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John Hampson "Jack" Wells (May 13, 1911 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan – May 26, 1999), also known as Cactus Jack, was a Winnipeg-based radio and television broadcaster specializing in sports.
Wells's career began in 1936. While listening to a hockey broadcast on CFQC, Wells boasted he could do a better job than the guy on the mike. Dared by a chum to prove his claim, Jack applied for a job at the station, and was hired.
In 1939, he joined CJAT-FM in Trail, British Columbia as an all-round announcer and play-by-play man for the Trail Smoke Eaters.
In 1941, he got a job as a sports announcer at CJRW in Winnipeg. CJRC provided Wells with his first experience in football broadcasting, and he began calling games for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jack became a free-lance broadcaster after gaining the exclusive rights to broadcast from Shea's Amphitheatre and Osborne Stadium which, in turn gave him the right to sell time to any one of the Winnipeg stations.
It was during an announcing stint on CKY that Jack acquired his illustrious nickname. When Jack filled in for Porky Charbonneau on his western show, it occurred to Wells that he should have a moniker and adopted "Cactus" and it became one of the most famous in Canadian broadcasting. Jack was famous for reporting the weather with the phrase, "Well, it turned our nice again." even when calling in from his winter location of Phoenix, Arizona.
John "Jack" Wells (4 January 1883 – 17 December 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Rovers and Perth in the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA), Kalgoorlie City in the Goldfields Football Association (GFA), St Kilda and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Born in Stawell, Victoria, to William Wells and Jane Mary Reid, Wells played his early football in Western Australia where he spent time in both Kalgoolie and Perth.
Originally playing for Rovers, he switched to Perth after the club folded midway through the 1898 season. He represented the Perth Football Club in their inaugural WAFA season and topped their goal kicking in 1904. His tally that year included what was then a club record 11 goals in a match against Subiaco. Before crossing to the VFL he played in the Goldfields Football Association with Kalgoorlie City and was the league's 'Best and fairest' winner in 1905.
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Wells Crater is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 60.2°S and 237.9°W, and it is 103.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and it was named after H. G. Wells.
Wells is a surname of English origin, but is occasionally used as a given name too. It derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name (i.e. "Wellman") derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name (i.e. "Well") derives from the pre-7th century waella ("spring"). The topographical name (i.e. "Attewell") derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Welles, Wellman and Wellsman. At the time of the British Census of 1881 Wells Surname at Forebears, its relative frequency was highest in Berkshire (3.2 times the British average), followed by Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Kinross-shire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Dumfriesshire and Bedfordshire. People with the name include:
Actors: Michael Cortez (actor), Brandon deSpain (actor), Anthony Fanelli (actor), Danny Glover (actor), Brandon Hendrix (actor), Philip Marlatt (actor), William McNamara (actor), Juan Rodriguez (actor), Robin Steffen (actor), Eric Young (actor), Natalie De Luna (actress), Andrea Monier (actress), Nimi (actress), Stuart Alson (producer), Jesse Baget (producer),
Plot: In hope of getting his hands on the famed diamond known as the Codix Stone, Jack Wells joins a group of archaeologists out to explore a newly discovered tomb in Egypt, that of the cursed king Neferu. When the Mummy of the king returns from the dead seeking human victims, Jack is in for the most horrifying experience of his life.
Genres: Horror,Actors: Patrick Abbott (actor), James Hagan (actor), Cal Rein (actor), Steve Sochacki (actor), Olivia Darby (actress), Phil Jeng Kane (producer), Liz Kearney (producer), Michael Rautao (producer), Kirsten Twining (producer), Michael Rautao (writer), Jason Johnston (composer), Michael Rautao (director), Jack Bell (editor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Tim Dixon (actor), Brendan Gleeson (actor), Richard Leacock (actor), David Lewis (actor), Steve Miner (actor), Ty Olsson (actor), Oliver Platt (actor), Bill Pullman (actor), Jed Rees (actor), Jake T. Roberts (actor), Warren Takeuchi (actor), Bridget Fonda (actress), Mariska Hargitay (actress), Natassia Malthe (actress), Adam Arkin (actor),
Plot: What happens when a man-eating crocodile begins picking off tourists in beautiful Lake Placid? What if the crocodile wants to make it his home?
Keywords: ambulance, amphibian, animal-attack, bait, based-on-cult-classic, bear, bear-attack, binoculars, blood, boatActors: J.E. Freeman (actor), Louis Giambalvo (actor), Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Arliss Howard (actor), Greg Lutz (actor), Al Mancini (actor), Robert Munns (actor), Dean Norris (actor), George R. Parker (actor), Richard Schiff (actor), John Schuck (actor), Scott N. Stevens (actor), Pruitt Taylor Vince (actor), Treat Williams (actor), Lance Davis (actor),
Plot: This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugliosi. (Bugliosi is the L.A. prosecutor that put Charles Manson away.) On December 11, 1966, a murder occurs in a small neighborhood of El Sereno, CA. In the middle of the night, Henry Stockton is shot three times in the head and twice in the chest and then his house is set on fire. The murderer left no clues, baffling the police, until a year later when a young pregnant woman is found bludgeoned to death in a Jaguar. Strangely, these two murders are related. As the mystery unfolds a horrific tale of greed, lust and ambition are revealed.
