Ancient sculptured buffalo on display at Saskatchewan Museum
A 10 000 year old white quartz buffalo carving found in the Saskatoon district by farmer Mundie is on show at the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History on loan from the Saskatoon Archaeological Society. Dr. Robert W. Nero notes prehistoric craftsmanship and possible religious significance.
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Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
Saskatoon
Mundie
Saskatoon Archeological Society
Robert W. Nero
Miliar
Nero
Saskatchewan
Dr. Nero
Pattern 7144 Transfer of 12 Motifs for Home Crafts
Ace Breekes promotes "litle angels" motifs for home decor and gifts. Readers are urged to send 35 cents for Pattern 7144 featuring 12 small motifs about 5 by 6 inches. Include name, address, pattern number and mail to the advertiser. A 1957 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book offers two free patterns and a new needle book for 25 cents.
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Alice Brooks
Sunflower Plant Planned for Pembina Triangle Area
A joint group of British and American financiers with George Letkeman and son Bill of Gnadenthal aim to build a sunflower hulling plant in the Pembina Triangle with sites near Altona Plum Coulee and Morden under consideration. Construction may start this year at about 62000 dollars, with hulling operations set for fall 1958. Contracts for 2000 acres of sunflowers have been let, half grey and half black seed, to supply seeds for toasting bird seed and halvah, with export shipments to Europe and the U S expected to reduce costs and raise grower earnings.
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George Letkaman
Bill
Gnadenthal
Pembina Triangle
Altona
Plum Coules
Morden
the Times
Letkeman
Europe
U.S
Times
Man
Concrete poured for first pier on big bridge over Old Man
Work on the Taber Vauxhall highway progresses with concrete laid for the initial pier of the Old Man River bridge. Nine miles of south side and five miles of north side roads completed. remaining three and a half miles to finish on both banks. The 42 foot road gravelled for 22 miles. grading expected by August. base coursing next year and paving the following year. bridge completion needed before full road use.
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Old Man
Taber
Vauxhall
Bow Rivers
Old Man River
the Times
Alta
Federation of Malaya includes Malacca Penang and nine states
The federation of Malaya comprises two British settlements Malacca and Penang and nine states Johore Kedah Kelantan Negri Sembilan Pahang Perak Perlis Selangor and Trengganu.
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Federation OF Malaya
Malacca
Penang
Johore
Kedah
Kelantan
Negri
Sembilan
Pahang
Perak
Perlis
Selangor
Trengganu
Neighbors share memories across provinces and ages
A collage of notices from Canadian papers highlights veterans, birds, holidays, fairs, injuries, birthdays, anniversaries, and community care. It references eleven South African war veterans at a rifle event, Blackie the crow, postmasters on vacation, long Friendship ties at fairs, accidental injuries, and many local birthday anniversaries across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Edmonton Journal
Leduc
Alberta
Winterburn Range
Alfred Abbott
Joshua Paul
Fred Bard
James McGowan
Col
F. C. Jamieson
Blackie
Carillon News
Steinbach
Man
Sprague
Mann
A. L. Marquardt
Lakeside Canyon
Lacombe Globe
Storm Lake
Iowa
Transcona News
Margaret Aiken
Ed Milne
Dugald
Springfield Agricultural Society
Ken McCabe
Indian Head News
Sask
Assiniboine Reserve
Sintaluta
Neepawa Press
Manitoba
Rapid City
Wayne Phillips
Cardale
Guy Fillion
St- Pierre
Mr. Fillion
Rockglen
Assiniboia Times
Lorna Johnson
C. Johnson
Lorna
Dauphin Herald
Howard Derrick
Dauphin
Brooks Bulletin
Mike Smolanski
Iddesleigh
Consort Enterprise
George Kropinski
Moose Lake
William Henry
High River
A. H. Scollan
Calmar
Mary Kluzak
Virden Flying Club Promotes Local Aviation Interest
The Virden Flying Club advocates aviation interest and the joys and safety of modern flight. It offers a Government approved course to train as a pilot. Club president is John Higginbotham with Orville Fowler as vice president and Reg Hales as secretary.
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Virden
John Higginbotham
Orville Fowler
Reg Hales
Howard Stockton
Alvin Sararas
Bert Burnett
Garth Whitaker
Empire Advance
Man
Lightning sparked prairie fires near Aneroid and Admiral
Lightning storms started fires 30 miles south and west of Aneroid burning 40 acres of pasture and several hundred on another site. Firefighters and volunteers from surrounding towns fought blazes, many started by lightning, with multiple large fires causing pasture and crop damage. A separate blaze south of Admiral was reportedly very large.
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Aneroid
Admiral
Don Hammond
Fie
Canadian League Issues Poison Ivy Warning
The annual warning urges recognition of poison ivy the three glossy leaf plant with white berries. Readily identified by its three leaflets it can cause severe skin irritation and a rash.
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Meann Weague of
Canada
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