International Dairy Show Entries Headed to Chicago
An estimated 2000 pure bred dairy cattle from many states and Canada are listed for the 8th annual International Dairy Show at the International Amphitheatre Chicago October 8 to 15. First entries include milking Shorthorns from Last Chance ranch Lake Placid New York. Prizes total over 40000 with six breeds Ayrshires Brown Swiss Guernseys Jerseys Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns.
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States
Canada
Chicago
New York
Last Chance Ranch
Lake Placid
Blind piano tuner and hobbyist founder of rhythm bands
John Ramsay, blind from birth, spoke at the American Association of Workers for the Blind convention in Quebec City. He organized a rhythm band in his home town that grew to two groups with 36 members and has won top honors at Miramichi music festivals. He is a professional piano tuner and an amateur radio operator who travels extensively in northern New Brunswick.
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Newcastle
N.B
John Ramsay
Quebec City
American Association of Workers For the Blind
Ramsay
Miramichi
New Brunswick
Fundy Park Overlooked by New Brunswickers
Saint John dispatch notes Fundy National Park draws visitors mostly from outside the province. The site features a 130 foot warmed salt water pool from the Bay of Fundy and a nearby nine hole golf course praised as among eastern Canada’s best. Federal facilities cost about 3 million dollars and took five years to complete, opening in 1950 with Lt Gov D L MacLaren officiating.
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Saint John
New
Bay of Fundy
Canada
D. L. MacLaren
Tips on Touring by Carol Low Travel Advice for Women
Practical packing guidance for women travelers highlights planning ahead with a be sure to take list, efficient luggage use, and wrinkle control. A survey of 700 women suggests two pieces of luggage suffice for trips about 3000 miles, with tips on shoe bags plastic liners and organized packing for cleanliness.
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Carol Low
Women's Travel Authority
Old Ceremony Attracts Victoria Crowds On Harbor Lawn
A historic British military ritual draws large summer crowds on the legislative lawns in Victoria. Major Bren Murdock, an alderman and WWII veteran, coordinates the three-year-old ceremony with a 69-man guard band in blue uniforms, a color party, and a baton for the flag, as bugles, drums, and hymns accompany sunset artillery salutes.
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Victoria
Causeway
Bren Murdock
Royal Canadian Mounted
Polish Child Arrives in Canada After Long Separation
Kornel Wasyluk, a 14 year old Polish boy, lands at Malton to join his parents Mr and Mrs Gregory Wasyluk in St Thomas Ontario. The reunion follows years apart since the Nazi invasion and his removal to Poland. Canadian and Polish Red Crosses arranged the cross border contact with the Department of External Affairs.
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Kornel Wasyluk
Canada
Red Cross
Malton
Warsaw
Gregory Wasyluk
St. Thomas, Ont
Wasyluks
Poland
Germany
Wroclaw
St. Thomas
Wasyluk
Canadian Red Cross Society
Polish Red Cross
Department of External Affairs
$14 500 000 Skyway Largest Bridge To Be Built In Ontario
Ontario to construct the Burlington Beach Skyway a 8400 foot bridge with four traffic lanes and a six foot boulevard at each end. Completion planned by December 31 1957. Piers contracted to Pigott Construction Co. and So McNally and Sons Ltd. with bids totaling around 14.5 million dollars.
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Ontario
James N. Allan
Ontaho
M. A. Elson
Burlington Beach Skyway
Province of
Ditrict
Burlington Beach
McNamara Construction Co. Ltd
Toronto
Hamilton Bay
Pigott Construction Co. Ltd
Hamilton
So McNally and Sons Ltd
Pigott
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Ig Tan
Action Weander
Asa
Tacoma Olsa
DON
S. Bexto
Jeweller
Watchmak
Mill Street
Home Folk Overlook
Fundy National Park
E. L. Buchner
Optometrist
Acton
Mill ST. E. Acton
God Save the Queen
F. D. Nelson
The
Royal Canadian Artillery
Militia
Navy
Army
Air Force
Canadian Government Travel Bureau
Lakeview Heights
N.H.A
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