Keywords: based-on-novel, based-on-true-story, murderActors: Benny Baker (actor), Brandon Beach (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Steve Brodie (actor), Wade Crosby (actor), Dick Elliott (actor), Gene Gary (actor), Jonathan Hale (actor), Rex Lease (actor), Francis McDonald (actor), Emory Parnell (actor), House Peters Jr. (actor), Eugene Sigaloff (actor), Charles Soldani (actor), Duke Taylor (actor),
Plot: Major Geoffrey Barnett, U. S. Army Intelligence Service, is sent to Alaska, to apprehend a deserter, Tom Clark, who was presumed to be dead as a member of a small force wiped out on Attu in World War II. With the aid of Rose Flambeau, he finds evidence that the now-prosperous Clark killed his own comrades to prevent their reporting of a deposit of uranium, which he is now mining with the intention of selling to a foreign power.
Keywords: 1940s, alaska, alaska-native, aleutians, american, archive-footage, army-men, atomic-bomb, character-name-in-title, cigarette-smokingActors: Arthur Detlorf (actor), Mike Ready (actor), Joe Rickson (actor), Buddy Roosevelt (actor), Richard Thorpe (actor), Frances Beaumont (actress), Elsa Benham (actress), Lester F. Scott Jr. (producer), Betty Burbridge (writer), Richard Thorpe (director),
Plot: When the brother, Dick Ross ('Richard Thorpe (I)' (qv)), of his sweetheart, Mary Ross ('Elsa Benham' (qv)), is framed by their unscrupulous ranch-foreman, Jack Wells ('Joe Rickson' (qv)), Buddy Benson ('Buddy Roosevelt' (qv))sets out to bring the foreman to justice, clear is sweetheart's brother, and win the hand of his sweetheart.
Keywords: 1920s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, b-movie, b-western, brother, cattle-ranch, cattle-rustling, cowhand, crooked-ranch-foreman, frame-upActors: Sio Chin (actor), Julio de Romero (actor), Félix Ford (actor), Tsin-Hou (actor), John Warriley (actor), Mary Harald (actress), Mag Murray (actress), Henri Bauche (writer), André de Lorde (writer), Édouard-Émile Violet (director),
Genres: ,Actors: Clyde Benson (actor), Joseph J. Dowling (actor), John Gilbert (actor), Frank Keenan (actor), Albert Ray (actor), Jack Rollens (actor), Helen Dunbar (actress), Aggie Herring (actress), Ida Lewis (actress), Lule Warrenton (actress), Roberta Wilson (actress), Ouida Bergère (writer), Edgar Franklin (writer), Ernest C. Warde (director),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,1 OUT OF 2 Short documentaries that I have made showcasing Artists. MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/oliverkleinmusic
Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility Director of Science Jack Wells spoke with Mellanox at SC17 about the new Summit Supercomputer powered by a dual-rail Mellanox EDR InfiniBand interconnect .
Watch this interview where Jack Wells discusses his 40 year involvement with NFPA® as an NFPA member, code committee member for the NEC® (National Electrical Code®), 70E®, and 70B, as well as being a member of the Board of Directors at NFPA. For more information or to become an NFPA Member: http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/product.asp?pid=MBRRℴ_src=C117 To buy the NEC, NFPA 70E, and NFPA 70B Softbound Set: http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/product.asp?pid=SET178ℴ_src=C117 To browse and purchase NFPA codes and standards: http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/category.asp?category_name=Codes+and+Standards&Page;=1&src;=catalogℴ_src=C117
Jack bravely does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on an already cold evening. He loved it really... PLEASE DONATE - TEXT ICED55 70070
Features original music written and performed by Jack Wells This song was inspired by the music of Led Zeppelin Insta: @jack_wells_music_20 Facebook : Guitar Services
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🗣“Bodene Thompson’s a funny guy, a couple of others as well. Matty Russell, he’s a funny guy!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jacks Wells has enjoyed getting to know his teammates ahead of his first game for Toronto! 🏉
Mayor of La Center 1992 - Dec 1995
John Hampson "Jack" Wells (May 13, 1911 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan – May 26, 1999), also known as Cactus Jack, was a Winnipeg-based radio and television broadcaster specializing in sports.
Wells's career began in 1936. While listening to a hockey broadcast on CFQC, Wells boasted he could do a better job than the guy on the mike. Dared by a chum to prove his claim, Jack applied for a job at the station, and was hired.
In 1939, he joined CJAT-FM in Trail, British Columbia as an all-round announcer and play-by-play man for the Trail Smoke Eaters.
In 1941, he got a job as a sports announcer at CJRW in Winnipeg. CJRC provided Wells with his first experience in football broadcasting, and he began calling games for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jack became a free-lance broadcaster after gaining the exclusive rights to broadcast from Shea's Amphitheatre and Osborne Stadium which, in turn gave him the right to sell time to any one of the Winnipeg stations.
It was during an announcing stint on CKY that Jack acquired his illustrious nickname. When Jack filled in for Porky Charbonneau on his western show, it occurred to Wells that he should have a moniker and adopted "Cactus" and it became one of the most famous in Canadian broadcasting. Jack was famous for reporting the weather with the phrase, "Well, it turned our nice again." even when calling in from his winter location of Phoenix, Arizona.