The Orphan Boy Finds a New Family at Christmas
Ralph Hastings contemplates taking in Ted Collins after his parents’ death amid marital strain with Martha. A Dakota blizzard drives the boy from school to seek warmth, while Martha’s softening reveals a hard heart. Ted returns home to be welcomed with cake and a promise of forever.
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Ralph Hastings
Martha
John Collins
Ralph
Ted Collins
John
Ted
Bess
Shep
Teddy Boy
Wheeler Neatsuper Syndicate
Humorous anecdotes mix in a small-town tale and far eastern trip
A collection of light jokes and wry vignettes. A small town merchant Cohen boasts he is a bigger man in his own town after a tailor says his suit fits a larger man. A politician in Tokyo jokes about the bill after a dinner with a journalist. Other gags involve marriage, mothers, musicians, aristocrats, Scotswomen, and a reader who distrusts a newspaper except for fish and chips with salt.
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Cohen
Far East
Tokyo
Local monster found dead in Nanaimo identified as wolf eel
A four foot wolf eel with half inch teeth and protruding eyes was found dead on a Nanaimo beach. Dr. Neale Carter of the fisheries experimental station confirmed the creature. Despite its fearsome look the eel feeds mainly on shrimp, mussels and crabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanaimo
B.C
British Columbia
Ogopogo
Okanagan
Victoria
Neale Carter
Fisheries Experimental Station
Snow Vanishes Directly Into Vapor At Subzero Temps
Snow often disappears at temperatures below freezing, skipping melting and subliming straight to water vapor. This process, known as sublimation, reduces visible snowfall as cold, dry air draws moisture from the snowpack into the atmosphere.
Weeds threaten growth of prairie shelterbelts in Canada
John Walker of the Indian Head forest nursery warns Western Canada's prairie shelterbelts suffer most from both annual weeds like mustard and false ragweed and perennial weeds such as sow thistle and dandelion. Start weed control before planting, keep land clean, and use careful shallow discing and hand weeded removal near trees though chemicals like 2 4 D risk harming new shoots early season.
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Prairie
Western
Canada
John Walker
Indian Head
Sask
Saskatchewan Orders 100000 Doses of Salk Polio Vaccine
Saskatchewan health officials order 100000 doses of new Salk polio vaccine for next year. The supply, sufficient for about 30000 children, will be available by January.
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Salk
Saskatchewan
Health Department
Saskatchewan Boys Guest of British Ship Owner Aboard Warkworth
The Warkworth sailed from Newcastle with cargo and two Saskatchewan youths Elwood Hart and Kenneth Staples as guests of the ship’s owners. The voyage aims to load wheat for return to Britain with Churchill port to see 26 ships this ice-free season. The boys will study at the University of Saskatchewan after visits to English sites and industries.
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Warkworth
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Britain
W. M. Twolan
Churchill
N. Thompson
Hudson Bay
Elwood Frederick Hart
Punnichy
Kenneth Staples
Oxbow
England
Stoke-on-Trent
Rugby School
Stratford-on- Avon
Oxford
Birmingham
University of Saskatchewan
Peter Dalgeish
Cairnavon
Manchester
Canadian National Railway
Oddities in the News: Snake in Radio and Shared Nest Box
Shelby resident Jolley freed a snake from a backlit radio after shocking it with heat. Texan Mrs. Stevenson found a day-old egg that was perfectly soft boiled at 104 degrees. NH fish and game workers reported two female wood ducks sharing a single nesting box along the Merrymeeting River, first such recorded instance in the state.
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Elmer Stevenson
Sweetwater
Tex
Steve Rollins
Hilbert Siegler
State Fish and Game Department
Laconia NH
Merrymeeting River
New Hampshire
Big Banker Named Chief of Alberta Blood Indians
James Muir president of the Royal Bank of Canada was named Chief Eaglerib at an Indian ceremony in Standoff Alberta He also joined the kairfai honorary chiefs list alongside figures such as the Duke of Windsor and Field Marshal Alexander
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Lethbridge
Alberta
James Muir
Royal Bank of Canada
Eaglerib
Standoff
Alia
Muir
Duke of Windsor
Alexander
Saskatchewan Farmer Safety Push Urged By Health Chief
Regina health education director Christian Smith warns Saskatchewan farmers focus on weather and marketing issues, neglecting safety measures that protect their families.
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Regina
Christian Smith
Saskatchewan
Wapiti Of Fiordland A Midlands to Canada Link
Elks from Canada thrive in Fiordland New Zealand where wapiti hunting is allowed in 12 blocks. Nine week season runs March to May. Hundreds of inch antlers and bulls near 900 pounds indicate climate favors growth. Terrain is rugged with storms, bogs, and no inhabitants, demanding self sufficiency.
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Fiordland
Rockies
New Zealand
Canada
Fiordland National Park
Lake Te Anau
Wapiti
Fiorde
George Littledale
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
George Sound
Western Canada Farmers Plan Europe Tour After War
A Western Canada farmers group led by Western Farm Leader of Calgary will tour Europe. They will visit England, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium and Holland to study farm methods, co operatives, breeding farms, and machinery. The trip blends industry visits with culture and leisure, guided in multiple languages, aiming to foster personal ties with European farming communities.
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Canada
Europe
England
Scotland
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Switzerland
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Western Farm Leader of
Calgary
Miss E C Dorothy Hanman Dies Rich in Kindness
Victoria reports Miss E C Dorothy Hanman 81 died recently, famed for generosity not wealth. A dermatologist with ties to Kootenay mines, she lent money and bought extras for salespeople, bred Maltese dogs, refused payment for them, and spent summers tramping with pack horses and camping gear while painting watercolors.
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Victoria
E. C
Dorothy Hanman
Kootenay District
Bear steals chickens near Powell River
Ken Gibson spotted a black bear in his chicken house and hurried to borrow a gun from a neighbor. Returning home he found the bear gone and five chickens missing from the coop in Powell River, British Columbia.
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Powell River
B.C
Ken Gibson
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New York
Alberts
Vest Druggist
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Department P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Toronto
J. B. Jolley
Shelby
N.C
Jolley
Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited
Regina, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Federated Co-operatives Limited
Lei Carol
Thear SI Brown
WIM
Meebe
MR. Tiller
Helring S! Brown
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