Eskimos Favor Bean Feasts Over Turkey At Yuletide
Canadian Eskimos on Baffin Island hold a Christmas Bean Feed a large pot stew with beans meat and vegetables. Cape Dorset hosts a mission with 150 residents swelling to 300 during Christmas and arrivals by dog sled. Some Eskimos move near mines bases and DEW line installations while residential schools care for children. Santa as a white bearded guest frightens some.
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Canada
Baffin Island
Michael Gardener
Cape Dorset
Arctic
Dew Line
Inuvik
Mackenzie River
Sunshine for me to be Mister of the Param Games
A satirical column by Reggie lampoons local politics and public figures in Manitoba. It mocks Gloria Hughes and Pan Am Games claims, jokes about municipal leaders and taxes, mentions a proposed Winnipeg courthouse tunnel, and teases Ottawa mayoral race satire before closing with season’s greetings.
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McMullen
Gloria Queen Hughes
Gloria
Winnipeg
USA
Winston Churchill
Winnie
Ottawa
Charlotte Whilton
Charlotte
Harry Franklin
Hollywood
St. Regis
Test Your Xmas Knowledge Quiz By Jane Singer
A reader quiz on Christmas customs traced from many cultures and eras with true false prompts and provided answers. It covers origins of Santa Claus, yule logs, Christmas cards, tree decorations, stockings, nativity plays, mistletoe, and gift symbolism tied to Magi and Saturnalia.
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Jane Singer
Canada
England
Lapland
Christ
Santa Claus
Gutenhirst Movable Printing Press
Martin, Luther
France
Jesus
Odin
Thor
St. Nicholas
Holland
Asia Minor
Pieter
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
Martin Luther
United States
St. Francis
Greccia
Manitoban figures seek gifts for the holidays
In a playful year end forecast, prominent Manitobans list political maneuvers and personnel moves they hope the season’s mythical visitor will bring. Duff Roblin seeks a five year term as premier, Bud Grant wants 12 or more imports, and others pledge new aides, passes, and reform tools to influence upcoming elections and city governance.
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Bud Grant
Duff Roblin
Gil Molgat
Russ Paulley
Jake Froese
Thelma Forbes
Steve Juba
Bonnycastle
Dick Bonnycastle
Juba
Taft
Winnipeg
Lloyd Henderson
Portage
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Dener
St. Nick’s
RCAF
Regolute
Jas Santa Claus
Santa
Holiday
Reggie
St. Nick
Manitgba Alcohol SA Section Ee
Roblin
A. D. Becker
Manitoba
Arate
Mitchell's Drug Store
Main
Man
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