Retrievers and hunting dogs shape a Canadian passion
A Winnipeg housewife reflects on retriever dogs, especially Labradors, as part of married life and hunting culture. The piece traces retriever history from Ireland and Canada, highlights the breed’s soft mouth and water work, and recalls a Hecla Island mallard shoot with a black Labrador guiding the shot.
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Winnipeg
Ruby Crozier
Hugh
Canada
Ireland
Anthor
Labrador
Newfoundland
England
Insrance
Hecla Island
Lake Winnipeg
Bob Todd
CSL
Bob
Susan
Coke
Grasa
Retrievers and Ducks at the Stewart Farm
A narrator recalls a duck hunting outing north of Winnipeg with a dog team retrieving three birds amid calm water and flags. The piece argues retrievers aid conservation by locating cripples and ensuring birds aren’t lost, contrasting with a later, unspecified incident. The account ends with a field memory of reaching a limit at dawn in the wheat sheaves.
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Bob
Susan
Min
Stewart Farm
Winnipeg
Retrievers and field trials fuel Canada’s dog fraternity
Nine ducks retrieved by a dog highlight retriever training tips and the Canadian National Retriever Championship. The piece notes training routines, the significance of field trials, the National Retriever Club of Canada, and current champion Smudge's Pitch from Grimsby Ontario, with judges emphasizing practical hunter performance over show.
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Ducka
Hecla Island
Canada
National Retriever Club of Canada
Manitoba
London
Ontario
Oscar
Smudge's Pitch
Cliff Hunt
Grimsby
Duncan Croll
Winnipeg
Dawson City Festival to Be Held in 1962
The Dawson City Festival will be managed by Alannes Taylor, a former RCMP officer, in charge of accommodation, box office and tours of the gold fish territory. The main feature is a musical show at the Palace Grande Theatre with stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Jack London. An annual event conceived by Northern Affairs officials and Tom Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawsor City
Alannes Taylor
RCMP
Goldfish Territory
Palace Grande Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Alex Pantages
Jack London
Tex Richard
Tom Patterson
Cats Intercepted En Route To Defence Station
Calgary SPCA foiled a plan to supply cats for Canada’s Suffield experimental station after a Calgary businessman Robert Sneath bought nine more felines. SPCA manager flagged adoption papers marked with R, intercepted at Maple Leaf trucking, and noted numerous pet disappearances. SPCA solicitor questioned buyer’s intent, but adoption terms allow animal return with nonrefundable donation.
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Bill Bourne
Department of National Defence
Suffield
Alberta
Calgary
SPCA
Robert Sneath
Cochrane
Seath
Maple Leaf Trucking
Department of Defence
Leaih
Price Variance for Cats Tied to Weather at Suffield
The Albertan reports a fluctuating price on Tom the cat as weather shifts. A research station at Suffield offers $2 to $33 per felinedelivery, rising in cold weather and dropping when outdoor activity increases. The piece notes animals are used for experiments, with various imports and kangaroo-court style claims about missing specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Suffield
Thomas
Albertan
The
Weyburn by election set for December 13 1961
A by election will be held in Weyburn on Wednesday December 13 1961 with nomination day Monday November 27. The Premier stated the Weyburn by election is on the earliest possible date after T C Douglas resigned as Premier and MLA for Weyburn.
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Weyburn
T. C. Douglas
Saskatchewan
M.L.A
Prominent Designer Pattern M433 for Fall Fashion
Scansi lends top American talent to Printed Pattern M433 showcasing a flare silhouette with a flat panel skirt and side pockets. Semi fitted jacket with large buttons. available in bengaline shantung satin for Misses' sizes 8 through 18. Pattern 433 costs one dollar and requests name and address for ordering from Prairie Publishers, Toronto.
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Scansi
Prairie Publishers
Front Street W
Toronto
Ontario
Pierse
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Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Chartwell
Labrador Brant
Bardonda
George Mitchell
Edmonton
Dawson City Festival
Tlehigh
Hanover
Roosevelt Raceway
New York
Agaial
Woodrows
Lloyd
National Democratic Party of Canada
Mr. Lloyd
CCF
Webb
Merry Menagerie
Scaasi
U.S.A
Flare
SCAAS
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