Remarkable Survival Tales Of Trapped Dogs Across Europe
A cross bred Alsatian Rebel survived 24 days trapped 30 feet underground in a Cornish tin mine shaft before rescue by a fireman. Scruffy the mongrel lay 43 days in a South Wales garage, likely surviving on insects and rainwater. Lassie the collie hid 15 feet up a hollow oak after a rabbiting trip in Suffolk, Patch the mongrel spent 30 hours in a Lancashire water main. Chouqui the Alsatian vanished from Nantua, France, and after three days the farmer gave up.
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Cornwall
Rebel
Scruffy
South Wales
Lassie
Suffolk
R.S.P.C.A
Patch
Lancashire
Garth
France
Chouqui
Michel Andre
Nantua
Misses' Pattern 4663 for Spring Summer Fashion Show
The notice advertises Pattern 4663 for misses sizes 10 to 18 with a shapely sheath design and seaming accents. It invites orders to Anne Adams, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto Ont, and hails a Spring-Summer 1961 fashion show catalog with 35 to 40 cents requests.
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Anne Adams
Eighteenth St
New
Toronto
Ont
New Visual Method Teaches Safe Driving From Air
San Francisco safety engineer Millard W. Peterson licenses a new 12 minute color documentary "On Target" showing how experienced drivers shadow from the air to illustrate safe space cushions and smooth traffic rhythm. Detroit firms and insurers study the technique for truck and bus operators using a target on the roof for aerial tracking.
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San Francisco
Millard W. Peterson
Detroit
Mr. Peterson
Madison Avenue
Sammy Snead
Greyhound
Peterson
Harlan Trott
Christian Science Monitor
Dog emerges after seven days buried in snow
A farmer finds signs of a dog named Chouqui under a heavy snowfall. The animal had disappeared near a farmhouse but reappeared after seven cold days, having tunneled nine feet through packed snow to reach safety.
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Chouqui
Andre
Chougui
Two Sides of Busy Life Clash With Community Sewing
The writer notes variable spring weather and steady garden growth while detailing a sewing convenership for a local hospital. Many neighbors cite lack of time due to family, church, and social activities, leaving about 46 gowns and six dozen bandages unassigned. one committed worker and two seniors step up to help.
Soul-searching on time and values in daily life
A speaker urges self honesty to examine how time is spent and whether modern habits like TV and phones intrude on simple living. She admits personal busyness and recalls a phone interruption from her daughter mentioning three grandsons needing homemade pyjamas, prompting immediate reflection.
Price tags on prisoners across history show varied ransoms
The text lists notable captives and ransoms from different eras, from a Caterpillar D 8 tractor to medieval and modern figures. It mentions Richard the Lion Heart, John the Good, Atahualpa, and Himmler in a bid by Nazi leaders, ending with a car owner banter at a gas station about fueling choices.
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
A Q and A column on proper manners covers gifting a fiancé a robe for a birthday, how to eat hors d oeuvres served on picks, and whether a thank you note should mention how a cheque will be used. It emphasizes courtesy and genuine appreciation.
Needlecraft Pattern 951 for Two Horses Transfer
Pattern 951 offers two 814 by 16 inch color transfers of horses in natural colors. Send 35 cents and pattern number with name and address to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Highteenth St New Toronto Ont. Also advertise 1961 Needlecraft Catalog with 125 designs and free veil cap instructions.
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Laura Wheeler
Highteenth St
New Toronto
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