French Canadian trader’s Basque beret venture flourishes
Desire F de Tremau dan, a ten year old French boy, grows into a Canadian business figure as he and his wife Berthe build Societe D importation supplying Basque berets and beaded Indian designs to schools, hospitals, and reservations across Canada. After early travel and a seaside home at Pat Bay, they expand to Victoria and maintain a lively correspondence with Indian communities.
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Desire F. de Tremaudan
Saskatchewan
Desire
M. de Tremandan
Berthe
M. de Tremaudan
Societe
Canada
Pat Bay
Societes
Bonnet Rouge
Sarah Chief
Training now for tomorrow in Manitoba schools
The Employment Office reports rising demand for skilled workers while only one third of Canadian children graduate high school. Federal and provincial authorities fund fall and winter training at 75 percent, with over 1 000 students in Manitoba Technical Institute courses. Mrs Gerry urges students to complete high school and register at the nearest Employment Office for available training and to stay in school to prevent broader community hardship.
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Canada
Gerry
National Employment Service
N.E.S
Manitoba Technical Institute
Letters Link Pas Residents Across Continents
Albert Lafontaine maintains a wide correspondence with former The Pas and Churchill locals. A Peru letter from Miss Frances De Vaux recalls her Winnipeg consulate tour and shared French ties. A Moscow area note from Michael Chaika recalls The Pas days and asks about the Dionne Quintuplets.
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Albert Lafontaine
Pas
Lafontaine
Lima
Peru
Frances de Vaux
Churchill
Winnipeg
Mr. Lafontaine
Miss de Vauz
Albert
Michael Chaika
Moscow
Russia
Pas Herald
Mr. Chaika
Canada
George Chaika
George
Flin Flon
Herman Premachuck
Andrew Sheluk
Harry Lucian
Eric Menard
California
Michael
Eaton's
Jury Recommends Warning Signal Before Blasting
A coroner's jury in Grand Rapids ruled Walter Cook's death accidental after he was killed by dynamite at the Hydro Station site on January 10. The panel urged a warning device such as a siren or whistle at all blasting projects to signal impending explosions. Evidence indicated a messenger had delivered notices prior to the blast.
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Walter Cook
Grand Rapids
Cook
Messenger Sent To Warn Cook Before Blast
A messenger moved toward the blast to warn Cook and guide him to safety. The messenger faced the danger in the path of the explosion but was not injured.
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Cook
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