Cork Jail near closure. Maryborough long term facility underutilized. Limerick and Sligo Jails may also shut.
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Dublin
Republic
Department of Justice
Cork
Mary
Limerick
Sligo
Tough goose from Lonebutte earns local fame as sturdy patriarch
Calvin Hayes of Lonebutte Alberta shot a 14 pound Canada grey goose hailed as a patriarch of its kind. The bird wore a metal band from the Fish and Wildlife Service which Calvin sent to Washington for banding details. Mrs Hayes notes the bird was "tougher than shoe-feather" after cooking.
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Calvin Hayes
Lonebutte
Alta
Canada Grey
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C
Calvin
Washington
Canadians Buy British Racing Stock On Blooming Dollar
Canadian buyers led by Charles Burns of Toronto and Max Bell of Calgary invest in British bloodstock as the Canadian dollar strengthens. Burns paid 680 guineas for Mend-a-Tear at Brighton with plans to ship to Canada. Bell and Burns attend Newmarket sales. Closed Shop reportedly sold to Canada amid market mystery.
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Toronto
Calgary
London
Charles Burns
Brighton
Brunel
Burns
Canada
Max Bell
St. Vincent
Newmarket
Drawbridge
E. Pp. Taylor
J. E. and
Charles Armstrong
Brampton Ont
George Gardiner
P. D. Gordon
Vancouver
Women reshape hardware stores and packaging trends
A. E. Murphy of Chicago states women account for 85 percent of buying, including hardware. He notes manufacturers saw shoppers in supermarkets and shifted hardware packaging accordingly. The article also mentions the Great Lakes holding half of Earth's fresh water.
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Chicago
A. E. Murphy
Murphy
Great Lakes
Earth
18 000 Livestock Display at Royal Winter Fair in Toronto
About 18 000 entries of livestock and agricultural products will be shown at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in the Coliseum from November 18 to 19. Judge panels from Canada the U United States England and Scotland will decide prizes totaling 143000. Highlights include a record horse show with entrants from multiple countries and Venezuela's Madam Flor Isava competing in open jumping events.
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Toronto
Stuart C. Bate
Col. Bate
Canada
United States
England
Scotland
J. Gray
Kincardine-on-Forth
W. E. Breckon
Burlington
Ontario
George S. Snow
Milk River
Alta
Thomas E Brown
Floyd Hiner
Lewisville
Indiana
William R. Beattie Staples
C. A. Rivard
St. Simon
Quebec
David C. Hackett
Cochrane
Mexico
Ireland
Venezuela
Flor Isava
Three country survey probes North Pacific fisheries links
The Nanaimo team of seven scientists returns from a 47 160 mile voyage surveying the North Pacific with Canada United States and Japan. Water samples will reveal salt phosphate oxygen and temperature along with plankton data. Completion is planned by February 1956 for a meeting of US Canadian and Japanese scientists.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific Ocean
United States
Nourishing Milk Adds to Stuffed Peppers Zest
Recipe notes stuffed peppers with a meat rice mix enriched by instant nonfat dry milk and a sauce using the same milk. Includes quantities for stuffed peppers and onion parsley sauce, bake times, and serving yields.
Amorous Frenchmen woo grandma in English bottle note
Eleven French suitors chase a 54 year old British mother of seven after a bottle message asked for a pleasant young man to write. Miss Alice Rolf, widow with nine grandchildren, recounted the joke that sparked the quirky fan mail from Calais coast readers.
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Brighton
England
Alice Rolf
Channel
Dangerous Shelves on Stairs Warn of Hazard
The basement stairs often become temporary shelves for articles on steps or stairs. Every flight especially those to the basement should be well lighted.
Canadian statistics show August births up and deaths at five-year high
Birth registrations for August set a new monthly record while deaths rose to a five-year high. Eight-month totals show births 3.7 percent higher and deaths 4 percent higher than last year. marriages fall 27 percent. Industrial employment and wages climbed to mid‑year highs, with widespread gains across sectors.
Basement storage room for vegetables and fruit in cold corners
Builders outline insulated basement storage room with vented intake, wall and ceiling insulation, an insulated door, and shelves for vegetables jams and fruits. Use window or shaft vents, damp vermiculite peat moss or sand to prevent drying, plastic bags or glazed crocks for storage. plans available from Dominion Experimental Swift Current Saskatchewan.
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Dominion
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
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Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Netherlands
Max Nauta
Sir Winston
Chartwell
United States Oceanographic Institutions
Nanaimo Group
Japan
Dorothy Maddox
Hommes de Marck
Calais
Voix du Nord
Alice
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