September 15, 1949

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September 15, 1949

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The Mad Wizards of Mars
SONG OF INNOCENCE

The Mad Wizards of Mars

By RAY BRADBURY19 min
SLAUGHTER ON SATURDAY

SLAUGHTER ON SATURDAY

By McKENZIE PORTER18 min
Joe Krol Says — They’re Ruining Rugby

Joe Krol Says — They’re Ruining Rugby

By As told to C. ALLAN ACRES17 min
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SONG OF INNOCENCE

The Mad Wizards of Mars

There, on the glabrous shores of a waterless sea, the fearsome inhuman armies of Man’s imagination made their last stand against the men who were no longer human By RAY BRADBURY19 min
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SLAUGHTER ON SATURDAY

The seeds of murder were sown long ago in Clarence Brousseau’s brain; they flowered into baleful brilliance one night in June

 By McKENZIE PORTER18 min
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Joe Krol Says — They’re Ruining Rugby

ANADIAN RUGBY, a good game to play and a wonderful game to watch, is being ruined by Americanization. Now, don’t get me wrong. I like to see American boys come up here and play Canadian rugby. I’ve made some good friends among my football foes. I blame the officials who are beating our Canadian game out of shape with a rule book.

 By As told to C. ALLAN ACRES17 min
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HOW WE TRICKED THE NAZI SPIES

THE GAHAHOQUE GAMBLE PAYS OFF

When the workers bougler this plant they sang in the reet. Three years later, there’s a success story to shout about By FRANK HAMILTON17 min
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SONG OF INNOCENCE

THE FAMILY stood about, all smiling broadly. Louis took the air rifle carefully into both hands, and held it gently before him with the slim shining barrel pointed upward and away from him. His cheeks flushed warmly. He allowed his eyes to carry down the spotless nickel-plating of the barrel, then over the works, the neat and trickylooking peep sight, and the slick repeater-action lever, marking and devouring each perfect detail. By GEORGE BABINEAU16 min
How we tricked the Nazi spies 67

How we tricked the Nazi spies

The Untold Story of — 

  • The enemy agents we turned against Hitler
  • The ocean capture of two big shot Germans 
  • The revelation of Duce’s desert battle order 
  • The cracking of baffling invisible writing
 By Col. W. W. MURRAY15 min
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Men Want To Hog Everything !

Canada’s first woman M.P. wouldn’t like to be a man but she thinks she should be treated as if she were

 By AGNES MACPHAIL13 min
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HOW WE TRICKED THE NAZI SPIES

THE WOMAN WHO WROTE "KITTY”

IN THE Vancouver Island backwoods settlement of Cobble Hill lives Rosamond Marshall who has written some of the sexiest novels on the market today. Cobble Hill, near Duncan, is so far off the beaten track that it is ignored by the retired brigadiers who populate the island’s gentler watering places. By EVA-US WUORIO13 min
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HOW WE TRICKED THE NAZI SPIES

FIDO, ANSWER THAT PHONE!

You think dogs are dumb? Brother, how smart are you? Capable canines talk, multiply, obey orders and live without working By JOHN GIBSON11 min
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HOW WE TRICKED THE NAZI SPIES

The Golden Gabber from Fort Garry

Stewart MacPherson was a washout in Winnipeg but in Britain he’s the rajah of radio. He talked a stake of $7 into $80,000 a year By LESTER MATTHEWS11 min
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