Random Office Notes and Celebrity Ad Wraps
A clipped memo set shows a secretary’s desk notes on late arrivals and meetings at a Montreal office. The piece also covers Pierre Trudeau offered a dishwasher job, Rich Little’s TV and Las Vegas career pivot with ads and production costs, and a US anti metric group. It ends with a list of persuasive advertising words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Pierre Trudeau
Clairmont
Trudeau
Little
Rich
Las Vegas
Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter
Mgm Grand
John Deafenbaker
Deafenbaker
Lester Pearson
Darth Vader
U.S
Tampa
Request for biographical input on Watson Thomson Manitoba educator
Michael R. Welton of Vancouver solicits letters from individuals who interacted with Watson Thomson during his tenure as director of Adult Education at the University of Manitoba from 1941 to 1944. He organized rural leadership groups, lectured to farm and labour circles, and collaborated with refugee relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Thomson
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Winnipeg
National Committee On Refugees
Roslyn Rd
Dept. of Adult Education
Thomson
Family Focus The January Pastime
The piece offers practical tips for reducing calorie intake at home and when hosting. It promotes lighter options such as broiled meats, skim milk in place of cream, broth soups, and fruit desserts. It also covers alcoholic choices, light snacks, and supportive family dynamics to aid weight loss efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayain
Wawanesa
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Brandon
Brandonnac
Crow rate change worries Prairie farmers and rail costs
A reader letter warns the federal move to alter the Crow rate will raise freight charges for grain transport to port, risking over 600 million dollars yearly from Prairie incomes by 1990. It notes inflation and subsidies still fail to offset higher costs for farmers near main lines and branch towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nee
Crow policy clashes push Prairie residents to act
Vic Althouse MP urges Westerners to mobilize public opinion against changes to Crow policy. He warns highways and grid roads will bear truck traffic costs, farmers face higher freight and less disposable income, and small elevators will close as inland terminals expand. A hockey game follows: NHL Oldtimers vs Rossburn Hornets on Saturday January 30 at 8:30 PM in Rossburn Arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudeau
Pepin
Vic Althouse
M.P. Humboldt-Lake Centre
NDP Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gary Dunford
Rich Little
Michael Welton
Melfa Court
Vancouver
B.C
Yours Sincerely, Michael R. Welton
By Patorsak
Home Economist
NHL Oljldtimers
Rossburn Hornets
Rossburn
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