West Canada gets first large lubricating oil plant
A Sod turning ceremony at Imperial Oil Strathcona refinery marks the start of western Canada’s first large scale lubricating oil plant to be finished by Sept 1 next year and producing from early 1956. The $14 million project adds 150 jobs, spans 13 acres, and will output about 750 000 barrels of lubricant annually using hydro finishing and a catalytic reformer to provide hydrogen and high octane gasoline.
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Western Canada
Reeve A M. Adamson
Strathcona
Imperial
Kellogg Co
Toronto
Sarma
Ont
Lakehead
Canada
Kitchen Meditations By Jane Dale
A domestic voice ponders gossip and the swift spread of rumors in town. The narrator recalls a plain tale blown up into inflation through many personal viewpoints and asks what happened to the doubtful report.
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Jane Dale
Tractor traveller Watty Forsyth charms Calgary Stampede crowd
Walter Forsyth known as Watty Forsyth, Manitoba goodwill ambassador, arrived in Calgary on a 1944 tractor with trailer and became unofficial court jester at the Stampede entrance. He chatted with visitors from Rapid City and enjoyed pancakes, square dancing, and tours of Banff and Lake Louise before planning to return home. He joked about hospitality and remarked on the town’s small population and his hoped-for letters to the mayor.
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Calgary
Walter “Watty
Forsyth
Manitoba
Exhibition Grounds
Rapid City
Watts
Watty
Massey-Harris Company
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Women dominate Cheju Do as island society favors divers and wage earners
The island Cheju Do off Korea remains male underrepresentation with refugees and six-figure residents shaping a matriarchal economy. Women divers earn income while men handle cooking housekeeping and child care. The piece surveys global trivia and public figures, noting famous actors and historical questions.
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Cheju-Do
Korea
Vancouver Moosomin Association Holds 28th Reunion
In Stanley Park Vancouver the Vancouver Moosomin Association held its 28th annual reunion. About 150 oldtimers and families attended from Moosomin and nearby districts with guests from New York Los Angeles and Toronto. Plans for Saskatchewan golden jubilee in 1955 were discussed. Joseph Lister introduced antiseptic methods to surgery.
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Stanley Park
Vancouver
Moosomin
Vancouver Moosomin Association
New York
Los Angeles
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Longest Married Couple in U S Dies at 101 in Whitney
Uncle Tom Rose aged 101 and his wife Easter had endured 58 years in the same Whitney Texas home. Easter died June 9 1953 after an 80 year marriage. They were once believed to be the nation’s longest married couple.
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Whitney
Tex
Tom” Rose
United States
Tom
Easter
Royal robes shown at Montreal museum exhibit
Coronation robes worn by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh are displayed at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from July 15 to 24. The royal garments and other Coronation exhibits will be shown in other Canadian cities afterward.
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Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Montreal
Helps in the early church and modern duty to work
The article contrasts two attitudes toward Christians and helps in the early church. Paul rebuked loafers who would not work and insisted that those who could should earn their keep. It argues Christians must bear one another's burdens yet each person must bear their own burden.
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Paul
Christ
Dinner date joke at the waiter and blonde
A glamorous blonde asks for a full meal including soup fish chicken vegetables ice cream and wine. Her escort replies with regret that he wishes he had not brought her indicating the humorous irony of the scene.
Pressure bandages and fielding tips for athletes
An article explains pressure bandages using foam or cotton pads to compress injuries and limit bleeding, plus advice on easy application and fielding positioning for pitchers. It notes electric shavers reduce skin irritation by cutting at the skin line and avoiding further scraping when skin is irritated.
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West
Imperial Oil Ltd
Strathcone
Edmorton
Haiphong
Danube
Campanella
Washington
Kangaroo
Palet
Juneau
Valparaiso
Chile
Volumns
Italy
Switzerland
Gerhard Mortensen
Louis Antonio Damaso de Alonso
Hollywood
Gilbert Roland
Norma Talmadge
Camille
Jane Russell
Roland
Spain
Liverpool
England
Shaun Spadah
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Sask
Joseph Lister
Weekly Bible Comment
ST. Paul
Tsen
Inteli
Gram
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Europe
Elbe
Roy Campanella
Mickey Mantle
Mr. Rainier
Oregon
Joey
Fairbanks
Alaska
Sports College
Lloyd
Ace” Percival
George
Joe
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Wiew
Doey
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