Canadian nurse dedicates life to Amazon work in Peru
Laurence Le Fevre, a Montreal public health graduate, runs a six-bed infirmary near Indiana Peru on the Amazon. She treats 30 tropical disease cases daily, aids childbirths, and funds supplies with pennies from Montreal friends. She joined Franciscans aiming to help lepers and built a TB focused clinic with streptomycin bought from her own money.
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Lima
Peru
Montreal
Amazon Jungle
Laurence le Fevre
School of Our Lady of Angels
Order
Sherbrooke
Que
University of Montreal
Indiana
Amazon
Clare Larrain
Three Rivers, Que
Alice Julien
Miss le Fevre
Georie
Laurence
Equator
Home Workshop patterns for backyard play and small boat
The article promotes patterns for a backyard playground and a portable boat. It details exact dimensions and materials, notes pattern 367 included in the Outdoor Play Equipment Packet for $1.50 or 35 cents separately, and describes boat construction using marine plywood and oak frames. Orders go to Department P.P.L. Home Workshop Pattern Service, Vancouver, B C.
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P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Mountain ride led by Trail Riders of Canadian Rockies
About 70 rider-hikers from Canada and the United States joined the first of two skyline rides in the Rocky Mountains. They traveled by bus from Banff to Spray Lakes trail head and rode to Bryant Creek Meadows near Mount Assiniboine. The party, including 20 guides and cooks, was led by Charles M Dunn of Regina with Elizabeth G Smith of Jenkintown Pa directing many teen riders.
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Banff
Canada
United States
Rocky Mountain
Trail Riders
Canadian Rockies
Dies
Spray Lakes
Mount Assiniboine
Charles M. Dunn
Regina
Trail Riders’ Association
Elizabeth G. Smith
Jenkintown
Sun safety tips from New York cosmetics expert
Louise Bruel, a French-born New Yorker with 30 years in complexion care, warns that excess sun ages the skin faster than leather. She urges daily sun protection, light initial exposure, and regular care, noting complexions are inherently drier and improvement is possible with simple daily habits.
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Louise Bruel
New York
Canadian National Railways Plans Heavy Tour Party Service
The Canadian National Railways will accommodate over a hundred United States tour groups traveling west from Winnipeg to Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies and to the Pacific Coast this summer.
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Canadian National Railways
United States
Winnipeg
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
Pacific Coast
Laughing Bits from The Funny Page Tour
A crowded, humorous slice features a hospital visit masked by a friend’s quip about bets, a pilot’s miss of Manchester due to blinking, a bald tennis ace’s eccentric command to his body, a director’s sleep stumble and a cutting punchline, and a father daughter London trip to a risqué play ending with a blunt reply from the girl.
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London
Dorothy
Six Canadian youth join Europe study tour aboard Atlantic
Six young Canadians bound for Europe sail from Quebec aboard the Atlantic as part of the Canadian Junior Red Cross. The group, including Richard Bury Bruce Northam Ronald Dowd Helen Dowkes Bryna Gordon and Suzanne Francis, will attend 11 days of sessions at Flanstatt Sweden with delegates from 12 nations. They will tour London and study disaster work home nursing and leadership with heavy work and cultural activities including Canadian folk dancing and a life-in-Canada skit.
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Quebec
Europe
Atlantic
Red Cross
Flanstatt
Sweden
Canada
Richard Bury
Kelowna
B.C
Bruce Northam
Medicine Hat
Alta
Ronald Dowd
Fenwick
Ont
Helen Dowkes
Maple Creek
Sask
Bryna Gordon
Montreal
Suzanne Francis
Charlottetown
Wolfville
N.S
England
Hazel Lawrence
Saskatchewan Red Cross
London
Wildhorse and the East Kootenay Gold Rush Legend
In 1862 gold discoveries in East Kootenay sparked a rush to Wildhorse and nearby camps. Lawless days gave way to Judge O'Reilly establishing order, revolver-box court, and a dramatic clash that ended with a hanging in Victoria after a disputed verdict.
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Canada
British Columbia
Whitehorse Creek
Kootenay
Wildhorse
Whitehorse
Douglas
O'Reilly
Big Bend
Helena
East Kootenay
Victoria
Judge O'Reilly
Helpful Household Hints for Garment Care and Cleaning
Practical tips cover woolen garment brushing before cleaning to remove dust, using a timer in the kitchen to avoid burning food, foil collars to control fat spatter, and stain removal methods for ice cream and grease including carbon tetrachloride followed by warm suds.
Seed Costs Share Of Corn Production
Seed costs account for about six percent of the total cost of producing corn, a figure noted as part of farm input analyses. The insight highlights seed pricing's role in overall grain production expenses and informs budgeting for growers and agribusiness.
Five Eagles Display Over Maple Creek Skies
Regina observer George Dulmage witnessed an aerial display by five eagles near Maple Creek. The birds soared in perfect formation at about 1500 feet for about 20 minutes, a sight Maple Creek residents said they had never seen before.
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George Dulmage
Regina
Maple Creek
Penguin hunter to voyage to Antarctic for Canadian zoos
Tom Ferguson, Stanley Park zoo keeper, will depart next fall for the Antarctic to collect penguins for Canadian zoos. The trip planned for last winter was postponed due to transportation difficulties.
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Vancouver
Tom Ferguson
Stanley Park
Antarctic
Drayton Valley Rolls On as Pembina Oil Boom Hits
Drayton Valley in Alberta, once a quiet hamlet named Power House, booms as the Pembina oil field, Canada’s largest since Leduc, drives rapid growth. Exploration by Socony-Vacuum and others yields high success. crown lease sales set records. planners forecast a model town with 2000 residents and half a million dollars in new construction.
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Drayton Valley
Edmonton
Power House
Pembina
Canada
Leduc
Socony-Vacuum Exploration Co
Alberta
Texaco Exploration Co
Redwater
Western Canada
Leduc-Woodbend
Edmonton Fairway
Ment
Smiley
Saskatchewan
Miracle revival saves 3 year old from nine feet of water
In Hagersville Ontario a firefighter crew revived Gary Arnold after 15 minutes submerged in a water cistern. A neighbor hauled him out with a rake from nine feet of water, and 45 minutes of resuscitation left him in fair condition at a Hamilton hospital. Toronto Lifesavers say the 15 minute revival may be Canada record.
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Hagersville
Ont
Gary Arnold
Hamilton
George Ragen
Toronto Lifesavers
Canada
Rancher Shoots Hungry Bear near Mountain View
Lyle Caldwell, a rancher in Alberta foothills, shot a two year old black bear that pushed through a broken window for food. The bear had already devoured two slabs of pork before being killed.
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Bear
Mountain View
Alta
Lyle Caldwell
Alberta
Manitoba Waters Lakes Domain Across 27000 Square Miles
Manitoba comprises about 27,000 square miles of lakes and streams, shaping a vast freshwater landscape. The numerous waterways support regional geography, recreation, and biodiversity across the province.
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Manitoba
Demigoddess Drives 83 Cylindrical Charger
A cryptic note lists items 83 cylindrical 55 charger 86 haste vertical 1 fruit 2 demigoddess. The stream of words hints at a puzzle clue or catalog entry with numbered tokens and thematic terms. No clear event or person identified.
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