Canadian troops near freezing in major Buffalo 3 manoeuvres
In Wainwright Alberta Canada’s largest training camp buses 6000 troops into Exercise Buffalo 3 covering 140000 acres. Brig J E C Pangman notes the drill exposes physical privation and night movement to prepare for battlefront conditions. Observers include British Maj Gen West and two US officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sherbariak
Canadian Press Star
Wainwright
Alta
Canadas
J. E. C. Pangman
Brig
Pangman
Sea- Wainwright Army Camp
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Jim Stone
Korea
West
Dawson Creek Named Great Grain Shipping Centre
Dawson Creek B C handled 2 671 409 bushels of grain in the 1951 52 crop year according to the Alberta Wheat Pool. The town in the Peace River Block area serves as a rail shipping point and the start of the Alaska highway supplying farmers across a wide area and some grain grown 70 miles north of town.
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Dawson Creek
B.C
British Columbia
Canada
Prairie
Alberta Wheat Pool
Peace River
Alberta
Humorous Jokes and One Liner Anecdotes Collection
A compact set of quick punchlines and gags. Jokes cover fish and sea talk, cow riddles, touristic queries, accidental death punchline, bookshop moments, marital vanity, and sports banter. Each line delivers a playful twist or pun.
Left Eyed Children Have An Advantage in Montreal
Montreal physicians say left eyed children may have an advantage in preserving sight. Professor Lawrence Dayhaw of the University of Ottawa told the Richelieu Club that reading left to right favors left eyed children, giving them a relative edge over right eyed peers in long term eye health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Lawrence Dayhaw
University of Ottawa
Richelieu Club
How They Do If Spiders Can Walk On Webs
Report notes spiders cross their own webs as legs stay slick from oily mouth secretions. Inks used in printing blend pigment with varnish for durable color and finish.
Ottawa Boy Nearly Hangs in Cowhands Game
A 10 year old, Garnet Rucks, nearly died in Ottawa when playing cowboys and Indians in a neighbor’s yard. He was hanged from a clothesline six feet high until unconscious and blacking out, but a neighbor’s quick artificial respiration saved him.
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Garnet Ruckens
Ottawa
Garnet
Central Press Canadian
Even Mean Horse Can Be Useful
Edmonton profile of Herman Linder, a Cardston Alberta rodeo producer and former bronco rider since 1924. He notes mean horses end up bucking stock in rodeos, and discusses earnings, risks, and calves from Brahma Bulls, with rodeo life described as a gamble and mean animals repeatedly highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Herman Linder
Linder
Cardston
Alta
Alberta
Mr. Linder
California
Parliament urged to fix December child tax deduction discrepancy
OTTAWA W. F Fisher of the Income Tax Appeal Board urged Parliament to address an apparent injustice affecting parents of children born in December. He highlighted Toronto man W G McMurray's 1950 tax appeal, which was dismissed due to current law. McMurray sought a $400 exemption for a daughter born December 25 1950. the tax department allowed only $150 since the child is eligible for family allowances but payment occurs the next month. Family allowances run to age 16. December-born parents lose the extra 17th year deduction, while other months receive $400 in year 17.
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Ottaw
W. & Fisher
Income Tax Appeal Board
Fisher
W. G. McMurray
Toronto
McMurray
Income Tax Department
Firemen Extinguish Farm Blaze With Cider
Firefighters responding to a barn fire near Arzane France discovered no water supply. They managed to extinguish the blaze using 1,000 gallons of cider.
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Arzane
France
Mrs Turk Broda Endorses Blue Bonnet Margarine
Mrs Turk Broda compares Blue Bonnet margarine to top spreads praising its sunny flavor and nutrition. The ad touts Bite Bonnet as Canada’s quality all vegetable margarine, suitable for cooking and as a spread, with promotions for three flavor and value options.
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Turk Broda
Canada
sT-s
Children Have Fun Driving Small Cars on Farm Racetrack
Regina report on Jim Ryan a district farmer turned entertainer who runs a miniature racing circuit on his farm. Children ride two pedal powered cars at about six mph for a ten cent fee. The setup grew from a toy car for his seven year old and serves as evening weekend entertainment with rural celebrations.
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Regina
Jim Ryan
Ryan
Selected Recipe Crisp Raisin Cookies Yield 9 Dozen
A vintage cookie recipe for crisp raisin cookies yields about nine dozen cookies. Ingredients include 11 cups seedless raisins 3 cups sifted pastry flour or 224 cups all purpose flour 11 teaspoons baking powder 3 teaspoons salt nutmeg butter or margarine sugar eggs milk vanilla. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.
Cattle rustling hits Quebec district again
Lucien Roy a farmer at St. Charles wakes to missing cows worth several hundred dollars. Farmer Caron at Laurierville reports similar losses. Near Laval locals lose over 500 dollars in cattle sheep and heifers. Quebec Provincial Police vigilantes use khaki gear and crime detection tools. Rustlers use trucks to move cattle to big city markets. Lieut. Donard Giroux says fattened cattle are sold by late August, hindering investigations.
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Lucien Roy
St. Charles
Caron
Laurierville
Laval
Hollywood
Quebec
Lieut. Donard Giroux
British Columbia seeks delay on Trans-Canada Highway
Public Works Minister A P Gaglardi plans to request an extension to finish B C’s 600 mile section of the Trans-Canada Highway by Ottawa. The project, originally seven years for about 40 million dollars, now shows costs up to 90 million and a timeline extending two to three years. The rugged route through Fraser canyon and Big Bend areas inflates expenses.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
A. P. Gaglardi
Ottawa
Fraser Canyon
Big Bend
Alberta
Collie Pit Bites Prompt Banishment in Gabriola Scene
A Gabriola Island mother brought her infant to hospital for knee bites from the family collie pup. She then returned home to find her three year old son bitten about the face and had him ferried to hospital. She ordered the pup banished before she returned.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Gabriola Island
No Return Address Leads to Dead Letter Disposal
When mail has no return address it is opened at the dead letter office and if no sender clue is found the letter is destroyed unless it contains cash or documents. If it is sent back to the sender there is no postage due.
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Signal
Vernon
Esquimalt
United States Army
Britain
Kidder
Chugwater
Harry
Dodgers
Giants
Winni Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Alice Brooks
Redt
O.N.E
Dominion Textile Company
Betty Hughes
CNE
C.N.E
Betty
Quebec City
Macdonalds
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Brelyong
Jeepers
Marilyn
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