Estevan Gets Its Tenth Automatic Telephone Exchange
Regina Saskatchewan announces the Estevan exchange goes fully automatic at 1 pm CST on January 18. The upgrade adds 1 100 lines for total service 1 rotary business line and 40 rural lines plus a four position toll switchboard replacing a six position battery unit. Total cost exceeds 275 000 with enhancements to the cable system, raising subscribers past 1 480 from 83 since 1909. This marks another step toward a fully dial operated system in the province.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Estevan
A G Kuzier
Co Telephones
Priet
Melville
Aseinibola Moersin
Biggar Watrous Werburn
Nipawin
Tiiole
Kindersley
Fstevan
Estevan Exchange
Opening Manitoba Legislature Set for February 1
Premier Douglas Campbell announced the second session of Manitoba's 24th Legislature opens February 1. The ceremony will be televised with cameras recording for local TV viewers and newscasts scheduled for 7.15 pm on Tuesday or the following evening.
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Douglas Campbell
Manitoba
Wadena MLA to Move Throne Speech Address
Regina report notes Fred A. Dewhurst MLA for Wadena will move the throne speech in the upcoming Saskatchewan legislature session. Dempster Heming MLA for Moose Jaw will second the motion as the throne speech debate set to begin February 14 after opening ceremonies February 10. Dewhurst, born 1911 in Regina, has a farming background and local governance record. Heming, born in England, has served as alderman and unionist in Moose Jaw since 1912 and was first elected in 1944.
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Dewhurst
Regina
Dahlton
Archerwill Credit Union Board
Barrier Lake
Heming
England
Westminster
King’s University
London
Moose Jaw
Brotherhood of Railway
Saskatchewan
Embryo barley test urged as sole measure in smut study
Jim Farquharson, president of the Canadian Seed Growers Association, urges using the embryo barley test to determine loose smut prevalence. He says the federal plant pathology lab in Saskatoon could run tests if field inspections cease, citing the lab's development of the embryo test. The report also notes Dr Rudolph Ausheul's publication on blood vessel linings and a lunar surface claim for the moon on the fourteenth.
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Saskatoon
Jim Farquharson
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan
Federal Laboratory of Plant Pathology
World Scout Jamboree Set for Niagara on the Lake Next August
The Eighth World Scout Jamboree will run August 18 to 28 at Niagara on the Lake, North America's first. Nations planning contingents include Great Britain Germany Italy France Liechtenstein the Netherlands Portugal Sweden Switzerland South Africa Australia Mexico Venezuela the United States and Canada. Canada as host will host about 5500 Scouts and leaders. Also in Manitoba Carman officials report a boundary error adding one eighth mile to the town’s eastern edge discovered during highway surveys. Canadian women used about 11 pairs of full fashioned hose per year in 1953.
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Niagara-on the-Lake
North America
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
France
Liechenstein
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
South Africa
Australia
Mexico
Venezuela
United States
Canada
Carman
Manitoba
F. C. Harris
Home Workshop Patterns for Cabinet and Dining Table
The notice advertises Home Workshop patterns including a cabinet for ironing gear and an extension dining table with Walnut plywood top and tapered legs. It provides pattern numbers 391 392 and 22, price 35 cents each, mailing details to Vancouver B C.
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Department P.P.L
Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Year of decision foreseen at Royal Bank meeting
James Muir, chairman and president, urged that 1955 be a year of decision for Canada. He warned inflation and deflation risks, called for boosting exports, easing credit to exporters, and expanding human and natural resources to sustain growth and employment.
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Canada
James Muir
Royal Bank of Canada
Muir
Mr. Muir
United Kingdom
Europe
Japan
Royal Bank of Canada posts record assets over three billion
General Manager HM Atkinson reports 1954 assets surpass the 3 billion mark with record deposits of 2.797 billion. Loans rise to 1.188 billion as residential construction advances under a revised Bank Act. Foreign branches total 74, with plans for three more in the Caribbean. The bank employs over 15,000 staff and praises staff service nationwide.
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HM. Atkinson
Royal Bank of Canada
Atkinson
Wet weather hinders control of wild oats in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan farmers face persistent wild oats as seeds stay viable for years. A panel at the Saskatchewan Agricultural College Graduates Association meeting heard that weather and temperature often nullify efforts. delaying seeding helps, and early maturing crops like barley are favored to beat fall frosts.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Agricultural College Graduates’ Association
H. W. Leggett
Regina Experimental Farm
European arrival introduces horses to North America
Historical note explains that horses did not exist in North America before Europeans introduced them, marking a transformative moment in the continent's fauna and cultural history.
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North American
Mrs Adamson Buys Fish From Pedlar in Carman
Mrs R Adamson paid more than expected for a fish bought from a traveling pedlar in Carman. Inside the page, readers learn the quirky small town transaction and its humorous outcome.
Canada and the Path to Greatness and Unity
The excerpt underscores a forward looking vision of Canada embracing greatness by shaping decisive policy. It contrasts present realities with a broader national outline and urges bold choices to realize a stronger federation and unity.
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Canada
Fragmentary description of object size and dimensions
A brief, unclear OCR fragment notes measurements described as six inches to and three inches in girth. The text lacks context, subject, or detail about what is being measured. No additional identifiable entities or events are present.
Trembling aspen stands as the widest American tree
The trembling aspen is identified as the American tree with the widest reach. Researchers note its broad distribution across North America and its distinctive bark and foliage. Local readers are reminded of the species' ecological role and visual impact in forests and urban parks.
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Wadena
Rudolph Ausheul
College of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
VRON
Stet
The
General Manager
Royal Bank Abroad
Caribbean
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