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TODAY!Ogopogo SwallowsAlberta Calf WhoROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, taken to the shallower waters of Alta., Oct 21 (CP)—A horned the Clearwater.l0n8| Since the Incident a few day, pointed teeth fiashltg in the sun* flC0 farmer Korb* s hm s achedlight and his scaly body lashing the //kilt?water—the famous ogopogo of the A 1 ban'\. thinking the beastSaskatchewan River-has reared be sunning himseif in someits ugly head again, this time to snatch a calf from the bank of theClearwater River and swallow it.whole.shallow pool. Now, he thinks Ithas gone back to the Saskatchewan River and merely was on a food-foraging trip. cForbes said he cannot afford to i » e any more of his valuable sto k and now waters them from a well.His cescription of the ogopogo aqrces w.th others who claim they have seen it—a 20-foot gray beast with red eyes, horn* and a mouth big enough to swallow a small calf or lamb.Robert Forbes, who farms seven miles south of here, “saw” it takej the calf as the animal stood drinking from the river. y. ' ^ ;^ ^ IHe saw the big head rise out of the water and grab the calf, he ran to the bank, shouted and threw rock*. He was sure he hit it, but the beast paid no atten.tion and finally disappearedunder the water with its prey.Th s is the first time since 1943 the ogopogo has been seen. Other farmers have lost some stock, but they did not suspect what was happening to them until Forbes saw the monster rear up and take his $50 cajf.In other years the ogopogo has been seen in the Saskatchewan River. This is the first time it hasRmno2nd weekOnewayToLweWillard PARKERMarguerite CHAPMANIt Chester MORRIS-Hugh HERBERTM • • • MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1946
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Winnipeg Tribune
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Mon, Oct 21, 1946
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