Princess Maggie of Chappewagan Returns to the Bush
Maggie Leclair a 100 year old princess of the Chappewagan Indians left Timmins Ont hospital after three days noting one day in hospital was enough. She plans to return to Kamiscotta Lake near the Northern Ontario bush where she hunts lynx and cares for her rheumatic pain. The elder explained her age is misjudged and she still travels the 21 miles to town when needed. Her doctor said she wrecked her radio carving a hole to use as a beaver trap.
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Timmins
Ont
Ontario
Kamiscotta Lake
Maggie
Maggie Buffalo
Nighthawk Lake
Nighthawk
Use Light Oil for Winter Driving Says Sask. Professor
A Saskatchewan University agricultural engineering professor urges, in winter driving, using an oil as light as No. 5 with oils like 5W-20 proving their worth. He notes a shift from No. 20 to very light oils, except when pumping oil is free. Light oil reduces viscosity drag, easing starting and lessening battery drain.
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Department of Agricultural Engineering
Saskatchewan University
Profit decline in Canadian manufacturing profits 1955 to 1959
The report notes earnings in Canadian manufacturing rose over five years by more than 21 percent while profit per dollar of sales fell from 4.3 cents in 1955 to 3.6 cents in 1959, indicating thinner margins despite higher earnings.
Prisoner work camps expand at Whiteshell resort area
Prisoner rehabilitation camps near Falcon Lake in Manitoba showcase volunteer labor clearing fire hazards and building parkland along highways and trails. The Whiteshell camp, a satellite of Headingley Jail, houses about 30 men and reports high success with few absences. Prisoners are paid 75 cents daily, with 50 cents withheld until release. STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES.
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Falcon Lake
Hon. Sterling
Lyon
Braintree
Ontario
No. 4
Headingley Jall
Norquay, Beach
Headingley Jail
Disney Prepares Four Million Dog Film With Odds
Hollywood chatter says Walt Disney plans a four million dollar production about dogs. In a brief interview he defends dog photos and explains dogs as man’s best friend with many idioms linked to dogs. The project titled One Hundred And One Dalmatians is teased.
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Walt Disney
Disney
Mr. Disney
Canadian Skiing Boom Powers Big Club In 1887 Era
A Canadian skiing surge boosts resort life with tow lifts and chair life at Camp Fortune enabling 900 skiers per hour. Ottawa Olympic gold medalist Anne Heggtveit highlights Canada’s early winter sports ascent rooted in Gatineau Park and ski clubs across the country.
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Camp Fortune
The
Laurentians
Lord Hamiln
Ottawa
Canada
Gatineau Park
Anne Heggtveit
National Film Board of Canada
Chris Lund
New Techniques Confirm Earth's Ancient Age
Scientists using dating methods measure rare gas ratios in iron and stone to construct a slow clock that traces back to Earth's formation. Dr. John H. Reynolds of the University of California notes the age at about 4.5 billion years and suggests the cold planets formed near the same time.
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Solar System
John H. Reynolds
University of California
Scientific American
Rank Org Buys 50 Percent 20th Century Fox Interest
The Rank Organization buys out the 20th Century Fox interest in Gaumont British Company for 11.2 million dollars. Gaumont, Rank’s subsidiary, handles film production, distribution, theatres, ballrooms and television. Fox had paid 19 million in 1929 for its stake. Also notes the first typewriter went on sale in 1873.
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