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GENERAL ARTICLES

Backstage at Ottawa

PRIME MINISTER KING sits with his faithful dog, Pat, on his Kingsmere porch, watches the Ontario battleground. What passes through his mind as he watches, nobody knows. Because behind Mr. King’s withdrawal to his mountain fastness, far from the battle, there is a story. By A POLITICIAN8 min

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FICTION

murder in Amber

In which an impostor is unmasked, a murderer is shown to have struck from the grave and the drama of the seagoing detective reaches its final curtain By COLVER HARRIS35 min

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FICTION

Old-Timer

A story of the Old West and the New, and a girl who loved them both By LENORA MATTINGLY WEBER26 min

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WOMEN AND THE HOME

Fall Fruits

EVER SINCE that day, early in the summer, when we came upon a patch of ripe wild strawberries near the fourth green, I’ve been thinking what a fine idea it would be if all golf courses could produce nice little surprises like that—just at the psychological moment. By M. FRANCES HUCKS8 min

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FICTION

Where the Wind Blows You

Ahoy for life on the bounding main roads! A gay yarn of a highway honeymoon and a lass who didn’t love a trailer By FRANCIS M. COCKRELL25 min

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HUMOR

Parade

INTO PARADE'S Hall of Fame goes Mr. Leonard Crocombe. Not so much because he is editor of that veteran British journal, Til-Bits, or because he started the Radio Times, or because he was the first British editor to broadcast; or because, on a visit here he found Canada very much to his liking.

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The Snowman of Katayadu

Strange footprints in the snow . . . a spectral shape . . . an eyeless head ... what was the guardian of Katayadu? By GARNETT RADCLIFFE19 min

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GENERAL ARTICLES

"Modern" Style

Government building is leading the trend from frills to simplicity By B. EVAN PARRY6 min

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SPORT

Bill Hughes Talks Football

I DID NOT see that spectacular Dominion Championship football game Ottawa Rough Riders lost to Sarnia Imperials at Toronto Varsity Stadium on the afternoon of Saturday, December fifth, last year, by a 26-20 score, but I did have my ears pinned back against the loud speaker of my radio in Montreal. By FREDERICK EDWARDS16 min

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Shots and Angles

TO JUDGE from the advance lists sent out by the film studios, the busiest people in Hollywood during the last few months have been the musical librettists and the color technicians. Especially the color technicians. You may argue, as many people do. By ANN ROSS5 min

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GENERAL ARTICLES

So You're Going to Get a Dog!

Advice on how to find the right dog, train it and keep it right By ANNE ELIZABETH, VICTOR BLOCHIN13 min

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Brickbats Bouquets

The article, “Is Quebec Going Fascist?” covers much ground and will help considerably to reveal to English-speaking Canadians the viewpoints held by some citizens of the Province of Quebec. But where, in any part of the world, do people enjoy greater liberty and justice than in Canada?