Fall rat migration from Alberta to Saskatchewan
Norway rats migrate westward from Cypress Hills to the North Saskatchewan River drawing on grain stores and urban shelters. Alberta residents are urged to report sightings, set permanent bait stations, and use free approved poisons as about 240 pest control officers coordinate campaigns. Constant vigilance is essential to keep these pests from establishing.
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Norway
Alberta
Cypress Hills
Saskatchewan
Power agreement reached with Saskatchewan Power in Swift Current
Swift Current city officials won a more favorable power deal from Saskatchewan Power Corporation after a council delegation pressed the case in Regina. The revised rate lowers the switchboard price from 2.15 to 1.73 retroactive to January 1, 1956, yielding a rebate of about 83 400 dollars. Mayor McIntosh, aldermen Booker and Bradbrooke, and City Engineer Pool led the talks, with SPC agreeing to let the city set its own schedule without city interference.
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the Sun
Swift Current
Sask
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Sun
SPC
Regina
Cass Beggs
McIntosh
Booker
Bradbrooke
The
The Globe Marks 52nd Year With New Volume
The Globe begins its 52nd year of publication with VOL. LII No. 1. The paper has served Lacombe weekly for 51 straight years. It notes Lacombe’s historical two papers and the name change from The Western Globe to The Lacombe Globe in 1936. The current publishers vow to uphold high standards established by predecessors Charles B. Halpin and Harry J. Ford.
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OTP Bae IL
Globe
The
Lacombe
Advertiser
Edmonton
Western Globe
Importance of Good Books
The piece argues reading is essential for education and entertainment across all ages. It highlights Uncle Tom's Cabin’s impact on slavery and urges that books widen horizons, aid informed citizenship, and aid diverse professions from housewives to doctors.
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North Battleford
Sask
Why Home-School Association
The article explains the value of Home and School Associations in communities. It describes them as organizations of fathers mothers and teachers that foster public opinion, parental understanding of education, cooperation with schools, and social civic aims benefiting children and education.
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Becaue
Laughter research claims life lengthening power
A Paris professor funds laughter lessons for tired professionals and cites laughter as a tonic and life extender. A $5,000 prize for making a woman laugh failed as she could not smile due to facial muscle paralysis. The article notes biology details and quotes experts on laughter.
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Paris
George Lewis
National Laughter Foundation
New York
Jonah and the Worm A Childhood Prophet Reconsidered
The writer revisits the biblical tale of Jonah, challenging childhood hero worship. He notes Jonah’s flaws including disobedience and prejudice, and ponders the Nineveh mission, the whale episode, and the worm that withered the gourd. The piece frames mercy, judgment, and personal growth as central themes.
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Jonah
Ninevah
Sin
Billy Graham
Hrim
Rama
Whale
Ambassadors Walk Out After Polish Reception Incident
In Moscow, U S ambassador Charles Bohlen and NATO ambassadors left a Polish embassy reception as Khrushchev launched a sharp attack on Western powers. The photo shows Bohlen with Soviet Premier Bulganin and others at a July 4 reception at Bohlen’s residence.
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Happiness Boys
U.S.S.R
Charles E. Bohlen
NATO
Moscow
Red Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Btulganin
Bohlen
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Robert Moon
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